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Community => General Discussion => Topic started by: PyroMenace on Thursday, April 14, 2011, 06:42:40 AM

Title: Pyro's infernal machine building thread
Post by: PyroMenace on Thursday, April 14, 2011, 06:42:40 AM: I know... my machine isn't old or outdated by any stretch of the means. I have been wanting to upgrade it, so I finally ordered the parts I've been looking at: the GTX 560 Ti and a Sandy Bridge processor. But this is how I got sucked back into this hole again. I started thinking of building another machine around the old processor and graphics card that I'm going to have since I do still have that thermaltake case around. Well I started looking at motherboards and other parts that would be on the cheap, and then I wondered onto the Sandy Bridge boards and practically caved on the spot. These boards also have the new UEFI bios on them. Well if I was going to get a new motherboard, it would be nicer to just get one of those for the processor I just ordered. It just snowballed from there since I would be a couple parts a way from a totally new machine. So now all my current parts will go back into the old case and I'll pick up another power supply and optical drive down the line to finish that system off and use it as a spare. So yea here is a run down on what all the new parts are since I already have them picked out now.

Intel Core i7 Processor i7-2600K 3.4GHz 8MB LGA1155 CPU (http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Processor-i7-2600K-LGA1155-BX80623I72600K/dp/B004EBUXSA/ref=pd_cp_e_1)
ASUS SABERTOOTH P67 LGA 1155 SATA 6Gbps and USB 3.0 Supported Intel P67 DDR3 1800 ATX Motherboard (http://www.amazon.com/SABERTOOTH-P67-REV-3-0-Motherboard/dp/B004K330KK/ref=pd_bxgy_e_img_b)
Cooler Master GeminII S Copper Base Aluminum Fins 5 Heatpipes CPU Cooler (http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-GeminII-Aluminum-Heatpipes/dp/B000ZEVNYS/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I1D4CJVJ2D44QY&colid=2GIJ6KQIKTKH6)
EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti Superclocked 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express 2.0 Graphics Card (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004KZHRAM)
Corsair Vengeance 8 GB ( 2 x 4 GB ) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800) 240-Pin DDR3 Memory Kit (http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-240-Pin-Platforms-CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9/dp/B004CRSM4I/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=ISIO6ZIV3IQMK&colid=2GIJ6KQIKTKH6)

And all of that I will just put in the new Coolermaster case (http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-SGC-2000-KKN1-GP-Storm-Scout/dp/B00243HHNY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1302788448&sr=1-1) I got. And that is it, I'm pretty excited now.
Title: Re: Pyro's infernal machine building thread
Post by: Xessive on Thursday, April 14, 2011, 07:08:09 AM: Ooooh, Sexy mutha...!!
Title: Re: Pyro's infernal machine building thread
Post by: Quemaqua on Thursday, April 14, 2011, 08:34:05 AM: You make my aging PC wince in pain.
Title: Re: Pyro's infernal machine building thread
Post by: PyroMenace on Monday, April 18, 2011, 08:25:37 PM: I have a question. Should I reformat my hard drive since I'll be building in all new components?
Title: Re: Pyro's infernal machine building thread
Post by: idolminds on Monday, April 18, 2011, 08:30:23 PM: Probably a good idea.
Title: Re: Pyro's infernal machine building thread
Post by: PyroMenace on Monday, April 18, 2011, 09:56:07 PM: I should be getting the parts this week. Im thinking about posting pics if anyone is interested.