gtx 480 is one of the best cards currently around the $200-$210 mark.
post #11 of 32
4/24/12 at 3:31am
Patawic's Rig
(14 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thuban 1055T | Gigabyte 880GMA-UD2H | GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 460 1GB OC | Corsair 4gb 1333mhz DDR3 |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | OS |
| Samsung F4 | LG CH10LS20 Bluray | CoolerMaster Hyper Z600 | Windows 7 |
| Monitor | Keyboard | Power | Case |
| Dell P4211H x 2 | Logitech G110 | OCZ 750W Fatal1ty | HAF 912 |
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Patawic's Rig
(14 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thuban 1055T | Gigabyte 880GMA-UD2H | GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 460 1GB OC | Corsair 4gb 1333mhz DDR3 |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | OS |
| Samsung F4 | LG CH10LS20 Bluray | CoolerMaster Hyper Z600 | Windows 7 |
| Monitor | Keyboard | Power | Case |
| Dell P4211H x 2 | Logitech G110 | OCZ 750W Fatal1ty | HAF 912 |
| View all | |||


My System
(14 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| i5 3570K - 4.9GHz @ 1.512v | ASUS P8Z77-I | Gigabyte HD7950 OC | 8GB G.Skill Ares (2x4GB @ 1866MHz OC'd to 2133) |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Cooling | OS |
| Crucial M4 128GB | WD Black 2.5" 750GB | Custom Water | Windows 8 x64 Pro |
| Monitor | Power | Case | |
| Dell U2711 (2560*1440) | SilverStone 550W | Bitfenix Prodigy | |
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My System
(14 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| i5 3570K - 4.9GHz @ 1.512v | ASUS P8Z77-I | Gigabyte HD7950 OC | 8GB G.Skill Ares (2x4GB @ 1866MHz OC'd to 2133) |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Cooling | OS |
| Crucial M4 128GB | WD Black 2.5" 750GB | Custom Water | Windows 8 x64 Pro |
| Monitor | Power | Case | |
| Dell U2711 (2560*1440) | SilverStone 550W | Bitfenix Prodigy | |
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| Name | Team Rank | Points / Jun | Work Units / Jun |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alatar | 190 | 15,166,339 / 0 | 9,132 / 0 |
Hippo goes sub zero
(12 items) |
Benching
(24 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| [3930K @ 5.3GHz / 4770K @ 5.3GHz] | [Rampage IV Extreme / Z87X-OC] | [ASUS GeForce GTX Titan 6GB | WB inc.] | [16GB Corsair Vengeance] |
| Hard Drive | Cooling | Cooling | Cooling |
| [X25-MG2 80GB +2 SpinpointF3 1TB RAID0 +WDG 750GB] | [LD PC-V2 SS Phase Change] | [XSPC X2O 750 pump/res] | [EK Coolstream XT 360 + XT 240] |
| Monitor | Power | Case | Audio |
| [Crossover 27Q LED-P 1440p+ASUS 1200p+LG 1080p] | [Corsair AX1200] | [Custom test bench] | [Sennheiser HD558s] |
| View all | |||
| CPU | CPU | CPU | Motherboard |
|---|---|---|---|
| FX 8320 | 8x Celeron 352 | i7 3930K | CVF, commando, 2x RIVE |
| Graphics | Graphics | Graphics | Graphics |
| Asus 4870x2 | 2x OEM Dell 3870x2 | HIS 3870 | Palit GTX 480 |
| Graphics | Graphics | Graphics | Graphics |
| GTX 285 | EVGA 8800GTX | MSI X1600 (2d benching) | 5850 |
| Graphics | Graphics | Graphics | RAM |
| Sapphire 5830 | HIS 5770 | Sapphire 4870 | Corsair |
| Hard Drive | Cooling | Cooling | Cooling |
| Intel X25-M 80GB | LD PC-V2 SS Phase Change | OCN Marksman | 2x old tek slims (GPU) |
| Cooling | OS | Power | Case |
| Various watercooling stuff | win7 | AX1200 | test bench / cardboard box |
| View all | |||
Hippo goes sub zero
(12 items) |
Benching
(24 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| [3930K @ 5.3GHz / 4770K @ 5.3GHz] | [Rampage IV Extreme / Z87X-OC] | [ASUS GeForce GTX Titan 6GB | WB inc.] | [16GB Corsair Vengeance] |
| Hard Drive | Cooling | Cooling | Cooling |
| [X25-MG2 80GB +2 SpinpointF3 1TB RAID0 +WDG 750GB] | [LD PC-V2 SS Phase Change] | [XSPC X2O 750 pump/res] | [EK Coolstream XT 360 + XT 240] |
| Monitor | Power | Case | Audio |
| [Crossover 27Q LED-P 1440p+ASUS 1200p+LG 1080p] | [Corsair AX1200] | [Custom test bench] | [Sennheiser HD558s] |
| View all | |||
| CPU | CPU | CPU | Motherboard |
|---|---|---|---|
| FX 8320 | 8x Celeron 352 | i7 3930K | CVF, commando, 2x RIVE |
| Graphics | Graphics | Graphics | Graphics |
| Asus 4870x2 | 2x OEM Dell 3870x2 | HIS 3870 | Palit GTX 480 |
| Graphics | Graphics | Graphics | Graphics |
| GTX 285 | EVGA 8800GTX | MSI X1600 (2d benching) | 5850 |
| Graphics | Graphics | Graphics | RAM |
| Sapphire 5830 | HIS 5770 | Sapphire 4870 | Corsair |
| Hard Drive | Cooling | Cooling | Cooling |
| Intel X25-M 80GB | LD PC-V2 SS Phase Change | OCN Marksman | 2x old tek slims (GPU) |
| Cooling | OS | Power | Case |
| Various watercooling stuff | win7 | AX1200 | test bench / cardboard box |
| View all | |||


Gaming/Workstation
(15 items) |
File server/ Encoding
(17 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | Graphics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xeon E5540 x2 | EVGA SR-2 | EVGA GTX 570 | EVGA GTX 570 |
| RAM | Hard Drive | Cooling | OS |
| 12gb Corsair Dominator 1866 cl9 | 2 Western Digital 640gb Blues in Raid 0 | Corsair H100 | Windows 7 Pro |
| Monitor | Monitor | Monitor | Power |
| Asus 23" 1920x1080 | Acer 23" 1920x1080 | Acer 23" 1920x1080 | Corsair HX 1000 |
| Case | Mouse | Audio | |
| Xigmatek Elysium Black | Razer Deathadder | Sound Blaster Recon3D | |
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phenom II 945 | Biostar 890GX AM3 Matx | HD4290 | 12gb Samsung green 30nm |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive |
| 32gb Patriot Inferno SSD | 1tb Western Digital Caviar Green | 1tb Western Digital Caviar Green | 2tb Western Digital Red |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Optical Drive |
| 2tb Western Digital Red | 2tb Western Digital Red | 2tb Western Digital Red | MSI DVD-RW |
| Cooling | OS | Power | Case |
| Coolermaster x6 Elite | Windows Server 2012 | Thermaltake 430w | NZXT H2 |
| Other | |||
| Perc 5/i Raid controller | |||
| View all | |||
Gaming/Workstation
(15 items) |
File server/ Encoding
(17 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | Graphics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xeon E5540 x2 | EVGA SR-2 | EVGA GTX 570 | EVGA GTX 570 |
| RAM | Hard Drive | Cooling | OS |
| 12gb Corsair Dominator 1866 cl9 | 2 Western Digital 640gb Blues in Raid 0 | Corsair H100 | Windows 7 Pro |
| Monitor | Monitor | Monitor | Power |
| Asus 23" 1920x1080 | Acer 23" 1920x1080 | Acer 23" 1920x1080 | Corsair HX 1000 |
| Case | Mouse | Audio | |
| Xigmatek Elysium Black | Razer Deathadder | Sound Blaster Recon3D | |
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phenom II 945 | Biostar 890GX AM3 Matx | HD4290 | 12gb Samsung green 30nm |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive |
| 32gb Patriot Inferno SSD | 1tb Western Digital Caviar Green | 1tb Western Digital Caviar Green | 2tb Western Digital Red |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Optical Drive |
| 2tb Western Digital Red | 2tb Western Digital Red | 2tb Western Digital Red | MSI DVD-RW |
| Cooling | OS | Power | Case |
| Coolermaster x6 Elite | Windows Server 2012 | Thermaltake 430w | NZXT H2 |
| Other | |||
| Perc 5/i Raid controller | |||
| View all | |||


Budget rig.
(20 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| i5 2500k 4.5ghz 1.361V | ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 | GTX 660ti SC | g.skill ripjaw. |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Cooling |
| Western Digital 7200 rpm. Caviar Black | Kingston HyperX | Kingston HyperX | CM 212 Evo |
| OS | Monitor | Monitor | Keyboard |
| Windows 8 | Acer S231HLbid Black 23" 5ms LED-Backlight LCD ... | ASUS VH232H Glossy Black 23" 5ms Widescreen Ful... | Noppoo Choc Mini |
| Power | Case | Mouse | Mouse Pad |
| Antec 650w | NZXT Phantom | Func MS-3 | Ripper XXL |
| Audio | Other | Other | |
| Beyerdynamic DT 990 pro 250 ohm | Fiio E07k | Fiio E09k | |
| View all | |||
Budget rig.
(20 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| i5 2500k 4.5ghz 1.361V | ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 | GTX 660ti SC | g.skill ripjaw. |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Cooling |
| Western Digital 7200 rpm. Caviar Black | Kingston HyperX | Kingston HyperX | CM 212 Evo |
| OS | Monitor | Monitor | Keyboard |
| Windows 8 | Acer S231HLbid Black 23" 5ms LED-Backlight LCD ... | ASUS VH232H Glossy Black 23" 5ms Widescreen Ful... | Noppoo Choc Mini |
| Power | Case | Mouse | Mouse Pad |
| Antec 650w | NZXT Phantom | Func MS-3 | Ripper XXL |
| Audio | Other | Other | |
| Beyerdynamic DT 990 pro 250 ohm | Fiio E07k | Fiio E09k | |
| View all | |||

ivybeech
(21 items) |
backup betty
(12 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel i7 3770k@4.9ghz | Biostar TZ77XE4 | 2 EVGA SC GTX 780's in SLI | 16gb Samsung @9/9/9/25 2000mhz |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive |
| 64gb M4 SSD boot | 640gb Western Digital Black short stroked Raid ... | 640gb Western Digital Black short stroked Raid ... | 2 tb Western Digital Green for storage |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling |
| 2b Seagate | 4 tb of various external storage | 22x lite-on DVDRW | Corsair H100 in push/pull |
| OS | Monitor | Monitor | Monitor |
| Win7 Ultimate | 27" Qnix 2710 PLS 2560x1440p@138hz | 27" OC Catleap Q270SE IPS 2560x1440@120hz | 23.6" Acer GD235HZbid 120hz 1920x1080 |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Xarmor mechanical cherry mx-brown | Hale90 1000w 80+gold | CM HAF 932 advanced | DeathAdder |
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Phenom II x4 955BE@4.11ghz | ASUS M4A89GTD Pro/USB 3.0 | 2 AMD Sapphire 7970s in Crossfire | 8gb Gskill Ripjaws 1600mhz ddr3 |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling |
| 320gb WD Black | 500gb WD Blue | Samsung DVDRW -SH222 | Corsair H50 push/pull |
| OS | Monitor | Power | Case |
| Windows 7 Professional | HP 2009m 20" 1600x900 | OCZ ZT 750w | Antec 300 |
| View all | |||
ivybeech
(21 items) |
backup betty
(12 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel i7 3770k@4.9ghz | Biostar TZ77XE4 | 2 EVGA SC GTX 780's in SLI | 16gb Samsung @9/9/9/25 2000mhz |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive |
| 64gb M4 SSD boot | 640gb Western Digital Black short stroked Raid ... | 640gb Western Digital Black short stroked Raid ... | 2 tb Western Digital Green for storage |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling |
| 2b Seagate | 4 tb of various external storage | 22x lite-on DVDRW | Corsair H100 in push/pull |
| OS | Monitor | Monitor | Monitor |
| Win7 Ultimate | 27" Qnix 2710 PLS 2560x1440p@138hz | 27" OC Catleap Q270SE IPS 2560x1440@120hz | 23.6" Acer GD235HZbid 120hz 1920x1080 |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Xarmor mechanical cherry mx-brown | Hale90 1000w 80+gold | CM HAF 932 advanced | DeathAdder |
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Phenom II x4 955BE@4.11ghz | ASUS M4A89GTD Pro/USB 3.0 | 2 AMD Sapphire 7970s in Crossfire | 8gb Gskill Ripjaws 1600mhz ddr3 |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling |
| 320gb WD Black | 500gb WD Blue | Samsung DVDRW -SH222 | Corsair H50 push/pull |
| OS | Monitor | Power | Case |
| Windows 7 Professional | HP 2009m 20" 1600x900 | OCZ ZT 750w | Antec 300 |
| View all | |||

The Shogun
(15 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel i5 2500k | ASRock P67 Extreme 4 Gen 3 | Sapphire 7970 Dual X | 8 GB Gskill Sniper |
| Hard Drive | Cooling | OS | Monitor |
| Crucial M4 64 GB/ Seagate 1TB | corsair H50 | Windows 7 Ult. | Yamakasi Catleap 27" 2560 x 1440p |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Logitech G510 | Corsair TX 750 v2 | Rosewell Challenger | Logitech G500 |
| Audio | |||
| Logitech Z313 | |||
| View all | |||
The Shogun
(15 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel i5 2500k | ASRock P67 Extreme 4 Gen 3 | Sapphire 7970 Dual X | 8 GB Gskill Sniper |
| Hard Drive | Cooling | OS | Monitor |
| Crucial M4 64 GB/ Seagate 1TB | corsair H50 | Windows 7 Ult. | Yamakasi Catleap 27" 2560 x 1440p |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Logitech G510 | Corsair TX 750 v2 | Rosewell Challenger | Logitech G500 |
| Audio | |||
| Logitech Z313 | |||
| View all | |||

In progress
(6 items) |
| CPU | Graphics | Hard Drive | Cooling |
|---|---|---|---|
| i7 3770k | EVGA GTX 570 | Kingston Hyper X | Corsair H100 |
| OS | Power | ||
| Windows 8 | Silvetstone Silver plus 850w | ||
| View all | |||
In progress
(6 items) |
| CPU | Graphics | Hard Drive | Cooling |
|---|---|---|---|
| i7 3770k | EVGA GTX 570 | Kingston Hyper X | Corsair H100 |
| OS | Power | ||
| Windows 8 | Silvetstone Silver plus 850w | ||
| View all | |||
Laptop
(7 items) |
Desktop
(14 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| i7 2670QM | ASUS | Nvidia GT630M | 4GB |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | OS | |
| SAMSUNG 840 250GB | Seagate 500GB | Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit | |
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel® Core™ i5-760 Processor | GA-P55-US3L | EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti | CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 1600mhz |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Cooling | OS |
| Samsung 840 Series 250GB | WD Caviar® Green™ 1000GB | Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO | Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit |
| Monitor | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Acer GD245HQ 120HZ | Corsair CX600 | Corsair Carbide Series® 200R | Razer DeathAdder 3500 DPI Gaming Mouse |
| Mouse Pad | Audio | ||
| ROCCAT Sota | Tt eSPORTS SHOCK | ||
| View all | |||
Laptop
(7 items) |
Desktop
(14 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| i7 2670QM | ASUS | Nvidia GT630M | 4GB |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | OS | |
| SAMSUNG 840 250GB | Seagate 500GB | Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit | |
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel® Core™ i5-760 Processor | GA-P55-US3L | EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti | CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 1600mhz |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Cooling | OS |
| Samsung 840 Series 250GB | WD Caviar® Green™ 1000GB | Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO | Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit |
| Monitor | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Acer GD245HQ 120HZ | Corsair CX600 | Corsair Carbide Series® 200R | Razer DeathAdder 3500 DPI Gaming Mouse |
| Mouse Pad | Audio | ||
| ROCCAT Sota | Tt eSPORTS SHOCK | ||
| View all | |||