Because they were using 90nm chips, but even with the hardware you thought would be good on a 22nm or less process, it would be all of what i said earlier.
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8/7/12 at 12:38pm

Amatuer Gaming Rig
(13 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel i5-2500k @ 4.5Ghz (1.28 Volts) | MSI P67A-G45 | EVGA GTX 660 Ti | 8GB DDR3 RAM (Corsair & OCZ Reaper) |
| Hard Drive | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| Seagate 500GB 7,500RPM | Windows 64-bit | Hanns.G HI221 D-Sub | Standard Microsoft Keyboard |
| Power | Case | Mouse | |
| True Power Quattro 850W PSU | Antec 900 Gaming Case | Standard USB Mouse | |
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Amatuer Gaming Rig
(13 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel i5-2500k @ 4.5Ghz (1.28 Volts) | MSI P67A-G45 | EVGA GTX 660 Ti | 8GB DDR3 RAM (Corsair & OCZ Reaper) |
| Hard Drive | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| Seagate 500GB 7,500RPM | Windows 64-bit | Hanns.G HI221 D-Sub | Standard Microsoft Keyboard |
| Power | Case | Mouse | |
| True Power Quattro 850W PSU | Antec 900 Gaming Case | Standard USB Mouse | |
| View all | |||
Brodo Swaggins
(15 items) |
Future Rig(?)- Ultimate Rig Contest entry
(16 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i5-3570k | ASRock z77 Extreme4 | EVGA GTX 660 SC | Corsair Vengeance Blue 4GB x 2 |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | OS |
| Seagate Barracuda ES 7200 500GB x4 RAID 10 | Sony 24x | Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus | Windows 7 Home Premium |
| Monitor | Keyboard | Power | Case |
| 21" Dell LCD @ 1440x900 | Microsoft Digital Media 3000 | Corsair TX750 v2 750W | Fractal Design Arc Midi |
| Mouse | Mouse Pad | Audio | |
| Microsoft Comfort Optical 3000 | Logitech black | Sony SA-W2500 & Altec Lansing's (Bye bye in a f... | |
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| i7 3770k | GIGABYTE G1.Sniper M3 | EVGA GTX 670FTW | Samsung miracle (8GB) |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | OS |
| Western Digital Black 1TB 7200 | Sony 16x (already have) | Corsair H80i | Windows 8 64-bit |
| Monitor | Keyboard | Power | Case |
| LG 29EA93-P Black 29" 5ms HDMI 21:9 | ADESSO MKB-135B Black | Corsair TX750v2 (already own) | Silverston Temjin TJ08-e |
| Mouse | Mouse Pad | Audio | Other |
| SHARKOON FireGlider | n/a | n/a | Intel 520 Series Cherryville 2.5" 180GB |
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Brodo Swaggins
(15 items) |
Future Rig(?)- Ultimate Rig Contest entry
(16 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i5-3570k | ASRock z77 Extreme4 | EVGA GTX 660 SC | Corsair Vengeance Blue 4GB x 2 |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | OS |
| Seagate Barracuda ES 7200 500GB x4 RAID 10 | Sony 24x | Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus | Windows 7 Home Premium |
| Monitor | Keyboard | Power | Case |
| 21" Dell LCD @ 1440x900 | Microsoft Digital Media 3000 | Corsair TX750 v2 750W | Fractal Design Arc Midi |
| Mouse | Mouse Pad | Audio | |
| Microsoft Comfort Optical 3000 | Logitech black | Sony SA-W2500 & Altec Lansing's (Bye bye in a f... | |
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| i7 3770k | GIGABYTE G1.Sniper M3 | EVGA GTX 670FTW | Samsung miracle (8GB) |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | OS |
| Western Digital Black 1TB 7200 | Sony 16x (already have) | Corsair H80i | Windows 8 64-bit |
| Monitor | Keyboard | Power | Case |
| LG 29EA93-P Black 29" 5ms HDMI 21:9 | ADESSO MKB-135B Black | Corsair TX750v2 (already own) | Silverston Temjin TJ08-e |
| Mouse | Mouse Pad | Audio | Other |
| SHARKOON FireGlider | n/a | n/a | Intel 520 Series Cherryville 2.5" 180GB |
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Sandy Bridge Rig
(14 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel i5-2500k @ 3.3Ghz | Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H | Palit GTS 250 1GB | 4 GB Crucial DDR3 10600 Dual Channel |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | OS |
| 1x 250GB WD, 1x 250GB Seagate, 1x 1TBSamsung F3 | Sony AD-7261S-0B | Thermalright True Spirit 140 | Windows 7 Professional x64 |
| Monitor | Keyboard | Power | Case |
| 19" Sony SDM-S95A | Logitech Media keyboard Elite | Corsair HX850W | Cooler Master 690 II Lite |
| Mouse | Mouse Pad | ||
| Logitech G500 | Cooler Master CM Storm | ||
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Sandy Bridge Rig
(14 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel i5-2500k @ 3.3Ghz | Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H | Palit GTS 250 1GB | 4 GB Crucial DDR3 10600 Dual Channel |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | OS |
| 1x 250GB WD, 1x 250GB Seagate, 1x 1TBSamsung F3 | Sony AD-7261S-0B | Thermalright True Spirit 140 | Windows 7 Professional x64 |
| Monitor | Keyboard | Power | Case |
| 19" Sony SDM-S95A | Logitech Media keyboard Elite | Corsair HX850W | Cooler Master 690 II Lite |
| Mouse | Mouse Pad | ||
| Logitech G500 | Cooler Master CM Storm | ||
| View all | |||

Amatuer Gaming Rig
(13 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel i5-2500k @ 4.5Ghz (1.28 Volts) | MSI P67A-G45 | EVGA GTX 660 Ti | 8GB DDR3 RAM (Corsair & OCZ Reaper) |
| Hard Drive | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| Seagate 500GB 7,500RPM | Windows 64-bit | Hanns.G HI221 D-Sub | Standard Microsoft Keyboard |
| Power | Case | Mouse | |
| True Power Quattro 850W PSU | Antec 900 Gaming Case | Standard USB Mouse | |
| View all | |||
Amatuer Gaming Rig
(13 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel i5-2500k @ 4.5Ghz (1.28 Volts) | MSI P67A-G45 | EVGA GTX 660 Ti | 8GB DDR3 RAM (Corsair & OCZ Reaper) |
| Hard Drive | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| Seagate 500GB 7,500RPM | Windows 64-bit | Hanns.G HI221 D-Sub | Standard Microsoft Keyboard |
| Power | Case | Mouse | |
| True Power Quattro 850W PSU | Antec 900 Gaming Case | Standard USB Mouse | |
| View all | |||
Love This Beast
(14 items) |
Dell Emu/Light Gaming/Htpc box
(12 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core i7 920 D0 oc to 3.80ghz | Gigabyte EX58-UD4P | Msi Gtx 560ti Twinfrozr II | 6Gb Patriot Extreme Viper DDR3 1600mhz@1448mhz |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | OS |
| WD 640Gb Black | LG DVD-RW SATA | Noctua NH-D14 | Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit |
| Monitor | Power | Case | Mouse |
| LG 23 W2353V 23" 1080p | Corsair 750W | CoolerMaster Cm690 II Advanced (Version 2) | Logitech G5 V2 |
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pentium D 3.40ghz | Dell 0RF703 | Zotac GT640 | 2048mb DDR2 |
| Hard Drive | Cooling | OS | Monitor |
| 160Gb Hitachi | Dell Performance Edition Heatsink J9761 | Win XP SP3 | RCA 40Inch 1080p |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Dell L100 Keyboard | 460w oem | Dell Optiplex 745 | Logitech MX518 |
| View all | |||
Love This Beast
(14 items) |
Dell Emu/Light Gaming/Htpc box
(12 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core i7 920 D0 oc to 3.80ghz | Gigabyte EX58-UD4P | Msi Gtx 560ti Twinfrozr II | 6Gb Patriot Extreme Viper DDR3 1600mhz@1448mhz |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | OS |
| WD 640Gb Black | LG DVD-RW SATA | Noctua NH-D14 | Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit |
| Monitor | Power | Case | Mouse |
| LG 23 W2353V 23" 1080p | Corsair 750W | CoolerMaster Cm690 II Advanced (Version 2) | Logitech G5 V2 |
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pentium D 3.40ghz | Dell 0RF703 | Zotac GT640 | 2048mb DDR2 |
| Hard Drive | Cooling | OS | Monitor |
| 160Gb Hitachi | Dell Performance Edition Heatsink J9761 | Win XP SP3 | RCA 40Inch 1080p |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Dell L100 Keyboard | 460w oem | Dell Optiplex 745 | Logitech MX518 |
| View all | |||

My First Build
(14 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phenom II 940 @ 3.58 Ghz | Biostar 790GX A2+ | XFX Radeon HD 6950 | 2x2GB Dominators @ 900 Mhz |
| Hard Drive | Monitor | Power | Case |
| Hitachi Deskstar | HP w2207 | Corsair 750W | Antec 300 |
| Mouse | Audio | ||
| Logitech G5 | X-Fi Xtreme Music | ||
| View all | |||
My First Build
(14 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phenom II 940 @ 3.58 Ghz | Biostar 790GX A2+ | XFX Radeon HD 6950 | 2x2GB Dominators @ 900 Mhz |
| Hard Drive | Monitor | Power | Case |
| Hitachi Deskstar | HP w2207 | Corsair 750W | Antec 300 |
| Mouse | Audio | ||
| Logitech G5 | X-Fi Xtreme Music | ||
| View all | |||




Ænema
(25 items) |
The Outsider
(14 items) |
Southbound Pachyderm
(13 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i5 3570k @ 4.5Ghz | ASRock Z77 Pro3 | Powercolor Radeon HD7950 PCS+ Boost | 4x4GB G.Skill Ares 1866Mhz CL9 |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive |
| Corsair Force 3 120GB | Crucial M4 256GB | Western Digital Black 1TB WD1002FAEX | Seagate Barracuda 3TB ST3000DM001 |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | Cooling |
| Samsung EcoGreen F4 HD204UI 2TB | Pioneer DVR-220LBKS | Noctua NH-D14 | Scythe Gentle Typhoon 1850rpm |
| Cooling | Cooling | OS | OS |
| Corsair AF140 Quiet Edition | Stock PCS+ Cooler (HD7950) | OpenSUSE Linux 12.3 64bit | Windows 8 Pro 64bit with ClassicShell |
| Monitor | Monitor | Keyboard | Power |
| BenQ G2220HD | Samsung SyncMaster 710v | Ducky Shine II White LED, Cherry Blue | Silverstone Strider Plus 500w |
| Case | Mouse | Mouse Pad | Audio |
| CoolerMaster CM690 II Black and White | Logitech G700 | Razer Goliathus Fragged Extended Speed Edition | ASUS Xonar DX |
| Other | |||
| NZXT Sentry Mesh 30w Fan Controller | |||
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 | Intel DG965SS | ASUS Radeon x700 256MB | G.Skill F2-6400CL5D-4GBNT |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | OS |
| Western Digital Scorpio Blue 500GB | LG Blu-Ray Reader/DVD writer combo | Intel Stock 775 Cooler | XMBCBuntu |
| Monitor | Keyboard | Power | Case |
| Sony Bravia 55" TV | Logitech Wireless | FSP 420w | Cheap Beige |
| Mouse | Audio | ||
| Logitech Wireless | Onboard | ||
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i3 370M @ 2.4Ghz | Samsung R540 H55 | Radeon HD545v 1GB | 8GB DDR3-1066Mhz CL7 |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS | Monitor |
| Corsair Force Series 3 120GB | DVD-RW slimline | Arch Linux x86_86 - LXDE | 15.6" 1366x768 LED Backlit Display |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Stock Scissor Keyboard | 90w Power Brick | Samsung R540 | Logitech M305 |
| View all | |||
Ænema
(25 items) |
The Outsider
(14 items) |
Southbound Pachyderm
(13 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i5 3570k @ 4.5Ghz | ASRock Z77 Pro3 | Powercolor Radeon HD7950 PCS+ Boost | 4x4GB G.Skill Ares 1866Mhz CL9 |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive |
| Corsair Force 3 120GB | Crucial M4 256GB | Western Digital Black 1TB WD1002FAEX | Seagate Barracuda 3TB ST3000DM001 |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | Cooling |
| Samsung EcoGreen F4 HD204UI 2TB | Pioneer DVR-220LBKS | Noctua NH-D14 | Scythe Gentle Typhoon 1850rpm |
| Cooling | Cooling | OS | OS |
| Corsair AF140 Quiet Edition | Stock PCS+ Cooler (HD7950) | OpenSUSE Linux 12.3 64bit | Windows 8 Pro 64bit with ClassicShell |
| Monitor | Monitor | Keyboard | Power |
| BenQ G2220HD | Samsung SyncMaster 710v | Ducky Shine II White LED, Cherry Blue | Silverstone Strider Plus 500w |
| Case | Mouse | Mouse Pad | Audio |
| CoolerMaster CM690 II Black and White | Logitech G700 | Razer Goliathus Fragged Extended Speed Edition | ASUS Xonar DX |
| Other | |||
| NZXT Sentry Mesh 30w Fan Controller | |||
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 | Intel DG965SS | ASUS Radeon x700 256MB | G.Skill F2-6400CL5D-4GBNT |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | OS |
| Western Digital Scorpio Blue 500GB | LG Blu-Ray Reader/DVD writer combo | Intel Stock 775 Cooler | XMBCBuntu |
| Monitor | Keyboard | Power | Case |
| Sony Bravia 55" TV | Logitech Wireless | FSP 420w | Cheap Beige |
| Mouse | Audio | ||
| Logitech Wireless | Onboard | ||
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i3 370M @ 2.4Ghz | Samsung R540 H55 | Radeon HD545v 1GB | 8GB DDR3-1066Mhz CL7 |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS | Monitor |
| Corsair Force Series 3 120GB | DVD-RW slimline | Arch Linux x86_86 - LXDE | 15.6" 1366x768 LED Backlit Display |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Stock Scissor Keyboard | 90w Power Brick | Samsung R540 | Logitech M305 |
| View all | |||

My First Build
(14 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phenom II 940 @ 3.58 Ghz | Biostar 790GX A2+ | XFX Radeon HD 6950 | 2x2GB Dominators @ 900 Mhz |
| Hard Drive | Monitor | Power | Case |
| Hitachi Deskstar | HP w2207 | Corsair 750W | Antec 300 |
| Mouse | Audio | ||
| Logitech G5 | X-Fi Xtreme Music | ||
| View all | |||
My First Build
(14 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phenom II 940 @ 3.58 Ghz | Biostar 790GX A2+ | XFX Radeon HD 6950 | 2x2GB Dominators @ 900 Mhz |
| Hard Drive | Monitor | Power | Case |
| Hitachi Deskstar | HP w2207 | Corsair 750W | Antec 300 |
| Mouse | Audio | ||
| Logitech G5 | X-Fi Xtreme Music | ||
| View all | |||