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post #1 of 13
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I will be building my HTPC this weekend. Here is a group shot of all the goods. The system is a bit overkill I think but I don't mind. I'll definitely use it for gaming also. I still need to pick out a keyboard/mouse and some kind of media remote maybe the Lenovo media remote.



All this will be used on this..


Edited by MorePower - 10/26/12 at 2:39pm
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Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.6GHz ASUS P5Q Deluxe BFG GTX 260 OCX MAXCORE Mushkin XP2-8500 2x2GB 
Hard DriveOptical DriveOSMonitor
Seagate 2 x 500GB Lite-On Windows 7 64 Bit Dell 2407WFP 24" 
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Logitech Corsair HX520W Lian-Li V1000Z + GELID Wing 12 Logitech 
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Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.6GHz ASUS P5Q Deluxe BFG GTX 260 OCX MAXCORE Mushkin XP2-8500 2x2GB 
Hard DriveOptical DriveOSMonitor
Seagate 2 x 500GB Lite-On Windows 7 64 Bit Dell 2407WFP 24" 
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post #2 of 13
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The Noctua NH-C14 with LGA2011 bracket is on.

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Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.6GHz ASUS P5Q Deluxe BFG GTX 260 OCX MAXCORE Mushkin XP2-8500 2x2GB 
Hard DriveOptical DriveOSMonitor
Seagate 2 x 500GB Lite-On Windows 7 64 Bit Dell 2407WFP 24" 
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Logitech Corsair HX520W Lian-Li V1000Z + GELID Wing 12 Logitech 
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CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.6GHz ASUS P5Q Deluxe BFG GTX 260 OCX MAXCORE Mushkin XP2-8500 2x2GB 
Hard DriveOptical DriveOSMonitor
Seagate 2 x 500GB Lite-On Windows 7 64 Bit Dell 2407WFP 24" 
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Logitech Corsair HX520W Lian-Li V1000Z + GELID Wing 12 Logitech 
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post #3 of 13
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Well I managed to stuff everything in. I'll start hooking up cables tomorrow.

Should I leave the PSU in this position or flip in around so it gets cool air?



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CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.6GHz ASUS P5Q Deluxe BFG GTX 260 OCX MAXCORE Mushkin XP2-8500 2x2GB 
Hard DriveOptical DriveOSMonitor
Seagate 2 x 500GB Lite-On Windows 7 64 Bit Dell 2407WFP 24" 
KeyboardPowerCaseMouse
Logitech Corsair HX520W Lian-Li V1000Z + GELID Wing 12 Logitech 
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CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.6GHz ASUS P5Q Deluxe BFG GTX 260 OCX MAXCORE Mushkin XP2-8500 2x2GB 
Hard DriveOptical DriveOSMonitor
Seagate 2 x 500GB Lite-On Windows 7 64 Bit Dell 2407WFP 24" 
KeyboardPowerCaseMouse
Logitech Corsair HX520W Lian-Li V1000Z + GELID Wing 12 Logitech 
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post #4 of 13
Hey!

Nothing as fun for the computer literate than that kitchen table, couch, or desk full of new components, right?

Would love to have a list of the components You purchased, to help follow Your set-up exactly.

And, don't be shy with the camera - and once everything posts - some bench/vid/game screenshots!
"Emmett"
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i7 960 (4.0 @ 1.3v, HT, 70c) ASUS P6X58D-E Sapphire 6970 2GB Corsair 6GB XMS3 1600 7-7-7x20 
Hard DriveOSMonitorKeyboard
OCZ Vertex 2 90GB + Samsung F3 1TB Windows 7 64b HP ASUS 24" 1080p Logitech K800 Wireless Illuminated 
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Corsair 850HX Modded Lancool PC-K62 Logitec M505 
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Hard DriveOSMonitorKeyboard
OCZ Vertex 2 90GB + Samsung F3 1TB Windows 7 64b HP ASUS 24" 1080p Logitech K800 Wireless Illuminated 
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post #5 of 13
That's an HTPC? drool.gif
    
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i5 2500k P8P67 PRO B3 Sapphire 6870 1GB 8 GB G. SKILL SNIPER 
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300GB Western Digital WDC TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-H652D CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Plus Windows 7 x64 Ultimate 
MonitorKeyboardPowerCase
Plug and Play moniter (LG) Gateway (Stock) Corsair CX 600 V2 NZXT SOURCE 210 ELITE 
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Microsoft (Possibly Stock) Steelseries QCK+ EG and Black 3 TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA 
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300GB Western Digital WDC TSSTcorp CD/DVDW TS-H652D CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Plus Windows 7 x64 Ultimate 
MonitorKeyboardPowerCase
Plug and Play moniter (LG) Gateway (Stock) Corsair CX 600 V2 NZXT SOURCE 210 ELITE 
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Microsoft (Possibly Stock) Steelseries QCK+ EG and Black 3 TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA 
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post #6 of 13
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Cloudbreaker View Post

Hey!
Nothing as fun for the computer literate than that kitchen table, couch, or desk full of new components, right?
Would love to have a list of the components You purchased, to help follow Your set-up exactly.
And, don't be shy with the camera - and once everything posts - some bench/vid/game screenshots!

Here's what I have:

Lian Li PC-C60 case (Black)
ASUS P9X79 Deluxe mobo
Intel i7-3820 CPU
Noctua NH-C14 CPU cooler with LGA2011 mounting kit (Perfect fit for the Lian Li)
EVGA GTX 670 Superclocked
Kingston HyperX 16GB Kit (4x4GB) - DDR3 1866MHz
Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 240GB
Corsair AX750 PSU
LG Super Multi Blu-ray drive (very important as a longer optical drive won' fit next to the NH-C-14)

I will get one or two more regular HDD's for my media.

Still haven't decided on what keyboard/mouse + media remote to get.

I hooked everything up temporary to see if everything works. All seems good and dead silent. thumb.gif

The ASUS mobo has the protective stickers on the heat sinks. They are difficult to see. The EVGA GTX had the regular ones you can see but if you look close it has another on all the emblems. Make sure to take these off.



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CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.6GHz ASUS P5Q Deluxe BFG GTX 260 OCX MAXCORE Mushkin XP2-8500 2x2GB 
Hard DriveOptical DriveOSMonitor
Seagate 2 x 500GB Lite-On Windows 7 64 Bit Dell 2407WFP 24" 
KeyboardPowerCaseMouse
Logitech Corsair HX520W Lian-Li V1000Z + GELID Wing 12 Logitech 
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CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.6GHz ASUS P5Q Deluxe BFG GTX 260 OCX MAXCORE Mushkin XP2-8500 2x2GB 
Hard DriveOptical DriveOSMonitor
Seagate 2 x 500GB Lite-On Windows 7 64 Bit Dell 2407WFP 24" 
KeyboardPowerCaseMouse
Logitech Corsair HX520W Lian-Li V1000Z + GELID Wing 12 Logitech 
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post #7 of 13
That's a full blown gaming computer, lol. Will certainly do well in everything....I'd say...
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3570k MSI Z77A-GD65 EVGA 660ti FTW 3GB SLI 16GB Corsair Vengeance LP White (4x4GB) 
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Samsung 840 500GB Western Digital Caviar Black 750GB Prolimatech Megahalems Black Series Windows 7 Ultimate x64 
MonitorMonitorKeyboardPower
ASUS VG248QE Dell S2340M WASD Semi Custom w/ Cherry Reds + Switch Dampeners Corsair AX860 
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Samsung 840 500GB Western Digital Caviar Black 750GB Prolimatech Megahalems Black Series Windows 7 Ultimate x64 
MonitorMonitorKeyboardPower
ASUS VG248QE Dell S2340M WASD Semi Custom w/ Cherry Reds + Switch Dampeners Corsair AX860 
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IN WIN D-Frame (Red, 90/500) Steelseries Sensei Fnatic Corsair Sony 7CH Amp w/ MartinLogan 2.0 
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post #8 of 13
Thread Starter 
Got it all wired up and just need to install Windows.



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CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.6GHz ASUS P5Q Deluxe BFG GTX 260 OCX MAXCORE Mushkin XP2-8500 2x2GB 
Hard DriveOptical DriveOSMonitor
Seagate 2 x 500GB Lite-On Windows 7 64 Bit Dell 2407WFP 24" 
KeyboardPowerCaseMouse
Logitech Corsair HX520W Lian-Li V1000Z + GELID Wing 12 Logitech 
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CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.6GHz ASUS P5Q Deluxe BFG GTX 260 OCX MAXCORE Mushkin XP2-8500 2x2GB 
Hard DriveOptical DriveOSMonitor
Seagate 2 x 500GB Lite-On Windows 7 64 Bit Dell 2407WFP 24" 
KeyboardPowerCaseMouse
Logitech Corsair HX520W Lian-Li V1000Z + GELID Wing 12 Logitech 
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post #9 of 13
I have been using the same case for about a year now.
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TV ROOM HTPC
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I5 2500K Gigabyte P67A-UD3-B3 Sapphire HD 7950 Dual X Gskill 8GB 1600 
Hard DriveHard DriveOptical DriveCooling
OCZ SSD 60GB Samsung 2.5" 250gb Samsung Blu Ray Drive stock 
OSMonitorKeyboardPower
Windows 8 Pro Acer S231HL Logitech 520 Raidmax 530w 
Case
Fractal Design R3 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($...  MSI Big Bang - XPower II XL ATX LGA2011 Mother... Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX Titan 6GB Video C...  Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3... 
RAMHard DrivePower
Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3...  Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk...  Corsair 1200W 80 PLUS Platinum Certified ATX12... 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
I3-2100 gigabyte P67-UD3-B3 IGPU G.Skill 2x2GB 1333mhz 
Hard DriveHard DriveCoolingOS
Crucial M4 60Gb Hitachi Deskstar 2tb stock Windows 7 Home 64bit 
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42" Philips Lcd Corsair CX430 lian li 
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I5 2500K Gigabyte P67A-UD3-B3 Sapphire HD 7950 Dual X Gskill 8GB 1600 
Hard DriveHard DriveOptical DriveCooling
OCZ SSD 60GB Samsung 2.5" 250gb Samsung Blu Ray Drive stock 
OSMonitorKeyboardPower
Windows 8 Pro Acer S231HL Logitech 520 Raidmax 530w 
Case
Fractal Design R3 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($...  MSI Big Bang - XPower II XL ATX LGA2011 Mother... Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX Titan 6GB Video C...  Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3... 
RAMHard DrivePower
Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3...  Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk...  Corsair 1200W 80 PLUS Platinum Certified ATX12... 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
I3-2100 gigabyte P67-UD3-B3 IGPU G.Skill 2x2GB 1333mhz 
Hard DriveHard DriveCoolingOS
Crucial M4 60Gb Hitachi Deskstar 2tb stock Windows 7 Home 64bit 
MonitorPowerMouse
42" Philips Lcd Corsair CX430 lian li 
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post #10 of 13
Thread Starter 
How do you like it?

Post some pics if you have them.
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CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.6GHz ASUS P5Q Deluxe BFG GTX 260 OCX MAXCORE Mushkin XP2-8500 2x2GB 
Hard DriveOptical DriveOSMonitor
Seagate 2 x 500GB Lite-On Windows 7 64 Bit Dell 2407WFP 24" 
KeyboardPowerCaseMouse
Logitech Corsair HX520W Lian-Li V1000Z + GELID Wing 12 Logitech 
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CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.6GHz ASUS P5Q Deluxe BFG GTX 260 OCX MAXCORE Mushkin XP2-8500 2x2GB 
Hard DriveOptical DriveOSMonitor
Seagate 2 x 500GB Lite-On Windows 7 64 Bit Dell 2407WFP 24" 
KeyboardPowerCaseMouse
Logitech Corsair HX520W Lian-Li V1000Z + GELID Wing 12 Logitech 
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