Custom Spec OcUK build

Akagi · 2 Mar 2013 at 12:35

The Dirts said:
Sorry, but that desk is just too clean.

No bits of paper, loose screws, TIM stains, biscuit crumbs......

or is that just me?

See, after years of that sort of thing, I'm a bit tired of it now

My desk currently has so much paperwork and so many used mugs and biscuit packets on it that the mugs obscure the screen and my macro keys are buried under paper

And then of course there's the drum sticks, the gameboy, the laptop batteries and the random pc parts and crap

I need to tidy up

Akagi · 2 Mar 2013 at 12:39

James J said:
Desk is from Ikea and is the following for easy searching:

Took me about 15 minutes to make on my own, so was pleased with that lol. I wanted a desk that isn't too shallow in depth but then also not stupidly wide or have a glass top that adds unnecessary weight/shows marks!

Thanks

James J · 2 Mar 2013 at 13:28

Sadly due to a massive error by DPD, I won't be getting my actual base unit until monday now -.- I've had to pay one of the sales team to accept the parcel for me and make sure it gets to my room intact. So deflating when OcUK do everything they can to give you a good experience and as soon as it leaves their hands, the courier messes it up.

Just my luck!

zakblood · 2 Mar 2013 at 15:13

massive error by DPD, that should be there name tbh

and great looking build picks, it's nice to see it finally done

James J · 2 Mar 2013 at 15:22

Aye and thats what makes waiting even more annoying! lol

zakblood · 2 Mar 2013 at 15:30

same happened to me, but was worth it in the end buddy

and that cherry keyboard is great, had one from them for many years, at least 8 maybe more, will last forever

James J · 2 Mar 2013 at 15:40

Yeah that was the logic behind getting it. Figured that seen as cherry make all of the mechanical switches anyway for keyboards, I might as well just buy one of their products. Feels quite nice to type on and I quite like the sound it makes also when typing, yet I can't try it out properly yet until the base unit turns up!

zakblood · 2 Mar 2013 at 15:44

well mine got so grubby after so many years of use, but being mechanical it just keeps on going, it will last my new build out and won't get replaced unless i wear down the letters on the KB

well worth the extra, as i've had 8 gaming rigs on same KB

James J · 2 Mar 2013 at 16:03

I had a corsair K90 with my old PC which I quite liked, this this feels better to type on as the finish on the keys themselves feels smoother whilst the K90 seems to grip the tips of your fingers lol. Hard to explain, but definitely a difference!

The only thing I've had a play around with so far is the speakers and they sound really good, especially considering theres no subwoofer outside of the speakers themselves. Appears they are just right for having good clear sound, but not really ******* the neighbours off at the same time.

zakblood · 2 Mar 2013 at 16:16

i use headphones, as it's in the bedroom atm, but are just building or well converting a 24x24 summer house into a gaming room, boarded the walls and insulated them, going to plaster them next week, paint and skirting, carpet and it's ready to move in, all i'll need is a fridge and i'll be home, got a wood burner, lights, cable tv and internet there, no water, but did think about it

will take some photo's and you can have a laugh, will upload them later

James J · 2 Mar 2013 at 17:10

Ha that sounds crazy but awesome. I look forward to seeing it

alex20000 · 5 Mar 2013 at 08:40

Nice looking setup there!

James J · 5 Mar 2013 at 10:50

Ran the tomb raider benchmark before work this morning on max everything, minus the tresfx option and scored over 90fps at stock everything

crysis 3 also works great on the highest settings apart from too much AA

8 Pack · 7 Mar 2013 at 21:54

Did you get this system clocked mate??? Need any help????

James J · 9 Mar 2013 at 11:55

Yeah could do with a few hints and tips as I want to keep my ram at as close to its rated speed (2400mhz) as possible whilst also pushing the CPU to a stable 24/7 overclock. So far I've either done 1 or the other, but can't seem to get both to work at the same time lol. Must be a trick im missing here.

Mr. May · 9 Mar 2013 at 13:05

What was the problem with the gigabyte board ?

James J · 9 Mar 2013 at 14:11

Mr. May said:
What was the problem with the gigabyte board ?

Kept crashing the system whilst the RAM and cpu appeared to be fine in other machines. Was changed to the RIVF due to that.

Mr. May · 9 Mar 2013 at 23:58

Ive had a lot of problems with the ud3 and also the ud5. I found that the board would only read 11.8v insted of 12v and created a lot of stabability issues due to there poor voltage regulation. Not to mantion vdroop was massive even with LLC on

Good job you stayed clear

joshcowin · 10 Mar 2013 at 08:48

very nice build mate

gatecrasherlok · 12 Mar 2013 at 05:29

That rig looks so scrumptious. Nice work Ocuk