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Hi all,
Let me introduce myself: My name is Jamie, I'm an avid gamer & it's my first post here! (And won't be the last.)
I'm a sorry excuse for a PC gamer, I've been cheating on myself with the 360..
It's time to move away from such an outdated bit of kit and slide into something a bit more modern.
Recently, I've been getting really bored with its lacklustre graphics and the impossible controller aiming. Especially after reviewing BF3 comparisons. I've decided to come back to the light-side and get back into serious PC gaming.
After that mini-rant, here's the reason for my post - I've just treated myself to a new system:
I don't feel the need for CF (just at the minute). But my guess is I'll swipe another HD6950 when I realise I've made a massive mistake of only having one graphics card.
So, after having the same dismal, sluggish and (now) broken system for just over 4 years, you could say, I'm a little excited... As my girlfriend quite plainly said, just after my order went into the warehouse queue, she's not seen a 10 year old as excited as me.
I'm almost, literally, like a Jack Russell, on crack, with rabies and ADHD. You'll get to see my 10-year-old-esque energy in action as I'll take some big grinning photos of the build-journey and upload them here.
Afterwards, I'm counting on you guys for some great OC'ing tips for the Z68 & Sandy Bridge. It is being air cooled, as you can see, with the AC Freezer. What kind of voltages & temps would I be expecting from that combo? - 1.3/1.35 @ 4.4/4.6GHz? About 50-60C?
I'm needing to phone up the OcUK crew and plead for the delivery date to be Friday - I specified Monday, since I'm on holiday next week - But I think I'll need it for this weekend, since I'm not playing rugby, with a groin injury... Yeah, it does sound awfully convenient and, well, it really just is awfully convenient!
You could say, I'm thanking my groin for giving out on me last Saturday!
I'll hopefully see you guys online
Do we have any sort of gaming leader boards or clans on the boards?
Happy fragging,
Jamie.
Let me introduce myself: My name is Jamie, I'm an avid gamer & it's my first post here! (And won't be the last.)
I'm a sorry excuse for a PC gamer, I've been cheating on myself with the 360..
It's time to move away from such an outdated bit of kit and slide into something a bit more modern.Recently, I've been getting really bored with its lacklustre graphics and the impossible controller aiming. Especially after reviewing BF3 comparisons. I've decided to come back to the light-side and get back into serious PC gaming.
After that mini-rant, here's the reason for my post - I've just treated myself to a new system:
- Intel Core i7 2600K
- Asus P8Z68-V PRO Intel Z68 M
- Asus ATI Radeon HD 6950 DirectCU II 2048MB GDDR5 (Will be flashing it to a HD 6970
) - IIyama Prolite E2273HDS 22" Widescreen LED Monitor
- Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 750W V2
- Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache
- Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 1600MHz
- OcUK Vantage Gaming Tower Case - Black
- Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black)
- Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 High Performance CPU Cooler
The only thing that sad-faced me about my order, was I ordered the OCZ 750W supply. Mainly because it came with a MW3 pre-order. But unfortunately, by the time I hit 'check-out', the order was retracted
My budget was about £1000, not that it mattered too much. I bought all the parts separate and managed to swag a system that was £1005.58 - with shipping - Awesome! I don't feel the need for CF (just at the minute). But my guess is I'll swipe another HD6950 when I realise I've made a massive mistake of only having one graphics card.
So, after having the same dismal, sluggish and (now) broken system for just over 4 years, you could say, I'm a little excited... As my girlfriend quite plainly said, just after my order went into the warehouse queue, she's not seen a 10 year old as excited as me.
I'm almost, literally, like a Jack Russell, on crack, with rabies and ADHD. You'll get to see my 10-year-old-esque energy in action as I'll take some big grinning photos of the build-journey and upload them here.
Afterwards, I'm counting on you guys for some great OC'ing tips for the Z68 & Sandy Bridge. It is being air cooled, as you can see, with the AC Freezer. What kind of voltages & temps would I be expecting from that combo? - 1.3/1.35 @ 4.4/4.6GHz? About 50-60C?
I'm needing to phone up the OcUK crew and plead for the delivery date to be Friday - I specified Monday, since I'm on holiday next week - But I think I'll need it for this weekend, since I'm not playing rugby, with a groin injury... Yeah, it does sound awfully convenient and, well, it really just is awfully convenient!
You could say, I'm thanking my groin for giving out on me last Saturday!
I'll hopefully see you guys online
Do we have any sort of gaming leader boards or clans on the boards?
Happy fragging,
Jamie.
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