So the long needed Gaming rig upgrade Bawbag is live and now its all down to tweeking, cosmetics and maybe a pair of 1080s in the next few months. However, another system looms in my mind as the Mrs needs a new pc.
Right now she's gaming on a Dell Optiplex 3020 SFF and a pair of crappy 22" WSXGA+ Hp hand me downs. With no real upgrade potential in that I'm going to build a "little brother" to Bawbag called Breasticles
What the **** is Beasticles you say? Its something of a Scottish Roller derby joke.A Charity match for Breast and Testicular cancer the Mrs and I officiated a number of years back. Dont I look pretty in official pink?
So I am considering Pink for one of the colors in the system.... maybe the fluid?
Anyway here is the planned Parts list for Phase One
My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,214.90
(includes shipping: £0.00)
Originally I was going to go with a 1060 as that will more than likely be more than enough for her. However that would kill any WC atm as the 1060 stupid 6 pin location on the reference cards is.... well stupid. Nvidias response of "why would you want to WC a 1060" shows a serious lack of knowledge about us. Why? Because we ****ing can dammit!
I've also opted not to go for a dedicated storage drive at the moment, as she barely scrapes the 320g in her current build
Like I say, thats phase one, Phase 2 will be the WC upgrade. The Node 202 will be reclaimed and put aside for a HTPC later down the line and then see's these bits thrown in
My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £777.25
(includes shipping: £14.10)
Thats the General plan for now, Feedback as always is welcome, especially during these planning stages, however this probabally wont get started until late aug - mid Sep
Right now she's gaming on a Dell Optiplex 3020 SFF and a pair of crappy 22" WSXGA+ Hp hand me downs. With no real upgrade potential in that I'm going to build a "little brother" to Bawbag called Breasticles
What the **** is Beasticles you say? Its something of a Scottish Roller derby joke.A Charity match for Breast and Testicular cancer the Mrs and I officiated a number of years back. Dont I look pretty in official pink?
So I am considering Pink for one of the colors in the system.... maybe the fluid?
Anyway here is the planned Parts list for Phase One
My basket at Overclockers UK:
- 1 x Fractal Design Node 202 Mini-ITX HTPC Case + Integra 450W SFX PSU - Black= £126.95
- 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2B30= £89.99
- 1 x Asus Z170I Pro Gaming Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Mini ITX Motherboard= £137.99
- 1 x Samsung 850 EVO Series M.2 250GB SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (MZ-N5E250BW)= £79.99
- 1 x Intel Core i7-6700 3.40GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £299.99
- 1 x MSI GeForce GTX 1070 GAMING X 8G 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £439.99
- 1 x Noctua NH-L9a for the cooling. (will need to source else where)=£40
Total: £1,214.90
(includes shipping: £0.00)
Originally I was going to go with a 1060 as that will more than likely be more than enough for her. However that would kill any WC atm as the 1060 stupid 6 pin location on the reference cards is.... well stupid. Nvidias response of "why would you want to WC a 1060" shows a serious lack of knowledge about us. Why? Because we ****ing can dammit!
I've also opted not to go for a dedicated storage drive at the moment, as she barely scrapes the 320g in her current build
Like I say, thats phase one, Phase 2 will be the WC upgrade. The Node 202 will be reclaimed and put aside for a HTPC later down the line and then see's these bits thrown in
My basket at Overclockers UK:
- 1 x Fractal Design Define Nano S Mini-ITX Case - Black Window= £64.99
- 1 x Corsair RM Series RMi 650 '80+ Gold' 650W Modular Power Supply (CP-9020081-UK)= £109.99
- 1 x EK Water Blocks EK-XRES 140 Revo D5 PWM (incl. pump)= £106.99
- 2 x EK Water Blocks EK-CoolStream SE 240 (Slim Dual) Radiator= £43.99
- 1 x EK Water Blocks EK-FC1080/1070 GTX TF6 – Nickel + Plexi= £103.99
- 1 x EK Water Blocks EK-FC1080/1070 GTX TF6 Backplate - Nickel= £31.99
- 1 x EK Water Blocks EK-Supremacy EVO - Nickel= £54.95
- 4 x EK Water Blocks EK-HD PETG Clear Tube 1012mm 500mm (2pcs)= £4.19
- 20 x EK Water Blocks EK-HDC Fitting 12mm G1/4 - White= £4.69
- 1 x EK Water Blocks EK-AF Ball Valve (10mm) G14 - Black= £12.95
- 1 x EK Water Blocks EK-CSQ Plug G1/4 (for EK-Badge) - Black= £2.69
- 1 x EK Water Blocks EK-AF Pass-Through G1/4 - Black= £3.59
- 1 x EK Water Blocks EK-AF T-Splitter 3F G14 - Nickel= £6.29
- 1 x EK Water Blocks EK-Plug G1/4= £2.39
- 4 x Corsair Fan, SP120 PWM Low Noise High Pressure Fan 4 pin, Single Pack (CO-9050011-WW)= £15.95
Total: £777.25
(includes shipping: £14.10)
Thats the General plan for now, Feedback as always is welcome, especially during these planning stages, however this probabally wont get started until late aug - mid Sep
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. There's a nice Mayhems pastel colour that would match that quite well...
