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2Gb RAM and a slow hard drive are letting it down at the moment but for £185 I think this is pretty respectable!
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/9110119
Seems pretty decent! Do you have the full version of 3DMark?
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Seems pretty decent! Do you have the full version of 3DMark?
Just the free version, I'm not hardcore enough to warrant paying for it
I'm hoping for ~3000 when I've topped up the RAM. I can get a very, very slight OC out of the CPU too - multiplier can go from 20.5 to 21
Also - painting is now complete! Pics tomorrow when it's all dry and re-assembly should be on Tuesday
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That looks pretty darn cool mate!
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Think the next step for modding should be custom making a window, modding a gpu pink, and upgrading the internals.
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ORRRR you could go balls out and watercool it! Pink would look really cool!
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That looks well cool. Maybe paint that top white bar?
If you'd said like 3 days ago I had 4gb of ddr2, which is what this is? That I threw away!
If you'd said like 3 days ago I had 4gb of ddr2, which is what this is? That I threw away!
Funny you should say though, my current AM3 waterblock fits it... Kinda defeats the purpose of a sub £200 build though!
It's DDR3, I've got a set being delivered Tuesday to top it up to 6Gb - the wonders of single channel RAM
Total spend is now... £234 including a lovely new 120Gb SSD
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very impressive mate..
if my girls were like yours this sort of thing be ideal(the concept not a copy), but the eldest is 3 and likes her android tablet and missus ipad air 2 and the other is almost 2 and likes carnage
, so i salute you for having a kid of similar age interested , might be a bad thing when they get older ha.
edit: on a side note, whats the quality of the case like as its a smart looker?
if my girls were like yours this sort of thing be ideal(the concept not a copy), but the eldest is 3 and likes her android tablet and missus ipad air 2 and the other is almost 2 and likes carnage
, so i salute you for having a kid of similar age interested , might be a bad thing when they get older ha.edit: on a side note, whats the quality of the case like as its a smart looker?
It's not too bad, especially for the price. Some of the panel gaps need a bit of tweaking and the top grill is a bit warped bit it's fairly solid, comes with decent instructions and it looks great.
More ram definitely improved it!
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/9140161
Had a crack at a video with Emily this evening too but it didn't come out very well, I'll get a better camera out and re-do it tomorrow
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/9140161
Had a crack at a video with Emily this evening too but it didn't come out very well, I'll get a better camera out and re-do it tomorrow
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More ram definitely improved it!
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/9140161
Had a crack at a video with Emily this evening too but it didn't come out very well, I'll get a better camera out and re-do it tomorrow
Nice!! I respect you as a father, getting your daughter gaming!
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Damn, that PC is a sublime starter, infact it's got better performance than many of my friends PC's. Cracking job
Can't believe it might get braided cables as well. This certainly is parenting done right!
Can't believe it might get braided cables as well. This certainly is parenting done right!
I think I'm going to need to mod the 750ti as after a couple of days of testing I've decided it's too loud compared to the rest of the system. It's not particularly silent anyway, which is odd given that it's got the heat output of an ice cub, but as it's a dual slot card it comes too close to the perforated side of the case which makes it even worse.
I've tried flashing the bios but fan control is locked to a minimum 30% so I'll either need to replace the fan, mod the existing fan with a resistor to bring the speed down or replace the whole cooler. If I can get my hands on a blower cooler or make one myself that'll probably be the best option.
Also, anyone fancy voting for us to win some lights? http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18699113
I've tried flashing the bios but fan control is locked to a minimum 30% so I'll either need to replace the fan, mod the existing fan with a resistor to bring the speed down or replace the whole cooler. If I can get my hands on a blower cooler or make one myself that'll probably be the best option.
Also, anyone fancy voting for us to win some lights?
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18699113
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That looks very cool, well done!
I've still got to edit the build video we've done today but here's the out-takes from our mid-week attempt
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Excellent to see you invlove your daughter in the building process. Also the painted pink has a good finish and the build is a cracking bit of kit for someone of such a young age.
Great job
Great job
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I've still got to edit the build video we've done today but here's the out-takes from our mid-week attempt
It's great to see something like this being done! Top marks on being a father!!