Just Got A New PC After 5 Years

**Martin** · 1st February 2012

I finally thought it was time to update my PC. I've just taken delivery of the following system. Really pleased with it so far:

CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K @ 4.3Ghz
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80 Water Cooler
Operating System: MicrosoftÂ® Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z68AP-D3
Memory: 16.0GB Corsair 1600mhz Vengeance (4x 4GB)
Hard Drives: Corsair 180GB Force3 SSD S-ATAIII 6.0Gb/s
Optical Drive: 12x Pioneer Blu-Ray RW S-ATA
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB
Monitor: Acer HN274H 27" 120MHZ 3D Monitor
Sound Card: Creative X-FI Xtreme Audio 7.1 PCI-E
Speaker System: Sony HTAS5 5.1 Surround Sound System
Case: Zalman Z9 Plus
PSU: 650W Corsair TX Ultra-Quiet

Only tested a few games, but the ones i've tried run great. The system is also very quick and boots up in seconds. I think the large amount of RAM and SSD really speed things up.

**Mac 5** · 2nd February 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by Martin

I finally thought it was time to update my PC. I've just taken delivery of the following system. Really pleased with it so far:

CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K @ 4.3Ghz
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80 Water Cooler
Operating System: MicrosoftÂ® Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z68AP-D3
Memory: 16.0GB Corsair 1600mhz Vengeance (4x 4GB)
Hard Drives: Corsair 180GB Force3 SSD S-ATAIII 6.0Gb/s
Optical Drive: 12x Pioneer Blu-Ray RW S-ATA
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB
Monitor: Acer HN274H 27" 120MHZ 3D Monitor
Sound Card: Creative X-FI Xtreme Audio 7.1 PCI-E
Speaker System: Sony HTAS5 5.1 Surround Sound System
Case: Zalman Z9 Plus
PSU: 650W Corsair TX Ultra-Quiet

Only tested a few games, but the ones i've tried run great. The system is also very quick and boots up in seconds. I think the large amount of RAM and SSD really speed things up.

Could you say that again....slowly..& in English lol. I havn't got a clue what that all means but it sounds very nice. My p.c. is still powered by the water mill lol

Antoine · 2nd February 2012

Nice! Hardcore gaming system! What games have you unleashed this beast on? The only games I think your PC might struggle on is The Witcher 2, GTA IV or ARMA II. Then again, everyone's struggles to max out THOSE.

Highly recommend The Witcher 2 if you're a fan of eye candy or a great RPG.

Are you planning to overclock the CPU? Since you got a water cooler.

**Antrikshaadmi** · 2nd February 2012

You could run a simulation of the universe in 3D with that. Skyrim is one of the best new games that have good graphics, you should try it if you haven't.

edit

If you play Skyrim I recommend the HD Mod, lush grass mod and lush trees mod which makes it even more realistic. Use the Nexus Mod Manager and get the mods from Skyrim Nexus.

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=607

This is a list of some of the best mods for it:
http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/01/17/th...t-skyrim-mods/

**Jurgen** · 2nd February 2012

I've got over 500 hours in Skyrim and got bored with it already... even with mods

**dr wu23** · 2nd February 2012

Good for you Martin...I know you are into computers and games.

I still have the same 4 yr old desk top E-machine at the office..works fine for filing our ins claims , e-mail, and surfing the web.
I did get a new Acer wireless laptop for home use at Christmas time. Works fine so far but then we don't play games on it...just use it for e-mail, skype with family, some shopping, and surfing the web.
Never been much of a techie...I rely on my son-in-law for tech advise and support.

**Martin** · 2nd February 2012

Thanks everyone...

Antoine the CPU is already overclocked to 4.3ghz on each core. I've played Skyrim a lot on the PS3 so i'll prob give it a miss, but thanks for the advice.

**Antrikshaadmi** · 2nd February 2012

You need to place the install folder for Skyrim into the Program Files(x86) folder and right click the shortcut to Nexus Mod Manager and run as administrator for it to work on Windows 7, it's the best way to add mods for many games because it makes it easy to remove them as well.

**Antrikshaadmi** · 2nd February 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jurgen

I've got over 500 hours in Skyrim and got bored with it already... even with mods

Yes, but you've beat the game a few times no? It's exceptionally fun to play before you master it.

**Martin** · 3rd February 2012

Battlefield 3 and World of Warcraft look amazing in 3D!

1st February 2012	#1
Martin Searching For The Truth Join Date: May 2008 Location: Devon Age: 36 Posts: 8,458 Rep Power: 2474	Just Got A New PC After 5 Years I finally thought it was time to update my PC. I've just taken delivery of the following system. Really pleased with it so far: CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K @ 4.3Ghz CPU Cooler: Corsair H80 Water Cooler Operating System: MicrosoftÂ® Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Motherboard: Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Memory: 16.0GB Corsair 1600mhz Vengeance (4x 4GB) Hard Drives: Corsair 180GB Force3 SSD S-ATAIII 6.0Gb/s Optical Drive: 12x Pioneer Blu-Ray RW S-ATA Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB Monitor: Acer HN274H 27" 120MHZ 3D Monitor Sound Card: Creative X-FI Xtreme Audio 7.1 PCI-E Speaker System: Sony HTAS5 5.1 Surround Sound System Case: Zalman Z9 Plus PSU: 650W Corsair TX Ultra-Quiet Only tested a few games, but the ones i've tried run great. The system is also very quick and boots up in seconds. I think the large amount of RAM and SSD really speed things up. __________________ Owner - www.ufoevolution.com

2nd February 2012	#3
Antoine Ufologist Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 301 Rep Power: 123	Just Got A New PC After 5 Years Nice! Hardcore gaming system! What games have you unleashed this beast on? The only games I think your PC might struggle on is The Witcher 2, GTA IV or ARMA II. Then again, everyone's struggles to max out THOSE. Highly recommend The Witcher 2 if you're a fan of eye candy or a great RPG. Are you planning to overclock the CPU? Since you got a water cooler. __________________ "Aliens have traversed the galaxy only to molest ranchers and their cattle." - Sam Harris

2nd February 2012	#4
Antrikshaadmi Corde pulsum tangite Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sol³ Age: 40 Posts: 2,761 Rep Power: 2446	Just Got A New PC After 5 Years You could run a simulation of the universe in 3D with that. Skyrim is one of the best new games that have good graphics, you should try it if you haven't. edit If you play Skyrim I recommend the HD Mod, lush grass mod and lush trees mod which makes it even more realistic. Use the Nexus Mod Manager and get the mods from Skyrim Nexus. http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=607 This is a list of some of the best mods for it: http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/01/17/th...t-skyrim-mods/ __________________ "You cannot rule out the possibility that an extraterrestrial civilization perhaps a million years more advanced than ours has the capability of reaching the planet Earth." ~ Dr. Michio Kaku http://ufostalker.com/

Last edited by Antrikshaadmi; 2nd February 2012 at 12:28.

2nd February 2012	#5
Jurgen ⌘ Age quod agis ⌘ Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,459 Rep Power: 4142	Just Got A New PC After 5 Years I've got over 500 hours in Skyrim and got bored with it already... even with mods __________________ ___________________________________ "If you understand, things are just as they are. If you do not understand, things are just as they are." - "When things do not go as supposed, I suppose things go as they do" ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

2nd February 2012	#6
dr wu23 Majestic Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,641 Rep Power: 3320	Just Got A New PC After 5 Years Good for you Martin...I know you are into computers and games. I still have the same 4 yr old desk top E-machine at the office..works fine for filing our ins claims , e-mail, and surfing the web. I did get a new Acer wireless laptop for home use at Christmas time. Works fine so far but then we don't play games on it...just use it for e-mail, skype with family, some shopping, and surfing the web. Never been much of a techie...I rely on my son-in-law for tech advise and support. __________________ "If the human brain were so simple that we could understand it, we would be so simple that we couldn't." -Emerson Pugh

2nd February 2012	#7
Martin Searching For The Truth Join Date: May 2008 Location: Devon Age: 36 Posts: 8,458 Rep Power: 2474	Just Got A New PC After 5 Years Thanks everyone... Antoine the CPU is already overclocked to 4.3ghz on each core. I've played Skyrim a lot on the PS3 so i'll prob give it a miss, but thanks for the advice. __________________ Owner - www.ufoevolution.com

3rd February 2012	#10
Martin Searching For The Truth Join Date: May 2008 Location: Devon Age: 36 Posts: 8,458 Rep Power: 2474	Just Got A New PC After 5 Years Battlefield 3 and World of Warcraft look amazing in 3D! __________________ Owner - www.ufoevolution.com

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