Man cave

[PaddieMayne]

OK so i have quite a few home built rigs, so i thought id show all the ones i use in my MAN CAVE as the Misses calls it.

Feel free to comment take the piss etc etc, and if you want more pics let me know, i also have alot of pics of rigs i build for other people if anyones interested, including a mini itx build using a Z77 board and 2500k.

 

[dugdiamond]

more detailed specs would be nice

 

[ruairi.C]

^this and looks really nice but what is the need for 3 different desktops?

 

[CPMFW]

nice one mate

 

[PaddieMayne]

AGH yes specs, i thought i forgot something ok here goes.

Main Gaming PC = Used For Modern Games Borderlands 2 etc etc

Silverstone FT02 Case
XFX 1000w Platinum Modular PSU
1100t X6 CPU OCd to 4ghz
Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro CPU Cooler
Asus 990x Evo mobo
16gb DDR3 Corsair xms 1600mhz RAM
120gb Corsair 3 SSD
1tb F3 Spinpoint HDD
XFI Creative Platinum Sound Card
ASUS Direct CUII GTX680
Sony Blu Ray Player
Windows 7 64bit
DELL Ultrasharp 27" Monitor 2560x1440
Logitech G19 Keyboard
Logitech G9x Lazer Mouse
Logitech Z5500 THX 5.1 Speakers

Looking to upgrade this PC with an MSI 990FXA GD80 mobo and FX 8350 with a custom water cooling loop using a 180mm rad. Also 256gb OCZ Vertex 4 ssd and WD Black 1 tb HDD.

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FH2 Gaming PC = I only use this PC for playing the BF2 Mod FH2

Silverstone TJ08B-E Temjin Evolotion Black Self Modded With Side Window
Silverstone 700w Modular PSU
1090t X6 CPU OCd to 3.7ghz
BE Quiet Dark Rock Pro CPU cooler
ASUS 880 EVO M ITX mobo
8gb Corsair RAM XMS 1600mhz
240gb OCZ AGILITY SSD
ASUS DIRECT CU II GTX 560ti
SAMSUNG DVD RW
WINDOWS 7 64bit
2 x Dell Ultrasharp 22" monitors
Logitech G510 Keyboard
Logitech G500 Mouse
Logitech Z2500 THX 2.1 Speakers

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Internet PC = Use this PC for anything Internet related

Silverstone Fortress FT03B, Black With Self Modded Front Window
Enermax 520w Modular PSU
1075t X6 OCd to 3.5ghz
Corsair H60 CPU Cooler
ASUS 880 Evo M ITX Mobo
16gb Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600mhz Ram
1TB Seagate HDD
ASUS Direct CU II GTX 550ti
Samsung Slim DVD RW
Windows 7 64bit
Dell Ultrasharp 23" Monitor
Logitech G110 Keyboard
Logitech Wireless Mouse
Logitech 2.0 USB Speakers

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So there you have it, Im 41 and its taken me a good 10 years and a very understanding wife to get my Man Cave to this standard. Oh the Test bench is just a Coolermaster jobby fitted with a cheap OCZ 550w modular psu and The Gun is a MK1 model 1941 British Made Bren Gun.

 

[jamesriley94]

Looks good...

You've spent that much money and not one of them is Intel?
Change the 990FXA and Piledriver to a 3570k and a z77-GD65 maybe?

 

[PaddieMayne]

Sorry buddy, but im an AMD fan, i know intel have the faster CPUs, but i just love my AMD, plus some ones got to support the under dog or Intel will start charging you chaps what ever they like.

 

[tinytomlogan]

Why wouldnt you spend money on a single epic desktop and then a nice laptop?

Having 3 rigs in such a small area just seems nuts, even I dont do that!

 

[PaddieMayne]

Lots of reasons, i like the feeling of being surrounded by my tech creations when im sat in my chair, it gives me the excuse to play with more than one pc at a time, i hate laptops, although i do have an old acer i mess with, i also have an Acer Aspire Z5771 all in one on the wall in the kitchen plus a HTPC in the lounge oh and what i call my intel play rig will post pictures next of these. I suppose at the end of the day its just personal choice, One Mans Blood another Mans Poison --and all that.

By the way Tom, i love the videos, makes those Yanks look like children in comparison.

 

[SnW]

Do those rigs do nothing sometimes ?
or are they on 24/7 ?

 

[PaddieMayne]

SO TO START WITH THIS IS MY INTEL PLAY PC- As all my other rigs are AMD i mainly made this rig just to see what all the intel fuss was about and at the same time try out W8 and the MINI ITX Power house theory.

SPECS-

BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black- With Modded Side PAnel to take a DEMCiflex Dustfilter set for 280mm.
ASRock Z77E-ITX
I5 2500k OCd to 4.8ghz
Corsair H100 mounted in roof
8gb Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600mhz RAM
OCZ AGILITY 3 120gb SSD
Corsair HX650w
Gigabyte GTX 560ti pulling cool air through side mounted 280mm dust filter.
Windows 8 64bit Professional
BitFenix Spectre PRO 120mm Fan Blue LED x 2 H100 mounted roof exhaust
BitFenix Spectre PRO 140mm Blue LED x 1 Rear intake Filtered
BitFenix Spectre PRO 230mm Blue LED x1 Front intake Filtered

 

[PaddieMayne]

Oh yeah my H100 has that annoying rattle fault, i also used Carbon fibre tape to cover the fan sides with to stop LED light leakage from the sides. Must say im impressed with that 2500k though.

Ive since those pics dropped the OC to a more Prime 95 stable 4.6ghz, and reversed the 140mm rear fan as said above to make it an intake for the H100 120mm fans but i did add an external dust filter too the 140mm.

 

[PaddieMayne]

Do those rigs do nothing sometimes ?
or are they on 24/7 ?

Internet PC is 24/7 the others come on when needed.

 

[Yeren]

what i think SnW is getting at is you should be folding with those rigs

 

[PaddieMayne]

what i think SnW is getting at is you should be folding with those rigs

Yes ive been thinking of doing that, after ive had my solar panels fitted .

 

[garih]

am i the only one that is thinking that a seperate pc for each game you play is just nutz???

why not have a kvm switch if you really want 3 pc's. have a nice open room 2/3 high end screens and just switch between the systems?

 

[PaddieMayne]

am i the only one that is thinking that a seperate pc for each game you play is just nutz???

why not have a kvm switch if you really want 3 pc's. have a nice open room 2/3 high end screens and just switch between the systems?

Because Im not you and your not me, everybody in this World is different, thats what makes it interesting, consequently we all do things differently, which is why ive done what ive done and not what you would have done.

But interestingly, i have tried KVMs in the past and have found them rather wanting, and buggy at best.

 

[Master&Puppet]

Each to his own I love having lots of rigs around to tinker with although only one is mine - I'm usually building something for someone.

I owned a 1100T before this 3570K. It was a great budget rig whilst I was at uni. I was very disappointed with bulldozer though so I jumped ship when the time came for me to change up. It's still ticking over as a desktop for my parents though.

Love the prodigy build. I really need an excuse to make one...

 

[PaddieMayne]

Each to his own I love having lots of rigs around to tinker with although only one is mine - I'm usually building something for someone.

I owned a 1100T before this 3570K. It was a great budget rig whilst I was at uni. I was very disappointed with bulldozer though so I jumped ship when the time came for me to change up. It's still ticking over as a desktop for my parents though.

Love the prodigy build. I really need an excuse to make one...

Ill give you an excuse, "because you can."

 

[wassupdoc]

Lock stock and 2 flashbacks from your wall display and the side panel looks awesome