I originally built my PC on a small budget so I figured I needed an upgrade. With the SSD and Windows 8.1, it boots in under 10 seconds. I got Windows for free with my student account (y). I reused the RAM, HDD, and GPU from my old build. I plan on upgrading the GPU when Nvidia releases the 800 series. I was even able to keep my 500+GB Steam library on my HDD without having to reinstall anything. :like: :like:
Here are the upgraded specs:
PCPartPicker part list (http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wNmKK8) / Price breakdown by merchant (http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wNmKK8/by_merchant/)
CPU: Intel Core i7-3770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80637i73770) (Purchased For $75.00)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) (Purchased For $35.98)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z77extreme4) (Purchased For $129.99)
Memory: GeIL EVO Veloce Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/geil-memory-gev38gb1600c9dc) (Purchased For $82.99)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sandisk-internal-hard-drive-sdssdhp256gg25) (Purchased For $101.86)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) (Purchased For $69.99)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn660wf22gdrev2) (Purchased For $179.99)
Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-cah440ww1) (Purchased For $109.99)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-hx750) (Purchased For $89.99)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615) (Purchased For $0.00)
Total: $875.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Here are some pictures of it:
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Nice! You have a pretty similar build to me and I can bet it runs fast (but I'm too poor to get a graphics card right now)
Have you got all of your user folders (documents/music/pictures etc) on the HDD or do you have enough space on the SSD?
Quote from: Joshy on July 21, 2014, 20:19
Nice! You have a pretty similar build to me and I can bet it runs fast (but I'm too poor to get a graphics card right now)
Have you got all of your user folders (documents/music/pictures etc) on the HDD or do you have enough space on the SSD?
Most are just game saves/config so they are staying on the HDD since that's where Steam will look for them. I use Spotify for all my music needs. I've only used 27.3GB of space on the SSD so far. I have my OS and most used programs on there but that's really all I want to put on there for now. HDD has plenty of space left for games :like:
Dank pc and dank lockscreen :like:
Holy shit that looks awesome
Dat Case
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How the hell did you get the cpu for only $75?
Cool pc btw!
Quote from: Benny on July 21, 2014, 22:52
How the hell did you get the cpu for only $75?
Cool pc btw!
He got it from a friend he told once
Quote from: Supreme on July 21, 2014, 22:56
Quote from: Benny on July 21, 2014, 22:52
How the hell did you get the cpu for only $75?
Cool pc btw!
He got it from a friend he told once
Yep. Friend had to sell a PC that was only lightly used at his work that was closing.My brother needed a new HDD and RAM so I paid $75, he paid $50 and I got the i7 3770 :like: :ccmas:
Quote from: Rafe.McCawley on July 21, 2014, 22:09
Dat Case
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So worth the $110 10/10 :like:
Quote from: Supreme on July 21, 2014, 20:41
Dank pc and dank lockscreen :like:
I fucking love that feature of Windows 8
People at PCPartPicker would fuckin orgasm over stuff like this.
Btw, Taylor Swift Lock screen :dislike: :dislike: :dislike: :dislike: :dislike: