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AMD A8-3850 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics 6550
2.90 GHz - 4.00 GHz Overclocked
8.00 GB RAM (Can be go up to 16.00 GB RAM)
Nvidia GeForce GTX560 1GB

Keck282 wrote:Not too bad. What is your HDD and how big?

Daiyousei wrote:~1400$ wow that's expensive oO
what case is that?

GhostCell wrote:I think full just finished building and said " fuck cable management, im going to bed"

lol, you're actually close. I tried to actually zip-tie everything nice and neatly, but then I just went "fuck cable management" and shoved all the cables in and forced the side-panel shut ;)
If you can't see it and it doesn't affect performance, then why bother?

Killaman16 wrote:lol I'm still using my 9 yr old PC with a Intel Pentium 4 processor........;_;.

Killaman16 wrote:lol I'm still using my 9 yr old PC with a Intel Pentium 4 processor........;_;.

Revy wrote:What kind of monitors are those, Full?

FullArmageddon wrote:I built a new PC a couple months ago, literally days before hard drive prices sky-rocketed. When I bought my rig, the hard drive I got cost $110. Literally one week later, it cost $250.
Total build cost at the time: $1,357.89 (that's WITHOUT a graphics card. I'm using my old one for now, waiting for the nVidia 600 series.)

Here's the complete parts list:
http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=21581707

-16GB DDR3 1600 RAM (8-8-8-24)
-Intel Core i7-2600K
-1TB Western Digital Caviar Black SATA III HDD
-60GB SSD (used for caching)
-GTX 280 FTW Edition (waiting for nVidia 600 series)
-900W PSU

The little thing next to my PC is not another computer, it's a UPS.



I posted these in the GT forums, but this is what my room looked like when I put it together....
Normally I'm a complete neat freak.





Cable management is a bitch.

Kevinthewiseone wrote:oh look at that i am thinking of picking up the same motherboard , so I was wandering what you thought about. I have heard that some people have had some issues with bent pins on the CPU socket. Kind of worried that if that happens to me that i will be out a ton of cash and don't want to deal with the hassle of dealing with ASUS less than stellar Customer Service.

Pros: It has everything I could ever want and it all works flawlessly. One of the main reasons I got this motherboard was because of all the inputs; Plenty of USB, eSATA, and dual gigabit LAN (which was also one of the reasons I got this mobo since I often bridge connections). With the Z68 chipset you get Intel Rapid Storage Technology, and it was a breeze to configure and greatly decreases the time it takes to boot and open apps. I also tried out the Bluetooth with my phone and it was super easy to set up and stream music. I also love the UEFI BIOS, very easy to set things up and tweak settings. The thing also looks great. I don't know if anyone mentioned this, but the ASUS logo on the heat sink lights up blue (though if you have a large video card, it covers it up and makes it look like your video card has a LED backlight), the power button lights up red, and the reset button lights up green. It has everything you could ever want with a 1155 motherboard.

Cons: None. Can't find anything I don't like about it and there's been no problems with it after 6 weeks of moderate to heavy use.

Other Thoughts: I went with ASUS because I was so satisfied with their motherboard that I used in my last build from 2007 (ASUS P5N32-E SLI). It was my main computer for 4 years and for the last 3 of those years I kept it running 24/7 (only turned it off when I went out of town so it was running at least 340 days a year). I used it for everything from gaming to web browsing and I'm still using it now as a server and I've never had a problem with it. It was really a no-brainer to go with ASUS again.

FullArmageddon wrote:

Kevinthewiseone wrote:oh look at that i am thinking of picking up the same motherboard , so I was wandering what you thought about. I have heard that some people have had some issues with bent pins on the CPU socket. Kind of worried that if that happens to me that i will be out a ton of cash and don't want to deal with the hassle of dealing with ASUS less than stellar Customer Service.

I absolutely love this motherboard. Tons of inputs, reliable, and future proof (compatible with Ivy Bridge once it comes out and also PCI 3.0 compatible).

I'll just copy/paste my review from Newegg:

Pros: It has everything I could ever want and it all works flawlessly. One of the main reasons I got this motherboard was because of all the inputs; Plenty of USB, eSATA, and dual gigabit LAN (which was also one of the reasons I got this mobo since I often bridge connections). With the Z68 chipset you get Intel Rapid Storage Technology, and it was a breeze to configure and greatly decreases the time it takes to boot and open apps. I also tried out the Bluetooth with my phone and it was super easy to set up and stream music. I also love the UEFI BIOS, very easy to set things up and tweak settings. The thing also looks great. I don't know if anyone mentioned this, but the ASUS logo on the heat sink lights up blue (though if you have a large video card, it covers it up and makes it look like your video card has a LED backlight), the power button lights up red, and the reset button lights up green. It has everything you could ever want with a 1155 motherboard.

Cons: None. Can't find anything I don't like about it and there's been no problems with it after 6 weeks of moderate to heavy use.

Other Thoughts: I went with ASUS because I was so satisfied with their motherboard that I used in my last build from 2007 (ASUS P5N32-E SLI). It was my main computer for 4 years and for the last 3 of those years I kept it running 24/7 (only turned it off when I went out of town so it was running at least 340 days a year). I used it for everything from gaming to web browsing and I'm still using it now as a server and I've never had a problem with it. It was really a no-brainer to go with ASUS again.

Kevinthewiseone wrote:Oh and i don't know if you noticed but your review is a featured review at Newegg.com for this MB, just figured i would point that out.

Keck282 wrote:My ASRock board is finicky. If I plug in my case fans to the mobo, my computer won't turn on. So yeah, my fans just run without any control.

Keck282 wrote:My ASRock board is finicky. If I plug in my case fans to the mobo, my computer won't turn on. So yeah, my fans just run without any control.