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What were your last upgrades?

Started by neddamttocs, Jan 27 2013 08:15 AM

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Poll: What were your last upgrades? (56 member(s) have cast votes)

What were your last upgrades?

  1. CPU (9 votes [8.91%])

    Percentage of vote: 8.91%

  2. Motherboard (6 votes [5.94%])

    Percentage of vote: 5.94%

  3. RAM (8 votes [7.92%])

    Percentage of vote: 7.92%

  4. Hard Drive (SSD and Mechanical) (21 votes [20.79%])

    Percentage of vote: 20.79%

  5. Optical Drive (DVD, Blu Ray ...) (2 votes [1.98%])

    Percentage of vote: 1.98%

  6. Video Card (17 votes [16.83%])

    Percentage of vote: 16.83%

  7. Sound Card (1 votes [0.99%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.99%

  8. Case (6 votes [5.94%])

    Percentage of vote: 5.94%

  9. Cooling (5 votes [4.95%])

    Percentage of vote: 4.95%

  10. Accessories (Fans, lights and other stuff) (9 votes [8.91%])

    Percentage of vote: 8.91%

  11. Peripherals (Keyboard, Mouse, etc) (14 votes [13.86%])

    Percentage of vote: 13.86%

  12. Other (3 votes [2.97%])

    Percentage of vote: 2.97%

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#25 TehStranger

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Posted 28 January 2013 - 04:48 AM

Reworked my loops after my leaks killed my 570's

dude that sucks! :(

 

But atleast now you have an excuse to buy a 680 or two :P


Edited by TehStranger, 28 January 2013 - 04:49 AM.

Case: NZXT Phantom

Cooler: Corsair H100

CPU: i7 3930k @ 4GHz
Motherboard: Asus Rampage Formula IV
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB 1600MHz
Power Supply: Thermaltake ToughPower XT 875W
Video cards: Dual GTX 480's with Zalman VF3000F coolers
SSD & Hard Drives: Corsair Force GT 120GB (OS) and a few hard drives for games, storage and programs
Monitors: Asus VE278Q (Primary Display) BenQ G2220HD (Secondary Display)
Keyboard: Ttesports MEKA G-Unit keyboard
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Black edition 3.5G

#26 MadMan

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Posted 28 January 2013 - 05:29 AM

My most recent upgrade was a Asus VE248H monitor.  Before that was a gtx 660, mx5500 keyboard and mouse combo, and a new office chair.  In a month or so (I hope) I will be upgrading my mobo, cpu, ram, cooling, SSD, and possibly a new case.


Main Rig:

CPU: Intel i5 [email protected] 30c idle 70c load

Cooler: Corsair H100i

Mobo: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD4H

Ram: 2x8gb 16gb Gskill 2400mhz

Vid Card:2X eVGA GTX 660 Superclocked in SLI

SSD: 256gb Samsung 840 Pro

CD/DVD: Lite-On DVD RW

Monitor: 24" Asus VE248h

Speakers: Poloroid headphones or speakers thru monitor

Keyboard/Mouse: Logitech Mx5500 Revolution

Power Supply: Corsair HX750

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#27 Fragsman

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Posted 28 January 2013 - 07:06 AM

a headset


Desktop: Intel i7 950 3.0Ghz / ASUS P6X58D-E / 6Gb DDR3 Patriot 1600Mhz / WD Black Sata3 1Tb 7200RPM / Samsung B2030 20" / EVGA 460gtx 1Gb / Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer / Edifier R133 / Thermaltake v9 Black / Cooler Master 700w / DVD RW+ LG Black 22x Sata / Corsair Vengeance 1500 Headset
Laptop: AMD Athlon 64x2 TK57 1.9Ghz // 4GBRAM // HD 120 Gb 5400RPM // ATI x1250 128Mb // 15.4" Screen
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#28 d6bmg

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Posted 28 January 2013 - 09:17 AM

Small upgrade= bitfenix recon fan controller.


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#29 Renigade

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Posted 29 January 2013 - 03:04 AM

July 2010

I bought my HD 5830's thermaltake freo and upgrades my Phenom II X4 940 almost 3 years :(


#30 sheldorisafk

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Posted 29 January 2013 - 06:26 AM

Went from a 64gb kingston ssd to a 240gb mushkin chronos deluxe, and went from an hd 5850 to a gtx 670 very recently


Edited by sheldorisafk, 30 January 2013 - 12:15 PM.

Intel i5 2500k @ 4.5Ghz
Corsair H100
Asus P8z68-V
16GB Patriot DDR3 1600
Asus DirectCU 5850 900/1200
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB
Kingston v100 64GB SSD
Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced
Corsair TX750W

#31 Skidmarks

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Posted 29 January 2013 - 08:07 AM

A nice new lint free cloth to wipe the dust from my rig. :woot:


CPU: Intel i5 3570K
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z77X-UD4H 
Graphics: EVGA GTX 670
Memory: 8Gb Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 1866 Mhz 
Sound: Asus Xonar DX & Roccat Kave 5.1
Storage: Crucial M4 128 GB / Western Digital 1 Tb Black
CPU Cooler: Antec Kuhler 620

PSU: Seasonic X Series 660Watt
KBD, Mouse & Case: CM Storm Trigger, Roccat Kone Pure & Cooler Master 690 II Advanced

#32 d6bmg

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Posted 29 January 2013 - 08:40 AM

A nice new lint free cloth to wipe the dust from my rig. :woot:

 

Teh cheapest upgrade. I though my upgrade was the cheapest. :-/


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#33 Muchoman1

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Posted 29 January 2013 - 09:01 AM

3x670 FTW (waterblocked) -> 3x7970 (waterblocked) 

 

Because why not (and also better performance at high resolutions)


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                    Asus Rampage IV Extreme    3x EVGA 670 FTW @ 1300MHz Core boost
256Gb Crucial M4 - Boot Drive  4x2Tb HDD Raid 5 - Data Storage 
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#34 Cyberburnout

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Posted 29 January 2013 - 05:48 PM

Just came across a Switch 810 matte for a song. So Ill be moving my pc over to it soon as I can.


#35 freddie

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Posted 29 January 2013 - 09:09 PM

Because why not


The best reason to upgrade, ever


#36 Muchoman1

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Posted 29 January 2013 - 09:45 PM

 

Because why not


The best reason to upgrade, ever

 

 

Always.

 

was too easy to get all three of my 670s to 1300+mhz boost, got so much PSU (1500w) and cooling (8x120mm rad) that i wanted something more challenging.


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               i7 3930k @ 5GHz 24/7   32Gb Corsair Dominator @ 1866MHz 
                    Asus Rampage IV Extreme    3x EVGA 670 FTW @ 1300MHz Core boost
256Gb Crucial M4 - Boot Drive  4x2Tb HDD Raid 5 - Data Storage 
CPU, Motherboard, GPU and RAM watercooled  by MIPS and Heatkiller 
Heavily Modified XSPC Cube Case 

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