Hardware & Technical Computer Build to run Elite Dangerous

Pyros

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jabokai said:
Ha ha, that'll be the coolant reservoir then! ;)
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You sir, have keen observation skills :)

That is an EK reservoir with DP ultra red coolant - snd yes, it is part of the PC.

It is a modded Air 540 case - a dual chamber case. The cables you aren't seeing, the PSU, the waterpump and the SSDs are on the other chamber.

here goes the same image hastily removing the background:

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Hardware wise:
AMD R9 290 GPU
Intel 4770K
16 GB of 2400 DDR3 (2x8GB Trident X)
240 Evo Samsung SSD
3TB Seagate HDD + 1TB Samsung F1
Sound blaster z (emits a red light when on ;))
Corsair Air 540 case
Custom watercooling loop

Outside:
Thrustmaster T-flight stick X
Razer Mamba mouse
G510 Logitech Keyboard
Sennheiser PC-360 headphones
Dell U2713HM monitor
 
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Gorodd

Gorodd
My rig

System Model: Cooler Master XFX nForce 780i 3-Way SLI
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Extreme CPU X9650 @ 3.00GHz, 3000 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
RAM: 8.00 GB
24" Benq monitor
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti
HDDs: 2 x Raptor 10000 RPM striped, 280 GB

This was bought in 2008...upgrade the GFX card last year - may need to do so again for FD!
 

NeilF

NeilF
Gorodd said:
System Model: Cooler Master XFX nForce 780i 3-Way SLI
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Extreme CPU X9650 @ 3.00GHz, 3000 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
RAM: 8.00 GB
24" Benq monitor
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti
HDDs: 2 x Raptor 10000 RPM striped, 280 GB

This was bought in 2008...upgrade the GFX card last year - may need to do so again for FD!
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I suspect your machine will run it absolutely fine!
 

Richard Voorhees

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RichardVoorhees said:
After a lot of dithering about I think I've settled on this lot:

Case: Antec 1100 Gaming Case
CPU: Intel i7 4770K OC to 4.4ghz
RAM: Adata XPG Xtreme 16GB @ 2133mhz
GPU: KFA2 Geforce GTX780 Ti
SSD: Samsung 120GB 840 EVO
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB
MOBO: Gigabyte Z87-D3HP
PSU: Corsair 600W 80+ Bronze
CPU Cooler: Corsair Hydro H80i
Sound: Creative Soundblaster Z Hi Performance

That'll do for another 5 or so years, hopefully.
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Not quite there yet.....decided to swap the KFA2 card for the EVGA superclocked equivalent and the mobo for an MSI Z87-G45 Gaming jobby. Only adds an extra tenner to the (considerable) pricetag! :eek:
 

Nagual

Nagual
RichardVoorhees said:
Not quite there yet.....decided to swap the KFA2 card for the EVGA superclocked equivalent and the mobo for an MSI Z87-G45 Gaming jobby. Only adds an extra tenner to the (considerable) pricetag! :eek:
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Much better choice of motherboard now. I have a gigabyte one, while I personally can't complain, it does get very average reviews at best.
 

Zieman

Zieman
RichardVoorhees said:
After a lot of dithering about I think I've settled on this lot:

Case: Antec 1100 Gaming Case
CPU: Intel i7 4770K OC to 4.4ghz
RAM: Adata XPG Xtreme 16GB @ 2133mhz
GPU: KFA2 Geforce GTX780 Ti
SSD: Samsung 120GB 840 EVO
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB
MOBO: Gigabyte Z87-D3HP
PSU: Corsair 600W 80+ Bronze
CPU Cooler: Corsair Hydro H80i
Sound: Creative Soundblaster Z Hi Performance

That'll do for another 5 or so years, hopefully.
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Switch the PSU to 800-1000W 80+ Gold or Platinum, and you're better future-proofed (like for adding another GTX780ti to SLI...).
And if you intend to OC the Haswell that much, I'd get more powerful cooler too.
 

Pyros

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RichardVoorhees said:
Not quite there yet.....decided to swap the KFA2 card for the EVGA superclocked equivalent and the mobo for an MSI Z87-G45 Gaming jobby. Only adds an extra tenner to the (considerable) pricetag! :eek:
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Have one G45 Gaming and so far I think it is a very nice mobo. Always depends on case though.

Great graphic card, despite the bad "bang for buck" :)
 

NeilF

NeilF
Zieman said:
Switch the PSU to 800-1000W 80+ Gold or Platinum, and you're better future-proofed (like for adding another GTX780ti to SLI...).
And if you intend to OC the Haswell that much, I'd get more powerful cooler too.
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Or... if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Why spend money for no gain? Wait until you need to spend it :S
 

Robert Maynard

Volunteer Moderator
Robert Maynard
NeilF said:
Or... if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Why spend money for no gain? Wait until you need to spend it :S
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Why underspecify a component such that you know you will need to replace it when you want to add another GPU?

The incremental cost between a 600W and an 800/1000W PSU is a good investment if you think that you may add a GPU later - it saves buying a second PSU to replace the first when you want to add the GPU....
 

NeilF

NeilF
Nick.C said:
Why underspecify a component such that you know you will need to replace it when you want to add another GPU?

The incremental cost between a 600W and an 800/1000W PSU is a good investment if you think that you may add a GPU later - it saves buying a second PSU to replace the first when you want to add the GPU....
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Oops! My bad! Thought this was a system he already had, not something on a shopping list.

Soz!
 

Commander Mick

Commander Mick
Commander Mick said:
So, I tried typing into the Ebay search engine, the specs you gave me and got these.....

INTEL Core i7 3820 3.6GHz 1TB 8GB GTX660Ti 2GB Quad Gaming Desktop PC Computer

Or this.....

4th Gen Intel Haswell i7 4770K 1TB 8GB GTX660Ti 2GB Gaming Computer Quad Desktop

The second one here, even has a name similar to my own, but I'm a little confused by the inclusion of a DOD operating system. I thought they're obsolete now.

Not really too sure about the wisdom of ordering something as complex as a computer online before. When you order something, you are sort of stuck with what you have ordered, unlike purchasing something in a physical store.

I might have a look in Harvey Norman this afternoon.
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I have just asked the seller how much would dual-quad core processors cost on the second machine. I really want this feature.

But sadly I couldn't get the advanced funding from Centrelink yesterday. While they told me that they could only give me up to a extra $1000.00 AUD at the most, I thought about it some more as I waited for them to call me for a interview. I wouldn't be able to the entire extra $1000.00 AUD just for financing my new PC. as some of that would need for living expenses.

So when they called me, I declined the offer.

Sadly, I walked away :(

Today, I had a look through our local Harvey Norman. The place only had displayed filled with laptops and a few dual-core desktops.

Sadly, I walked away :(

So, it would seem I will be playing patience instead of the Elite - Dangerous - Alpha/Beta and until I won't even have a machine perhaps until sometime during march next year.

I do wish it had been a April game release as I had originally thought.
 

jabokai

jabokai
Commander Mick said:
So, it would seem I will be playing patience instead of the Elite - Dangerous - Alpha/Beta and until I won't even have a machine perhaps until sometime during march next year.

I do wish it had been a April game release as I had originally thought.
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Not to be rude, and I may have the wrong person, but didn't you spend a rather large amount on the game rewards and bits of stuff that went along with it (t-shirts, mugs, models, etc)? Wouldn't it have been better to spend £40 on the game and the rest on a PC to play it on!?
 

Greeboski

G
jabokai said:
Not to be rude, and I may have the wrong person, but didn't you spend a rather large amount on the game rewards and bits of stuff that went along with it (t-shirts, mugs, models, etc)? Wouldn't it have been better to spend £40 on the game and the rest on a PC to play it on!?
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no point haveing a pc witghout a mug for the coffee , even if you have to drop the settings you still gotta have that coffee there ;)
 

jabokai

jabokai
Greeboski said:
no point haveing a pc witghout a mug for the coffee , even if you have to drop the settings you still gotta have that coffee there ;)
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Well, okay then, £40 for the game and £20 (or whatever it was) for the mug then! :p

I think he bought space station name pledge level and one of the models (way overpriced IMHO)... yeah, here - that's about £1100 on the game and rewards, that would have bought a decent rig!

Maybe, Mick, you could ask if you could cancel the physical rewards? It would go a decent way towards a PC capable of playing the actual game!
 

Greeboski

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jabokai said:
Well, okay then, £40 for the game and £20 (or whatever it was) for the mug then! :p

I think he bought space station name pledge level and one of the models (way overpriced IMHO)... yeah, here - that's about £1100 on the game and rewards, that would have bought a decent rig!

Maybe, Mick, you could ask if you could cancel the physical rewards? It would go a decent way towards a PC capable of playing the actual game!
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yeah £1100 is a lot of mugs or whatever , tho all in i gotta be closing somewhere around 3k with my pledge and rig
 

Commander Mick

Commander Mick
jabokai said:
Not to be rude, and I may have the wrong person, but didn't you spend a rather large amount on the game rewards and bits of stuff that went along with it (t-shirts, mugs, models, etc)? Wouldn't it have been better to spend £40 on the game and the rest on a PC to play it on!?
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Good point, and sorry if O d sound a little sorry for myself.

Though, my heart is set on all rewards, with the exception of Alpha/Beta access.

I'm thinking about asking if it's possible to gift my ]b]Alpha/Beta[/b] access to somebody else.

Just thinking about it......mind you.
 

Erimus Kamzel

Erimus Kamzel
I may be able to get my computer a month early and join beta 1 as I've managed to save a little more each month than originally planned... almost there now :smilie:

So I've been looking at some systems and would really appreciate input from anyone more experienced in such things on what to go for. Bear in mind I'm set on a mini-pc due to space limitations.

These are what I've been looking at:

#1

#2


#3 is a build from www.dinopc.com. Has anyone dealt with dinopc.com before? Are they recommended?

#3
  • Intel Core i5 4570
  • Gigabyte H87N-Wifi
  • 8GB Corsair 1600mhz Vengeance (2x4GB)
  • Toshiba 128GB SSD (will add a 2nd 500GB HD later)
  • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2GB
  • 650W Corsair TX V2
  • £824 (with Windows 8.1)


Lastly from PC Specialists:

#4
  • Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4670 (3.4GHz) 6MB Cache
  • ASUS® MAXIMUS VI IMPACT: Mini-ITX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, WIFI
  • 8GB KINGSTON HYPERX BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2400MHz X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
  • 2GB AMD RADEON™ R9 270
  • 120GB KINGSTON V300 SSD, SATA 6 Gb (450MB/R, 450MB/W)
  • CORSAIR 650W VS SERIES™ VS-650 POWER SUPPLY
  • Processor Cooling CoolerMaster Seidon 120M High Performance CPU Cooler
  • £943 (with Windows 8.1)

This last one is more expensive despite the cheaper video card but I think its more future proof with the best motherboard and a 650W PSU which allows more options when updating the video card later. Is that correct? Its also got a better CPU Cooler than the previous three.

If I went for #4 I'd miss beta 1 and have to save for another month or two in time for beta 2 (that's not really an issue for me though, its more important to get the better valued PC).


Really would like some opinions on these rigs or similar alternatives if you have any, as its a big decision and I haven't bought a gaming PC for years! I'm way out of the loop on all this modern stuff :eek:
 

Maxeren

Maxeren
Erimus said:
Lastly from PC Specialists:

#4
  • Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4670 (3.4GHz) 6MB Cache
  • ASUS® MAXIMUS VI IMPACT: Mini-ITX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, WIFI
  • 8GB KINGSTON HYPERX BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2400MHz X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
  • 2GB AMD RADEON™ R9 270
  • 120GB KINGSTON V300 SSD, SATA 6 Gb (450MB/R, 450MB/W)
  • CORSAIR 650W VS SERIES™ VS-650 POWER SUPPLY
  • Processor Cooling CoolerMaster Seidon 120M High Performance CPU Cooler
  • £943 (with Windows 8.1)
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Bigger SSD drive.. for god sakes a bigger SSD! 120gb is not much when windows has gobbled up 32-40gb of it! :eek:
 
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