I have build over 100 custom computers for a variety of clients. Please contact me if you are interested in getting the best value in a computer at any price.
I have been building computers since I was eleven. My first computer build was a Athlon XP 2200+ with 256MB of ram and a 40GB hard drive. My current computer is a bit faster. It is built around the Intel Z68 chipset and Sandy Bridge CPU.
| Item | Overclock / Configuration | Link | |
| Motherboard | ASRock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 | Newegg | |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge | OC: 5.0 GHz, 1.304v | Newegg |
| Memory | Patriot Signature 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 | OC: DDR3 1866 10-9-9-24 1T, 1.58v | Newegg (2) |
| Video Card | Sapphire 6950 2GB | Unlocked to 6970 (1536 sharers)OC: 985/1350 MHz, 1.140v | |
| SSD (Boot) | OCZ Agility 3 120GB Sandforce SSD | Newegg | |
| Hard Drives | 3x Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB (Intel Raid 0) | 400GB Striped Program Partition2.4TB Data Partition | Newegg |
| Hard Drives | WD 1TB SATA (Backup) | ||
| Case | Antec Twelve Hundred | ||
| Power Supply | AZZA Dynamo 850W | Newegg | |
| CPU Cooler | Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo | 2x Cooler Master 9-blade 120mm Fan (push-pull) | Newegg |
| Fans | 1 – 200mm (top, exhaust)8 – 120mm (4 intake, 2 CPU, 2 exhaust)2 – GPU stock fans1 – 140mm (PSU) | ||
| Keyboard | Logitech G15 | Newegg | |
| Mouse | Logitech G9 | Newegg | |
| Audio | Creative PCIe Sound Blaster X-Fi TitaniumSony MDR-XB500
Creative Fatal1ty Gaming Headset Mk.II Creative 7.1 Speakers |
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| Monitors | 1 – 28″ Widescreen LCD (1920×1200)1 – 17″ LCDs (1280×1024) |
Benchmarks
3DMark Vantage
CPU: 25453 - GPU:24767
Windows Experience Index (WEI)
Processor: 7.7
RAM: 7.8
Graphics: 7.9/7.9
Hard Disk: 7.7
Cinebench R11.5
Multi-threaded: 7.80 - Single-threaded: 1.98
Triple-monitor setup