rgangsta 43 Report post Posted April 15, 2018 I've finally built my first PC! Tengu WRAITH Now, it doesn't have the best, top of the line parts (yet), but it is powerful enough for me to do what I want it to: which is photo editing, logo design, and game design. My old PC couldn't handle the tasks I was throwing at it. In some occasions, I could only run one program at a time. With this new, wonderful machine, these ailments have become a thing of the past. Nothing but buttery smooth performance thus far. Again, not the most advanced PC build out there but it is a start. Specs: CPU: Intel i3-7100 @ 3.9GHz Motherboard: MSI H110M Grenade Memory: 8GB Patriot Viper DDR4 GPU: MSI GeForce GT 710 2GB GDDR5 Power: Thermaltake Smart 600W (was Excelvan 500W) Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv mATX (Black) HDD: 2x 500GB 2.5", 200GB 3.5" (also a mix of 1TB and 2TB externals) Future Upgrades and Accesories: Replace CPU cooler with NZXT Kraken Liquid RGB Cooler Replace current GPU with the MSI GTX 960 I bought a few years back. Once it's returned to me.... Upgrade to 12GB or 16GB RAM. Will depend on my needs. Replace the main 3.5" drive with a 2TB 3.5". Also, add two solid state drives (around 250GB each; hoping for price drops) and one M.2 chip. Interior lighting strips. RGB fans...maybe...too much light may get annoying since this thing is right next to my face. New keyboard and mouse. Preferably an RGB keyboard for late night gaming and designing. New HD display. Pics: What do you guys think? Any suggestions? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marked 197 Report post Posted April 15, 2018 Nice. I like the side being all glass - I'm thinking of upgrading my case to NZXT Source Elite myself. I already have the old version of the duel fan kraken for CPU cooling, but the new one looks wae cooler :( (the pun tho) For your purposes, it looks like your most important upgrades are SSD for boot (if you haven't got it already), RAM and then possibly CPU (depending on whether the software you use benefits from multiple cores... presumably it does). Especially the RAM though, at least for me my cmoputer is very RAM hungry and would stutter with only 8GB. Which it did so that time I took out a stick and gave it to my gf for her PC... damn I'm romantic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rgangsta 43 Report post Posted April 16, 2018 :lmao: :lmao: nice pun! 16GB RAM it is! I'm happy with the CPU for now; I'll wait maybe 1 or two years when its done serving its purpose. SSD is definitely high on my priority list. I need function before form. You, sir, are the most romantic person I know! Well done :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marked 197 Report post Posted April 16, 2018 Ya your CPU has quite a high clockspeed. Many people would look at it and say, i3, 2 cores u need 2 upgrade that bro, but in fact you just need to put it into practice and then decide whether or not it does what you need it to. In that respect, it's important to correctly ID the bottlenecks, i.e. is this slow because of the RAM or is it the CPU? (sorry if this is super obvious stuff) Anyway, look at this baby. Isn't she beautiful: We should totally make a thread to show off our rigs. 1 rgangsta reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rgangsta 43 Report post Posted April 16, 2018 Many people would look at it and say, i3, 2 cores u need 2 upgrade that bro, but in fact you just need to put it into practice and then decide whether or not it does what you need it to. In that respect, it's important to correctly ID the bottlenecks, i.e. is this slow because of the RAM or is it the CPU? (sorry if this is super obvious stuff) Yep! I bought it specifically because of the clock speed even though it's an i3. I thought it was pretty decent for what it is. I'm leaning heavily towards upping the RAM. As of right now, though, the system is running smooth so I won't upgrade just yet. Anyway, look at this baby. Isn't she beautiful: We should totally make a thread to show off our rigs. YAAAAAAASSSSSSS! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marked 197 Report post Posted May 7, 2018 *hijacks thread* I went ahead and bought that case. Here she is, sitting on my kitchen table which is a hack of a mess: I also bought a matching case for bae for her PC. :love: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rgangsta 43 Report post Posted May 20, 2018 Hot damn! :excited: :excited: wanna trade? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
