New parts on the way

Easto · Post by **Easto** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 8:42 am

The new room is about finished so I pulled the trigger on the new computer parts. I'm sticking with the same Case (Super Micro Tower), PSU (PCP&C 750w) and Vid Card (8800GTS) for now in order to save a few bucks (and hopefully be able to afford the DSLR I want for Christmas). I'm not using any SATA 6 Gb/s hardware yet and I like the idea that the Mobo has some room for me to grow into. I'm also interested in seeing if my music software (Cubase) enjoys 8gb ram as opposed to 4gb before. I'm not gaming and I don't watch movies on my computer so I went with this monitor. For no other reason than it was on sale and had good reviews and was at a nice price point (I didn't need a HDMI option).

Mobo: ASUS P8Z68-V PRO
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500 Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz
Mem: CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C8
Monitor: Acer G235HAbd 23'' 5ms 1920x1080

loop2kil · Post by **loop2kil** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 10:02 pm

Looks good...you should be set for a few more years. What OS you planning on running?

Easto · Post by **Easto** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 9:04 am

Win7 64 bit.

Ken · Post by **Ken** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 2:04 pm

Nice selections, all are rated high. That should be a good set up. What hdd's are you using?

Easto · Post by **Easto** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 11:24 pm

Ken wrote:Nice selections, all are rated high. That should be a good set up. What hdd's are you using?

Thanks! Just some WD Black label 7200 stuff. I still need to upgrade to some SATA 6gb stuff.

I just got it together this morning. Nothing like the nice crisp feeling of a fresh install. So far everythings been pretty straight forward. More than I can ask for.

Easto · Post by **Easto** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 11:33 am

The Acer monitor is a pretty nice bang for the buck deal. I think I paid $140 and it's pretty damn nice. Not sure how it will hold up with gaming but it sure is a lot brighter and cleaner than my 6 year old Benq. I'm really enjoying this monitor.

Easto · Post by **Easto** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 10:49 pm

After almost 1 month I have to say this new setup feels really good. I've setup the bios for "performance" and this thing really sings. I've seen the turbo boost kick the CPU up to 4.2ghz, I think I can tweak the mem settings a bit more but for now... One happy camper. Once I get my music program up and running I may add another 8 gig of mem just for the fun of it. But honestly, I'm nowhere near taking this thing for a ride. I would like to get a better CPU cooler though. Not that there are any problems with overheating at all, it's kind of cool her today and all 4 cores are running at 28-32c during average use. Sometimes I may see 42-46c when its hot in the house but other than that... Bingo!

Easto · Post by **Easto** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 11:20 pm

I did forget to mention the Echo Gina 3g soundcard that is performing incredibly. Great bargains on this stuff on ebay. Got it for $100. A freaking miracle.