Waiting almost a month for all parts to arrive in the mail, finally they're all here.

Parts used

Motherboard - Gigabyte z170n gaming 5 mini itx $180
CPU - Intel i7 6700k $330
GPU - Colorful Nvidia GTX 1070 $450
Ram - 16gb Kingston hyper x fury DDR4 ram sticks $80
CPU cooler - Nzxt Kraken x61 liquid cooler $120
PSU - Corsair sf450w $90
SSD - 256gb samsung evo 850 $130
PC CASE - Nzxt mini manta itx case $120

Total cost minus shipping and tax $1500

Will post pictures and videos as I assemble this bad boy toooooonight !

Teasers

wow thats some really great specs you have there. i sold same GPU for a friend.
i notice there arent much PC gamers here on this forum, am from Ghana and i am creating a group on facebook for both Nigerians and Ghanaian PC gamers.
would love to make you an admin for the Nigerians side so we can have one big community.
My Origin acc is Defcon_300
My Steam acc is crackeaz
email is crackeaz@gmail.com
Facebook group is Enthusiast PC Gamerz

is that a projector u are using ? if so then its really clear

blackammo:
is that a projector u are using ? if so then its really clear

It's a benq 3D DLP 1080p, it's a 120 inch projector that puts cinema projectors to shame - at least the ones I've been to.

Pc gamer here too

Since this is all about first build, i managed to pull up an old pic of my first intel core i build.
Specs:
Sapphire R9 280
Motherboard-Ecs > Z77H-A3 (V1.2)
1tb hdd
Intel core i5- 3570k cpu
Seasonic 650watt psu
6gigs ram
24" Samsung screen

Late posts

The psu cables were way too short.
I had to buy a new psu with lengthier cables which hasn't arrived yet.

Note that current psu ( Corsair sf 450w is now for sale )

Dude would be really cool if u join the Facebook group #Enthusiast PC Gamerz and post your build pictures and video log there too

Good cable managmemet, but I hope slotting in the ram won't be a hussle and u are doing very good so far as its ur first build

Tho the pascal cards has low TDP and ur motherboard is a mini- ITX it would still be wise to use anything from 650watts power supply. And make sure to buy a modular power supply rather if u can. I Couldn't help to also notice that with the type of GPU u are using it is important to check ur ventilation ( air intake and exhaust ) usually with mini builds like this, reference models or shrouded GPUs are better fit since they exhaust air outside rather than inside. So far it impressive just make sure to have a good vents

I haven't even done any cable management.
Ram sticks have been installed and the new psu is a corsair 650w.


Will check out your Facebook group later today.

chidi2pus:
I haven't even done any cable management.
Ram sticks have been installed and the new psu is a corsair 650w.


Will check out your Facebook group later today.

Why don't u just buy latest alienware?
Secondly, are u in Nigeria?

willian10:

Why don't u just buy latest alienware?
Secondly, are u in Nigeria?

Lol, alienwares are overpriced and underpowered pcs.
Much more cheaper building your own rig and you get customizability all the way.
I'm in Benin city, Nigeria.

chidi2pus:



Lol, alienwares are overpriced and underpowered pcs.
Much more cheaper building your own rig and you get customizability all the way.
I'm in Benin city, Nigeria.

Which game can this play that alienware won't be able to play? Or why don't u prefer PS4, cos wat u listed here minus shipping & tax, it'll be 2 iPhone 7 & still collect change

chidi2pus:



Lol, alienwares are overpriced and underpowered pcs.
Much more cheaper building your own rig and you get customizability all the way.
I'm in Benin city, Nigeria.

That's very true branded systems are a complete waste of cash and has no flexibility specs wise

willian10:

Which game can this play that alienware won't be able to play? Or why don't u prefer PS4, cos wat u listed here minus shipping & tax, it'll be 2 iPhone 7 & still collect change

U still don't get it when it come branded PC, they are a liability. Consol's have no upgrade capabilities, now for those who want quality graphics now have to upgrade to the upcoming console. They are cheaper yes! But now u cab build upgradeable gaming rigs for the same amount and even enjoy quality graphics. See there are a lots of advantages to PC than console.

willian10:

Which game can this play that alienware won't be able to play? Or why don't u prefer PS4, cos wat u listed here minus shipping & tax, it'll be 2 iPhone 7 & still collect change

If you've played games on 1080p/ultra settings/60fps you'll never want to go down the console ground.

For alienwares, it costs almost twice to get a pc of my specs and you can't always upgrade some parts like the GPU which means in a few years, your specs may be outdated.

And oh, I do have a ps4 and after hooking it up to my 120 inch, the medium looking textures are more obvious few games are 60fps.

I know pc gaming is expensive, yeah, but other things are expensive too like popping bottles in da club or buying gifts for the girlfriend.

Passion and money has to go somewhere I believe.

Am a noob when it comes to gaming rig! Please help me determine can this HP workstations xw6200 can be upgraded to use latest graphics and processor components... It comes with Intel xenon dual slot @3.4qhz each and ddr2 slots

This is really old stuff would advise u to save and do a fresh build that would really help u. U can get ur self a new mid-range gaming PC for about 500$ if u are on a low budget

As earlier said, branded pcs can't be really upgraded.

Ddr2 boards are way too old.
I'd advise you go for a fresh pc build.

These days, pc gaming is not as expensive as it used to be

Chidi2pus don't forget to post ur build in the facebook page looking forward to see it there. Will be doing a fresh build for a friend soon will post a pregress build there my self

blackammo:
This is really old stuff would advise u to save and do a fresh build that would really help u. U can get ur self a new mid-range gaming PC for about 500$ if u are on a low budget

Thanks for enlightenment, please I'll like to know what is really old about that workstation? The DDR2 or it xenon proc?

blackammo:
wow thats some really great specs you have there. i sold same GPU for a friend.
i notice there arent much PC gamers here on this forum, am from Ghana and i am creating a group on facebook for both Nigerians and Ghanaian PC gamers.
would love to make you an admin for the Nigerians side so we can have one big community.
My Origin acc is Defcon_300
My Steam acc is crackeaz
email is crackeaz@gmail.com
Facebook group is Enthusiast PC Gamerz

Just added you on Origin..can't find you on steam. add ine BlivAK

chidi2pus:
Waiting almost a month for all parts to arrive in the mail, finally they're all here.

Parts used

Motherboard - Gigabyte z170n gaming 5 mini itx $180
CPU - Intel i7 6700k $330
GPU - Colorful Nvidia GTX 1070 $450
Ram - 16gb Kingston hyper x fury DDR4 ram sticks $80
CPU cooler - Nzxt Kraken x61 liquid cooler $120
PSU - Corsair sf450w $90
SSD - 256gb samsung evo 850 $130
PC CASE - Nzxt mini manta itx case $120

Total cost minus shipping and tax $1500

Will post pictures and videos as I assemble this bad boy toooooonight !

You pulled it off bro..nice one...well picked parts. Did you do a video build too...link me up with it. what games are you getting? Add me on Steam & Origin when you setup BlivAK

chidi2pus:



Lol, alienwares are overpriced and underpowered pcs.
Much more cheaper building your own rig and you get customizability all the way.
I'm in Benin city, Nigeria.

owiedo?

chidi2pus:



If you've played games on 1080p/ultra settings/60fps you'll never want to go down the console ground.

For alienwares, it costs almost twice to get a pc of my specs and you can't always upgrade some parts like the GPU which means in a few years, your specs may be outdated.

And oh, I do have a ps4 and after hooking it up to my 120 inch, the medium looking textures are more obvious few games are 60fps.

I know pc gaming is expensive, yeah, but other things are expensive too like popping bottles in da club or buying gifts for the girlfriend.

Passion and money has to go somewhere I believe.

Add my PSN ID: BlivAK

chidi2pus:
Late posts

Hehe....PCPP

yemkoguru:
Thanks for enlightenment, please I'll like to know what is really old about that workstation? The DDR2 or it xenon proc?

Well no offense here, xenon are not meant for gaming, the architecture used to design those CPU is entirely different.and just like chidi2pus said ddr2 is way old and even the highest speed u can get with ddr2 is 1066MHz which is not common to come by and also too slow to handle data request when playing games. With ddr3 u can get as far as 2400MHz speed.ddr2 motherboards cannot handle current GPUs, u will run into many issues. The truth is it's no longer recommended for gaming. It would be unprofessional to advise u to upgrade this PC. Upgrading this PC would totally be a waste of resources so yea everything about this is old

Gat that thanks