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Red Destroyer (First Build)

by GamerMaximus

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Date Published

Nov. 9, 2016

CPU Clock Rate

3.2 GHz

GPU Core Clock Rate

1.506 GHz

GPU Effective Memory Clock Rate

8.1 GHz

Description

i use this build for gaming at 1080p which this handles like a boss i know that i shouldnt have gone with the water cooler because my cpu isnt overclockable i mostly did it for the looks(I tried my best to stick with the red and black build which I think I accomplished because it looks very cool) . I spent all summer saving up for this build and everything was pretty easy to put together and for this being my first build I was pretty happy to turn it on and see that it works :) I love comments and feedback thanks!!! P.S. im planning on upgrading the ram and maybe more storage

Thanks!

Part Reviews

CPU

Intel - Core i5-4460 3.2 GHz Quad-Core Processor

Great for gaming at a budget i love it

CPU Cooler

Corsair - H60 54 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

Great cpu cooler keeps everything at 27 degrees at idle around 50 to 60 on load.

Motherboard

MSI - Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard

Great looking board alot of fan headers M.2 Slot and lots of options for storage

Memory

G.Skill - Ripjaws X Series 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR3-1600 Memory

Great budget RAM looks great in my build

Storage

Kingston - SSDNow V300 Series 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Great storage accept the red and black ones were not available so they gave me a silver one :(

Storage

Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

Decent speeds great for mass storage

Video Card

MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6 GB GAMING X Video Card

Beast of a graphics card im my opinion Works great and stays cool under load

Case

NZXT - S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case

LOTS of room for cable management and looks great in general

Power Supply

Corsair - CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply

Good psu for the price

Comments Sorted by:

LordofTech 2 points 27 months ago

Good job, like the build. Small improvements could be made but like your first build. Very cost effective for a gaming computer.

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GamerMaximus submitter 1 Build 2 points 27 months ago

Thanks :)

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_Otaku_ 1 point 27 months ago

Good job on the build. What are some benchmarks of this build? Also on that note, why didn't you go with the i3 skylake build for about the same performance in SOME GAMES.

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GamerMaximus submitter 1 Build 1 point 27 months ago

i went with the i5 because my friend recommended it for me. And i am thinking of adding some benchmarks

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Gooberdad 10 Builds 1 point 27 months ago

Looks good. The 1060 looks like like the card to get for 1080p gaming.

Thumbs up.

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GamerMaximus submitter 1 Build 1 point 27 months ago

I like the 1060 a lot it is really good so far i have been playing light games like csgo tf2 and cod and it performs great!

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CrimzonSlayeRx 1 point 27 months ago

this deserves to be featured, because of the parts choice, VERY budget friendly, might just copy this for the Build im making for a friend.

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GamerMaximus submitter 1 Build 1 point 27 months ago

Awesome thanks :)

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00cosgovep 1 point 27 months ago

Looks clean.

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GamerMaximus submitter 1 Build 1 point 27 months ago

Thanks!

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edog6901 1 point 27 months ago

good job like like lordotic said small improvements could be made but no biggy

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Dolnyx 1 point 27 months ago

Did you have to buy those red wires separately or did they come with something? Probably a stupid question.

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GamerMaximus submitter 1 Build 1 point 27 months ago

i bought them off of amazon for like 13 dollars each, I also bought the LED strip off of amazon. The cables are the silverstone cable extensions and the LED is the bitfenix alchemy LEDS

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Aiden_rabe 1 point 27 months ago

any bottle necking?

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GamerMaximus submitter 1 Build 1 point 27 months ago

Nope

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MARCOzid 1 point 25 months ago

do the 2 GPU fans spin together at 60c? or only 1

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GamerMaximus submitter 1 Build 1 point 24 months ago

The GPU fans do not spin until the card has reached 60 degrees, At 60 Degrees both fans will start spinning

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MARCOzid 1 point 24 months ago

what is ur idle gpu temp while fans don't spin?and is ur room cold?

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GamerMaximus submitter 1 Build 1 point 23 months ago

my idle temps are around 35-45 degrees and under load the highest theve gotten playing overwatch at max settings and cod at mid settings is 65

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MARCOzid 1 point 23 months ago

ur country cold or hot?

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GamerMaximus submitter 1 Build 1 point 23 months ago

right now it is cold because we just had a snow storm but it is starting to warm up.

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moonmilkymonkey 1 point 25 months ago

hello i would like to know how to unblock my internet connection because of the killer network manager did you have some tips for ? And why i cant see the network usage on the taskmanager ? :( pls help

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GamerMaximus submitter 1 Build 1 point 24 months ago

I would not know how to fix that because i havent run into the same problem. Sorry :(

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MARCOzid 1 point 22 months ago

what is your idle GPU temperature while fans no spin? and is your country cold or hot?

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GamerMaximus submitter 1 Build 1 point 27 months ago

Thank you very much I was about to go with white and black but i decided on the black and red because my favorite color is red and red and black Looks really cool

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