FF Hardware Upgrade History thread

[Lenny]

The purpose of this thread is to have a central place where we can keep a history of the upgrades we do to our gaming rigs. You can start with your current rig and track upgrades starting now or you can dig through your old receipts from the last year or two and start off with some history.

You could also optionally link your post here in your sig for quick reference for yourself and others.

The format of this thread will be similar to these other threads:

Fragging Frogs Sig Thread
Fragging Frogs Game List Thread

As such the basic rules are:

• No discussion allowed in this thread
• One post per person containing ONLY their hardware upgrade history
• Edit your post as often as you like as you upgrade your rig
• If you have a question or want to discuss this thread PM a Gaming moderator or start a new thread in the Gaming or Fragging Frogs forums.
  
• You do NOT need to be a Fragging Frog to use this thread. All PCPER members are welcome to maintain a post here.

You are free to use whatever format you want. Just keep in mind that the idea is to track your rig upgrade history. It's not meant to just describe your rig. That's what the Fragging Frogs Sig Thread is primarily for.

[Lenny]

Current System

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System build history

April 2012
$60 - Rosewill HIVE-750 watt PSU

March 2012
$160 - ASUS VS247H-P 23.6" 2ms LED monitor

October 2011
$19 - Asus Xonar DG 5.1 sound card

September 2011
$0 - Gigabyte GTX-460 (thanks Matt & Tom!)

August 2011
$40 - Corsair HS1A headset (Didn't like the closed ear design so I gave them to Buu and kept my Sennheiser PC150's)

June 2011
$0 - EVGA GTX 460 SE (thanks Brent!)
$80 - 8GB RAM (2 x 4GB) G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series DDR3-1600 F3-12800CL8D-8GBXM (Replaced 4 x 2GB G.SKILL Ripjaws Series)

December 2010
$29 - Logitech G9x Wired Laser 5700 dpi Gaming Mouse

November 2010
$50 - Upgrade to 8 GB RAM. Added - G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL
$25 - ZALMAN CNPS10X FLEX CPU Cooler (previously using OCZ Vendetta)

September 2010
$50 - HIS 4870 512 MB video card

May 2010 (<-- click to see upgrade discussion thread in Gaming)
$205 - AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Thuban 2.8GHz 125w AM3 CPU @ Newegg
$115 - G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)
-$20 - CPU + RAM combo discount
$125 - GIGABYTE GA-890GPA-UD3H AM3 AMD 890GX HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard @ Newegg - (Manufacturer link)
$ 23 - LITE-ON Black SATA DVD Writer - LightScribe Support - OEM
$ 90 - Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$ 30 - Used Antec 900 case and OCZ Vendetta (courtesy of StillfunkyB)
-----
$568

October 2009
$50 - Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (clean install, Windows XP Home previously)
$ 0 - Increased RAM from 2 to 3 GB DDR (added 1 GB DDR RAM - 2x512 MB Corsair value PC3200 pulled from other system)

July 2009
$35 - Asus 9600 GSO 384 MB video card

April 2009
$15 - PNY 7900 GS video card (used)

February 2009
$140 - Asus VW224U 22" Widescreen LCD monitor

September 2008
$21 - Logitech MX518 gaming mouse (replaced a MX510)

April 2007
$96 - Athlon 64 X2 3800+ (Toledo core) socket 939 CPU

Feb 2007
$ 77 - Creative X-Fi

Jan 2007
$ 50 - Antec Neo HE 550w PS (5 year warranty)
$ 34 - Zalman CNPS7000-Cu Copper CPU Cooler
$ 10 - Zalman ZM-NBF47 fanless chipset cooler

Dec 2006
$ 0 - Ultra Wizard Blue Case

Sept 2006
$255 - Viewsonic VX922 19" 2ms LCD
$ 35 - Liteon DVD burner

July 2006
$ 90 - Seagate 320 GB SATA

May 2006
$159 - EVGA 7600GT PCIe

April 2006
$35 - zBoard MERC gaming keyboard

Dec 2005
$ 49 - Seagate 160 GB IDE

Nov 2005
$ 24 - Logitech Red MX-510 mouse

Aug 2005
$257 - OCZ DDR400 2x1G DDR (2 GB total)

June 2005
$ 33 - Zalman VF700-CU VGA Cooler (for MSI 6600GT)

March 2005
$114 - Corsair 2x512MB DDR (1 GB total)
$153 - A64 3000+ (Winchester core)
$102 - Chaintech VNF4 Ultra
$178 - MSI 6600GT PCIe
$ 88 - Fortron "Blue Storm" 500W PSU

Prior to March 2005
$??? - Samsung 955DF 19" CRT monitor

[zetachi]

NEW Main Gaming Rig 01/11

Intel I7 930 180x22 3.959Ghz

Cooler Master Hyper 212\CoolerMaster H70

COOLER MASTER RC-692-KKN2 CM690 II Advanced Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply


CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TR3X6G1600C9\Upgrade to 12GB

PNY GTX460 SLI

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

(X-FI Extreme Gamer sitting in limbo)PC150 Headphones/SteelSeries 5Hv2

main gaming Rig-Convert to WHS 10/31/08 5/21/10 6/30/10

[COLOR="Red"]CPU Q6600 SLACR
Cooler XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler
Case Antec 300
RAM OCZ Platinum Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
PSU OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS 600W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
MOBO ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX
Printer Canon Pixima MP970 AIO
EVGA GFX260 EVGA\ BFG8800GT
LG Black 6X Blu-ray Disc Burner & HD DVD-ROM Drive SATA Model GGW-H20L
Samsung 226BW 22" LCDAudigy 2 Zs---
Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARS 2TB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
Vista Ultimate 64/Windows 7 Ultimate 64
Logitech G9/Logitech G15
ASUS VW224U Black 22"

Main game rig-Moving to WHS 10/31/08

[COLOR="DarkGreen"]Opteron 144 to AMD Opteron 165 CCBBE
Thermalright XP-90C/Panaflo
Asus A8N-SLI Premium
Patriot PC3200LL 2-3-2-5-T1 2GBDual Channel/ 1 GB Mushkin "Blues"Dual Channel
WD 320 GB , WD 500 GB SATA
EVGA 7800---- Saphirre x1950 Pro---- EVGA 7900 GT CO SLI----BFG 8800 GT OC/ Accelero S1/ Panaflo 120mm
Aspire X SuperAlien/ Corsair HX520
Vista Ultimate/Windows 7 Dual BootRetired to my sister-Inlaws
Dell 21" CRT---

Wifes rig/folder

ASUS ENGTS250 DK/HTDI/512
Fatality abit sli board an9 32x
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Black Edition
OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ600MXSP 600W
LITE-ON 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model iHAS122-04 - OEM
EDIMAX EW-7728In 32bit PCI Wireless 802.11n Draft 2.0 PCI Card - Retail
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 64 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail
CORSAIR XMS2 4GB PC2-6400 DDR2-800 Memory Kit TWIN2X4096-6400C5
Windows 7 Ultimate 64
NZXT Guardian 921 CS-NT-GD921-B

Current in Red

Work in Progress

[fatlazyhomer]

1/8/08 - HannsG 28" LCD - 575$

[mmettin]

Gaming Rig A/O 01/2011
Updates in Red

Intel Core I7-950 (170x24 4.08 GHz) 12/2010
Gigabyte X58A-UD3R 12/2010
G.Skill 6gig kit (3x2gig F3-12800)12/2010
Corsair 800D Case
Intel X25-M 80 gig (OS)
WD 1TB caviar black (sata 3 aka 6G) [Games Drive]
WD 1TB caviar black (sata 2)
X-Fi Extreme gamer
Logitech MX518 Mouse
C4Ngen Mousepad
Logitech G15V2 Keyboard




Gaming Rig A/O 11/2010
Corsair 800D Case
Q6600 Go Stepping (9*335 3Ghz)
TRUE 120
Gigabyte EP45-UD3P
Gigabyte GTX460 IGI 11-23-10
Corsair TX950W 11-23-10
Corsair DHX DDR2 800 (2x2gig)
Intel X25-M 80 gig (OS)
WD 1TB caviar black (sata 3 aka 6G) [Games Drive] 11-2-2010
WD 1TB caviar black (sata 2)
X-Fi Extreme gamer
Logitech G5v2 Mouse
C4Ngen Mousepad
Logitech G15V2 Keyboard







Gaming Rig 5-23-2010

Corsair 800D Case - 5-18-2010
Q6600 GO Stepping (9*335 3 GHz)
TRUE 120
Gigabyte EP45-UD3P
Corsair DHX DDR2 800(2x2 Gig)
BFG GTX285
Intel X25-M (V2) 80 gig (OS) - 3-1-2010
WD Caviar Black 1TB (Games)
X-FI Extreme Gamer
Logitech G5v2 Mouse
C4NGen Mousepad
Logitech G15V2 Keyboard







Main Gaming Rig 2-8-08


Q6600 Go stepping (9*335 3015 mHZ)
Zalman CNPS9500A ??-08 Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme
Asus P5B-MX>GA-P35-DS3L 3-20-08
2X1 Gig DDR2 800 (GSKILL 3-20-08) 10-10-08 2x2GB Corsair XMS2 DHX 4,4,4,12
Evga 8800GT Superclocked 10-11-08 Evga GTX280
Couple of 300 GIG Sata drives (one os & junk, other for games )
On-board Sound {3-29-08 X-Fi Extreme Gamer}
Logitech MX-518 mouse
C4N-gen mouse pad
Logitech V2 G15 Keyboard (2-15-08)

[Activate: AMD]

UPDATED 6-20-2011


Gaming Rig:
CPU// Intel Core i7-950 (OC'd to 4.03GHz)
HSF // Thermalright Venomous X
Mobo // Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R
RAM // OCZ Gold 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 1600 8-8-8
GPU // 2x EVGA GTX 460 (Fermi) @ 840/1640 (stock 720/1600)
PSU // Corsair TX950W
HDD // OCZ Agility 2 120GB SSD OS
HDD // Western Digital Black 1TB 7200rpm
HDD // Samsung F3 1TB 7200rpm
HDD // 2x WD W10EADS 1TB Green drives
Sound // Onboard
Headphones // Sennheiser HD 555
Monitor // 2x Asus W236H 23" 1080p
Optical // LG Blu-Ray Reader
Keyboard // Logitech G15
Mouse // Logitech MX 518
Mouse Pad // SteelPad Steelseries SP hardpad
Case // Corsair 800D
OS // Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit

Home Theater PC

CPU// AMD E-350 (Zacate) Dual Core 1.6ghz
Mobo // MSI E350IS-E45 mini ITX
RAM // G.Skill RipjawsX DDR3 1600 (1x4GB)
GPU // Radeon 6310 integrated into CPU
Case // Lian Li PC-09B mini-ITX
PSU // 80w PicoPSU integrated into case with external power brick
HDD // Adata S596 64GB SSD (OS)
Sound // Bitstreaming over HDMI
Misc // Ceton InfiniTV4 Quad CableCard Tuner
Speakers // Polk Audio Monitor 40 (front)& 30's (Rears) PSW505 (Sub) running through Yamaha V765
Monitor // LG 32" 1080p
Keyboard/Mouse // S510 Wireless Combo
Remote // Logitech Harmony One
OS // Windows 7 Professional 64-bit

Home Server
Total Storage HDD space: 12TB
CPU// Intel E6500 Dual Core (downclocked to 1.4ghz)
HSF // Stock Intel
Mobo // Asus G41 mATX
RAM // G.Skill RipjawsX DDR3 1600 (1x4GB)
GPU // Onboard
PSU // Antec BP550 modular 550W
OS HDD // 1x Seagate 320GB 2.5" 7200RPM
Storage HDD 4x Hitachi 5k3000 2TB SATA Drives
Storage 2 HDD 2x WD Green W20EARS 5400RPM SATA
SAS controller IBM BR10i
Case // Lian Li PC-V354b
OS // Windows Home Server 2011


Folding Rig

CPU// 2x Intel L5640 Xeon Hex Core (westmere) overclocked to 3.6 GHz (18*200)
HSF // 2x Cogage TRUE Spirit
Mobo // EVGA SR-2 Classified
RAM // 6x2GB Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600 (7-8-7-20)
GPU // Asus AMD Radeon 5450 (passive)
PSU // Corsair AX1200
HDD // 1x Seagate 320GB 7200.10
Case // Lian Li V-2120A
OS // Ubuntu 64-bit

Retired Main Rig Guts:
Audigy 2ZS (served me well for 6 or 7 years )
Q9300/DFI UT X48-T2R/Corsair Dominator 4GB DDR2 1066 5-5-5-15
Opteron 170/DFI NF4-UltraD/ 2x1GB Mushkin Advanced DDR
Athlon64 3000+/MSI NF3/ 2x512MB Patriot TCCD
AthlonXP 1700+/ DFI Ultra Infinity nForce 2/ 2x512 Corsair PC3500 BH-5
Duron 950 MHz/ ECS KT133/ 2x128 PC-133 SDR

Retired GPU's
ATI HIS Radeon 4870 512MB & Asus 4870 1024MB
ATI Radeon X1900XTX
nVidia 7800GT
ATI X800XT AIW
ATI 9700Pro
ATI 9600XT
nVidia TNT2 M64

[StillFunkyB]

[PNUT M&M]

>>>Current Rig<<<
(Last Updated 8/12/08)

Updates in Bold Red

CPU // Intel Q6600 (G0) currently running at stock 2.4GHz (266x9)
HSF // XIGMATEK HDT-S1283
Mobo // DFI LANPARTY DK P35-T2RS
RAM // G.SKILL 2x2GB DDR2 800MHz 5-5-5-15 running 2:3
GPU // XFX 8800GTS 512MB (G92) running at stock 678-Core/1972-Mem/1700-Shader MHz
PSU // CORSAIR 750TX
HDD // Western Digital Caviar 640GB 7200RPM SATA
HDD // Maxtor DiamondMax 10 300GB 7200RPM SATA
Sound // Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer
Speakers // Logitech X 230 2.1
Monitor // HP w2207h HDMI 22" Widescreen (1680x1050)
Optical // NEC 3500A Dual Layer DVD±RW
Optical // LITE ON 16X DVD-Rom
Keyboard // Saitek PZ30AU Blue LED
Mouse // Logitech MX518
Mouse Pad // fUnc SU-BK-BK
Case // Cooler Master RC690
Fans // 2 x 120mm Yate Loon D12SL-12 (47 CFM, 28 dBA)
Fans // 3 x 140mm Yate Loon D14SL-12 (46.9 CFM, 25 dBA)
Misc // LGA775 Bolt-Thru-Kit with Screws & Springs
OS // Windows XP Pro SP3 w/ latest updates

>>>Build History<<<

August 2008
- Monitor - HP w2207h HDMI 22" Widescreen (1680x1050)
- Misc - Panasonic DVI-D to HDMI Cable

June 2008
- HSF - XIGMATEK HDT-S1283
- Mobo - DFI LANPARTY DK P35-T2RS
- RAM - G.SKILL 2x2GB DDR2 800MHz 5-5-5-15
- GPU - XFX 8800GTS 512MB (G92)
- PSU - CORSAIR 750TX
- HDD - Western Digital Caviar 640GB 7200RPM SATA
- Sound - Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer
- Case - Cooler Master RC690
- Fans - 4 x 120mm Yate Loon D12SL-12 (47 CFM, 28 dBA)
- Fans - 4 x 140mm Yate Loon D14SL-12 (46.9 CFM, 25 dBA)
- Misc - LGA775 Bolt-Thru-Kit with Screws & Springs
- Misc - Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound

April 2008
- CPU - Intel Q6600 (G0) 2.4GHz

August 2007
- Laptop - ASUS G1S-A1
---15.4" WSXGA+
---Intel T7500 2.2GHz
---2x1GB DDR2 667MHz
---160GB 5400RPM
---GeForce 8600M GT
- Laptop Mouse - Logitech VX Revolution USB Wireless
- Speakers - Logitech X 230 2.1

August 2005
- Monitor - ViewSonic VX924 19"
- Keyboard - Saitek PZ30AU Blue LED

October 2004
- CPU - AMD FX-53 2.4GHz
- Mobo - ASUS A8V DELUXE VIA K8T800 Pro
- RAM - CORSAIR XMS 2x512MB DDR 400MHz 2-2-2-5
- GPU - BFG GeForce 6800 Ultra OC 256MB
- PSU - Antec TRUE550 550W
- HDD - Western Digital Raptor 74GB 10000RPM x2 RAID-0
- HDD - Maxtor DiamondMax 10 300GB 7200RPM SATA
- Sound - Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum
- Speakers - Logitech Z-5500 Digital 505 Watts 5.1
- Monitor - NEC MultiSync FE2111SB 22" CRT
- Optical - NEC 3500A Dual Layer DVD±RW
- Optical - LITE ON 16X DVD-Rom
- Keyboard - Logitech G15 "Original" Blue LED
- Mouse - Logitech MX1000 Laser
- Mouse Pad - fUnc SU-BK-BK
- Case - Antec P-160WF
- OS - Windows XP Pro

[mmettin]

I would like to see updates please...

[Keven]

Current Gaming Machine
CPU: Intel Core i7-2600k (3.4GHz)
MB: MSI P67A-GD65 B3 (LGA 1155)
RAM: 8GB DDR3 1333
GPU: ZOTAC NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580
PSU: Antec EA750 750W PSU
SSD: Intel X25-M 120GB
HDD: Western Digital 250GB
HDD: Samsung 1TB
HDD: Western Digital 2TB
Sound: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE 7.1
Monitor: ASUS 24" LCD Display
Monitor: ASUS 24" LCD Display
Drive: LITE-ON BD-ROM
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit)

Upgrade History
December 2011
GPU: ZOTAC NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 (580 went back in)

November 2011
GPU: NVIDIA GTX 480 (had artifacting problems with the 580)
HDD: Western Digital 2TB HDD

April 2011
CPU: Intel Core i7-2600k (3.4GHz)
MB: MSI P67A-GD65 B3 (LGA 1155)
RAM: 8GB DDR3 1333
GPU: ZOTAC NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580
SSD: Intel X25-M 120GB
Drive: LITE-ON BD-ROM

February 2011
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit)

March 2010
GPU: BFG Tech NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295

January 2010
Monitor: ASUS 24" LCD Display
Monitor: ASUS 24" LCD Display

December 2009
PSU: Antec EA750 750W PSU
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)

December 2008
HDD: Samsung 1TB HDD

November 2008
Monitor: Acer 22" LCD Display

September 2008
Sound: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE 7.1

July 2008
MB: XFX MB-N780-ISH9 (LGA 775)
PSU: OCZ OCZ600GXSSLI 600W PSU

June 2008
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 (2.5GHz)
MB: EVGA 122-CK-NF63-TR (LGA 775)
RAM: 4GB DDR2
GPU: EVGA NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX
PSU: Roswell RP500-2 500W PSU
HDD: Cavalry 160GB HDD
HDD: Western Digital 250GB HDD
Drive: Samsung DVD-R
OS: Windows Vista Ultimate (32-bit)

January 2008
GPU: XFX NVIDIA GeForce 7900GS

December 2007
PSU: COOLER MASTER RS-460-PMSR-A3 460W PSU

September 2007
RAM: 2GB DDR

February 2006
Monitor: Samsung 21" LCD Display

June 2005
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 HT 2.4C (2.4GHz)
MB: Biostar I86PE-A4 Socket 478
RAM: 512MB DDR
GPU: PNY NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
PSU: CoolMax 320W PSU
HDD: Western Digital 20GB HDD
HDD: Western Digital 20GB HDD
Sound: Onboard
Monitor: Compaq 17" CRT Monitor (from last computer)
Drive: CD-ROM
OS: Windows XP Home (32-bit)

[leroy329]

5-2012
hand me downs from mmettin this year.

Intel Core I7-950 (stock)
Gigabyte X58A-UD3R
G.Skill 6gig kit (3x2gig F3-12800)
Antec p180
Intel X25-M 80 gig (OS)
WD 1TB caviar black
C4Ngen Mousepad
Logitech G9x
Microsoft Sidewinder