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OT- New Pc Setup

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Livinloud5
Livinloud5 Posts: 61
edited April 2017 in Off Topic
I have been without a PC or Laptop for about 1 1/2 years now, anything I have done device wise or online has been from my iPhone 7 or iPad :o .  Well I recently knocked out some debt, cleared up some play money and got this!



Alienware Aurora
Dual 27" 4k Monitors
I7
GTX1080
2TB HD
256 SSD

My original plan was to gather all of the components that I wanted and build my own. The bug bit me so I went out and got this instead. I'll either get spoiled with this one and build what I want soon, or mod this one to my liking.

Planning to do some minor gaming and lots of video editing.

What's everyone else using?

Blake.
The Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves!
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  • tarheelmatt
    tarheelmatt Posts: 9,867
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    Nice.  I thought I was something moving up to a Dell XPS system.  Those specs are certainly a lot nicer!  

    Enjoy!  
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  • TN_Sister_State
    TN_Sister_State Posts: 1,130
    edited April 2017
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    I dont have anything special but it works well as my media server along with my 4tb qnap nas. The 19 in monitors were freebies from the office. This is also my wfh station. I enjoy it.

    Intel Core i3 2nd Gen 2100 (3.10 GHz)
    8 GB DDR3
    320 GB HDD
    Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit
    Intel HD Graphics 2000

    Not to mention the 50 inch plasma, There is a couch behind the picture for naps, breaks and the like.  ;)


    This was after an On-Call night that went all night. 
    Franklin, Tn
    LBGE - Cast Iron Grate - Flameboss 300 - BGEtisserie

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  • InfectedDAS
    InfectedDAS Posts: 211
    edited April 2017
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    Two years old PC still getting things done and playing games, specs, if I recall correctly, are:
    -MSI 970 Gaming Motherboard
    -256GB SSD Crucial
    -1TB HDD Western Digital Black
    -EVGA 750 watts power supply
    -MSI R9 270X gaming
    -AMD 8350FX Black edition
    -16Gb RAM (right now)

    Right now I have more HDDs....space can be troublesome.

    Cable management:


    Setup on the old house:

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  • buzd504
    buzd504 Posts: 3,824
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    I just upgraded the video card in my PC to a 1080 so the Oculus Rift I got for Christmas would work.  I also had to overclock my early gen i7 to barely meet the specs for it.  This was a custom build and it's still more or less running pretty well.
    NOLA
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  • PlanSB
    PlanSB Posts: 90
    edited April 2017
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    I use MS Surface Pro for work, it's a decent machine. At home I use 2015 13.3" MBP and 27" iMac.  Always was a PC guy until I finally bit the bullet and bought the MBP ~2 years ago, loved it so much that I bought an iMac shortly after.  Will probably never buy another PC again.
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  • cazzy
    cazzy Posts: 9,136
    edited April 2017
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    Just thankfully got my rig updated.  Finally added the 4th and 5th monitor I was wanting.  

    Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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  • SaintJohnsEgger
    SaintJohnsEgger Posts: 1,826
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    I'm running a the baddest Macbook Pro that money can buy for my daily development machine.

    I have a PC that I built that has 2 Quad Core Xenon chips with 32gigs of RAM and 2 terabytes of RAID storage (SATA) that is striped and mirrored. 5 fans in that mother and Heat sinks on the CPUs as well as each memory stick along with a 1 kilowatt power supply. I used it for running VMs back when I was developing for the Microsoft platform. 

    I've been thinking about pulling it out, dusting it off and turning it into a Ubuntu server.
    Marshall in Beautiful Fruit Cove, FL.
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  • blind99
    blind99 Posts: 4,971
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    congrats!  I bet that's a speedy setup! 


    I don't have anything fancy, but I got a notebook last year with a SSD.  that is life-changing stuff.

    Chicago, IL - Large and Small BGE - Weber Gasser and Kettle
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  • ColtsFan
    ColtsFan Posts: 6,344
    edited April 2017
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    Dell R530
    Twin Xeon E5 processors
    64GB RAM
    4 1TB SSD RAID10
    Serving up Vsphere/ESXi
    ~ John - https://www.instagram.com/hoosier_egger
    XL BGE, LG BGE, KJ Jr, PK Original, Ardore Pizza Oven, King Disc 
    Bloomington, IN - Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoosiers!

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  • SaintJohnsEgger
    SaintJohnsEgger Posts: 1,826
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    PlanSB said:
    I use MS Surface Pro for work, it's a decent machine. At home I use 2015 13.3" MBP and 27" iMac.  Always was a PC guy until I finally bit the bullet and bought the MBP ~2 years ago, loved it so much that I bought an iMac shortly after.  Will probably never buy another PC again.
    I did it the other way. I bought the 27" iMac first then the 15" MBP two years ago this month
    Marshall in Beautiful Fruit Cove, FL.
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    Unofficial BGE MiniMax Evangelist
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  • Livinloud5
    Livinloud5 Posts: 61
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    Nice setups in here!

    Blake.
    The Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves!
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  • platypusrex
    platypusrex Posts: 225
    edited April 2017
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    @Livinloud5 Congrats! That's quite a step up...

    @cazzy Dayum. Love the mounted systems too, well done.

    I use a 5K 27-inch iMac, 3.2GHz i5, 24GB RAM, 2TB Fusion drive, and a custom built Windoze 10 3.9 GHz i7, 32GB RAM, 256GB SSD and qty 2 1TB 7200 HDDs

    Also have a new 13 inch Macbook Pro, no touchbar, did not see the need

    LBGE, platesetter, Stoker wifi, StokerX Mac software, Pit Pal for iOS, @HerringBigEgg on Twitter, joined forum in 2008
    Austin, TX
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  • InfectedDAS
    InfectedDAS Posts: 211
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    @cazzy wow!!
    Im in love with that setup, how's the db noise??
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  • blind99
    blind99 Posts: 4,971
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    InfectedDAS said:
    @cazzy wow!!
    Im in love with that setup, how's the db noise??
    I think he's messing with us. 
    Chicago, IL - Large and Small BGE - Weber Gasser and Kettle
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  • DMW
    DMW Posts: 13,832
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    blind99 said:
    InfectedDAS said:
    @cazzy wow!!
    Im in love with that setup, how's the db noise??
    I think he's messing with us. 
    @cazzy's actual setup...

    They/Them
    Morgantown, PA

    XL BGE - S BGE - KJ Jr - HB Legacy - BS Pizza Oven - 30" Firepit - King Kooker Fryer -  PR72T - WSJ - BS 17" Griddle - XXL BGE  - BS SS36" Griddle - 2 Burner Gasser - Pellet Smoker
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  • DMW
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    Got my new work laptop this week, new 15" Macbook Pro. They sent along an Apple multi-port USB-A, USB-C, HDMI adapter.  Turns out that thing is a bit of crap, it drives 1080p fine, but not 4K. Ordered a Thunderbolt 3 to DisplayPort cable that arrived today. Finally have thing set. 1080p portrait oriented display on the left, 4K center, MBP on right.


    Haven't had a Mac for work in about 7 years, nice bit of kit.
    They/Them
    Morgantown, PA

    XL BGE - S BGE - KJ Jr - HB Legacy - BS Pizza Oven - 30" Firepit - King Kooker Fryer -  PR72T - WSJ - BS 17" Griddle - XXL BGE  - BS SS36" Griddle - 2 Burner Gasser - Pellet Smoker
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  • tonyled
    tonyled Posts: 536
    edited April 2017
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    2008 24" imac
    2009 15" macbook pro

    both still going strong and no desire to upgrade, yet
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  • Thomasc18
    Thomasc18 Posts: 197
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    Looks good!
    Madison, AL
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  • blind99
    blind99 Posts: 4,971
    edited April 2017
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    @dmw when I finally got a mac I thought damn! This thing never crashes, amazing! That's a sweet setup you've got. 




    My new $10 computer! Pi zero w is in that tiny white case. Running retropie.  Really all I want to play is elevator action. 
    Chicago, IL - Large and Small BGE - Weber Gasser and Kettle
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  • Hotch
    Hotch Posts: 3,564
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    cazzy said:
    Just thankfully got my rig updated.  Finally added the 4th and 5th monitor I was wanting.  

    @cazzy Do you have a "dialing wand" to push the reset buttons on those PC's?
    Large BGE, MiniMAX BGE, 2 Mini BGE's, R&V Fryer, 36" Blackstone Griddle, Camp Chef Dual Burner 40K BTU Stove
    BGE Chiminea
    Prosper, TX
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  • cazzy
    cazzy Posts: 9,136
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    Hotch said:
    cazzy said:
    Just thankfully got my rig updated.  Finally added the 4th and 5th monitor I was wanting.  

    @cazzy Do you have a "dialing wand" to push the reset buttons on those PC's?
    I'm not sure how he does it, but I guess a dialing wand would work.   ;)
    Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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  • RRP
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    cazzy said:
    Just thankfully got my rig updated.  Finally added the 4th and 5th monitor I was wanting.  

    Excuse my ignorance, but why would a person need 5 monitors and that much firepower at home? I have my hands and attention full just using my single iMac. 
    Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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  • tarheelmatt
    tarheelmatt Posts: 9,867
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    RRP said:
    cazzy said:
    Just thankfully got my rig updated.  Finally added the 4th and 5th monitor I was wanting.  

    Excuse my ignorance, but why would a person need 5 monitors and that much firepower at home? I have my hands and attention full just using my single iMac. 
    Hands full Ron?  
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  • Hotch
    Hotch Posts: 3,564
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    RRP said:
    cazzy said:
    Just thankfully got my rig updated.  Finally added the 4th and 5th monitor I was wanting.  

    Excuse my ignorance, but why would a person need 5 monitors and that much firepower at home? I have my hands and attention full just using my single iMac. 
    He is a stay at home Dad with kids!!! ;)
    I would have the same setup!!
    Large BGE, MiniMAX BGE, 2 Mini BGE's, R&V Fryer, 36" Blackstone Griddle, Camp Chef Dual Burner 40K BTU Stove
    BGE Chiminea
    Prosper, TX
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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,110
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    Hotch said:
    RRP said:
    cazzy said:
    Just thankfully got my rig updated.  Finally added the 4th and 5th monitor I was wanting.  

    Excuse my ignorance, but why would a person need 5 monitors and that much firepower at home? I have my hands and attention full just using my single iMac. 
    He is a stay at home Dad with kids!!! ;)
    I would have the same setup!!
    Would be cheaper to hire a Nanny...lol
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • DaveRichardson
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    Guess I need to up my game....

    LBGE #19 from North GA Eggfest, 2014

    Stockbridge, GA - just south of Atlanta where we are covered up in Zombies!  #TheWalkingDead films practically next door!

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  • ToTheMax
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    I build my machine about 10 years ago, and then have been slowly swapping out parts as something gets slow. I think the only thing that's original is the case at this point, even my monitor broke last year.

    I have an i7, some unknown amount of RAM, a SSD, a regular HD, video card, stuff i'm forgetting about and some wires ;).

    I don't use it much, some photo editing, and backing up of files to the HDD.
    Northern Virginia
    LBGE ~'14
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  • Wolfpack
    Wolfpack Posts: 3,551
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    Anyone else feel like this thread is written in another language?


    Greensboro, NC
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  • bhedges1987
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    cazzy said:
    Just thankfully got my rig updated.  Finally added the 4th and 5th monitor I was wanting.  

    JeeEeeee... looks like NASA brah

    Kansas City, Missouri
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    Mini Egg

    "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us" - Gandalf


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