GPUs are much easier to get in when the motherboard is in the case, at least that's what I find?! <object class="emojione" data="https://resources.enjin.com/1489581540/themes/core/images/emojione/svg/1f632.svg?0" type="image/svg+xml" standby=":o">:o</object>

Also, I don't consider it difficult getting the CPU into a fixed mobo <object class="emojione" data="https://resources.enjin.com/1489581540/themes/core/images/emojione/svg/1f61b.svg?0" type="image/svg+xml" standby=":p">:p</object> theres a slot at the back for me to fix the heatsink etc, so!

Packard Bell 620CD

Intel 486SX-33

4MB RAM upgradable to 8MB

340MB HDD

Windows 3.11

Plays Wolfenstein 3D like a beast.

Macbook

teeheeeee

(I don't think I understood one word on this entire thread after the beginning of the first post)

Macbook Pro. 13- Inch

2.9 GHz dual core Intel i7 processor

8 GB memory

Intel HD Graphics (Meh, good enough for me <object class="emojione" data="https://resources.enjin.com/1489581540/themes/core/images/emojione/svg/1f61b.svg?0" type="image/svg+xml" standby=":p">:p</object>)

256 GB SSD

Lion.

(THANKS DAD)

Toshiba Laptop. Don't ask me what kind

The Hardware

Gigabyte NVIDIA GTX 680 <object class="emojione" data="https://resources.enjin.com/1489581540/themes/core/images/emojione/svg/1f600.svg?0" type="image/svg+xml" standby=":d">:d</object> And yes, I got it from newegg.com when it first came out.

Core i7-930 o/c 4GHz rock-stable

6GB PNY XLR8 KIT DDR3 1600

NZXT Vulcan with NZXT 200mm fan and Scythe GentleTyphoon 92mm

Corsair CMPSU-750TX (the first gen, which was better quality)

ASUS Rampage III Gene

128GB OCZ Vertex3 MAX IOPS

WD Caviar Black 1TB 7200 SATA 6.0GB/S

LITE-ON 12X Blue-ray Burner with 3D

ASUS Xonar Essence STX

Corsair Hydro Series H70 but replaced fans with white LED XIGMATEK XLF-F1254 120mm fans (far better than stock)

Sycthe Fan Controller/Temp Monitor (just using it for the fans)

The OS & Software

Win 7 Pro 64bit

Minecraft (I know not what I'm doing)

BF3 Premium/Ultimate Kit Unlock/SpecAct Kit/Dr. Pepper Camo

The Extras

Peripherals: Logitech G19 Gaming Keyboard, but Pokemongardevoir uses it (it has pretty colors)

Headphones: (from cheap to best): Sennheiser EH350/Shure 840/Shure SE535

Gaming Optics: Gunnar Paralex Onyx

Gaming LCD: Acer G245H 1920x1080i

NOTE: Image below has my old videocard, a 460Ti. This card was replaced with the MSI 560Ti golden edition, which was replaced now with my current GTX 680:

HARDWARE:

Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced Full Tower Case with SuperSpeed USB 3.0

Cooler Master Computer Case Cooling 200mm Blue LED Fan

ASUS P8P67 DELUXE (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply

OC 4.2Ghz Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor OC 4.2Ghz

ArctiClean 60ml Kit (includes 30ml ArctiClean 1 and 30ml ArctiClean 2) and 3.5grams Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound

COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU

Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory

G.SKILL FTB-3500C5-D Fans

MSI N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II 2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Samsung SATAIII SSD 120G

PERIPHERALS:

Cyborg Rat 7 keyboard

Cyborg MMO 7 gaming mouse

Soundblaster ALPHA Headphones w/mic

HD 1080p Dual monitors

FULL BUILD THREAD:

http://www.minetown.net/forum/page/1/m/672632/viewthread/2237058-building-my-new-hardware

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• Maximus 4 Extreme-Z
  
• 32GB DDR3 Crossfire
  
• HD 7970 (Sapphire)
  
• i7 2600k Overclocked at 4.8 GHz
  

(I apologize for bad photo, was rushed haha. Didn't feel like taking the casing off either)

It was a pretty quick custom build. (First Custom Build for me)