No porkie pies here. Just a very fortunate man.
Custom Build:
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790K @ 4GHz
MOBO: ASRock Z97 Extreme
GPU: Nvidia Geforce GTX780Ti
PSU: Seasonic X-Series 750 Watt (Gold Certified)
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 32 GB @ 2666MHz
Storage: Samsung SSD 840 EVO 250GB (contains O/S, installed software and little else)
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB (for T:ANE only)
ST1000DX001 SSHD 1TB (contains usual data: documents, photos, music etc)
Western Digital WD10EZEX 1TB (Onboard Backup)
Additional Drive for 2nd Backup: Seagate Removeable SSD 1TB
Case: Cooler Master Cyberpower (Black)
Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO (Dual Fans)
Dave
Post your specs
-
cyberdonblue
- Forum Veteran
- Posts: 1578
- Joined: Mon Mar 31, 2014 6:41 pm
- Trainz Version: 2006 2012 T:ANE SP3
- Trainz Build: 105766
- Author KUID: 214658
- Location: West Midlands
Re: Post your specs
Last edited by cyberdonblue on Sat May 21, 2016 9:51 pm, edited 1 time in total.
-
clam1952
- Forum Veteran
- Posts: 1528
- Joined: Sun Dec 12, 2010 3:16 pm
- Trainz Version: TRS22
- Trainz Build: 116243
- Author KUID: 425700
- Location: Crewe, Cheshire, UK
Re: Post your specs
New rig arrived a couple of weeks ago now.
I went a bit mad.
PC Specialist Vanquish Destroyer Pro II
CPU: i7-6700K @4GHz factory overclocked
Mobo: Asus Z170-P
GPU: GTX980Ti factory overclocked
PSU: Corsair CS650 - 650watt gold certified
RAM: 16GB Kingston Hyper-X FURY DDR4 @ 2133MHz
SSD: 240GB Kingston V300 SSD - OS
SSD: 480GB Crucial CT480M - TANE (added myself)
HDD: 2GB Sata III 7200 rpm - Programs More Trainz and everything else.
HDD: 2GB Sata III 7200 rpm - Internal backup (added myself)
Optical: DVD RW
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper212EVO (It's enormous and extremely quiet!)
Case: Cooler Master 690 III stacks of room fans filters drive bays etc
OS: Windows 10
Main backup on separate PC with 8 HDD's just used for Backups of my 2 main ones dual boot Win7 and Linux.
Where did the money come from? Interest from a savings account plus selling my Fender Telecaster Amps etc. Carpal tunnel problem with left hand so can't give it justice any more.
Malc
I went a bit mad.
PC Specialist Vanquish Destroyer Pro II
CPU: i7-6700K @4GHz factory overclocked
Mobo: Asus Z170-P
GPU: GTX980Ti factory overclocked
PSU: Corsair CS650 - 650watt gold certified
RAM: 16GB Kingston Hyper-X FURY DDR4 @ 2133MHz
SSD: 240GB Kingston V300 SSD - OS
SSD: 480GB Crucial CT480M - TANE (added myself)
HDD: 2GB Sata III 7200 rpm - Programs More Trainz and everything else.
HDD: 2GB Sata III 7200 rpm - Internal backup (added myself)
Optical: DVD RW
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper212EVO (It's enormous and extremely quiet!)
Case: Cooler Master 690 III stacks of room fans filters drive bays etc
OS: Windows 10
Main backup on separate PC with 8 HDD's just used for Backups of my 2 main ones dual boot Win7 and Linux.
Where did the money come from? Interest from a savings account plus selling my Fender Telecaster Amps etc. Carpal tunnel problem with left hand so can't give it justice any more.
Malc
-
ricky25
- Past 100!
- Posts: 205
- Joined: Sun Dec 12, 2010 10:48 pm
- Trainz Version: TANE/19/22
- Trainz Build: 119451
- Author KUID: 238689
Re: Post your specs
My current system for gaming:
CPU: Intel i5-660 @3.33GHz
Mobo: (MSI) Hewlett-Packard G5350uk H57 Chipset
GPU: ATI Radeon R7-360 2GB
RAM: 16GB DDR3-1333 (4x4GB)
SSD: 240GB KINGSTON SV300S37A240G ATA Device
SSD: 120GB OCZ-ARC100
HDD: 750GB Sata II ST3750528AS ATA Device
HDD: 500GB Sata II TOSHIBA HDWM105
HDD: 2TB Seagate Expansion Desk
Optical: HP DVD RW AD-7251H5
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 Water-cooler
Case: BitFenix Neos ATX Tower
OS: Windows 10
and one for storage of other items and any games for my children.
Various pieces acquired over about 2 years:
CPU: AMD A6-3670K 3.6ghz (Overclocked)
Mobo: Generic FM1
GPU: ATI Radeon 7770 2GB
RAM: 12GB DDR3-1333 (2x4GB and 2x2GB)
SSD: 256GB KINGSTON, 128GB OCZ and 240GB Corsair
HDD: 3TB Sata II x2, 2TB Sata II, 500GB Sata II and 1TB Sata II
Optical: HP DVD RW AD-7251H5
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i Water-cooler
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX PC Case Black
OS: Windows 10
Also in the process of building my server to combine drives for access anywhere on my network.
I've grown to love building PC's and end up with parts lying all over the house (Sorry love
)
CPU: Intel i5-660 @3.33GHz
Mobo: (MSI) Hewlett-Packard G5350uk H57 Chipset
GPU: ATI Radeon R7-360 2GB
RAM: 16GB DDR3-1333 (4x4GB)
SSD: 240GB KINGSTON SV300S37A240G ATA Device
SSD: 120GB OCZ-ARC100
HDD: 750GB Sata II ST3750528AS ATA Device
HDD: 500GB Sata II TOSHIBA HDWM105
HDD: 2TB Seagate Expansion Desk
Optical: HP DVD RW AD-7251H5
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 Water-cooler
Case: BitFenix Neos ATX Tower
OS: Windows 10
and one for storage of other items and any games for my children.
Various pieces acquired over about 2 years:
CPU: AMD A6-3670K 3.6ghz (Overclocked)
Mobo: Generic FM1
GPU: ATI Radeon 7770 2GB
RAM: 12GB DDR3-1333 (2x4GB and 2x2GB)
SSD: 256GB KINGSTON, 128GB OCZ and 240GB Corsair
HDD: 3TB Sata II x2, 2TB Sata II, 500GB Sata II and 1TB Sata II
Optical: HP DVD RW AD-7251H5
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i Water-cooler
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX PC Case Black
OS: Windows 10
Also in the process of building my server to combine drives for access anywhere on my network.
I've grown to love building PC's and end up with parts lying all over the house (Sorry love
)-
Mightyena
- Forum Veteran
- Posts: 1320
- Joined: Wed Jul 11, 2012 8:08 pm
- Trainz Version: T:ANE
- Trainz Build: 105766
- Author KUID: 688183
- Location: London, England
Re: Post your specs
My veritable farm of computers has been growing nicely, with a few new parts allowing for a bit of hardware reshuffling, although I'm currently saving up for another one to replace the old core 2 rig... 
The current machines are:
"Old Faithful" - My main system for use at home. Been going for just under 5 years with no major issues:
CPU: Intel Core i5-2400 (Sandy Bridge) @ 3.3-3.5GHz (Socket 1155)
RAM: 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz HyperX Fury (may bump it up to 16GB if I can find a decent deal on another set)
Mobo: ASUS P8H67-V (H67 chipset) Socket 1155 Motherboard
GPU: MSI GTX 680 Twin Frozr III
PSU: Corsair HX650
Case:NZXT Source 210
OS: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
Monitor: 22" 1920x1080 HP LE2202x
"New Kid" - Started off as a basic PC for my room, but has been gradually upgraded with cast-offs from Old Faithful to the point where it's actually surprisingly competent:
CPU: Intel Pentium G645 (Sandy Bridge) @ 2.9GHz (Socket 1155)
RAM: 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1333MHz generic Samsung
Mobo: MSI B75MA-P45 (B75 chipset) Socket 1155 Motherboard
GPU: XFX Radeon HD 7950
PSU: Corsair VX550
Case: Bitfenix Neos
OS: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
Monitor: 19" 1600x900 Packard Bell Viseo
"El Cheapo/Frankenstein" - My cheap-as-possible build for university. Have recently replaced the original Xeon X3220 with a modded Socket 771 E5450 chip, hence the name "Frankenstein":
CPU: Intel Xeon E5450 (Harpertown) @ 3.6GHz (Overclocked from 3GHz, going to try for 4GHz at some point) (Socket 771, but modded to fit in a 775 board)
RAM: 8GB (4x2GB) DDR2 800MHz generic Elpida
Mobo: Gigabyte EP45-UD3R (P45 chipset) Socket 775 Motherboard
GPU: Gainward GTX 570 Phantom
PSU: Corsair TX650
Case: Bitfenix Comrade
OS: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (shudder)
Monitor: 22" 1920x1080 HP LE2202x (bought a second one of these after using one at home, they're great monitors for the price!)
"Future Build" - Currently saving up for this to hopefully replace Frankenstein as my uni PC:
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K (Devil's Canyon) (Socket 1150)
RAM: 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600MHz HyperX Fury
Mobo: Asus Z97-AR (Z97 chipset) Socket 1150 Motherboard
GPU: Nvidia GTX 1070 (unknown brand)
PSU: Seasonic 550W
Case: Corsair Obsidian 450D
OS: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
Monitor: 22" 1920x1080 HP LE2202x (reusing the one from previous build)
The current machines are:
"Old Faithful" - My main system for use at home. Been going for just under 5 years with no major issues:
CPU: Intel Core i5-2400 (Sandy Bridge) @ 3.3-3.5GHz (Socket 1155)
RAM: 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz HyperX Fury (may bump it up to 16GB if I can find a decent deal on another set)
Mobo: ASUS P8H67-V (H67 chipset) Socket 1155 Motherboard
GPU: MSI GTX 680 Twin Frozr III
PSU: Corsair HX650
Case:NZXT Source 210
OS: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
Monitor: 22" 1920x1080 HP LE2202x
"New Kid" - Started off as a basic PC for my room, but has been gradually upgraded with cast-offs from Old Faithful to the point where it's actually surprisingly competent:
CPU: Intel Pentium G645 (Sandy Bridge) @ 2.9GHz (Socket 1155)
RAM: 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1333MHz generic Samsung
Mobo: MSI B75MA-P45 (B75 chipset) Socket 1155 Motherboard
GPU: XFX Radeon HD 7950
PSU: Corsair VX550
Case: Bitfenix Neos
OS: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
Monitor: 19" 1600x900 Packard Bell Viseo
"El Cheapo/Frankenstein" - My cheap-as-possible build for university. Have recently replaced the original Xeon X3220 with a modded Socket 771 E5450 chip, hence the name "Frankenstein":
CPU: Intel Xeon E5450 (Harpertown) @ 3.6GHz (Overclocked from 3GHz, going to try for 4GHz at some point) (Socket 771, but modded to fit in a 775 board)
RAM: 8GB (4x2GB) DDR2 800MHz generic Elpida
Mobo: Gigabyte EP45-UD3R (P45 chipset) Socket 775 Motherboard
GPU: Gainward GTX 570 Phantom
PSU: Corsair TX650
Case: Bitfenix Comrade
OS: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (shudder)
Monitor: 22" 1920x1080 HP LE2202x (bought a second one of these after using one at home, they're great monitors for the price!)
"Future Build" - Currently saving up for this to hopefully replace Frankenstein as my uni PC:
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K (Devil's Canyon) (Socket 1150)
RAM: 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600MHz HyperX Fury
Mobo: Asus Z97-AR (Z97 chipset) Socket 1150 Motherboard
GPU: Nvidia GTX 1070 (unknown brand)
PSU: Seasonic 550W
Case: Corsair Obsidian 450D
OS: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
Monitor: 22" 1920x1080 HP LE2202x (reusing the one from previous build)
James M, creator of the
network
network
-
73129
- Past 500!
- Posts: 716
- Joined: Tue Jan 04, 2011 12:16 pm
- Trainz Version: 12, TANE
- Trainz Build: 74702
- Author KUID: 431172
- Location: Surrey and Pembrokeshire
Re: Post your specs
My recent build:
PSU Corsair GS500
Intel i3-4330 Haswell dual core
24GB RAM
1TB Seagate HDD
MSI B85-G43 Mobo
MSI GTX750 2GB graphics
Windows 10 Pro 64bit
Monitors is an AOC 24" plus an old HP 19" as a second screen, for Teamspeak, Steam etc.
PSU Corsair GS500
Intel i3-4330 Haswell dual core
24GB RAM
1TB Seagate HDD
MSI B85-G43 Mobo
MSI GTX750 2GB graphics
Windows 10 Pro 64bit
Monitors is an AOC 24" plus an old HP 19" as a second screen, for Teamspeak, Steam etc.
tommietomato2 on Auran forums
Retired moderator.
Retired moderator.
-
BelgianWaffle38
- New Starter
- Posts: 7
- Joined: Sat Feb 16, 2019 3:27 pm
- Trainz Version: T:ANE
- Trainz Build: 4
Re: Post your specs
My Custom build:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1400
Mobo: AsRock A350m M-ATX
RAM: 8gb 2666
GPU: ASUS STRIX GTX 1050ti
Fans: 3x120mm Corsair HD120
PSU: EVGA 550W B3
Case: Cooler Master Masterbox Lite 3.1
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1400
Mobo: AsRock A350m M-ATX
RAM: 8gb 2666
GPU: ASUS STRIX GTX 1050ti
Fans: 3x120mm Corsair HD120
PSU: EVGA 550W B3
Case: Cooler Master Masterbox Lite 3.1
SWT Madman and proud!
-
clam1952
- Forum Veteran
- Posts: 1528
- Joined: Sun Dec 12, 2010 3:16 pm
- Trainz Version: TRS22
- Trainz Build: 116243
- Author KUID: 425700
- Location: Crewe, Cheshire, UK
Re: Post your specs
Update:
Home built:
CPU:
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
Mobo:
Asus Prime B350-PLUS
Ram:
16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 @ 3000Mhz
GPU:
ASUS - GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB TUF GAMING OC
PSU:
Corsair TX750 - 750 Watt
Case:
Cooler Master 690 III
Cooling:
Akasa AK98 CPU cooler
5 Case fans.
Drives:
240GB PNY CS900 SSD - OS
2 x 1TB Crucial MX500 SSD
1 x 500GB Crucial MX300 SSD
2TB Seagate ST2000DM001-1ER164
2TB Seagate ST2000DM008-2FR102
4TB Seagate ST4000DM000-1F2168
Monitor:
Acer KA241
OS:
Windows 11 Pro
Home built:
CPU:
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
Mobo:
Asus Prime B350-PLUS
Ram:
16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 @ 3000Mhz
GPU:
ASUS - GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB TUF GAMING OC
PSU:
Corsair TX750 - 750 Watt
Case:
Cooler Master 690 III
Cooling:
Akasa AK98 CPU cooler
5 Case fans.
Drives:
240GB PNY CS900 SSD - OS
2 x 1TB Crucial MX500 SSD
1 x 500GB Crucial MX300 SSD
2TB Seagate ST2000DM001-1ER164
2TB Seagate ST2000DM008-2FR102
4TB Seagate ST4000DM000-1F2168
Monitor:
Acer KA241
OS:
Windows 11 Pro
Last edited by clam1952 on Wed Apr 20, 2022 7:45 pm, edited 1 time in total.
-
JBVector
- Past 100!
- Posts: 105
- Joined: Mon Jan 17, 2022 9:12 pm
- Trainz Version: TRS22
- Author KUID: 661805
Re: Post your specs
My current hardware:
Dell Precision T1700 Workstation
CPU: i7-4790k
GPU: GTX 1060 6GB
RAM: 16GB DDR3
Strorage: 1.5TB SSD + 5TB HDD
Dell Precision T1700 Workstation
CPU: i7-4790k
GPU: GTX 1060 6GB
RAM: 16GB DDR3
Strorage: 1.5TB SSD + 5TB HDD
Joseph, A.K.A. "dundun92"
-
james73
- Past 100!
- Posts: 148
- Joined: Tue Dec 14, 2010 10:30 pm
- Trainz Version: TRS2019
- Trainz Build: 114800
- Author KUID: 69518
- Contact:
Re: Post your specs
Just recently did a big upgrade, my first since early 2015. I kept my GPU, soundcard, and SSD drives, most of which were fairly recent upgrades.
CPU:
Intel Core i5-13600K
Mobo:
ASRock Z790 PG Riptide
RAM:
Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 5600
GPU:
Radeon RX 5700
Sound Card:
Creative Sound BlasterX AE-5
Boot drive:
1TB WD BLACK SN770 M.2 2280 Gen4 NVMe
Data drives:
2 x 2TB Crucial BX500 SATA SSD in RAID1
1TB Crucial MX500 SATA SSD (this used to be my boot drive but will now serve as a host drive for VMs)
4TB Seagate HDD (internal) for backups
8TB Seagate HDD (external) for backups
PSU:
Corsair RM850 850 Watt 80 Plus Gold Fully Modular
Case:
Fractal Design Define 7 XL Windowed Full-Tower
Cooling:
Scythe FUMA 2 Rev B CPU cooler
7 x 140mm case fans (3 x PWM + 4 x non-PWM)
Previously, I had a dual boot of Win10 (for day to day use) and Win7 (for games) partitioned on the boot drive.
Now I've got Win11 (for day to day use) and Win10 (for games).
Anyone any pointers for making Win10 run as best it can when you're playing games on it? I've had a look online and seen a few things that I've tried. Win7 was pretty easy to strip down.
CPU:
Intel Core i5-13600K
Mobo:
ASRock Z790 PG Riptide
RAM:
Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 5600
GPU:
Radeon RX 5700
Sound Card:
Creative Sound BlasterX AE-5
Boot drive:
1TB WD BLACK SN770 M.2 2280 Gen4 NVMe
Data drives:
2 x 2TB Crucial BX500 SATA SSD in RAID1
1TB Crucial MX500 SATA SSD (this used to be my boot drive but will now serve as a host drive for VMs)
4TB Seagate HDD (internal) for backups
8TB Seagate HDD (external) for backups
PSU:
Corsair RM850 850 Watt 80 Plus Gold Fully Modular
Case:
Fractal Design Define 7 XL Windowed Full-Tower
Cooling:
Scythe FUMA 2 Rev B CPU cooler
7 x 140mm case fans (3 x PWM + 4 x non-PWM)
Previously, I had a dual boot of Win10 (for day to day use) and Win7 (for games) partitioned on the boot drive.
Now I've got Win11 (for day to day use) and Win10 (for games).
Anyone any pointers for making Win10 run as best it can when you're playing games on it? I've had a look online and seen a few things that I've tried. Win7 was pretty easy to strip down.
