Tag: FX-8320

  • DIY Steam Machine aka Blackbox

    Alright, so while I love the title steam machine, its not a steam machine from valve, its more like a Windows machine that runs Steam Big Picture.

    Lets start off with the parts list

    PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2lc0n

    CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  $129.99
    Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard $49.99
    Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory $52.99
    Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5″ Solid State Disk $79.99
    Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5″ 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $39.99
    Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card $199.99
    Case: Lian-Li PC-V351B MicroATX Desktop Case $89.99
    Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  $49.99
    Total: $692.92 (post rebate prices)

     

    All the parts

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    Side view did my best to organize the cables

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    Ah video card!

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    Hard to see, but I had to cut part of the case so the video card heat pipes could fit.

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    Motherboard came this way, the northbridge heatsink was not latched down, I found the clip and spring, and attached it. No problems so far.

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    Final product

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    3d Mark Benchmark

    http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/1893385