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CPU Clock Rate

CPU Temperature While Idle

CPU Temperature Under Load

68.0° C

GPU Core Clock Rate

836MHz

GPU Effective Memory Clock Rate

6.01Ghz

GPU Temperature While Idle

29.0° C

GPU Temperature Under Load

75.0° C

Description

Twitter: @JimmySnakes

I wanted to do a new build for the year, with these new "next gen" consoles being announced. The old excuse of "all my friends play on Xbox, so I play on Xbox" won't be valid anymore, since Xbox One hasn't been released yet ; ) These components are easily down-gradable, meaning you don't have to spend this kind of $$ just to do a similar build, and you'd still have a gaming PC that outperforms....."next gen" consoles lol. Even with an i5, GTX 670 and a single SSD you'd be cutting the price by as much as 75%. My version of this is purely enthusiast built : )

This build is slightly larger than a shoebox and only requires one power cord, that's it. The monitor is wired into the PSU, and the mobo's bluetooth function allows for the integration of a wireless headset as well as the use of the Jawbone Jambox. While I could have also used a wireless mouse and keyboard, this rig will definitely be used for high-end gaming and I love my Razer products lol

The build is currently at 90% completion, with the installation of exterior trim pretty much the only thing left to finish. Stress testing/benchmarking has been great so far, with the Titan complimenting the small form factor of this build with low temps and quiet performance.

Just to give you an idea of the results, I'm getting 120+ Fps on BF3 completely maxed, around 90+ Fps minimum on Metro: Last Light. More updates to follow : )

I am pretty sure he thinks the PS4's 8gb of VRAM is going to make it outperform this. While 8gbs is pretty substantial, it doesn't mean **** if you aren't using a multi monitor display and the game wont bottleneck at your clock. Anyways, besides the point. Its a troll

Props on a very unique build. Do you not think a Titan is a bit overkill for a 1366 x 768 resolution monitor though? coulda saved at least $600 and gotten a card that would still run everything flawlessly at that resolution. +1 on the build nonetheless.

Yes, even cards in the 500 series could have handled these resolutions, I mainly went with the Titan for three reasons:

-It barely generates heat and unless I'm running something like Metro maxed out, it's super quiet
-Titan is optimized for multi-output setups, which is awesome when combined with the WiDi enabled motherboard! (playing on my 55" tv at the same time =D )
-My current main build is 680's SLI, so eventually I will swap one of those into this portable and grab another Titan to go SLI in that main rig

Definitely a good question and I reasoned similarly before finally deciding on this card

It says a lot that I can barely even comprehend what I am looking at in each picture - what goes where, how that fits there... it's just crazy. And so inventive. I doth my cap to thee, good sir. Grab your back, and pat it. Hard.

Thank you sir! It may look a little funky at first glance, especially with the PCIe right-angle adapter that turns my graphics card on it's side. Every inch inside this case was definitely put to good use : )

I would put in ebay for a reserve of $4,999 USD . soo how many viewers u have and drop it a little every 5 days. if it dont sell or list it as buy it now for unlimited days and just wait for someone to email on it and make you an offer

THIS IS EPIC, MOST INNOVATIVE GAMING BUILD I HAVE EVER SEEN, I love how its like a all in one chassis but its just more powerful (a bit more heavier too though) and its just gonna perform like a beast, hope u get a different cooler soon for overclocking and even better performance :D gonna build my own rig too, just that my graphics card wont be as good :D

I wish I could just build PC's all day, totally a dream job =D I've helped a few friends do gaming builds recently, but I can't wait to show you guys what I'm working on for myself now... I don't know if you can see my parts lists but think this build, times 10! (sucks that of course I live in NYC btw lol)

It'll void the warranty for sure, and I don't think it's the safest thing to so I couldn't honestly recommend it. Wouldn't want anyone to get hurt, but it's not shooting sparks or anything dramatic like that

I originally had a Zalman low profile CPU cooler set up in this, but was missing a bracket that someone had taken out of the box before I bought it -_- lol I figured once I get a replacement I could always add it, however the stock cooler is definitely doing a great job (surprisingly) so far =D

WOWEE. single coolest build on the site, period. Saying it eats consoles is an understatement. One thing, for that kind of a build I would have gotten a better monitor. Your wasting the titan's power with a $70 monitor that runs 780p at 60fps. Its a huge bottleneck. I know you had size constraints, but considering everything you could have found something better. Overall kickass build

Hey,
First off I just want to say what an awesome build you have. It looks amazing and I love it. I'm thinking of making a build like this and I was wondering what kind of suitcase you used? Thanks!
Caden

i cant deny that you are the ******* Houdini of PC building but you should have gotten a better monitor. or a weaker less OP pc since the monitor is so Low res. also it has a 60 hz refresh rate which makes it worse. i love the build but that monitor is raping my OCD right now.

Hey man idk if you even read these anymore but I kinda have, almost a challenge for you. I've stumbled upon your build as a gaming pc builder myself. I've been trying to figure out how to build a portable pc that's the size of a laptop, maybe even an inch or two thicker. I've had some difficulty in this but your build gives me hope. If you could email me MiKoEverton@gmail.com sometime maybe we could talk.

Had the "Briefcase PC" idea, shame to see I've already been beat to it. ;)Love the idea of the hinged keyboard and the tubed cables coming out, I had thought of the monitor in the top and the wiring into the PSU but couldn't think of any good way to manage a keyboard and wires sticking out. Definitely gonna have to try a build like this sometime, wonder just how small a PC like this can get...

A huge reason I went with the Titan was because it operates at a much quieter (not to mention cooler) capacity...you can barely hear it when I have the sound muted and it's indecernable with the speakers on =D

It's kind of an obscure briefcase I found at a thrift shop, 16"x11"x4.5" dimensions. For a power button I just purchased a replacement motherboard header kit, you could actually probably just use an original PC case's kit if you take the time to pull it from there. It was a little harder to build but if you plan the layout in advance and jott down your measurements as you go, you'll do fine : ) This case is pretty small, 16"x11"x4.5", so you could even use a slightly larger case and get some great results

So i'm a first time builder and I was wondering if this was a decent build for the money(in Canadian Dollar). My question is that could this computer run games like Titanfall, Battlefield 4, and any other graphically intense game on high:ultra settings?

Nice, but for a cpu of that price, the 4790k would get you slightly better performance and it is superior to anything else when it comes to overclocking. Other than that, your build looks about as premium as it gets without spending >5000. That could probably tie up in performance with a 5000 $ build. I adore your ability to form such a great build for what you are paying.

nice meme. tactical keyboard placement. talk about a beast and a half. if you put this thing on ebay, i would buy it in a heartbeat. well done. i wanna make one just to be my normal computer and gaming machine all in 1. let me just say man you are the "bomb".com. best idea for a computer to date. YOU ARE A BOSS

This build is pretty awesome considering the beast specs and pretty small form factor DIY case, no complaint against that, however, I don't know if it's that great for long term portability, but I didn't see it myself, so I don't know. I would've put in a HDD for mass storage, because SSD has shorter lifespan. Your 15.6" display is good for the size, no offense against 1366x768 res, since you use your PC a lot on TV. The i7 is a good choice because it has low TDP and lot performance.

If I were you I would do some major tweaks to slim the case down & save power. The parts I would replace is following:

Great recommendations, staying with SSD I did recently upgrade to a single 1tb mSata SSD, since a normal HDD is unable to fit in such a tight space. How cool would that be to be able to use this anywhere with a portable battery?? =D After much research I've found that even the smallest amount of portable power I could implement would add significant weight to the briefcase : / But these ideas would probably be viable in the near future for sure!

On the topic of screen size, just wait till I finish this next portable build... 6144x1536 resolution! =D

he said he is hooking that computer to a 1080p TV. He knows why he wants GTX TITAN (even though looks too much compared to 780 Ti), because he is probably playing high-end games like AC4 and Metro at max graphic settings and 60+ frames per second. Yes, for me it would be overkill since I can live with lower settings (somewhere mid/high)and 40-50 frames per second.

don't worry about learning more about the 8350 because it doesn't perform significantly better... It is amazing how bias and passionate people are when they have barely any hands on experience and only listen to other reviews online. I'd assume that the knowledge based on the above is from watching Teksyndicates videos over glorifying the 8350 yet nobody else in the industry is able to duplicate the performace and yet nearly everyone has disproved everything they tested, including linustechtips. Rest assured you purchased the most powerful CPU in the 1155 socket compared to anything AMD has. So happy gaming and happy computing!

Though I greatly agree with that statment seeing linus fully back Ocz products because he is the ocz rep, then turn around and when specificaly questioned which specific psu he limited it to the Z series made by greatwall. But youd have to step back and realize nobody else can prove those tejsyndicate videos yet anyone can do the sae testing linus did and prove it... If I cant duplicate a benchmark with the same gear, nor even get close to the same results, and to add hardly nobody can.... seriously major red flag in credibility so sponsor or no the information based solely on those bias videos are to limited in compairson to base such a strong bias agressive opinion....

The FX uses a lot more power, therefore generates a lot more heat,
something that is probably of utmost importance in his build.
The FX is a bit faster when doing multiple things, but the 3770K is the better CPU overall without a doubt.

I am not bashing Intel, and just because games don't use 8 cores TODAY, doesn't mean they won't TOMORROW. And did you see the part where I was talking about recording gameplay? That, my friend, uses 8 cores!

I figured I'd share a little something with you I think you might appreciate:

btw if you look at my build section of my website you'll see quite a few AMD GPU's being used ;) though not many AMD cpus because they weren't needed. Allbeit I have had a few AMD builds come through just not live builds.
http://iamapropos.com/builds

So as you can see I'm not fully Intel bias, I help educate the builder as to what the performance differences are and let them make the "educated" decision based on performance demands, budget and more. When an AMD Chip best suites a builder I recommend it - but even though I may recommend some parts in the end it is up to the builder to choose.

AMD cpu's as u said the 8350 produces lots of heat because it is pre-overclocked, but the thing is it produces so much heat that it burns your motherboard, it makes it turn into a dull shade of brown. but the gpus are good though :D

Can you please cite a source on the over heating? Because that is false, if you even take a look at the AMD stock heat sinks you can tell they are bulkier, and bigger than intel's. There is no cooling issue unless your suffocating the case.