The World's Fastest HTPC Gaming Rig 2011 @ 4.8GHz (aka Noise Killer)

The World's Fastest HTPC Gaming Rig 2011 (aka Noise Killer)

I have reached my goal of building the fastest HTPC for less than £800!
I was able to overclock the CPU up to 4.8GHz on modded HTPC air cooler!
For a daily use I lower the CPU speed to 4.725GHz.

http://www.acecomputer.co.uk/download/PC_2011.jpg
http://www.acecomputer.co.uk/download/PC_2011_a.jpg
http://www.acecomputer.co.uk/download/PC_2011_b.jpg

Full Specification:

- Antec Veris Fusion Remote HTPC Media PC Case
- Asrock Z68 Pro3-M LGA 1155 Micro ATX
- Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz LGA1155
- Palit NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 (Batman Arkham FREE)
- Corsair Vengeance Blue 4GB 1600MHz CL9 DDR3
- OCZ ZS Series 750W ATX 80+ Bronze
- Scythe Shuriken HTPC Quiet Low Profile CPU Cooler
- Thermaltake A2018 120mm Blue LED Case Fan
- Coollaboratory Liquid Pro
- Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB HD103SJ HDD
- Samsung SH-S222AB/BEBE 22x DVD Writer
- Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Desktop 7000 WTA-00013
- Plastic Coca-Cola Bottle Mod

All parts bought on eBay!
Total Price (incuded P&P): £755.00 ($1205.00 / €860) - 27/09/2011

Take a look at my other project!

Water Cooled 'Christmas Tree' (2006)
http://www.acecomputer.co.uk/download/PC_2006.jpg

1K+ CFM Project 'Blower' (2008)
http://www.acecomputer.co.uk/download/PC_2008.jpg

The Fastest HTPC 'Noise Killer' (2011)
http://www.acecomputer.co.uk/download/PC_2011.jpg
http://www.acecomputer.co.uk/download/PC_2011_a.jpg
http://www.acecomputer.co.uk/download/PC_2011_b.jpg

Don't forget to rate the movie and post a comment if you like!
Thank you!

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[joyfuflower]

So for 4x the price, you made a really loud PC that plays the same games, but with the added joy of dealing with DRM and allmost weekly system updates and making sure you are protected online and having to install the games and having to buy windows and whatever else you use. Did you really help your brother or did you give him a huge bill for a system that could easely be replaced with a perfectly simple console?

[martingrygiel]

@joyfuflower

I disagree with you :)

Only one word: 1080p... Your "perfectly simple console" is too slow for 1080p!

[cyberboy109]

Few questions, how was the build quality of the case? just most standard cases even high end gaming cases have side panels like paper.

Would you recommend a case like this for a gaming build only, in my case no pun intended a i5 2500(no K) and a single 6850 1x 120gb ssd and thats it.....

[martingrygiel]

@cyberboy109

Sure, it's good for gaming, bui if you want to overclock it won't be easy.

[martingrygiel]

Old PC built in 2008 - C2D E8400 @ 4.1GHz + GeForce 8800GT @ 800MHz

Batman Arkham City Benchmark (DX10):

- 1920x1200, Settings: Extreme , PhysX: Normal - average 32 FPS

- 1920x1200, Settings: Extreme , PhysX: Off - average 57 FPS

[StaySic4Ever]

whats ur min/avh fps in crysis 2, battlefield 3, and witcher 2(if u have any of these games pls tell)

[martingrygiel]

@StaySic4Ever

Currently I have Crysis 2, Dead Island, COD: Modern Warfare 2, GTA IV, Portal 2 and Batman Arkham City (but not installed). I will share results of the benchmark soon!

[LordCalvertWhiskey]

@martingrygiel ROFL!! He calls that loud? It's a fan for fuck sake. And it's at stressed speeds.. Some people just lack the comprehension of a decently built PC. Nice job to say the least!

[iNf3rNuSdI4bLuS1]

i'm not really a fan of 1155 nor 1156, always sticked to 1336, and soon upgrading to 2011, but i must admidt that it is a great rig, and pretty powerfull for the price, i believe you are aware that 1155 and 1156 platforms are mainstream and are not the most powerful and even though 1155 CPUs can beat 1366 quad cores, the platform is still better. not criticizing, just putting things claer cause people say 1155(mainstream) beat1366(enthusiast) in everything!!

[Creepershop]

@joyfuflower Get a console to play ARMA 2, and I would consider your proposal. For the record, I own a PS3 as well. Rarly used, exept for blue rays and ps1 games.

Sorry, but gaming on a computer will allways be better than console, exept driving games.

[imisammmi]

i m using the same proc but i dont dare to oc more then 4.5ghz ! and ur fan is soo much louder then my vacuum cleaner !

[LazySnow]

What song is this btw? O.o

[MudBarf]

@rspain85 A low end core2 based PC will beat the crap out of any of the consoles for image quality in, say, Crysis - at the *same* res. PC's have more power, so the consoles try to keep up by using low quality textures, 3D models with far fewer polygons etc. So image quality suffers *a lot*.

The next gen of consoles will catch up for 6 months, if at all, then they'll get left far, far behind again...

[MudBarf]

@martingrygiel Not just that, but every game you can get on a 360 or PS3 that you can also get on PC looks far, FAR better on PC at *ANY* res. Plus the games cost a lot less on PC. I wouldn't have gone for an i7, I'd have gone for an i3 (most games can't use the extra cores) for a gaming rig, and saved some cash to spend on games, but it's your money!

[rspain85]

@joyfuflower Even if you plug a wired xbox controller in and play all of your games on your pc with it, its STILL better than a console. Why? Because it actually runs at full 1080, unlike the junk consoles that scale everything up. And you talk about it being loud? I have an xbox 360 and the fucking DVD drive in it is way louder than most pc's I have owned. And on top of that, I have to pay 50 bucks a year to game online with it. Thats not good value compared to a gaming pc.

[SirCaca82]

/watch?v=T5pPnVfCrIk

[joyfuflower]

@IamTheJesusGuy First of all, I am a PC gamer. Second, he did say his brother wanted a console. My point was that if he was seriously considering a console, maybe a hardcore gaming pc is not for him. He probably even got a controller for his pc and that kinda ruins the point, doesn't it?

[IamTheJesusGuy]

@joyfuflower GET OF THESE VIDEOS CONSOLE FAGGOT