Computer Comparison

My old computer, built in 2008 and upgraded a couple of times:

Case: Antec 900 ATX Ultimate Gamer PC Case
Power Supply: Corsair 750W CMPSU-750TX
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3R
CPU: Intel Core 2 Dual Processor E8500, LGA775 Pkg 3.16 GHz, 6MB L2 Cache, 1333 MHz FSB, 45mm
CPU Fan: Zalman Ultra Quiet CPU Cooler CNPS9700 LED
Memory: G.SKILL 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) (16GB)
Video: EVGA 02G-P3-1469-KR GeForce GTX 560 Superclocked Video Card – 2GB, GDDR5, PCI-Express 2.0 (x16), 2x Dual-Link DVI-I, Mini-HDMI, DirectX 11, Dual-Slot, SLI Ready, Overclocked (x2)
Hard Disk: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3750640AS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s (x3)
Hard Disk: Seagate 2TB Internal Desktop Hard Drive- 3.5″ Form Factor, SATA III 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache (x2)
Sound Card: Creative Labs X-Fi XtremeGamer SB073A
Speakers: Logitech X-540
DVD: Sony DRU-V200S-BR DVD+/-R 20x
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade
Monitor: Acer G235H (x4)
Keyboard: IBM Model M (1986)
Mouse: Logitech Trackman Wheel

Over the years I replaced the original ATI Radeon video cards with the nVidia due to shitty drivers and replaced the 8G of OCZ RAM with 16 G of RAM. I added a 4th Acer monitor and the 2TB drives.

New Computer:

Purchased

Computer Case: Thermaltake LEVEL 10 GT, White
Power Supply: EVGA Supernova 850 watt G2 80 Plus Gold
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VIII Hero
CPU: Intel 4 Core i7-6700K
CPU Cooler: Corsair H90 (Hydro 90; Water based cooler)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series DDR4 PC2666 (4x8G: 32GB)
Video: MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G (2x)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO (500GB SSD)
Monitor: Wasabi Mango UHD430 Real 4K HDMI 2.0 SE 43″ LG AH-IPS Panel UHD 3840×2160 Displayport 1.2 43-Inch 10Bit Monitor
Blu-Ray: LG Black Blu-ray Disc Drive SATA Model UH12NS30
SoundBlaster ZX
Mouse: Logitech G900 Chaos Spectrum Professional Grade Wired/Wireless Gaming Mouse, Ambidextrous Mouse
Mousepad: Logitech G440 Hard Gaming Mouse Pad for High DPI Gaming
OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro

I Already Have

• Storage: Seagate Barracuda Specs 2TB – 3.5″ Form Factor
  • 64 MB Cache
  • SATA 6 Gb/s
  • Spindle Speed – 7,200 RPM
  • Average read – 156 MB/s
  • Max read – 210 MB/s
  • 4096 bytes per sector
  • Six heads, three disks
  • Power – Operating 8.0W, Idle 5.4W, Standby .75W
• Storage: Seagate Barracuda Specs 2TB – 3.5″ Form Factor
  • 64 MB Cache
  • SATA 6 Gb/s
  • Spindle Speed – 7,200 RPM
  • Average read – 156 MB/s
  • Max read – 210 MB/s
  • 4096 bytes per sector
  • Six heads, three disks
  • Power – Operating 8.0W, Idle 5.4W, Standby .75W
• Storage: Seagate Barracuda Specs 3TB – 3.5″ Form Factor
  • 64 MB Cache
  • SATA 6 Gb/s
  • Spindle Speed – 7,200 RPM
  • Average read – 156 MB/s
  • Max read – 210 MB/s
  • 4096 bytes per sector
  • Six heads, three disks
  • Power – Operating 8.0W, Idle 5.4W, Standby .75W
• Monitor: Acer G235H
• Monitor: Acer G235H
• Keyboard: IBM Model M (1986)
• WebCam: Logitech WebCam Pro 9000
• Speakers: Logitech X-540

Replaced

Mouse: Logitech Wireless Trackball M570

Note: I’ve since added a SoundBlaster ZX sound card due to the onboard RealTek sound not working with the Logitech speakers (no 5.1 sound) and the Logitech G900 Chaos Spectrum Mouse for better gaming.

And Starcraft II runs pretty well. Wolfenstein The New Order runs in 4K and it works very well! I did try SLI (connecting the two cards) but it didn’t make any difference.