Protocol Absinthe

Parts:

  • Case: Corsair 230T ATX Case

  • Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G1-Sniper A88X FM2+

  • CPU: AMD Athlon 860K Quad Core 3.7Ghz FM2+

  • GPU: Gigabyte AMD Radeon R9 270X 2GB GDDR5

  • RAM: Corsair 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 2133Mhz

  • PSU: Corsair 600Watt CS600M  80+ Cert. Single 12V

  • Storage 1: PNY Optima 240GBs SATA 3 SSD

  • Heatsink: Corsair Hydro Series H55 120mm Closed Loop Water Cooling System

  • Optical: Asus SATA DVD-RW DL 24x Lightscribe 

Accessories:

  • 3 x Corsair 120mm Green LED Case Fans

  • 3 x Corsair 140mm Green LED Case Fans

  • 1 x Bandi Tech Slot Switch

  • 2 Meters of Bandi Tech Custom Soldered LED Strips

  • Artic Silver 5 Thermal Paste

Software:

  • Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 64bit

Mods:

  • Case Soldered LEDs with back switch



BRIEFING

THIS PC IS A MID LEVEL BUILD. ITS A GREAT MARRIAGE BETWEEN PRICE AND PERFORMANCE. THE AMD FM2+ PLATFORM IS NOW GROWING WITH ITS CPU EXCLUSIVE "APU" CHIP THE ATHLON X4 FAMILY; WE CAN NOW TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS AND CREATE A MONDERN BUDGET FRIENDLY GAMING PC WITH ROOM TO GROW. I THINK WE NAILED IT WITH THIS BUILD, OUR CUSTOMER SAID THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HE HAD IN MIND... ARE WE MIND READERS?... MAYBE.

BOOTING AT AN AVERAGE OF 7.8 SECS THIS GAMING PC SHOWS ALL THE SIGNS OF A COMPETENT MACHINE. MOST GAMES PLAY WELL OVER 30FPS ON 1080P AND EVEN ON 60FPS, ALSO ON A 1080P SCREEN. ITS INTERNAL SSD MAKES LOADING TIMES A THING OF THE PAST. FINALLY, A GREEN PC BUILD!

TO SEE MORE AT OUR FACEBOOK PAGE TOO! FINALLY, THESE HIGH QUALITY PICTURES IS THANKS TO OUR FRIEND MARIO STEPHANO FONG FROM MSF PHOTOGRAPHY. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HIS PHOTOGRAPHY. 

OTHER PC FACTS: 

·         BUILDER:  ISHLA ALICEA

·         MODDER: PAUL BANGDIWALA

·         BUILD DATE - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2014

·         BUILD YOURS: STARTS AT $849.99

HINTS FOR BUILDING A SIMILAR PC:

  1. SCOUT OUT YOUR PARTS WITH TIME, THEY ARE SCARCE.

  2. MAKE SURE TO UPDATE THE BIOS CHIP WITH AN OLDER APU, OTHERWISE YOUR ATHLON X4 APU WILL NOT EVEN TURN ON.

  3. REPLACE WATER COOLING COOLANT WITH ABSINTHE LIQUOR, IT WILL RUN FASTER BUT WITH A COUPLE OF HICCUPS.