Just for fun, comparing (bragging), and assistance post your custom rig and whats its primary purpose is. Xigmatech Elysium full tower Intel core i7 3930K 6 core processor 16GB G . Skill 2133mhz performance RAM GTX 680 GPU 1TB 10k RPM Velociraptor WD HDD (primary) 1TB 7200 RPM WD hdd (storage) 2 TB External WD USB 3.0 Water cooling (CPU and GPU) Swiftech pump (distilled water with biocide NO dyes) Corsair HX850 Modular Power Supply And of course since no retro PC gamer would be complete....I have an authentic Roland MT-32 MIDI Synthesizer. Came out in 1987 and is still a wonderful piece of old technology. Way ahead of its time upon release. EDIT: Running Windows 7 Ultimate edition. (not sold on Windows 8.1 will wait for Windows 9)