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[Firatha]

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I never knew about this forum section however I love this crap! I have not seen a post like this yet so I am getting this one started post your specs,monitor,mouse,keyboard ect. and pics!

Keyboard
Logitech G510

Mouse
Logitech G700

Headset
Logitech G930

Monitor
Samsung SyncMaster 2494HM

Case
Cooler Master HAF 932 Full Tower

Cooling
Noctua NH-U12P SE2

PSU
Corsair Professional Series Gold 1200W ATX Fully Modular 80PLUS Gold Power Supply

Intel Core i7 920
Windows Vista Home Premium Edition SP2 (Build 6002)

CPU Arch : 1 CPU - 4 Cores - 8 Threads
CPU PSN : Intel Core i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
CPU EXT : MMX, SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2), EM64T, VT-x
CPUID : 6.A.5 / Extended : 6.1A
CPU Cache : L1 : 4 x 32 / 4 x 32 KB - L2 : 4 x 256 KB
CPU Cache : L3 : 8192 KB
Core : Bloomfield (45 nm) / Stepping : D0
Freq : 4000.35 MHz (200.02 * 20)

MB Brand : Asus
MB Model : P6T
NB : Intel X58 rev 12

EVGA GeForce GTX 590 Classified 630MHZ 3072MB 3456MHZ GDDR5
GPU1 Type : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590
GPU1 Clocks : Core 630 MHz / RAM 1728 MHz
GPU2 Type : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590
GPU2 Clocks : Core 630 MHz / RAM 1728 MHz
DirectX Version : 11.0

RAM : 6144 MB DDR3 Triple Channel
RAM Speed : 600.1 MHz (2:6) @ 8-8-8-20
Slot 1 : 2048MB (10700)
Slot 1 Manufacturer : Corsair
Slot 2 : 2048MB (10700)
Slot 2 Manufacturer : Corsair
Slot 3 : 2048MB (10700)
Slot 3 Manufacturer : Corsair
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Corsair XMS3 Dominator TR3X6G1600C8D


Noctua NH-U12P SE2

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[Takanasi]

Those empty pill bottles concern me. But a nice rig indeed, I envy you. I just ordered a new rig and it's way weaker. i5 760 and GTX 460, but I guess it'll be good for a few years.

[Firatha]

Thank you hey at least got a good budget card and the bottles are pain killers I was in a car accident and damaged my neck its hard for people to stop and red lights......

[Snotcore]

Old PC but still same monitor keyboard etc.

Now I got:

I5-760 @ 3.6GHz
Corsair H50
GTX 460 1GB
Corsair XMS3 1600MHz 2x2GB RAM
ASUS P7P55 LX
OCZ StealthXtreme 2 700WATT
Cooler Master Centurion II

And I guess this is part of my gaming setup aswell:



Plasma broke so this is what I got now:

[Sajakain]

The former post here was old and out dated. Please refer to my forum signature for my current setup. In time I may update this post with pictures.

[Firatha]

Snotcore I want your Plasma I have an old massive TV.

I submitted my rig data for this thread but it appears my post "has to be approved by a moderator"....

Redo the post I have had that happen today a few times

[Sajakain]

Redo the post I have had that happen today a few times

Fixed. Thanks for the tip.

[Asera]

It's more of a workstation plus gaming setup, but here's the specs of my system (Warning, it's nerdy because I named it and stuff!):

IXS Raptor MK.V

Antec NineHundred [ 4x 120mm fans, 1x 200mm top exhaust ]
Asus M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 [ AM3, AMD 890GX ]
AMD Phenom II X4 955BE [ 3.6ghz, C2 Stepping, Deneb ]
8GB Kingston DDR3-1333mhz ValueRAM [ 4x2GB, 8-8-8-24 ]
XFX Radeon HD 6870 [ 1GB GDDR5, 930mhz Core, 4.4ghz RAM ]
Dual Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB SATAII Drives
Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi PCI
Corsair HX750W
OCZ Vendetta HSF
Samsung DVD-RW, and some crappy CF card reader for my camera

Samsung 2494 24" 5ms 1920x1080 LCD
Samsung 2253BW 22" 2ms 1680x1050 LCD
Logitech G15 Keyboard
Razer Deathadder Mouse
Ancient Wacom Graphire 2 tablet
Crappy 2.1 Altec Lansing speakers!

Pickshaz:




I'm planning on giving it a digitally printed vinyl wrap for fun, eventually. Not sure what I'm gonna do in the way of graphics though.. xD

[Jaarh]

Your keyboard makes me drool, OP. Definitely getting that when I have the cash.

[Deviant82]

I dont have a screenshot, but heres the specs:

-AMD Phenom II x6 1090T hex core
-MSI 790FX-GD70 mainboard
-8GB Corsair Dominator DDR3-1333
-40GB Intel SSD (Windows)
-500GB WD 7200RPM SATA HDD (Programs)
-1TB WD Greenpower SATA HDD (Storage)
-Radeon HD6870
-Coolermaster 850watt Silent Pro Modular PSU
-Antec Six Hundred Gaming Chassis

-Logitech G15 v.2 Gaming Keyboard
-Logitech G9x Gaming mouse
-Belkin Nostromo n52te Gaming Speedpad
-Logitech X-540 5.1 Surround Speaker system
-Samsung 24" 70,000:1 Dynamic FullHD LCD

---------- Post added 2010-11-25 at 03:57 PM ----------

Alternatively, here is our Hybrid build at work. Performs a lot better then I thought it would:

-AMD Phenom II x6 1090T hex core
-MSI 870A FUZION mainboard
-8GB Kingston DDR3-1333
-500GB WD SATA HDD
-Radeon HD5770
-nVidia GTS450
--- Both cards running together via Lucid engine (Hybrid Crossfire/SLI)
-700watt Coolermaster Silent Pro Modular PSU
-Antec LanBoy Air Open-panel chassis (yellow)

-Logitech G110 Gaming Keyboard
-Logitech G9x Gaming mouse
-Belkin Nostromo n52te Gaming Speedpad
-Logitech Z-523 2.1 Stero Speakers

This setup is running 3x 21.5" Full HD LCD's in Eyefinity. (6048x1080 resolution)

[afatgoat]

i7-920 oc'd to 3.7ghz (watercooled)
asus p6t deluxe v2 mobo
asus nvidia 470 SLI (watercooled)
Corsair 850w psu
6GB Kingston DDR3-1333
80gb Intel SSD
1.8 TB WD Caviar Black
700gb garbage drive
Watercooled components are through a BlackIce SR1 360 rad/dd liang ddc 12v 18w pump
G15 Keyboard
Cyborg Rat7 Mouse
Logitech x540 Speakers

[Affiniti]

3456x1680 resolution. Yes, 2 feet tall by 3 feet wide. 22" screens in Portrait mode.
The glare isn't there. I got free upgrades to the 2209 which fixes that.


Core I7 920 D0 Overclocked to 4.0Ghz
Two EVGA GTX460 1GB EE (850/1700/2100)
6GB DDR3 CORSAIR RAM
OCZ Agility 2 120GB SSD

[r3volt]

Hello

Ive noticed a lot of people have the Cool Master HAF Case.. I remember when that thing first came out.. massive case.

OP You should consider cord management. Thats what nice about the big case and all the port holes; buy a pack of zip ties and go to town, use the back side of the case. I would post a picture; but I don't have enough forum posts at the moment.
I have done it with 2 GPU's 5 HD's and 3 CD Drives in the case. It makes it much nicer to clean out of dust; and just simpler to maintain.

Case- COOLER MASTER HAF Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case (Two Bright White lights Illuminating Inside)
PSU- ZALMAN ZM850-HP 850W SLI Power Supply
OS- Windows 7 64x Ultimate Edition
Mobo- EVGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI FTW ATX Intel Motherboard
CPU- Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 (G0 Stepping)(OC to 3.001 GHz)
Heat Sink- Thermaltake V1 Max-Performance CPU Cooler Full-Range Variable Speed Fan
RAM- G.SKILL PI Black 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit (OC to 1066)
GPU- EVGA GeForce GTX 275 896MB 448-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
HD 1- WDl Raptor 36GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 1.5Gb/s
HD 2- WD Caviar Blue HD 320 GB, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16 MB Cache, 7200 RPM
HD 3- SEAGATE 1TB SATA 7200RPM 32MB
HD 4&5- Same as 3 but for Storage
DVD- Atapi iHAP422 (LightScribe)

Keyboard- Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard
Monitor 1- Acer LCD 20.1" Widescreen
Monitor 2- Optiquest 22" Widescreen
Mouse- Microsoft Sidewinder X8
Pad- Steelseries 63008SS QcK heavy Mouse Pad
Speakers- X-530 Logitech 5.1 Surround Sound + Sub
HeadSet- Razer Carcharias

Planning on dropping another GTX 275 Into her for SLI while I finish building my 2nd Rig

2nd Rig (I get free parts here and there from Tourneys and Events. So Its nothing extremely expensive or special; but it will be a decent rig IMO.)
To be built

Case- TBD Most likely a CoolMaster HAF Sister case Full tower ofc, but in a different color.
PSU- TBD Prob around 800Watts
OS- Windows 7 64x Ultimate
Mobo- Intel DP55KG Extreme Series Desktop Motherboard (P55 ATX Core i7 Core i5 LGA1156)
CPU- Intel Core i7-860 Lynnfield 2.8GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor (Will OC to ~4GHz)
Heat Sink- TBD Won't be stock.
RAM- 2x 2GB, Ballistix Tracer 240-pin DIMM (with LEDs), DDR3 PC3-10600 memory module
GPU- EVGA GeForce GTX 460 SE (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
HD 1- TBD SSD for OS Nothing special
HD 2- WD Caviar Blue HD 320 GB, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16 MB Cache, 7200 RPM (Games)
DVD- TBD
Monitor 1- Samsung 22"
Mouse- Microsoft Sidewinder X8
Headset- Razer Carcharias

[Firatha]

3456x1680 resolution. Yes, 2 feet tall by 3 feet wide. 22" screens in Portrait mode.
The glare isn't there. I got free upgrades to the 2209 which fixes that.


Core I7 920 D0 Overclocked to 4.0Ghz
Two EVGA GTX460 1GB EE (850/1700/2100)
6GB DDR3 CORSAIR RAM
OCZ Agility 2 120GB SSD

Whoa wtf that looks crazy.

Hello

Ive noticed a lot of people have the Cool Master HAF Case.. I remember when that thing first came out.. massive case.

OP You should consider cord management. Thats what nice about the big case and all the port holes; buy a pack of zip ties and go to town, use the back side of the case. I would post a picture; but I don't have enough forum posts at the moment.
I have done it with 2 GPU's 5 HD's and 3 CD Drives in the case. It makes it much nicer to clean out of dust; and just simpler to maintain.

Ya I need to im just a lazy person so its hard I halfassed that half of its in that side space and somes behind that fan and yes I got my HAF when they first came out when I picked up all the parts I was like OMGWTF do I do with this massive box now it has ALL of the other part boxes in it.

[Jaarh]

3456x1680 resolution. Yes, 2 feet tall by 3 feet wide. 22" screens in Portrait mode.
The glare isn't there. I got free upgrades to the 2209 which fixes that.


Core I7 920 D0 Overclocked to 4.0Ghz
Two EVGA GTX460 1GB EE (850/1700/2100)
6GB DDR3 CORSAIR RAM
OCZ Agility 2 120GB SSD

I've gotta say, that looks sick. Haha one of the most unique setups I've seen.

[Xuvial]

I've gotta say, that looks sick. Haha one of the most unique setups I've seen.

I personally still refuse to venture into multi-monitor setups till they find a way to make monitors that have NO edges whatsoever. 1-2inch combined edges ruin any sort of experience to be had. And with something like WoW you're not exactly increasing your FoV (field of vision) with multiple monitors, it's not an FPS/Flight simulator....I doubt Wow even supports higher FoV values :P

My awesome WoW rig:

Case- Gigabyte Luxo
PSU- Hyena 500w
OS- Windows XP Pro 32bit
Mobo- Gigabyte EP31-DS3L LGA775
CPU- Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 @ 2.33 ghz
Heat Sink- Stock
RAM- Corsair 2x1GB Dominator DDR2 800mhz
GPU- Sapphire HD5770 1gb
HD 1- Seagate 320gb SATAII
DVD- Samsung DVD-ROM

Keyboard- Logitech Deluxe 250
Monitor 1- ViewSonic VG2021 20" 1400x1050
Mouse- Logitech MX-518 Gaming Mouse
Pad- Piece of paper
Speakers- Auriga Stereo desktop speakers
HeadSet- Logitech mic + headset

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To be built

Case- Cooler Master CM Storm Scout
PSU- Corsair HX-750w Modular
OS- Windows 7 64x Pro
Mobo- ASUS P7P55D-E Pro LGA1156
CPU- Intel Core i5 760 Lynnfield 2.80GHz 8MB LGA1156 (attempt to OC to 4ghz)
Heat Sink- Zalman CNPS9900NT 120mm LED CPU Cooler
RAM- Corsair 2x2GB DDR3-1600 CL8 Dominator
GPU- Sapphire HD 6950 256-bit 1gb DDR5 (yes, when it comes out)
HD 1- Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 7200rpm SATAII
HD 2- OCZ Vertex 2 60gb SSD SandForce 2.5" SATAII
DVD- Lightscribe Blu-Ray/DVD ROM

Keyboard- Same as current
Monitor 1- Acer X243H 24" LCD 2ms 1920x1080
Mouse- Same as current
Pad- Dunno, 2 pieces of paper?
Speakers- Some decent Logitec speakers
HeadSet- Same as current

[Ezrail]

Just got this new setup but haven't had a chance to really play with it yet. Haven't even installed WoW yet! We're changing up the office a bit so no pictures (wife works from home now so I don't even know if I'll be allowed to stay in office with my PC). Will post pics once my area is decided upon, free of clutter, and completely set up.

Internal Components
Case: Cooler Master 942 HAF X (red internal lighting)
Mobo: EVGA X58 SLI 3 Edition
PSU: 1200 w Corsair AX1200 (Overkill for now. See GPU comments)
CPU: Intel Core i7 950 OC @ 4 GHz
CPU Cooling: Noctua NH-U12P SE
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB Black Ops Edition (Adding and additional one in March for sure and a possibly a 3rd next December)
Memory: 6GB DDR3 1866MHz Corsair Dominator GT with airflow fan
Sound Card: Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium
HD 1: 80GB Intel X25-M MLC Edition SSD
HD 2: 1TB Seagate 7200 RPM 32MB Cache
DVD: Some brand I can't remember

External Components
Monitor 1: TBD (Haven't completely decided)
Monitor 2: Samsung SyncMaster 204B
Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Ultimate (Ordered and awaiting arrival)
Mouse: Razer Naga
Pad: Razer Destructor
Speakers: Bose Lifestyle V20
Head Set: Shure SE115-K Sound-Isolating Earphones with generic PC mic (Don't like over the ear headphones and hate a mic stuck close to my face)

[Lexius]

My system, purchased Jan 2009:

Mac Pro
2x XEON Quad Core CPU 3.2 GHz
14GB RAM DDR2 800 MHz
ATI Radeon HD 4870 512 MB w/ HDMI out
5TB Internal Storage (12 TB external)
Standard Mac Pro tower (ambient temp averages 38C, runs extremely quiet)
Regular 8x DVD-RW
Built in HD Digital sound channeled through Yamaha 5.1 Surround Sound system with independent receiver and sub
42" Pioneer Plasma TV hooked up via HDMI directly to video card
Standard wireless keyboard/mouse
Nice comfy LAZ-E-BOY recliner w/cup holder.

I used to get about 35 fps in Dalaran with everything on Ultra (even shadows), but now that the city is deserted, I get close to 45.

[Cantii]

I actually JUST purchased parts for my new rig on Newegg, taking advantage of their Black Friday deals. This is what I got (current rig is obsolete, won't bother mentioning it):

COOLER MASTER STORM Sniper ATX Mid-Tower chassis
ASUS Sabertooth X58 motherboard
Intel Core i7 950 CPU
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus CPU Fan/Heatsink
6GB G.SKiLL DDR3 1600 Triple Channel RAM
XFX RADEON 6870 Black Edition
Corsair 750 Watt 80 PLUS Silver Modular PSU
OCZ Vertex 2 60GB SSD (OS, 1 game, most played)
150GB WD VelociRaptor x2 (all other games)
---- Cannibalizing old rig for storage drives, 5 TB in all, and DVD burner ----
Acer S211HLbd 21.5" 5ms LED-backlight LCD Monitor

I'll be using on-board sound, as I'm done fooling around with sound cards and the quality for gaming is moot anyway. Somewhere down the road, I'll be getting a second XFX 6870 BE for Crossfire. I also already am using a Logitech G15 keyboard, G500 mouse and G35 gaming headset... What do you guys think? I made out pretty well for under $1400.

[Sajakain]

I personally still refuse to venture into multi-monitor setups till they find a way to make monitors that have NO edges whatsoever. 1-2inch combined edges ruin any sort of experience to be had. And with something like WoW you're not exactly increasing your FoV (field of vision) with multiple monitors, it's not an FPS/Flight simulator....I doubt Wow even supports higher FoV values :P

If you ever fancy researching into "monitors with no edge" I would recommend you start here.