Post your gaming setup!

[Xuvial]

Motherboard: Maximus IV Extreme-Z Intel Z68 Socket 1155 DDR3 2200MHz
CPU: Phenom II X4 970 Black Edition AM3 3.5GHz 8MB Cache 45nm (using Xigmatek Thor's Hammer cpu cooler )

Wrong, try again Eiza

edit: nice edit :P

[DeltrusDisc]

wow, mine was installed by the people who built it like that lol, imma go change it, thanks for that.

Goes to show: People who build computers don't necessarily LOVE computers.

[Eiza]

Motherboard : 990FXA-UD3 AMD AM3+ 990FXA/SB950 DDR3 2000MHz (O.C.) SATA 3
CPU: Phenom II X4 970 Black Edition AM3 3.5GHz 8MB Cache 45nm (using Xigmatek Thor's Hammer cpu cooler )
GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD5870 vapoor-x (special cooler edition)
Case: Xigmatek Utgard (8 quite fan)
Ram: 2x2GB Hyprex Genesis DDR3 1800MHz CL9 Ram
PSU: Enermax Sapphire 800w ultra quiet
HDD: 1tb + 750gb samsung.
Monitor : LG 21" led.
Mouse: Logitech G5 gaming series
Keyboard : Logitech g15

using steelseries 4HD mousepads / logitech combo i think its the best. ( i linking from websites cuz im in company atm ps: ITS SUX ! ) ill post a photo of my little monster at nite.

Xuvial, thanks for report, i was linked wrong motherboard its in my wishlist :/ but im still dont sure about AMD vs Intel score.

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ive deleted my post while tryin to edit so CONGRAGULATIONS ME ! :P (reposted zz.)

[DeltrusDisc]

Motherboard : 990FXA-UD3 AMD AM3+ 990FXA/SB950 DDR3 2000MHz (O.C.) SATA 3
CPU: Phenom II X4 970 Black Edition AM3 3.5GHz 8MB Cache 45nm (using Xigmatek Thor's Hammer cpu cooler )
GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD5870 vapoor-x (special cooler edition)
Case: Xigmatek Utgard (8 quite fan)
Ram: 2x2GB Hyprex Genesis DDR3 1800MHz CL9 Ram
PSU: Enermax Sapphire 800w ultra quiet
HDD: 1tb + 750gb samsung.
Monitor : LG 21" led.
Mouse: Logitech G5 gaming series
Keyboard : Logitech g15

using steelseries 4HD mousepads / logitech combo i think its the best. ( i linking from websites cuz im in company atm ps: ITS SUX ! ) ill post a photo of my little monster at nite.

Xuvial, thanks for report, i was linked wrong motherboard its in my wishlist :/ but im still dont sure about AMD vs Intel score.

What do you want from your computer? What's your budget? What do you plan on doing with your computer? And I can have Xuvial on a tighter leash if you'd like. ;p

[conqq]

What do you want from your computer? What's your budget? What do you plan on doing with your computer? And I can have Xuvial on a tighter leash if you'd like. ;p

New bulldozer CPUs next month. the i5 equiv costs $220, quad(?)core, 3.7GHz stock, 4.2GHz turbo

[Eiza]

What do you want from your computer? What's your budget? What do you plan on doing with your computer? And I can have Xuvial on a tighter leash if you'd like. ;p

I love my computer so much its priceless for me btw im a graphicer using programs like photoshop and 3d's Maya etc. about budget hmm lets say above normal. and i love to playin end games with ultra settings (ps: imma gamefan ) hahah to be honest this monster doesnt created for wow

[Xuvial]

Wishlist? Make it REALITY bro! To be fair I sat on like 12 different wishlists for a good 2 months, maybe even longer (while I was saving up) before I FINALLY settled for my current build.

By the way, did I tell anyone that my PSU DIED?? That's right, my Seasonic X-750 died in less than 3 months of use. Like 0.01% failure rates from the best PSU company and I'm the one who ends up with a bad apple -_-. As expected, they replaced it in no time. The store was out of X-750s (outdated model) so they gave me the latest revision X-760! 10w more FOR FREE bitches!

Also completely re-vamped cable management from behind using zip-ties instead of twist-ties. Epeen photos soon. /grin

[DeltrusDisc]

Wishlist? Make it REALITY bro! To be fair I sat on like 12 different wishlists for a good 2 months, maybe even longer (while I was saving up) before I FINALLY settled for my current build.

By the way, did I tell anyone that my PSU DIED?? That's right, my Seasonic X-750 died in less than 3 months of use. Like 0.01% failure rates from the best PSU company and I'm the one who ends up with a bad apple -_-. As expected, they replaced it in no time. The store was out of X-750s (outdated model) so they gave me the latest revision X-760! 10w more FOR FREE bitches!

Also completely re-vamped cable management from behind using zip-ties instead of twist-ties. Epeen photos soon. /grin

So many noob comments in here.

1) 10w extra wasn't free, you had to have a PSU die on you... a PSU dying could cause other issues too. TEST STUFFS BRO.
2) Should've been using zip-ties from the start bro!

Such a noooooooooooooob

[Isendar]

I have always had two problems for the past 6 years. I either have too much time and too little money or too much money and too little time. Right now its the latter. I work a ton of over-time at my job. Unfortunately because of that I find little time to progress in World of Warcraft. This is fine considering I plan to take it easy once Diablo III and the next Warcraft expansion is released. For now though, I enjoy saving up for luxuries like the Alienware M18x laptop which I am one week away from purchasing. So, without further adue, here's my insane gaming setup:

System:
Alienware Area-51 X-58: Core i7 920, Corsair H70 water-cooler, stock 6 gigs ram, WD Velociraptor, Samsung Spinpoint F2?3?, Nvidia 9800 GTX+ (2) in SLi. HP 24" monitor or Samsung 52" LCD HDTV.

Soon! Alienware M18x laptop with crossfire ATI 6990's.

Keyboard:
Steelseries Shift keyboard with Cataclysm key-set.

Mouse:
Steelseries Cataclysm Mouse (Awaiting the release of the Legendary Edition)

Headset/Speakers:
Sound Blaster World of Warcraft Headset Wireless w/Tap Chat; Creative Labs Gigaworks T40 II

Mousepad(s):
Steelseries: Cataclysm (Deathwing), limited edition (Syndragosa), WoLK (Lich King), Heroes of Azeroth playmat, Starcraft (Terran Nuclear blast), Diablo III (Barbarian)

Extras:
Logitech G13 gamepad, Steelseries gaming glove, Thermaltake gaming glove

Things I want:
Upgrade/New desktop (Alienware?), The Peregrine gaming glove, Diablo III headset and mouse, Starcraft II mouse, keyboard, and headset, MWElab.com's Emperor 1510 gaming chair integrated desk (For $6,200 US, this thing is insane).

[DeltrusDisc]

New bulldozer CPUs next month. the i5 equiv costs $220, quad(?)core, 3.7GHz stock, 4.2GHz turbo

Couple problems: 1) Maybe it'll be out. 2) Same price as the 2500K. 3) Knowing AMD's history, from what I can tell, their CPU might have a higher clock.. but it might not be able to do as much as a Sandybridge at the same, or perhaps even lower clock! :O 4) Maybe it'll be out. ;p

[Kuddly]

Sooooon my baby will come > Currently sitting on a dualcore laptop with Geforce 9650M GT and 4gb ram, needless to say im at like 35-40% ram usage whilst just browsing the internet on several tabs U_U

Speccs:

Asus Sabertooth X58
Samsung TFT 22'' S22A350B LED 2x (got a 3'd screen already)
1TB Western Digital RE4
Intel Core i7 950, 3.06GHz
Corsair 12GB (6x2048MB) CL9 1600Mhz XMS3
Corsair Obsidian 650D Svart
OCZ SSD Vertex3 120GB
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 580 3072MB aiming to get another next paycheck
Samsung SH-222AB, SATA
OCZ ZX-series 850W 80+ GOLD

Current cost: 2 807$ Including building/testing and shipping

Probably adding a 3'd monitor aswell as the 3'd one im currently using is old and looks like he might be giving up soon :/ also i do not yet have a keyboard but im looking at the flatter ones out there, too fond of the flattness of my laptop.. might get a razer lychosa or a logitech illuminated.

My Lil gaming corner: Picture

Edit: Added link to a pic of my current "gaming" setup >_<

[DeltrusDisc]

I have always had two problems for the past 6 years. I either have too much time and too little money or too much money and too little time. Right now its the latter. I work a ton of over-time at my job. Unfortunately because of that I find little time to progress in World of Warcraft. This is fine considering I plan to take it easy once Diablo III and the next Warcraft expansion is released. For now though, I enjoy saving up for luxuries like the Alienware M18x laptop which I am one week away from purchasing. So, without further adue, here's my insane gaming setup:

System:
Alienware Area-51 X-58: Core i7 920, Corsair H70 water-cooler, stock 6 gigs ram, WD Velociraptor, Samsung Spinpoint F2?3?, Nvidia 9800 GTX+ (2) in SLi. HP 24" monitor or Samsung 52" LCD HDTV.

Soon! Alienware M18x laptop with crossfire ATI 6990's.

Keyboard:
Steelseries Shift keyboard with Cataclysm key-set.

Mouse:
Steelseries Cataclysm Mouse (Awaiting the release of the Legendary Edition)

Headset/Speakers:
Sound Blaster World of Warcraft Headset Wireless w/Tap Chat; Creative Labs Gigaworks T40 II

Mousepad(s):
Steelseries: Cataclysm (Deathwing), limited edition (Syndragosa), WoLK (Lich King), Heroes of Azeroth playmat, Starcraft (Terran Nuclear blast), Diablo III (Barbarian)

Extras:
Logitech G13 gamepad, Steelseries gaming glove, Thermaltake gaming glove

Things I want:
Upgrade/New desktop (Alienware?), The Peregrine gaming glove, Diablo III headset and mouse, Starcraft II mouse, keyboard, and headset, MWElab.com's Emperor 1510 gaming chair integrated desk (For $6,200 US, this thing is insane).

Since you're posting here I'm going to warn you of the facts: Many people here realize the joke that Alienware became thanks to being bought by Dell, many people will try to sway you, and I say you're an Alienware old-timer... so I will urge you. Please heed those who tell you to hold off on that purchase. Please....

We only want the best for everyone. If we regs here could have it our way.. everyone would be building their own computers and computer companies like Dell, HP, Gateway, etc, wouldn't exist. D:

Hopefully this isn't too flamey of a post.... I know I didn't actually say much crap about any company! XD

[conqq]

Couple problems: 1) Maybe it'll be out. 2) Same price as the 2500K. 3) Knowing AMD's history, from what I can tell, their CPU might have a higher clock.. but it might not be able to do as much as a Sandybridge at the same, or perhaps even lower clock! :O 4) Maybe it'll be out. ;p

It will. Confirmed release date for Oct. 13

[DeltrusDisc]

Sooooon my baby will come > Currently sitting on a dualcore laptop with Geforce 9650M GT and 4gb ram, needless to say im at like 35-40% ram usage whilst just browsing the internet on several tabs U_U

Speccs:

Asus Sabertooth X58
Samsung TFT 22'' S22A350B LED 2x (got a 3'd screen already)
1TB Western Digital RE4
Intel Core i7 950, 3.06GHz
Corsair 12GB (6x2048MB) CL9 1600Mhz XMS3
Corsair Obsidian 650D Svart
OCZ SSD Vertex3 120GB
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 580 3072MB aiming to get another next paycheck
Samsung SH-222AB, SATA
OCZ ZX-series 850W 80+ GOLD

Current cost: 2 807$ Including building/testing and shipping

Probably adding a 3'd monitor aswell as the 3'd one im currently using is old and looks like he might be giving up soon :/ also i do not yet have a keyboard but im looking at the flatter ones out there, too fond of the flattness of my laptop.. might get a razer lychosa or a logitech illuminated.

No no no no no no!!! Don't build around that chipset! >_<

Unless you're going for an insane folding/rendering rig like Cyanotical's and going the route of a 980x/990x.... do NOT buy x58! The P67/Z68 platform with i5-2500K is SOOOO much better for gaming, and costs less than half the price. Pleeease listen to my post before you buy....

[conqq]

No no no no no no!!! Don't build around that chipset! >_<

Unless you're going for an insane folding/rendering rig like Cyanotical's and going the route of a 980x/990x.... do NOT buy x58! The P67/Z68 platform with i5-2500K is SOOOO much better for gaming, and costs less than half the price. Pleeease listen to my post before you buy....

In the future years, that may not be true. I hear BF3 will use hyperthreading.

[DeltrusDisc]

It will. Confirmed release date for Oct. 13

Link ze proofz!

And wow, only took them 7 months longer than Intel.... Well wait, Intel technically had their's out in January. 10 months! >_< And Bulldozer was supposed to be the competition for Sandybridge.... so while AMD is just now catching up, Intel will be continuing to own the enthusiast market by putting Sandybridge-EX 2011 CPUs out this winter and early next year... followed soon enough by Ivybridge.

We'll see how they fare!

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In the future years, that may not be true. I hear BF3 will use hyperthreading.

i7-2600K. BAM. 'sup? :P

Or hell.. go for the $1,000 i7-3xxx chip. x_x

[Xuvial]

Soon! Alienware M18x laptop with crossfire ATI 6990's.

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$6,200 US, this thing is insane).

I don't even know how to respond when budgets become this inflated.
Buy whatever you want man, our cost-cutting advice is useless here : /

In the future years, that may not be true. I hear BF3 will use hyperthreading.

i7 2600k bro, for all your hyperthreading needs. And no, BF3 making "use" of hyperthreading doesn't mean it'll suddenly start racing ahead of non-hyperthreaded chips in terms of performance. GPU will still be the single largest factor in performance.

edit: Deltrius beat me to it because he's a hyperactive post-count-hogging little drummer.

[conqq]

Link ze proofz!

And wow, only took them 7 months longer than Intel.... Well wait, Intel technically had their's out in January. 10 months! >_< And Bulldozer was supposed to be the competition for Sandybridge.... so while AMD is just now catching up, Intel will be continuing to own the enthusiast market by putting Sandybridge-EX 2011 CPUs out this winter and early next year... followed soon enough by Ivybridge.

We'll see how they fare!

---------- Post added 2011-09-23 at 06:55 AM ----------



i7-2600K. BAM. 'sup? :P

Or hell.. go for the $1,000 i7-3xxx chip. x_x

http://lenzfire.com/2011/09/amd-bull...se-date-46209/

[DeltrusDisc]

I don't even know how to respond when budgets become this inflated.
Buy whatever you want man, our cost-cutting advice is useless here : /

No! Don't give up yet! There may still be hope!!!!11! What's that one website that builds the absolutely ridiculous computers for insane $$$$ but they look AWESOME again? Remind me pleeeease. I should really go to bed.... seriously.

[Xuvial]

I should really go to bed.... seriously.

Do it. It's Friday 7pm here but god-knows-how-late over there, and isn't it still Thursday for you?