Post your gaming setup!

[EllishaPally]

And the final tally! I moved into a bigger place where I could fit a 75" desk so when in Rome...

Link to album:
http://imgur.com/a/FvcP2

Specs:
Case: CoolerMaster Cosmos 2
CPU: i7 3770k @ 4.6GHz
MoBo: Z77 Sabertooth
RAM: 16gb Corsair Dominator Platinum @ 1866
GPU: GTX 680 Lightning SLI
Storage: Intel 520 120gb, 520 240gb, Corsair Force 3 GS 240gb SSDs, Seagate Barracuda 3TB HDD
PSU: Corsair AX1200i
Sound: Xonar Phoebus
Disk Drive: Asus Blu-ray
Cooling: Custom loop including ex360, x2 ex240, d5 dual day res/pump and x10 sp120 performance fans.


Monitors: Asus PB278Q x3
Keyboard: Razer Black Widow Ultimate 2013
Mouse pad: Razer Ironclad
Game Pad: Logitech G13
Mic: Blue Yeti
Headphones: AKG Q701 Quincy Jones Signature
Surge Protector: APC Back-UPS Pro 1500

[Rennadrel]

Very nice setup Elisha, really jelly. March can't come soon enough, I fooking want a Swiftech H220! I guess I will be waiting for a while to get a new CPU cooler either way, I have no intention of replacing something short term when something I want is coming out. My H80 is dead after 10 months of ownership, so I am gonna RMA it and sell the replacement.

[Shimazaki]

Here it is:

CPU i7 3930k OC to 4.5GHz

MB ASUS RAMPAGE EXTREME x79

GPU GTX680 OC ( Base: 1071 MHz ; Boost: 1137 MHz ; 6008 MHz )

RAM 32Gb DDR3 Corsair Vengeance 2133MHz CL11

SSD Kingston HyperX 120Gb

HDD WD Caviar Black 1Tb

Cooling Corsair H100i 240mm

PS Corsair 850W AX

Case CoolerMaster HAF X Full Tower



Keyboard Razer Black Widow Ultimate

Headset Logitech g35 USB

Mouse Logitech g600 white

Display 2x LG 27'' Wide LED 1920x1080

Webcam Logitech C920HD

[BruceG87]

Just got done putting together another rig for a friend.

CPU - i5 3570k
Cooler - Xigmatek Gaia
Mobo - ASRock Z77 Pro3
Ram - 2x4GB Crucial Ballistix
GPU - Asus DC2O-2GD5 GTX 660 Ti
HDD - Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB
Case - Fractal Design Arc Midi
PSU - PC Power and Cooling Silencer MKIII 500W

Really a nice setup for a mid budget build. The PSU fit rather nice with the black/white color scheme of the fractal case. He'll be adding an SSD in a few months though I'll probably do the install and move OS and what not.

Forgot to take a quick pic of my work and cable management. Will snag one later and upload it.

[Majesticii]

Just got done putting together another rig for a friend.

CPU - i5 3570k
Cooler - Xigmatek Gaia
Ram - 2x4GB Crucial Ballistix
GPU - Asus DC2O-2GD5 GTX 660 Ti
HDD - Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB
Case - Fractal Design Arc Midi
PSU - PC Power and Cooling Silencer MKIII 500W

Really a nice setup for a mid budget build. The PSU fit rather nice with the black/white color scheme of the fractal case. He'll be adding an SSD in a few months though I'll probably do the install and move OS and what not.

Forgot to take a quick pic of my work and cable management. Will snag one later and upload it.

Where is the motherboard?

[BruceG87]

Edited post, thanks for catching that.

[Majesticii]

you already bought it? Cause i'd go for a extreme4 rather than this. Not a great overclocker this board.

[BruceG87]

Wasn't my choice, my friend was in control here. Otherwise the build would have had an Extreme4 and a 7950 rather a Pro3 and 660ti.

He's an Nvidia fan.

Plus he'll only be doing light overclocking, honestly nothing the Pro3 can't handle.

EDIT - I was merely the one to make sure he didn't crash and burn in the process of building his first computer.

[Marxman]

Just finished my rebuild with Mobo, CPU, and RAM upgrades today. I've gotta say, the difference between an i5-750 @ 2.8 GHz and this new 3570k @ 4.3 GHz is pretty staggering. Way larger upgrade than I thought it would be. Next goal is to get a modular PSU (my current cable management is a disaster) and a small SSD for Windows and WoW.

Case: Antec Three-Hundred
Mobo: ASRock Z77 Extreme 4
CPU: Intel i5-3570k @ 4.3 GHz
Cooler: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus
GPU: MSI Radeon HD 7950 Twin Frozr 3GB
RAM: 16 GB GSkill Ares DDR3-1600
PSU: Corsair TX650w
HDD: Samsung Spinpoint 1TB 7200rpm
Case Fans: 2x Scythe Slipstream 120mm Case Fans (1 top-mounted exhaust, 1 side-mounted intake)
Mouse: Standard Microsoft Wired Optical Mouse (shut up, it fits my hand perfectly!)
Keyboard: Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard
Monitor: Samsung Syncmaster LCD 23" Widescreen (1920x1080)
Speakers: Old Altec Lansing 5.1 Surround sound system. (it's like 12 years old at this point and still sounds amazing)
Headset: ASTRO A40 Gaming Headset w/ Mixamp (mostly for Call of Duty on Xbox, but doubles as a ventrilo headset)

[Rennadrel]

Wasn't my choice, my friend was in control here. Otherwise the build would have had an Extreme4 and a 7950 rather a Pro3 and 660ti.

He's an Nvidia fan.

Plus he'll only be doing light overclocking, honestly nothing the Pro3 can't handle.

EDIT - I was merely the one to make sure he didn't crash and burn in the process of building his first computer.

Well, the performance differences would have been considerable with a 7950 instead of a 660 Ti. The money he saved on the board should have gone into the graphics card, because the 7950 treads all over the 660 Ti in games.

[Xuvial]

Well, the performance differences would have been considerable with a 7950 instead of a 660 Ti. The money he saved on the board should have gone into the graphics card, because the 7950 treads all over the 660 Ti in games.

I don't know whether "treads all over" are the right words, unless he was specifically interested in only playing Crysis/Warhead or had a 2500x1600 monitor.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/550?vs=647
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/A...ormance/8.html
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages...review,19.html
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6159/t...0-ti-review/14
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/gra...mp-extreme-r/4

I'd consider them neck-and-neck @1080p overall.

[BruceG87]

I don't know whether "treads all over" are the right words, unless he was specifically interested in only playing Crysis/Warhead or had a 2500x1600 monitor.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/550?vs=647
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/A...ormance/8.html
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages...review,19.html
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6159/t...0-ti-review/14
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/gra...mp-extreme-r/4

I'd consider them neck-and-neck @1080p overall.

Yea, I wasn't referring to the 7950 as if it would have performed better. @1080p he would have had relatively the same performance while saving some money that I could have put back into the motherboard.

However it doesn't matter, the computer was physically assembled last night. My friend is very pleased overall as he's never had a true desktop of his own let alone one which he helped customize and assist in building himself. He does a ton of gaming too, which wasn't as much fun for him on a 2 year old $600 laptop.

Plus he seemed rather surprised that assembly was literally that simple. In the future, I don't think he'll need any help with physical assembly. Though requiring help to choose parts remains in question.

[Deleted]

Yeah i have an nzxt phantom myself, http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/...1#post20010454 (link to my set up) i took a couple of pics for you and anyone else googling phantom side panel fans since i had to do quite a lot of research myself.

http://imgur.com/ma0uZQY
http://imgur.com/IVIoiL4
http://imgur.com/MDNwXys

If you have a look on that fan i linked earlier most people reviewing it bought it for a phantom. It was tight though, and the screws i used were only just long enough. You also need to drill the holes yourself since the fan comes with the holes only partially drilled, theres a thin layer of plastic over one side.
I cant see an orange one though, only a red one http://www.amazon.co.uk/Xigmatek-XLF...0334609&sr=1-3 Though the leds arent actually coloured, its just white leds that light up the coloured blades.
That said though if you temps are fine id just go with a side panel http://www.amazon.co.uk/NZXT-Phantom.../dp/B006FW0LQA there pretty cheap and look good.

I'll probably give the Xigmatek fan a try. There's no window panel selling on amazon.us QQ
Thanks for the tip! Now, time to find the long screws...

[DeltrusDisc]

God damn it people posting your specs, post pictures! >_< I see two on this page who just post a wall of specs, but not a single pic, it can even be from a camera phone. :P

[Majesticii]

God damn it people posting your specs, post pictures! >_< I see two on this page who just post a wall of specs, but not a single pic, it can even be from a camera phone. :P

Here's a picture of me having fun with sandpaper today
http://i.imgur.com/O2kJvCj.jpg

I agree though, posting specs is boring.

[DeltrusDisc]

Here's a picture of me having fun with sandpaper today
http://i.imgur.com/O2kJvCj.jpg

!!!

You really removed all the lettering!?

[Butler to Baby Sloths]

Here's a picture of me having fun with sandpaper today
http://i.imgur.com/O2kJvCj.jpg

I'd be too nervous of messing up to do that.

[Majesticii]

!!!

You really removed all the lettering!?

Sanded it down to the copper, then smoothed it. Also removed a dent.

I'd be too nervous of messing up to do that.

Hehe so was I, if it failed i basicly had no desktop xD

[DeltrusDisc]

Sanded it down to the copper, then smoothed it. Also removed a dent.



Hehe so was I, if it failed i basicly had no desktop xD

I was about to ask and I'm glad to see it actually paid off well!

[Butler to Baby Sloths]

Sanded it down to the copper, then smoothed it. Also removed a dent.



Hehe so was I, if it failed i basicly had no desktop xD

Nah, you'd have a desktop, just missing a processor