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    nVidia 460 GTX at 845/1690/2200

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    Last edited by Jartin; 2011-01-30 at 07:21 AM.

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    Yeah, I was gonna mention that it's not the quantity needed that's going to increase, but speed and probably a new channel type to go w/ it. Considering SSD drive are super small compared to the 1-2TB drives floating around, it seems to be the trend of the future.

    My setup isn't super EXTREME but it does a great job of keeping my frames high.
    MOBO: ASUS P7H55-M PRO LGA 1156 Intel H55 HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
    CPU: Intel Core i3-550 Clarkdale 3.2GHz LGA 1156
    RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
    PSU: OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ500MXSP 500W ATX12V V2.2
    GPU: XFX HD-575X-ZNFC Radeon HD 5750 1GB 128-bit DDR5
    Monitor: ASUS VH242H Black 23.6" 5ms HDMI Full 1080P Widescreen LCD Monitor
    HDD: 2x WD 500gb 7200 rpm (nothing special)
    Case: RAIDMAX Smilodon EXTREME

    I just got the psu, cpu, ram, and mobo. I had a hell of a time getting it to work, since vista decided to go awol on me. I ended up upgrading to windows 7 professional 64 bit, which is really really cool. I know my gpu is a bit sluggish compared to all the new fancy ones, but I can't justify upgrading it when 40fps in a visual intensive raid isn't unplayable. I have the CPU oc'd to 3.83ghz and it's flyyyyyyin. I had some fun figuring out the OC on the ram, since you have to OC it on my board for it to not depricate to 1333 . I still love this case I bought, since both sides fold out for super easy fixing/maintenance. My speakers are actually running on a 220w stereo, and sound *amazing* with the VIA HD audio from the new mobo. Monitor is really pretty too.

    I have pictures but I can't post them until I post a few times

  3. #343
    Quote Originally Posted by SingleCellOrganism View Post
    insert lazyboy setup here.
    Someones got themself a nice man cave going.

  4. #344
    singlecell's living room is one of legends

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sazdek View Post
    singlecell's living room is one of legends
    Yeah, his room wins, hands down

  6. #346
    Currently rocking:

    Q9550 Core 2 Quad
    8 GB Ram
    Ati 5850
    C300 256GB SSD
    500GBx6 Hardware raid 5
    Dell 2405FPW monitor
    G700 mouse
    Cheapy keyboard
    Plantronics Gamecom headset (but not the expensive one)

    I'm kinda over the days of being uber bothered about a totally ninja PC. Went as far as dual phase change cooling (AMD Barton core 2500+/1.8Ghz up to 2.8ghz at -20c) and realised there were better things to spend money on. The rig above is overkill for 95% of games out there anyway.
    Last edited by mercutiouk; 2011-01-30 at 01:06 PM.
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    just get a mac. It's like sleeping with a fat chick to avoid STD's.

  7. #347


    AMD Phenom II x970 Processor 3.5GHz
    SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit
    ASUS M4A89GTD USB3 AM3 SATA 6Gb/s Motherboard
    G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB Ram

    ASUS 23.6" 5ms HDMI Full 1080P Widescreen LCD Monitor
    | HAF-X Case | MSI Z77 MPOWER | Intel 3770k Overclock to 4.2 | ADATA DDR3 1600 8GB |
    | MSI 970 Gaming | Corsair 1200AX | Triple Asus 242h 23.6" |
    | Razer Blackwidow Ultimate Keyboard | Razer Mamba Mouse |

  8. #348
    Quote Originally Posted by Toskorae View Post
    Is that far right monitor just for the minimap? :O
    Pretty much. I have yet to miss a mining node or enemy on tracking ^.^

  9. #349
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    Quote Originally Posted by Xuvial View Post
    /facepalm
    That's just one giant 50" monitor that's bent around you. And it costs more than your life, which is the key reason no sane gamer uses that.

    Come back to me when you find a multi-monitor, scalable solution that involves having no edges (or hardly visible edges) to give a seamless view. Not one giant $20,000 screen.
    There you go you'll never get seamless displays with multiple monitors but this comes damn close.

    http://www.nec-display-solutions.com...ack.jpg?e=e1s1
    http://www.panoramaaudiovisual.com/w..._videowall.jpg





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    SingleCellOrganism has the best room ever.

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    I've seen those (and similar) tileable wall displays up close, and the edges are all down to percentage - bigger screen, edge makes up less of the overall percentage. Anything under 40" and the edges are just too large.

    I guess I'll tidy this room up a bit... and maybe take a picture. Question is, do I have to tidy my shelves first?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Trigg View Post
    There you go you'll never get seamless displays with multiple monitors but this comes damn close.

    http://www.nec-display-solutions.com...ack.jpg?e=e1s1
    http://www.panoramaaudiovisual.com/w..._videowall.jpg
    Except that's not multi-monitor....tiling multiple screens onto a single giant chassis doesn't count, it still just amounts to one giant screen. Most importantly, you can't "bend" those around view like you can with 3 individual monitors :P
    My point was that LCD/LED technology simply doesn't allow for truly edge-less monitors, atleast a centimeter or two is needed to project the grid of pixels. A new method of display is needed >_<
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    ASUS P8P67 EVO
    INTEL i7-2600K @ 4,6GHz + Noctua NH-D14 CPU cooler
    8GB 1333MHz DDR3
    PNY Geforce GTX580 + Accelero Xtreme Plus GPU cooler
    60GB Kingston SSD + 1TB Samsung F3 HDD + 2GB Western Digital HDD
    ASUS Xonar Essence STX Sound card

    All this poop packed inside Fractal Design Define R3 Titanium Grey.

  14. #354
    Quote Originally Posted by Xuvial View Post
    Except that's not multi-monitor....tiling multiple screens onto a single giant chassis doesn't count, it still just amounts to one giant screen. Most importantly, you can't "bend" those around view like you can with 3 individual monitors :P
    My point was that LCD/LED technology simply doesn't allow for truly edge-less monitors, atleast a centimeter or two is needed to project the grid of pixels. A new method of display is needed >_<
    "LED" Technology is nothing more than a different backlight for an LCD, not a different Display Tech at all.
    Last edited by ispano; 2011-02-14 at 12:31 PM.

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    Built this right after Christmas to replace my 7 year old 3GHz P4 Dell

    Specs:

    CPU: Core i7 950 (With aftermarket Cooler Master V6 GT cpu cooler)
    GPU: XFX Radeon HD 5770
    RAM: 6GB of G. Skill 1600mhz (8-8-8-24)
    Power: Kingwin LAZER 850w modular
    MBoard: Asus SaberTooth X58
    Case: Antec Nine-Hundred-Two

    Haven't found anything that pushes the i7 so I haven't OCd it and I will probably grab another 5770 when I see one on sale




  16. #356



    Intel i5 2500k
    ASUS P8P67 Pro
    Cooler Master V8 CPU fan
    8GB G.Skill RAM 1600 (2x 4GB sticks)
    GTX 560 Ti from MSI
    WD Cavair Black 500gb HDD
    ASUS DVD Burner
    Cooler Master Haf X case (currently all stock fans).
    Sony Bravia 32in LCD TV
    Logitech G510 keyboard
    Razer Deathadder (pictured)
    Razer Naga (chillin off to the side)

    One big ol' crap-o desk, and a semi-comfortable chair.

    I still have to add more fans, get a new desk, and finalize my screen selection.

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    i7-950
    Sapphire Radeon 6950
    8 GB RAM
    750W PSU
    SSD Corsair 500GB + WD 1TB
    Sabertooth x58

    Logitech G9 Mouse
    Logitech G110 Keyboard
    Fujitsu Siemens computer screen 1920x1080

  18. #358
    Phenom II 965 BE 3.4
    Corsair H50 Water Cooler
    Coolermaster HAF X Case
    ASUS M3A32 MVP Deluxe WIFI AP
    Corsair Enthusiast Series TX850 Plus PSU
    4GB 1066 DDR2
    XFX AMD Radeon 6950 2GB Modded to XFX Radeon 6970 2GB
    Dell 32 Inch Widescreen full HD Monitor
    Bose Companion 3 Series desktop speakers

  19. #359
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    Quote Originally Posted by Affiniti View Post

    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
    Looks cool.

  20. #360
    What the heck, I'll play along...

    Prodigy (desktop):
    E8500, 4GBram, 6TB HDD, MSI mobo and MSI nvidia 260GTX twinfrozr (how there are still people dumb enough to buy ati, I can't grasp.)

    Skinlab (server 1):
    AMD64 3200+, 6GB ram, nvidia 6600GTX, 6TB HDD, this one has a chieftec fulltower, wich used to be my desktop case
    (dragging a 20kg-when empty- case to lans ftl )
    Chimaira (server 2):
    AMD64 3200+, 4GB ram, nvidia 6600GTX, 8TB HDD

    By this summer my desktop should be updated...

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