Post your gaming setup!

[Butler to Baby Sloths]

Looks like I am desktop-less for a while. I have to RMA my board back to MSI because the SATA controller is all borked and some of the ports are dead.

So maybe it wasn't the Momentus XT that was crap then, "only" the SATA controller?

[Rennadrel]

So maybe it wasn't the Momentus XT that was crap then, "only" the SATA controller?

Yes, Fetzie, it wasn't the drive that was the absolute problem. I ran a CrystalDisk Mark benchmark test on all of my drives and none of them were running at optimal speeds for their respective SATA ports. My SSD should have been running at a full 500 MB/s, it was only running at 448 MB/s, the Momentus XT when tested on a friends computer, was running at 120 MB/s, I was getting about 98 MB/s on my computer, and both drives were in SATA3 ports. And I know my SSD is working fine because it was running at 500 MB/s when I got it and it was plugged into the same port.

[Deleted]

That'd be the one. I'll toss up some personal benchmarks when I throw it in tomorrow.

Welcome back, I wonder who made that thread *wink wink* but yeah it does look really good

[vinzet]

http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/5609/pcsetup.jpg

Cooler Master Storm Sniper Gaming Chassi
Steelseries WOW gaming mouse /
Logitech G35 Gaming headset / Logitech Z-906 5.1 THX, DTS
Kingston HyperX SSD 120GB 2.5"
Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 1200W PSU
ASUS Maximus IV GENE-Z/GEN3, Socket-1155
Intel® Core i7-2600K Processor
Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600MHz 32GB
Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 1200W PSU
Samsung 27" LED SyncMaster S27B350H (x3)
Philips 37" LCD (hung up on the wall)

What do you think ?

[jholdaway]

Very nice layout. Wish the picture was a little brighter though. I've been thinking about getting a second monitor and mounting my TV on the wall like the one you have.

[vinzet]

Very nice layout. Wish the picture was a little brighter though. I've been thinking about getting a second monitor and mounting my TV on the wall like the one you have.

After getting a second screen for my setup, there was no way i was going back. So it kept on going on to this point ;p

[DeltrusDisc]

http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/5609/pcsetup.jpg

Cooler Master Storm Sniper Gaming Chassi
Steelseries WOW gaming mouse /
Logitech G35 Gaming headset / Logitech Z-906 5.1 THX, DTS
Kingston HyperX SSD 120GB 2.5"
Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 1200W PSU
ASUS Maximus IV GENE-Z/GEN3, Socket-1155
Intel® Core i7-2600K Processor
Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600MHz 32GB
Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 1200W PSU
Samsung 27" LED SyncMaster S27B350H (x3)
Philips 37" LCD (hung up on the wall)

What do you think ?

You posted your PSU twice but forgot GPU. :P

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SPECIFICATIONS:

Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Professional CPU: i5 3570k Cooler: Corsair H80 with 2x Enermax Magma RAM: 4x4GB Corsair Dominator GT GPU: ASUS Radeon 7970 SPU: ASUS Xonar DX SSD (Boot): Samsung 830 128GB HDD (Software): Western Digital: Caviar Black 1TB x2 HDD (Recording): Western Digital: Caviar Blue 750GB HDD (Storage): Seagate Barracuda 3TB PSU: Corsair AX750 with Corsair Sleeved Cables (Red) Case: Silverstone Fortress FT02 Black/W Controller: Lamptron FC9

PERIPHERALS:

Monitor (Primary): DELL U2711 Monitors (Secondary): DELL U2212HM x2 Headphones (Gaming): Takstar Hi2050 Headphones (Music): Grado SR80i Microphone: Zoom H1 Keyboard (Gaming): CM Storm QuickFire TK (Cherry MX Red) Keyboard (Typing): Filco Ninja Majestouch-2 (Cherry MX Blue) Mouse (Primary): Mionix Naos 5000 Mouse (Secondary): Steelseries Sensei Mouse-pad: Mionix Propus 380 Webcam: Logitech C920

[DeltrusDisc]

Looks exceptional Marest!

[protput]

Is that a mic in that rubbery fan contraption?

[DeltrusDisc]

Is that a mic in that rubbery fan contraption?

Yup, I like his little contraption.

One of these: http://www.amazon.com/Zoom-H1-Portab...ywords=zoom+h1

Their sound quality is exceptional, too. I believe they use the same mics, but here's a video that was recorded using the video version of essentially the same thing (Zoom ZQ3HD):

[Ghâzh]

-Snip-

That's pure awesomeness! When you look up "awesome" on the dictionary there should be a pic of your setup. Even the view from your window looks like a damn painting!

If I had to nitpick something it would be that H80. I know it's a proper cooler but tight custom loop with single 120 rad and a small tube res would stand out more. And the Fatal1ty logo has slightly too much white in it.

[DeltrusDisc]

That's pure awesomeness! When you look up "awesome" on the dictionary there should be a pic of your setup. Even the view from your window looks like a damn painting!

If I had to nitpick something it would be that H80. I know it's a proper cooler but tight custom loop with single 120 rad and a small tube res would stand out more. And the Fatal1ty logo has slightly too much white in it.

To each their own! I personally like how the Fatal1ty logo looks. :P

[Deleted]

Is that a mic in that rubbery fan contraption?

It is, like Deltrus said, a Zoom H1. Amateur microphone. I use it to record concerts mostly. And the rubber contraption is self-made; I'm waiting for a replacement.

That's pure awesomeness! When you look up "awesome" on the dictionary there should be a pic of your setup. Even the view from your window looks like a damn painting!

If I had to nitpick something it would be that H80. I know it's a proper cooler but tight custom loop with single 120 rad and a small tube res would stand out more. And the Fatal1ty logo has slightly too much white in it.

I do agree with you that a custom loop would definitely look a lot better, but at the time I didn't have the money or time to venture into custom watercooling. If I would've done the build today I would have done a few things differently. As they say... next time!

[DeltrusDisc]

There is no doubt in my mind Marest will be heading that direction in the not so distant future. He was able to go the route recently that he did with the triple IPS displays, he'll likely go custom loop (if he wants to soon).

[Ron Burgundy]

marest how did u get ur cable management so nice

[Cyanotical]

I do agree with you that a custom loop would definitely look a lot better, but at the time I didn't have the money or time to venture into custom watercooling. If I would've done the build today I would have done a few things differently. As they say... next time!

i have the radiator for the FT02, it's not worth it IMO unless you are doing a show piece, the case requires heavy modifications just to dry fit the radiator, the HDD cage needs to be cut and shortened, and the whole bottom of the chassis needs to have about 75% of the material cut away

not to mention the FT02 is so good on its own that watercooling provides almost no benefit

[Xuvial]

marest how did u get ur cable management so nice

http://www.corsair.com/en/power-supp...ables-red.html

[vinzet]

You posted your PSU twice but forgot GPU. :P

My apologies.

http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/5609/pcsetup.jpg
Case : Cooler Master Storm Sniper Gaming Chassi
Mouse: Steelseries WOW gaming mouse /
Sound: Logitech G35 Gaming headset / Logitech Z-906 5.1 THX, DTS
SSD: Kingston HyperX SSD 120GB 2.5"
GPU:XFX Radeon HD 7970 3GB GDDR5 (x2)
Motherboard: ASUS Maximus IV GENE-Z/GEN3, Socket-1155
CPU: Intel® Core i7-2600K Processor
RAM: Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600MHz 32GB
PSU: Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 1200W PSU
Screen: Samsung 27" LED SyncMaster S27B350H (x3) Philips 37" LCD (hung up on the wall)

[DeltrusDisc]

Two 3GB 7970s.... not bad not bad! They doing well?