Post your gaming setup!

[Butler to Baby Sloths]

Get a couple of sticky-back rubber pads, stick them to the desk where the keyboard is supposed to be and rest the keyboard against them, it won't slip towards the monitor anymore. Plus, you will know exactly where the keyboard should go after removing it to clean the desk

[DeltrusDisc]

Get a couple of sticky-back rubber pads, stick them to the desk where the keyboard is supposed to be and rest the keyboard against them, it won't slip towards the monitor anymore. Plus, you will know exactly where the keyboard should go after removing it to clean the desk

Trust me, I'd do that, but sometimes I like to rework its position, maybe a little bit diagonal, depending on what I am doing. ;p

[Butler to Baby Sloths]

Have a map of rest-points then, a bit like Prop marks on a stage in a theatre

[DeltrusDisc]

NOPE! Getting way too complicated at this point. The issue with the keyboard is mostly a small issue, it isn't game breaking. :P

[Butler to Baby Sloths]

If my keyboard isn't in exactly the right place, it IS game-breaking

I guess the OCD that didn't kick in when finishing cable-management most definitely shows itself when it comes to where my keyboard is (even if my desk is cluttered with paper and pens and other stuff one needs within hand's reach).

[DeltrusDisc]

Post a picture of it, before the mods come look at this thread and have joint heart attacks!!

[Deleted]

Nice to see your build complete Cyan, extremely impressive.


I personally find that the FT02 doesn't belong with the 800D and Cosmos II in a comparison as it doesn't cater towards the same user essentially. These cases are just too different and aimed at different audiences. In that regard it's closer to Cusco's case, the Define R4, but in reality I don't think there's anything like it.

I will say though that the FT02 is one of the more elegant cases I know of. The solid steel unibody that goes along the case is just stunning and unlike anything I have seen in a case before. It's just so properly engineered you are blown away and amazed everytime you open it up.

The flaw, or rather drawback, is the limited space. I do find that it gives a more impressive finished product, but building in it is not fun - especially if you want a clean result. Knowing what a bitch cable management is in this case I give you kudos Cyan. You have a crapton of thick cables running in that case and still managed to get it tidy. Hat off.

[Ryann]

New toys!
Soundcard: Asus Xonar Essense STX
Speakers: M-Audio AV40 Studio Monitors

[DeltrusDisc]

WOOO!!! Looks awesome man! How are you liking the sound?

Just, in the future please use www.imgur.com, it's so much better. ;p

[Ryann]

I loved that I could turn the sound up half-way and hear it as crisp and clear right in front of them as i could all the way across the house :-P

Also, i couldn't figure out how to get thumbnails from imgur one night, so I've just been using imageshack since, hah

[Butler to Baby Sloths]

Also, i couldn't figure out how to get thumbnails from imgur one night, so I've just been using imageshack since, hah

http://www.imgur.com/xxxxxL.jpg

[Ryann]

I'm having a small issue with white noise randomly coming and going tho. Getting pretty annoying. The knob on the speaker is only up about halfway too.

EDIT: The white noise is only happening in Chrome... Is that a known issue or... Hmm.

[DeltrusDisc]

I loved that I could turn the sound up half-way and hear it as crisp and clear right in front of them as i could all the way across the house :-P

Right?! I noticed this the first time I was blasting my Samson Media ONE 3A's! It's awesome! Went upstairs and into the kitchen, and was like, "wow, amazing how clear you can hear the music in here!" My mom said something along the effect of, yeah, so great." /sarcasm lol

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http://www.imgur.com/xxxxxL.jpg

I prefer the drop-down to "Small Square" and thus...



I see no big L. ;p

[Evil Inside]

So my keyboard decided to f up on me, so Im looking to get a new one, any suggestions?(gaming keyboard obviously).

OT: Just put in the nzxt led kit earlier, will upload pics soon.

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So my keyboard decided to f up on me, so Im looking to get a new one, any suggestions?(gaming keyboard obviously).

Don't derail this thread; create your own. Read the first lines in the first post of this thread.

[Fierae]

http://i826.photobucket.com/albums/z...603_150246.jpg

Added the 4GB Jetstream 680 to my system now. Sitting at around 11,450 3DMark11 score!

Screenshots/pictures of SW scaled down

http://i826.photobucket.com/albums/z...iplescreen.png

http://i826.photobucket.com/albums/z...3_173830-1.jpg

[Dudejoss]

http://i826.photobucket.com/albums/z...603_150246.jpg

Added the 4GB Jetstream 680 to my system now. Sitting at around 11,450 3DMark11 score!

Screenshots/pictures of SW scaled down

http://i826.photobucket.com/albums/z...iplescreen.png

http://i826.photobucket.com/albums/z...3_173830-1.jpg

that is a nice build what monitors are you using?

[Fierae]

Iiyama ProLite E2473HDS (x3), from personal preference, as I sit straight on, I don't get the viewing angle fallbacks of TN, but for me IPS show too much ghosting as I'm very sensitive to it and don't like it at all. Most other people don't pick up on it.

They are great monitors though.

[Dudejoss]

oooo i thought they look familiar they look like mine i got basicly the same setup as u and i love my monitors and i cannot find fault with them

[Berserker Cronus]

I bought some new components and did some swapping around with the old ones. It's taken me about seven months, but I've managed to replace my gaming rig, down to every case fan, leaving the Caviar Black as the only remnant of my old one. Not only that, but I managed to utilize the old parts in a server build, with only about $70 spent on the two parts that were missing.

For my main rig:
Case: Fractal Design Define R3 (Titanium Grey)
Mobo: Gigabyte 870A-UD3 ---> ASRock Extreme4 Z77
SSD: Crucial C300 64GB ---> Crucial M4 128GB
HDD: WD Caviar Black 1TB
CPU: AMD Phenom II 965BE @ 4.0GHz ---> Intel i5 3570k @ 4.5GHz
CPU Heatsink: Xigmatek Gaia ---> CoolerMaster Hyper 212+
GPU: Zotac GTX 560 Ti 448
GPU Heatsink: Gelid IcyVision Rev. 2
RAM: 8GB (4x2GB) Kingston HyperX 1600MHz DDR3
PSU: Corsair 550VX

And the new(ish) server:
Case: BitFenix Merc Beta
Mobo: Gigabyte 870A-UD3
SSD: Crucial C300 64GB
HDD1: WD Caviar Blue 500GB
HDD2: WD Caviar Green 2TB
HDD3: WD Caviar Green 2TB
HDD4: WD Caviar Green 1TB
CPU: AMD Phenom II 965BE @ 3.4GHz (Stock)
CPU Heatsink: Xigmatek Gaia (Really need to find a lower profile one, it only exhausts vertically and mostly obscures my only outtake case fan.)
RAM: 4GB (2x2GB) Mushkin Essentials 1333MHz DDR3
PSU: Antec EarthWatts 380D