Post your gaming setup!

[pbibby24]

Just ordered parts for new build!! Will post pics soon as its built, parts listed below

i5 3570k
coolermaster 212 evo
biostar tz77xe4
Corsair vengance 8gb
corsair gs800w psu
asus dvd rw
crucial m4 128gb
wd blue 500gb, already had
nzxt phantom 410 black midtower
Sapphire toxic 6850, also already have but looking to upgrade soon

[YouTube1080p]

uhhh lets see...
i7-2600k
8gigs of ram
Nvidia GTX 550 Ti

I guess those are the only specs that matter...don't know the mobo or anything but it's handled everything I've thrown at it.

Curious as to why you have a 2600k but only a 550 Ti.

[Xuvial]

Curious as to why you have a 2600k but only a 550 Ti.

Because it's a "gaming PC" prebuild purchased from some store, he didn't build it.

[Djinni]

Because it's a "gaming PC" prebuild purchased from some store, he didn't build it.

I never will manage to work out why pre-built "Gaming PC's" always have such borderline low-mid range graphics cards.
It's not like half the people buying them wouldn't happily/un-caringly shell out an extra £100 or so.

[Xuvial]

I never will manage to work out why pre-built "Gaming PC's" always have such borderline low-mid range graphics cards.
It's not like half the people buying them wouldn't happily/un-caringly shell out an extra £100 or so.

The majority of people buying prebuilds simply don't know what performance that extra $100 will net them because they're unfamiliar with how graphics cards are ranked, plus they're already being overcharged $1200-$1500 for what is essentially a $700 build (I used $ because I don't know £ prices off the top of my head).
The customers' lack of knowledge (and unwillingness to do any research) is a huge opportunity for sellers : /

[Drunkenvalley]

It's often not a matter of an additional $100; I've seen those exact specs on a machine that was a 100% complete scam of a prebuilt. Cost about $2000 here in Norway, which even with price adjustment is still ridiculous.

[Deleted]

It's not that by adding $100 it would perform better, it's simply down to how the average consumer thinks. Why do they pair a 550 Ti to a 2600k? It's simple:
- Intel is well established as is nVidia. Simply having an "i7" will make the computer sell a lot better than if it was an "i5". It's how the market works. Talk to any sales-representative at a major electronics store and he will try to pitch that "i7" to you, even if it is 2-3 generations old.
- It works a bit different for nVidia and GPUs. "Geforce" as well as "GTX" sells. The added "Ti" sells as well as it lures the consumer into thinking that it has something extra (the 550 Ti sells better than the 560 in pre-builts). Also, ask anyone without computer knowledge and they will most likely say that the Gefore GTX 550 Ti is better than the Gefore GTX 460, perhaps even the 470. They will definitely say that the GT 530 is better than the GTS 450. Tl;dr: the avg. consumer focuses more on the first digit than the second.
- Further, it's still too focused on RAM and harddrive space. A 2TB machine with 8GB RAM will sell better than a 1TB machine with 4GB RAM even if the latter has a superior GPU and CPU.


In either case, this is getting a bit too far off topic. Feel free to create a separate thread if you wish to discuss it further.

[nocturnus]

Finally got around to hooking up my other monitor. Don't know how I did anything without it.

Keyboard: Steekseries 6gv2
Mouse: Razer Naga, along with the mouse pad and headphones
Acer monitors
Off the self computer...which is awesome and can run any game on highest settings with no problem.

Finally a clean, neat desk. The mess and dirt/dust I see in some images make me shiver. Nice job!

What are your specs btw?

I currently have a pretty short CPU power cable, so it routed over my gfx card to connect on the mobo. Anyone know if there's an extension for it so I can pass it behind the motherboard? If this question is too off-topic I would appreciate a PM.

[Ghâzh]

BitFenix has braided extension cables. Look for their alchemy cable series.

[Flymolo21]

The majority of people buying prebuilds simply don't know what performance that extra $100 will net them because they're unfamiliar with how graphics cards are ranked, plus they're already being overcharged $1200-$1500 for what is essentially a $700 build (I used $ because I don't know £ prices off the top of my head).
The customers' lack of knowledge (and unwillingness to do any research) is a huge opportunity for sellers : /

All told it really did only cost me $780 of the shelf. And I did do research on that card and it seemed to be a decent card for what I want it do it....guess I shouldn't have posted anything after all...

[DeltrusDisc]

All told it really did only cost me $780 of the shelf. And I did do research on that card and it seemed to be a decent card for what I want it do it....guess I shouldn't have posted anything after all...

So long as you don't try to game at 1920x1080, you'll be fine, but really, the $100 saved for opting for a 2500K could have net you a 560 Ti or perhaps even a 570, or better yet a 7850, which are far better cards.

[Hulari]

I'm going to pay Marest to build me my next PC. that build is amazing.

[DeltrusDisc]

I'm going to pay Marest to build me my next PC. that build is amazing.

He might just require that you get rid of the Razer peripherals though. ;P

[Asera]

Just get him to build the tower and hide all the peripherals!

[whamster]

Two hardcore cores pushing out a whopping 2.2 ghz each followed by a powerhouse ati mobility video card

[Wries]

Semi-recently moved and getting the computer up the way I wanted it took a while but now it's done. I pretty much have 1 meter of wall space to have it on, so compromises were necesarry.

With the temporary table it looked like this:


Now it looks like the below pictures. As usual the camera sucks because it's my cellphone.

[Xuvial]

Good to see I'm not the only one paranoid about keeping every cable lifted off the floor, very clean look

1/10 for the wallpaper. Bleeeeh.

[DeltrusDisc]

Damn Wries! Really looks very clean. Kind of makes me want to do some external cable management myself..... >_>

BUT WITH WHAT?! D:

[protput]

Damn Wries! Really looks very clean. Kind of makes me want to do some external cable management myself..... >_>

BUT WITH WHAT?! D:

GL with that and your tiny ghetto ass desk :P

[Deleted]

BUT WITH WHAT?! D:

The best thing you have at your disposal of course....You're imagination