Post your gaming setup!

[Ichifails]

I've always wondered what it's like to game on computers like the ones in this thread.

For 4 years, I've been "gaming" on this HP laptop from 2006.

One day, I'll be posting in this thread, as there is always a light at the end of the tunnel ^-^

Since it is a post your gaming setup thread and you posted this... add the fact that I got some good news today I'll share my gaming setup!

The good news is that I can go get my new PC tomorrow (I had it for 2 days but the PSU was fucked... really fucked - the wires inside were not isolated and it looked worse than the thunderstorm outisde so I had to send it to warranty and I couldn't play even for 1 second on it).


I present to you my gaming set-up that served me for 5 years and a bit...
Core 2 duo e4400 - 2GHz not overclocked! - WICKED !
Asus EN9500GT top - 512 sheer power MB - got it from warranty after the original one fried - FOR FREE!
2x1GB Kingston ValueRam - 800 MHz - Double RAM? DOUBLE AWESOME!
Asus P5L-MX Motherboard - ALMOST MORE EXPENSIVE THEN MY NEW ONE!
G-ALANTIC ATX-450P2SC 450W - Bought a new one after I fried the original!
Some shitty 120GB HDD!
Matchbox starring as SSD!
Doesn't even have a name - CASE!

Now for some pictures:





The sad part is that I'm not even kidding, don't take it as trolling or something. The PSU and GPU failed withing months so I had these ones for at least 5 full years.
I actually built it myself and I loved that PC. I still love it and I don't think I'll get rid of it, maybe use it as a trophy. It was there for me when I almost killed it with games it shouldn't even run and it never failed me once. I'd go to the extent of saying that it was a better friend than a dog.

The point was, don't lose hope, brighter days will come for everyone \o/.(I'll have to eat noodles for 2 years now but it was worth it!)

[Evolixe]

Which of course is fine. Unfortunately when picking a monitor today one has to pick between image quality and speed; one simply can't have both. Some choose to go for a fast monitor while others prefer accurate colours; it really is an individual choice one has to make.

I went for colour accuracy myself and sided with 2560x1440 resolution.

I just don't know any better.. the colours on this schreen are already far better than anything i had before..

You're making me curious and wanting to try one of those IPS panels though :X

[JosephStylin]

Case: Corsair Carbide 500R
Power Supply: Corsair Professional Series HX1050 1050W 80PLUS Silver Modular Power Supply
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z77X UD5H
CPU: Intel i5 3570k
CPU Cooler: Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo
Ram: 16GB Corsair Vengeance 2X8GB DDR3-1600 CL10-10-10-27
Video Card 1: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560 1GB GDDR5
Video Card 2: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560 1GB GDDR5
Primary Hard Drive: OCZ Vertex 3 120GB SATA3
Secondary Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB SATA3 64MB Cache
Keyboard: Logitech G110
Mouse: SteelSeries Sensei
Headset: Sennheiser PC-161
Display 1: Sharp Aquos 42" LCD 60hz 1080p
Display 2: LG 42" Plasma 60hz 720p

http://imgur.com/a/oSNrQ
Link to one picture of my case and two of the inside

[Sheor]

Don't you find tv's hard on the eyes? I got a 32" sharp, tried to use as a monitor and felt like my eyes were burning after a couple days.

[Ryann]

I have my 42" Samsung LED TV and 22" Viewsonic Monitor sitting right next to eachother. Been thinkin about actually usin my TV for games, just not sure how i'd want to tackle that task.

[JosephStylin]

Don't you find tv's hard on the eyes? I got a 32" sharp, tried to use as a monitor and felt like my eyes were burning after a couple days.

Ive been using my sharp as my display for 4 years now and I don't really have any problems with it, I'm aprox 6' away on the couch and everything is clear. The 42" LG was just a bonus that my friend won at a golf tournament and brought to my place! Its my 'media' display that plays movies/tv n such while I game on the Sharp

[Gouca]

Not all of them.

Couldn't find a single without it, what models don't?

[Vestig3]

Great >< finaly i get all parts i ordered and they send the wrong Radiator which doesnt fit in the top of my case due too the 8-pin connector...

[Dudejoss]

Changed my case to a nice HAF X

My current build:
CPU = Intel i7 2600k
CPU Fan = NZXT Havik 140 CPU Cooler
Mobo = Asrock Z77 Extreme4
GFX Card = 2x EVGA GTX 680 SC Signature 2048MB in SLI
RAM = 16GB Mushkin Enhanced Blackline Frostbyte (4x4GB) 2133
SSD = Intel 520 Series 120GB
HDD = Seagate 1tb
PSU = Corsair Pro HX750w
Case = CoolMaster HAF X
Monitors = 3x Liyama E2407hds running at 5760x1080
Mouse = Razer Naga Epic
Keyboard = Logitech G110
Gaming Pad = Razer Nostromo
Headset = Razer Carcharias

[Cyanotical]

My Brother's Workstation:

Case: Silverstone FT02
CPU: Intel i7-990x @ 4.52Ghz (enterprise stable)
MB: Asus Rampage III Formula
RAM: 24GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600
GPU: AMD FirePro V7900
CUDA: Dual EVGA GTX-590 Classifieds, (2048 CUDA cores)
Sound: Asus Xonar STX
SSD: 60GB Crucial C300
HDD: 2x 500GB WB RE4, 3x 250GB Seagate Barracuda (RAID5)
PSU: Silverstone ST1500







Mine:

Case: Silverstone FT02
CPU: Intel i7-3960x @ 4.6Ghz (SB-E sweet spot stable)
MB: Asus Rampage IV Extreme
RAM: 32GB Mushkin Enhanced Redline DDR3-2133
GPU: Dual EVGA GTX-690s
Sound: Asus Xonar Xense
SSD: 512GB Samsung 830
HDD: 4x WD C-Black 1TB, 1x 500GB Seagate Barracuda
PSU: Corsair AX1200

[DeltrusDisc]

DAMN THAT IS HOT!!! O_O

Surely your bro's computer gets HOT, no doubt?

[BicycleMafioso]

Couldn't find a single without it, what models don't?

The one I have, incidentally. HD6970.

EDIT: @ Cyan, are you/him running motherboard RAID?

[Deleted]

My mouth's watering. I'm so jelly...

[Cyanotical]

EDIT: @ Cyan, are you/him running motherboard RAID?

yes, just a basic MB RAID5 for a bit of performance boost with a bit of redundancy in case one of the seagates decides to take a dump, i have 3 extra for backup

[Drunkenvalley]

The one I have, incidentally. HD6970.

Virtually all highest-end DirectCU II cards do though. The HD 6970 is honestly an exception, while GTX 580, HD 7970, GTX 680, etc, have them. It's also become seemingly more common with backplates.

@Cyan: What did you think of the Fortress II case?

[Cyanotical]

@Cyan: What did you think of the Fortress II case?

the build quality is outstanding, it only has two note worthy problems:

wiretucking is near impossible without making custom single braid lines
it's a very tight case to work with, there is not a lot of room for much, (i actually like this, it seems more computerish, rather than a giant case with a MB inside)

[DeltrusDisc]

Gotta say, the more damn Fortress IIs I see, the more I want one. =/

[Martinussen]

/drool. That beast must have enough power to be optimus primes little brother.

Doesn't it get very hot? your case doesn't seem to be the most open of all, or does your fans just keep going at top speeds?

[DeltrusDisc]

His brother's rig is definitely the hotter one, I'll assure you on that.

[Drunkenvalley]

And even at high speeds, the fans are probably virtually silent.