Post your gaming setup!

[DeltrusDisc]

Just bought the desk. Need new monitors though =/

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(Links are from Facebook. Just copied the image link so... yeah xD)

Wow, holy crap those are some tiny monitors! Looking forward to seeing what you plan to do in terms of bigger monitor options!

[georgevonfranken]

How much difference does a sound card really give anyways? I have a 2.1 Logitech THX cert. speaker system and then Gamecom Plantronics 377 headset.... would I be able to see a difference?

Basically only reason i see to get a soundcard is for 7.1 speakers other then that i believe your onboard is fine

[Jailescape]

Wow, holy crap those are some tiny monitors! Looking forward to seeing what you plan to do in terms of bigger monitor options!

Yeah, but you know... They work for now. I also have to upgrade my pc. Running like a mini monster since i blew up my last gaming rib =//

[Adappy]

Basically only reason i see to get a soundcard is for 7.1 speakers other then that i believe your onboard is fine

Discreet sound cards have higher audio quality as well, but you have to have a good set of speakers/headphones and be a bit of an audiophile to notice it. Simulated surround sound in headphones(I can't stand it, but I'd imagine some people like it with it being a "feature" of just about any sound card out there)/other DSP effects can be another reason to get one.

[Asera]

What's the little card ya got under your gpu? ^_^

PCI Soundblaster X-Fi XtremeGamer. I've had it since my old Athlon 64 3200+ SanDiego.

The card you can't see right under the video card though, is an Intel PRO1000CT NiC.

[BicycleMafioso]

PCI Soundblaster X-Fi XtremeGamer. I've had it since my old Athlon 64 3200+ SanDiego.

The card you can't see right under the video card though, is an Intel PRO1000CT NiC.

So I was doubly right! /flex

[Deleted]

sounds card do improve CPU performance, as the CPU no longer has to handle sound

[ispano]

If the software you're using supports hardware accelerated sound, otherwise no.

[Volroth]

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running a phenom II 810 atm with a HD 5770, when BD comes out gonna upgrade to a hex core and pick up a 7k series when it comes out as well.

pics kinda suck i know they were taken from my phone.

[Uvania]

i5 2500k
gtx 570
8 gig 1600mhz
2x 120gig ssd in raid 0
mx518
sidewinder x4
120hz benq

[Thooms]

Phenom II X4 840 2.8 GHz
HD5450
6 GB RAM.. don't know clock speed
600 GB HDD
Don't know what kind of mobo, it's a stock one

+ a 120 Hz 22" monitor and stock mouse+keyboard

Please don't laugh , it's fairly old and I'll try to build one myself next year.

[Fuzzykins]

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running a phenom II 810 atm with a HD 5770, when BD comes out gonna upgrade to a hex core and pick up a 7k series when it comes out as well.

pics kinda suck i know they were taken from my phone.

If you don't clean that heatsink, I will personally find you and destroy you.

[Volroth]

If you don't clean that heatsink, I will personally find you and destroy you.

its been done already, that pic was taken right before a tear down and clean. also the shitty camera makes it look worse than it was

[Uvania]

Phenom II X4 840 2.8 GHz
HD5450
6 GB RAM.. don't know clock speed
600 GB HDD
Don't know what kind of mobo, it's a stock one

+ a 120 Hz 22" monitor and stock mouse+keyboard

Please don't laugh , it's fairly old and I'll try to build one myself next year.

thats not a bad computer, just replace that shitty graphics card and it will rock again! just make sure u have enough PSU power..

[Fiducia]

My system:

CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600K CPU @ 3.40GHz, 3701 Mhz
Mobo: GigaByte PH67A-UD3-B3
RAM: 8GB CL9 Team Elite DDR3-1333 (2x4GB) @1333MHz
GPU: Gigabyte NVidia GeForce GTX 560TI
Case: VisionComputer Unicorn Silent miditower
CPU Cooler: Intel i7 Standard cooler
PSU: Evo Labs 800w
HDD: 1x1TB

Mouse: Razer Naga
Mousepad: Razer Goliathus
Keyboard: Random Compaq - upgrading to Razer soon
Headset: Sony MDR-XD200
Monitor: Compaq Q2159 - upgrading to 32" Samsung 1080p + 24" 1080p monitor
Speakers: None - upgrading to 5.1 surround when I get a new desk

[Asera]

And the rig is updated yet again...

Fractal Design Define R3 Black Pearl
Intel Core i5 2500K @ 4200mhz 1.225v
CoolerMaster Hyper 212+ w/ Noctua NF-P14 FLX & NF-P12
Asus P8Z68V-Pro
2x4GB G.Skill Ripjaws X DDR3-1600 @ 9-9-9-24-1T 1.53v
nVidia GeForce GTX560 Ti (MSI Hawk)
2x Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB
OCZ Vertex II 60GB
Corsair HX750
Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi XtremeGamer PCI

Samsung Syncmaster 2494SW 24"
Razer BlackWidow Ultimate
Razer DeathAdder 3500

Other random peripherals such as an ancient Wacom Graphire 2, Canon Pixma MP480, SATA drive dock with a card reader, Cyperpower 900W UPS, crappy 2.1 Altec Lansing speakers I don't use 'cause my headphones are better, crappy steelseries mousepad, amazing 14 year old Montreal Canadiens mousepad, and a Dualshock 3 controller.

Overclock is low because the 2500K behaves very differently than it did on the P67A-G43. Pretty sure I don't even need the voltage that high for 4.2ghz (I had to do 1.25v on the G43 to keep it stable). Let this be a testament to bargain boards being all kinds of bad.

edit: 1.25v not 2.5 dear god

[DeltrusDisc]

And the rig is updated yet again...

Fractal Design Define R3 Black Pearl
Intel Core i5 2500K @ 4200mhz 1.225v
CoolerMaster Hyper 212+ w/ Noctua NF-P14 FLX & NF-P12
Asus P8Z68V-Pro
2x4GB G.Skill Ripjaws X DDR3-1600 @ 9-9-9-24-1T 1.53v
nVidia GeForce GTX560 Ti (MSI Hawk)
2x Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB
OCZ Vertex II 60GB
Corsair HX750
Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi XtremeGamer PCI

Samsung Syncmaster 2494SW 24"
Razer BlackWidow Ultimate
Razer DeathAdder 3500

Other random peripherals such as an ancient Wacom Graphire 2, Canon Pixma MP480, SATA drive dock with a card reader, Cyperpower 900W UPS, crappy 2.1 Altec Lansing speakers I don't use 'cause my headphones are better, crappy steelseries mousepad, amazing 14 year old Montreal Canadiens mousepad, and a Dualshock 3 controller.

Overclock is low because the 2500K behaves very differently than it did on the P67A-G43. Pretty sure I don't even need the voltage that high for 4.2ghz (I had to do 1.25v on the G43 to keep it stable). Let this be a testament to bargain boards being all kinds of bad.

edit: 1.25v not 2.5 dear god

zomg you're a regular! You know the rules! Pics or get called out for being bad! :P

Nah, but looks like a killer rig! I question though your Vertex 2 60GB SSD, I know OCZ has been putting out more lately where the difference is old crappy hardware in them, and the only way to tell them apart from the good ones of yesteryear is there's an 'E' in the name of the item on like newegg for instance. They're known to have data get corrupted/flat out die.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-550-_-Product

Used to be a different one.

If you notice these reviews, the newer ones, several are giving it horrible reviews. I just hope you have an older one or managed to get a good one. Would suck majorly!

[Adappy]

@ Asera

1.25 doesn't sound *that* off... my chip in my P8P67 pro took 1.28v (according to CPU-Z) for 4.4GHz (200MHz + 0.03V higher than what you had)

Out of curiosity, how is the cooling with those Noctua fans on the 212? I've been thinking of doing the same setup on mine to try to drop the noise a bit from my dual Blademasters (I realize CPU temperatures are relative, just to get an idea)

[Deleted]

MSI GT660 (Laptop)

CPU: Intel(R)Core i5-460m
VGA:Nvidia Geforce GTX 285M /1GB DDR3
LED Panel: 16" HD 1366x768 (Glare Type)
RAM: DDRIII 4GB (2GBx2)
HDD: 500GB 7200 RPM
RF: 802.11b/g/n

Now I don't know what everything is, but that's what was written on the scale. ^^

[DeltrusDisc]

And I just realized, for my i5-2500K to hit 4.0GHZ on my P8P67 Rev 3.0 mobo, it takes a whopping 1.304V! Guess I won't be doing too much heavier OC'ing, sounds like I got a badderer chip and/or mobo. Eh, guess I should've put more money into the mobo. hehe