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    Gaming: What's in your Rig?

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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller @alexntg
      last edited by

      @alexntg said:

      I'm running an AMD Athlon 64x2 with 4GB of RAM, nVidia 560TI, and Kingston SSD. It isn't much, but plays FFXIV on high settings with no issues.

      Wow. That's even below my system. Surprised that it does that well.

      You really don't need too much these days.

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      • DashrenderD
        Dashrender @scottalanmiller
        last edited by

        @scottalanmiller said:

        @alexntg said:

        I'm running an AMD Athlon 64x2 with 4GB of RAM, nVidia 560TI, and Kingston SSD. It isn't much, but plays FFXIV on high settings with no issues.

        Wow. That's even below my system. Surprised that it does that well.

        You really don't need too much these days.

        now that's funny. My friend who upgrade his machine last year to a 8 core AMD setup is already wanting to upgrade again. This time the current i7 with 16 Gig RAM, he might look for a faster SSD too.

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        • Seth CooperS
          Seth Cooper
          last edited by Seth Cooper

          I have spent way too much on my gaming rig..

          Core
          Obsidian 800D Corsair Case
          ASUS Maximus V FORMULA LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard
          Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics ...
          Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model 997050
          EVGA SuperClocked 03G-P4-2783-KR GeForce GTX 780 3GB 384-bit GDDR5

          Cooling
          CORSAIR Hydro Series H80 (CWCH80) High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler

          Inputs/Display
          Hanns-G HL272HPB Black 27" 2ms LED Monitor (x3)
          Razer Naga
          Razer Blackwidow 2013 Ultimate Mechanical Keyboard

          Storage
          60GB SSD for OS, 250GB SSD for Games, 2TB for Misc.

          I started with budget parts and now pre-ordered some of my components. These are my preferences based off of that.

          Corsair for Cases, RAM, Coolants
          EVGA for Mobos, GPUs
          Mushkin or g.Skill for RAM
          Intel for CPU (some great AMD's out there though)

          Had great luck with EVGA and Corsair's customer service and RMA processes.

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          • Mike RalstonM
            Mike Ralston
            last edited by

            EVGA has some of the best lifespan for their GPU's, so far as I've seen. Corsair Cases, Keyboards, and Cooling Solutions are the best. AMD actually has their own series of RAM products now, ranging anywhere from the slower 1300 modules wih no shielding all the way up to the mighty 3000 range with 100% purity all Aluminum heat shields, and I'm quite impressed with it, it preforms quite well. Asus or MSI for motherboards, and as CPU's are far above and beyond what is needed from them, anything made within the past 3 years over a dual core should be fine. RaidMax, ThermalTake, and InWin also have some great chassis solutions. And that's a sweet card you got there, @seth-cooper

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            • Seth CooperS
              Seth Cooper
              last edited by

              Thanks @mike-ralston but when my PS4 started out performing my PC I decided it was time to upgrade my SLI GTX 460's.

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              • alexntgA
                alexntg @Seth Cooper
                last edited by

                @Seth-Cooper said:

                I have spent way too much on my gaming rig..

                Core
                Obsidian 800D Corsair Case
                ASUS Maximus V FORMULA LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard
                Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics ...
                Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model 997050
                EVGA SuperClocked 03G-P4-2783-KR GeForce GTX 780 3GB 384-bit GDDR5

                Cooling
                CORSAIR Hydro Series H80 (CWCH80) High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler

                Inputs/Display
                Hanns-G HL272HPB Black 27" 2ms LED Monitor (x3)
                Razer Naga
                Razer Blackwidow 2013 Ultimate Mechanical Keyboard

                Storage
                60GB SSD for OS, 250GB SSD for Games, 2TB for Misc.

                I started with budget parts and now pre-ordered some of my components. These are my preferences based off of that.

                Corsair for Cases, RAM, Coolants
                EVGA for Mobos, GPUs
                Mushkin or g.Skill for RAM
                Intel for CPU (some great AMD's out there though)

                Had great luck with EVGA and Corsair's customer service and RMA processes.

                Wow. My computer cost me $375 off-the-shelf (Asus Essentio) and about the same for the video card and power supply. That was in 2011. The SSD was less than $100 late last year.

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                • T
                  technobabble
                  last edited by

                  Haven't played in years, but my favorite racing game was Pro Race Driver, I had it for PC and PS2. Loved Need for Speed Most Wanted v1.

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                  • Mike RalstonM
                    Mike Ralston @alexntg
                    last edited by Mike Ralston

                    @alexntg You're sure you've got that right? The video card itself he has there is worth significantly more than that.

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                    • alexntgA
                      alexntg @Mike Ralston
                      last edited by

                      @Mike-Ralston said:

                      @alexntg You're sure you've got that right? The video card itself he has there is worth significantly more than that.

                      The pricing I paid was for my computer, not his.

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                      • Mike RalstonM
                        Mike Ralston
                        last edited by

                        You said it was nearly that for specs

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                        • alexntgA
                          alexntg @Mike Ralston
                          last edited by

                          @Mike-Ralston said:

                          You said it was nearly that for specs

                          That's not what I said. I said that I paid about the same for the video card and power supply as I did for the computer.

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                          • Mike RalstonM
                            Mike Ralston
                            last edited by

                            Ah, my bad.

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                            • scottalanmillerS
                              scottalanmiller
                              last edited by

                              Getting the new Zotac Steam Machine. Intel Core i5 6th Gen Quad Core 2.2GHz, 8GB, NVidia GTX 960, Steam OS.

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                              • dafyreD
                                dafyre
                                last edited by

                                My curent gaming rig is a Acer Aspire v3... 16GB ram and an Nvidia something or another with 2GB of ram. It has played every game I've thrown at it beautifully.

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                                • MattSpellerM
                                  MattSpeller
                                  last edited by

                                  Necro-thread!

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                                  • NicN
                                    Nic
                                    last edited by

                                    While we're on the subject of necrothreading, I'm thinking of picking up a GTX 980 and a 1440p monitor that supports gsync. time to start looking for holiday sales.

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