What's your gaming rig?

Claudius · Post by **Claudius** » Wed May 06, 2009 5:43 pm

100 jigawatts......its alive master ::::::::::::::::fart::::::::::::::

5) Benchmarks?
Runs baldurs gate which is the only time I was happy in my life cry!

**** you LSD I am sure you realized the BS on to other lands...

Brother None · Post by **Brother None** » Tue May 19, 2009 1:54 pm

My machine's starting to show a bit of age I think

1) Rig type?
Desktop

2) Processor?
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+ 2.70 GHz

3) Graphics card?
NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT 512MB DDR2

4) RAM? Hard drive?
Dane-Elec 2GB Dual Channel DDR2-667
160GB 7200RPM SATA2 8MB

5) Benchmarks?
Never benchmarked it. It plays GTA IV (as long as the memory leaks don't kick in) and that's what I made my latest upgrade (new graphics card) was for.

My monitor chugs along at 1440x900, and that's a bit of a bottleneck to run things in at times, but honestly, I'm not that big on graphics anyway, and I often just turn stuff down even if I don't need to.

Lady Dragonfly · Post by **Lady Dragonfly** » Tue May 19, 2009 6:36 pm

Desktop

Intel Core i7 CPU 920 @2.67GHz
2.99 GB of RAM

2 Hard drives -1.5TB and 500GB

motherboard: ASUS P6T DELUXE V2

gfx card: NVidia GeForce 8800

OP: Win XP Professional

speakers: Bose x3
monitor: Samsung 24" Wide TFT LSD, 1920X1200, response time 5ms

Benchmark?

It ranks as the fastest single CPU solution on the market today with a CPU mark of 5907.

Can run pretty much everything on the highest res with no problem.

CFM · Post by **CFM** » Wed May 20, 2009 12:08 pm

1) Rig Type:
Desktop. I built my own computer using an Antec Nine Hundred computer case. It has four 120mm fans (which glow blue!) and a giant 200mm fan, all of which have 3 speed settings, to balance cooling airflow and noise reduction. This case should hold anything I'd want to throw in it (provided video cards don't get any bigger, damn!), so it's future proof.

Power Supply Unit:
Corsair HX1000W (1000 watts). That's right, 1000 watts. Providing clean stable power for your computer's components should never be underestimated. This well-reviewed PSU is overkill for my setup, but it will cleanly power anything I throw at it, and it will last a good long time (it barely runs half capacity, and it has a five year warranty), so it too is future proof.

Processor and Motherboard:
Intel Pentium 4 (3.0GHz) and Intel Desktop Motherboard D945GNT. Most of the games at the top of my to-do list are older, and don't take advantage of the dual core CPUs. So these components were carry-overs from my previous computer, since it still runs my old'ish games perfectly. I'll upgrade my CPU and mobo whenever I finally reach the newer games on my to-do list. Another perk to the next mobo upgrade will be RAID and SLI potential (see below), which I can't do with this mobo.

Memory:
Patriot 4GB (4 x 1GB, 240-Pin DDR2 667). Uses my mobo's 'dual channel' functionality. I always buy 4GB of the fastest memory that the mobo will take, and I always keep the memory with the mobo. So I always buy 4GB of new (and presumably faster) memory, whenever I buy a new mobo.

Hard Disk Drive:
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 (250GB, 32MB Cache, SATA 3.0GB/s). Well-reviewed, fast, and quiet. I also have a nice pair of Seagate FreeAgent Go (250GB 5400RPM USB 2.0) external HDDs, that I keep in a little fireproof and waterproof safe in my closet, giving me a solid pair of data backups. I may consider buying an identical HDD and monkeying with a RAID setup, whenever I buy a new mobo.

Video Card:
EVGA e-GeForce 9800 GTX (512MB). I buy a new video card every other year or so. It's definitely the one component that becomes outdated the fastest. When it's time to upgrade, I may consider buying an identical video card and running both in SLI mode, whenever I buy a new mobo.

Sound Card and Speakers:
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS and Creative Labs 7.1 speakers. More carry-overs from my previous computer. The sound is spectacular. I wonder if my next mobo's onboard sound will be comparable to the sound card? It'd be nice to have one less component to monkey with, restrict internal case airflow, etc.

Monitor:
ViewSonic Graphics Series G90f (19"). Most of the old'ish games utilize lower resolutions (at least, lower than the native resolutions of today's thin widescreen monitors), so I use one of those giant heavy-beyond-belief cube-shaped suckers. I'll buy a thin widescreen monitor whenever I finally reach the newer games on my to-do list.

Operating System:
Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 3). Whatever OS is best for the generation of games that I'm currently working through, then that's what I'll use.

Modem:
Motorola SB5101 SURFboard Cable Modem (38/30 Mbps). I bought my own, instead of renting from Comcast. I don't know how, but I test my connection speed using Speedtest.net - The Global Broadband Speed Test and, without a router in the loop, I always have a download speed in the 20-26 Mbps range (I pay Comcast for 6 Mbps). (?) Wicked, if only I actually played games online (I'm more of a single-player kind of a guy).

Last Word:
I should have started building my own computers a long time ago. I believe it saves alot of money upgrading individual components as needed, as opposed to buying a whole new computer. And in the mean time, your system is always fairly current (or as current as you need it to be). The internet provides an easy way to self-educate yourself, and it was fun researching and selecting each component. When it was all said and done, it ended up being rather easy. And I have a pride with this PC that I've never had with any of the others. Nerd City, Baby!

Kipi · Post by **Kipi** » Wed May 20, 2009 1:35 pm

Okay, here is my not-so-good gaming computer...

Rig: Laptop

Processor: Dual Core AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-60 (4 GHz´)

RAM: 2GB

OS: WinXP Pro

Video card: ATI Radeon X1200 Series 128 Mb

Sound card: SoundMAX HD Audio

HD: 150GB

DVD: MAT****A DVD-RAM UJ-861H

Loki[D.d.G] · Post by **Loki[D.d.G]** » Wed May 20, 2009 1:37 pm

Kipi wrote:Rig: Laptop

Finally i have found my gaming laptop brethren!!! Nice to know i don't walk that path alone. MUAHAHAHAHAH (evil laugh)

Kipi · Post by **Kipi** » Thu May 21, 2009 2:37 am

Loki[D.d.G] wrote:Finally i have found my gaming laptop brethren!!! Nice to know i don't walk that path alone. MUAHAHAHAHAH (evil laugh)

Meh, I'm only having laptop as my studies basically requires one, and I'm not in a mood of buying brand new desktop for just gaming purpose...

EDIT: Oh, and benchmarks: I can play The Witcher and F.E.A.R. with it, though lower settings

terran698 · Post by **terran698** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 4:44 pm

yummies

got 2 comps

comp#1
1)desktop
2)amd phenomx4 9650 oc@2.47 w/scythe mugen2 cooler(17C idle 33C after 4 hours of sc2)
3)xfx 8200 motherboard
4)8gb corsair xms2 pc6400 ram
5)xion 1000w powersupply (not modular)
6)lg dvd-rw w/lightscribe
7)western digital carvair black 1tb hdd in maxcool hdd cooler(data) + ocz agility 60gb(os)
8)HIS IceQ 4670 1GB oc@800core/900mem
9)NZXT Beta Evo w/five 120mm fans
10)I-Inc 24.6" lcd w/2 watt speakers (worst i have ever heard including dollar store headphones)
11)cheapo logictec keyboard and dell optical mouse
12)RCA 1000w 5.1 surround sound
13)Windows7 x64
14)Starcraft2 @1920x1080 ultra quality no lag ever sometimes a stutter with screen full of mobs
Starcraft2 1920x1080 50fps average only been down to 12fps once (3v3 melee all armys met at same spot)

comp#2 (in truck)
1)desktop
2)pentium4 2.8ghz
3)intel unknown model
4)768mb pc2700 ram unknown make
5)dell 200w powersupply
6)phillips cd-rw
7)maxor 40gb hdd (80gb maxor oem died)
8)nvidia mx4000 pci 128mb ddr
9)Old unknown compaq
10)dell17" crt
11)dell keyboard and ball mouse from early 90's
12)plugged into headunit aux port (pioneer DEH-P4000UB + lightning audio B3.69.3)
13)windows XP 32bit sp3
14)doom3 640x480 low quality 4fps average .75 low 8 high (0xAA 0xAF)

Celos · Post by **Celos** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 4:33 am

CPU: Intel C2D E8400 3GHz
Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3L
GPU: SAPPHIRE HD4850 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E
RAM: 2 * 2GB A-Data PC6400 800 MHz
HDD: WD3200AAKS 320GB Sata II

I don't see a reason to upgrade any time soon (although the tinkerer in me is always looking for an excuse to replace something or improve something in the case), if I run low on power I can always just overclock the hell out of this machine (at the moment the CPU runs undervolted at stock speed). Right now it's main focus is silence: the case is an Antec solo, CPU is cooled by Noctua's NH-U12P, GPU has an Accelero S1 Rev2 on it with a 120mm fan blowing on top. I've switched out all the fans, cut out the mesh covering the fan openings and replaced that with fan grills and divided the case into 2 thermal areas.

Oh, I also have a laptop, but if I ever do game on it (and that doesn't happen too often), it's mostly older titles like Elasto Mania. Arcade games to kill time

Merlanni · Post by **Merlanni** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 12:59 pm

Desktop A Cooler master Haf 922 case. modded with 4 red ccfl's, and a Zalman zm mfc1 A Zalman 600 watt PSU.

Gigabyte MA790XT UD4P with a phenom2 810. AM3. 4 gig Corsair ddr3-1333.

XFX 4870 XXX 512 mb, Xi-Fi Titaniun pci-e, Creative pro games speakerset.

Charnel · Post by **Charnel** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 9:31 am

1) Rig type?

Desktop running Windows XP Pro SP3
PSU = Enermax MODU82+ 625W
Mainboard = MSI P4N Diamond

2) Processor?

Pentium 4 660 @ 3.6 GHz, 2 MB L2 Cache, 800 MHz FSB

3) Graphics card?

MSI 9800 GTX+, 512 MB GDDR3, factory overclocked to 760 MHz core, 1880 MHz shader, 2300 MHz memory

4) RAM? Hard drive?

RAM = 2 x 1GB Crucial DDR2 PC5300 @5-5-5-15 timings
HDD = 2 x 74GB WD Raptor SATA1.5 in RAID 0 for OS and game installs
1 x 160GB WD Caviar SATA3 for data storage
Monitor = Samsung SyncMaster 245BW, 16:10 aspect, native resolution 1920x1200

5) Benchmarks?

Never benchmarked. I do most of my gaming at monitor's native resolution and if the game gets too laggy then I'll turn down quality levels instead of resolution. Someone mentioned the burning and battling Vizima level of The Witcher though and I do recall my rig getting herky-jerky in that portion of the game.

It runs Mass Effect fairly well at native rez and high detail settings.

When I built this rig back in late 2005 it was pretty good. The only thing I upgraded since originally build were the PSU and video card. But it's getting kind of long in the tooth now and I plan on replacing all components except for the video card next month.

Tricky · Post by **Tricky** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 10:06 am

Shaders have megahertz now?

Loki[D.d.G] · Post by **Loki[D.d.G]** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 12:37 pm

Interestingly enough, graphics cards have three different clock rates. Core, shader and memory. Though the ones that really govern performance are the core and memory. I think.

penguin_king · Post by **penguin_king** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 2:07 pm

im getting in 2 weeks:

Desktop.
Intel Core 2 duo 2.8GHz
Acer 9500gt 1GB graphics card
4GB kingston RAM
500GB HDD

sorry, dont know many of the specifics, but im new to the whole PC gaming thing.

Loki[D.d.G] · Post by **Loki[D.d.G]** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 2:39 pm

If money is not an issue, you could do better with both the processor and GPU. A Core 2 Duo E8400 or E8500 and a GTX card would do wonders for the future gaming life of your new rig.

penguin_king · Post by **penguin_king** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 3:52 pm

i would go for higher end parts, but money really is an issue. my parents are buying it for my birthday (less than 2 weeks away yay) and im building it myself and then i can upgrade it as i can afford to.

DesR85 · Post by **DesR85** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 7:36 pm

penguin_king wrote:im getting in 2 weeks:

Desktop.
Intel Core 2 duo 2.8GHz
Acer 9500gt 1GB graphics card
4GB kingston RAM
500GB HDD

sorry, dont know many of the specifics, but im new to the whole PC gaming thing.

Not a bad rig. Your processor is much better than mine (2.33Ghz). Most games should run fine with this configuration.

penguin_king · Post by **penguin_king** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 1:58 pm

DesR85 wrote:Not a bad rig. Your processor is much better than mine (2.33Ghz). Most games should run fine with this configuration.

some of the higher-end games reccomend 3Ghz, but once ive got a bit of spare cash im gonna bump up the cooling and overclock it to about 3.2, not too far, just enough to run most (if not any) games smoothly

Loki[D.d.G] · Post by **Loki[D.d.G]** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 10:23 pm

penguin_king wrote:some of the higher-end games reccomend 3Ghz, but once ive got a bit of spare cash im gonna bump up the cooling and overclock it to about 3.2, not too far, just enough to run most (if not any) games smoothly

I'm sure you are aware of the dangers of OCing?

penguin_king · Post by **penguin_king** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 12:24 am

Loki[D.d.G] wrote:I'm sure you are aware of the dangers of OCing?

yeah, thats why im not pushing it too far past its stock speed. just enough to get what i want.