What Type of Computer/Gaming RIG you Use?

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Originally Posted by Truhls

Just so you know, just about any new built system running a single GPU Only needs a 550w PSU at max. Also a spinpoint F3 HDD is recommended, they generally have faster boot times. Just make sure its a 500g Platter and youre good to go ( their TB drives are usually 2x 500g platters, so you can go higher ).

Also for a monitor, getting a TV is a bad idea. Any decent monitor will always look better then any HD TV you can buy just for the pixel ratios.

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550W Max? You're nuts!

My MINIMUM PSU from eXtreme PSU Calculator is 700W. MINIMUM!

Intel® Core™ i7 3820 Processor
Asetek 550LC Liquid CPU Cooling System
32 GB [4 GB X8] DDR3-1600 Memory Module
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti - 1GB - EVGA Superclocked - Core: 900MHz - SLI Mode (Dual Cards)
[3-Way SLI] Gigabyte GA-X79-UD5 -- 6x SATA 6Gb/s
2 TB HARD DRIVE

Here is my gaming rig which I built my self little over 4 years ago.

Case: Antec Twelve Hundred
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz @ 3.8GHz (overclocked)
CPU cooling: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus 120mm (Push/Pull Setup)
RAM: 8GB G.SKILL 1333MHz 240-Pin DDR3
HD1: Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB Desktop Hard Drive (Raid 0)
HD2: Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB Desktop Hard Drive (Raid 0)
OS: Windows 7 64bit
Video card 1: XFX HD5870 (Crossfire mode)
Video card 2: XFX HD5870 (Crossfire mode)
Monitor: 21" ViewSonic LCD VX2260wm
Sound: Onboard Sound
Power supply: Corsair 750HX
Keyboard: Logitech G15
Mouse: Logitech M185
Headphones: Turtle Beach Gaming Headset Ear Force X41

I use a Commodore VIC-20 but I'm saving up for a Commodore 64.

Thermaltake LEVEL GT10 SNOW Edition
MOBO Z77 Sabertooth
CPU I7 3770K
Ram 16gb GSKILL Ripsaw x 1866
PSU Rosewill 1300 watt ( I love the LEDS )
CPU Cooler Zalmann Black Nickel Dual Ball Bearing Air Cooler
GPU EVGA 480 GTX

yeah that's pretty much about it, I have ton of peripherals

Wanting to get a Razer Sabertooth, and waiting on the new Nvidia 700 series cards so I can go back to doing an SLI configuration.

[IMG]http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/...DxX/pcpic2.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/...DxX/PcPIC1.jpg[/IMG]Case

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Originally Posted by Truhls

Just so you know, just about any new built system running a single GPU Only needs a 550w PSU at max. Also a spinpoint F3 HDD is recommended, they generally have faster boot times. Just make sure its a 500g Platter and youre good to go ( their TB drives are usually 2x 500g platters, so you can go higher ).

Also for a monitor, getting a TV is a bad idea. Any decent monitor will always look better then any HD TV you can buy just for the pixel ratios.

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my 3 70" 1440p 1khz refresh rate 3d "tv's" would disagree with you.. several models not only double as, but are supported by default on systems as monitors... of note.. defiance isn't particularly graphical....playing reclined in leather, in my theater room, with 7.2 surround sound (9 channel is coming soon from Dolby, it adds a vertical element, but it all pales compared to uncompressed pure audio).. well.. really can't be beat. while the overall, technical pixel by pixel resolution is variable and compared.. the overall image and experience is what is important..

I could say the best monitor for resolution would be an I-pad if resolution were the only thing that mattered.

so tell me what do you guys think??

I built this myself not so long ago (I'd say 2 months for pretty much complete build, but I started working on it 4 months ago). I do wanna change my graphic cards, though. I wanna upgrade to 3 Titans, but the prices are getting higher and higher, so I don't see that happening anytime soon. :[

Case: Cosmo II
Mobo: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme
CPU: i7-3930K
CPU cooling: Corsair H100i
RAM: 64GB G.Skill 1666 Sniper
HD1: Intel 520 SSD - 128MB
HD2: WD Velociraptor 1TB
HD3: WD Caviar Black 2TB
HD4: WD Caviar Black 2TB
HD5: WD Caviar Green 3TB
OS: Windows 8 64bit
Video card 1: GTX680 2GB SC
Video card 2: GTX680 2GB SC
Video card 3: GTX680 2GB SC
Monitor 1: 3x 24" ASUS
Sound: Onboard Sound
Power supply: Corsair 1200 Gold
Keyboard: Logitech G19
Mouse: Logitech G700
Headphones: Logitech G930

Upper Mid-Range to Lower Top 'o The Line PC

Win8 64bit (even tho I hate it)
i5 3450 3.10 Ghz
8GB RAM
AMD Radeon 7800

Very good pc

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Originally Posted by XxBIGWOODxX

so tell me what do you guys think??

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I have the black liquid cooled version of that case. :)

Case: Thermaltake Level 10 GT LCS(Liquid Cooled)
http://www.thermaltake.com/db/produc...cs/cooling.jpg

CPU: Intel i-7 2600K Sandybridge
https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/i...xdeLzyWg79Th5i

Motherboard: ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z
https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/i...ymeFLgJLYJB9Kg
PSU: Silverstone Strider Gold Evolution 1000w Modular
https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/i...9LVzWaIH807Lkg

GPU: 2 PNY GTX 560 TI OC in SLI (yes, the skyrim edition)
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...E_Sdpr3kT2K4SQ

RAM: 4 4GB G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series DDR3 1600 = 16GB
http://images17.newegg.com/is/image/...428-TS?$S300W$

Sound Card: Creative Labs SB X-Fi
https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/i...idI-uqD6Rg68EY

HDD: A bunch
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j2...ejoe/bunch.png

Keyboard: Logitech G510
https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/i...sQU0vnfCf6H1gp