Gaming Hardware - PC/Console/Accessories Configuration

[srikanth]

i think a dedicated gaming console will probably cost less than a high end PC for gaming.

Whatever you save up will be spent on games which will cost 5 time more than what they cost on PC.

 

[DivineHeretic]

My rig....

Core2Quad 6600 overclocked @ 3.2 GHz.
Ram 8 gb DDR3
Asus Nvidia 560ti 1 gb DDR5
Asus Rampage Extreme motherboard
Hdd 500 gb+ 2Tb Seagate
CoolerMaster Gaming Cabinet 3 120mm diameter fans.
Corsair HD40 liquid cooling kit
Corsair 600W PSU CMPSU-600GUK
2x LG DVD witer 22x
LG 23' LED, 1920x1080.
Sony 2.1 channel sub woofer.
Sennheisser CX400II in-ear monitor.
Razor Deathadder gaming mouse
Razor Goliathus gaming mousepad.

Thats about all I guess. Though now a days, I'm stuck with my laptop.

 

[arnabmit]

Dude! this is an Alienware-isque config!

OK, I have a massive inferiority complex now.

My rig....

Core2Quad 6600 overclocked @ 3.2 GHz.
Ram 8 gb DDR3
Asus Nvidia 560ti 1 gb DDR5
Asus Rampage Extreme motherboard
Hdd 500 gb+ 2Tb Seagate
CoolerMaster Gaming Cabinet 3 120mm diameter fans.
Corsair HD40 liquid cooling kit
Corsair 600W PSU CMPSU-600GUK
2x LG DVD witer 22x
LG 23' LED, 1920x1080.
Sony 2.1 channel sub woofer.
Sennheisser CX400II in-ear monitor.
Razor Deathadder gaming mouse
Razor Goliathus gaming mousepad.

Thats about all I guess. Though now a days, I'm stuck with my laptop.

 

[Dovah]

Hi, I have a 4 years old laptop with Intel C2D processor, 4 GB DDR3 RAM, and 512 MB Nvidia Geforce 105M GPU. Has anyone played Skyrim or Deus Ex-Human revolution on a similar config? I just want to get a crude idea of performance before going for those games. Thanks

Skyrim will run on low-mid(play windowed mode for enhanced performance), haven't played deus ex so can't comment.

 

[DivineHeretic]

Dude! this is an Alienware-isque config!

OK, I have a massive inferiority complex now.

Took me a lot of effort to assemble this baby. But it will probably match a mid level Alienware in performance, @ half the price.
Ps, it is over 15-18 months old now.

 

[Dovah]

Hi, I have a 4 years old laptop with Intel C2D processor, 4 GB DDR3 RAM, and 512 MB Nvidia Geforce 105M GPU. Has anyone played Skyrim or Deus Ex-Human revolution on a similar config? I just want to get a crude idea of performance before going for those games. Thanks

Dude, you'll run Skyrim vanilla on medium without stutter as long as you don't load up on mods.

 

[amankmr17]

i think a dedicated gaming console will probably cost less than a high end PC for gaming.

I totally agree with you man, go for x box 360 is can be jail braked easily and much more gaming friendly

 

[arnabmit]

Going for a massive upgrade of my PC.

AMD FX 6300 Black Edition
Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P
2x4GB = 8GB dual channel G.Skill Ripjaws X 1600mhz DDR3 RAM
Antec ASK-4000B-U3 case

Rest of the components ported from old system.

Plan to upgrade GPU later this year or by early next year.

Please discuss gaming hardware here.

I have a very old mid range gaming/HTPC jig, made in 2004.

AMD AM2 5600+
MSI K9N SLI Platinum
4GB dual channel DDR2-800
160GB HDD for OS and Programs, 2x 1TB HDD for data.
AMD RadeonHD 5670
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy
Avermedia Super 900 PCI
Corsair VS450 450 Watt PSU
Microsoft Desktop 2000 Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo
Microsoft A9O-00007 MCE IR Remote

 

[tarunraju]

When outside, I'm on my MacBook Air. When home, I use a desktop with the following specs:

• Intel Core i7-4770K processor
• 16 GB Kingston HyperX Beast DDR3-1866
• MSI Z87G41-PCMate Motherboard
• AMD Radeon R9 290X Graphics Card
• Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD
• Two Other 3 TB HDDs
• Creative SBXFI XtremeGamer Sound Card
• Corsair HX-850W PSU
• Intel Gigabit CT Desktop Adapter
• 4K Ultra HD 28-inch monitor by Samsung
• Microsoft Sidewinder X4 keyboard, Razer Abyssus Mouse
• CM690 case
• Genuine Windows 8.1 Update1 64-bit

 

[tarunraju]

Here's a quick video tour of my rig:

 

[Illusive]

Going for a massive upgrade of my PC.

AMD FX 6300 Black Edition
Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P
2x4GB = 8GB dual channel G.Skill Ripjaws X 1600mhz DDR3 RAM
Antec ASK-4000B-U3 case

Rest of the components ported from old system.

Plan to upgrade GPU later this year or by early next year.

I am looking to a similar type of upgrade, how much does this cost you minus the case.

 

[mseven]

My rig:
Asus Direct CU-II GTX 660 ti
i5 3570k at 4.0 GHz
MSi Z77 G43
2x Corsair Vengeance 8Gigs at 1866 MHz =16GB
Seasonic 520W modular PSU
Logitech G402 Hyperion Fury Gaming Mouse
Logitech G105 Gaming Keyboard
Logitech speakers
Dell S2240L 1080p LED Monitor at 60Hz
Cooler Master N400 with window
2x 1 TB WD Blue 7200RPM HDDs
1x Samsung Evo 840 120GB SSD
No DVD/BD drives at all!

Still AC:Unity hardly runs on this at high!

 

[Illusive]

Still AC:Unity hardly runs on this at high!

Its not fault of your system, the developers are purposely marginalizing pc gaming industry for console gaming, same problem with DA Inquisition, they haven't yet released GTA 5 for PC.

 

[arnabmit]

I am looking to a similar type of upgrade, how much does this cost you minus the case.

Local price is a bit less (by 150-200). This is the price from Flipkart

AMD 3.5 AM3+ FX 6-Core Black Edition FX-6300 = 7555
Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P Motherboard = 5950
2x4GB G.Skill RipjawsX DDR3 1600Mhz = 6000

There is no on-board GPU in this MoBo or instruction set in the CPU. So make sure you use a dedicated GPU. A Radeon R7 260 with 2GB memory should fit in nicely (8k-14k range).

Am not planning to OC right away. If you do, then make sure you have an after-market cooler to replace the stock CPU heatsink. I would suggest 'Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO'.

 

[arnabmit]

When outside, I'm on my MacBook Air. When home, I use a desktop with the following specs:

• Intel Core i7-4770K processor
• 16 GB Kingston HyperX Beast DDR3-1866
• MSI Z87G41-PCMate Motherboard
• AMD Radeon R9 290X Graphics Card
• Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD
• Two Other 3 TB HDDs
• Creative SBXFI XtremeGamer Sound Card
• Corsair HX-850W PSU
• Intel Gigabit CT Desktop Adapter
• 4K Ultra HD 28-inch monitor by Samsung
• Microsoft Sidewinder X4 keyboard, Razer Abyssus Mouse
• CM690 case
• Genuine Windows 8.1 Update1 64-bit

Here's a quick video tour of my rig:

[extreme jealousy]
Bloody Show-off! Kill yourself please!
[/extreme jealousy]

 

[Illusive]

I would suggest 'Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO'.

Yeah, you need that for an AMD system, i already have 4 fans on my case, yet it gets very hot in there during summer. I'll be moving towards intel though.

 

[tarunraju]

[extreme jealousy]
Bloody Show-off! Kill yourself please!
[/extreme jealousy]

We aim to please

*returns to FarCry 4 at 3840 x 2160 resolution*

 

[arnabmit]

We aim to please

*returns to FarCry 4 at 3840 x 2160 resolution*

:gun:

 

[tarunraju]

I'm selling away my graphics card, if any of you is interested.

MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB Graphics Card | eBay

 

[Illusive]

I'm selling away my graphics card, if any of you is interested.

MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB Graphics Card | eBay

Damn, burnt my 6870 days ago and looking to get a new card, but your card is out of my budget for now and it probably wont fit in my case, i guess i would buy a r9 270 2gb.