[rhapdog]

Show off your gaming rigs! Tell us the full specifications including Motherboard, CPU, RAM, SSD/HDD, Cooling system, etc. Did you install any special lighting effects? What kind of Gaming keyboard and gaming mouse are you using? Do you use a game controller? Do you have multiple discrete GPUs? Do you have a multi-Monitor setup? Show us with pics! Tell us all about it!

[pedenske]

Nothing too fancy and it was initially made as a budget build at first, made to do mainly basic stuff and has gone through a bit of a gaming upgrade thanks to a friend who upgraded his and gave me a bunch of stuff so it has turned into a bit more of a gaming setup now. It may seem like a bit of a mess but it does what I want it to. It's a bit of an older build at this point and probably looking like it's time to upgrade some things soon but for now here goes;

The Goods;

Motherboard: ASUS A88X-PRO
CPU: AMD A10 7750K
GPU: XFX AMD Radeon HD7870 2GM (x2)
RAM: 16 GB G. Skill Ripjaws X
PSU: XFX Pro Black Edition 850 W
Storage: Seagate 1TB (x2) + Samsung 840 EVO 250GB
Case: Thermaltake Commander MS II
Optical: 1x Blu-ray drive; 1x DVD Drive
OS: Windows 10 Pro
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 2.0
Fans: Bitfenix Spectar Pro [Blue LED] (x3)

The Others;

Monitor: Samsung 28" U28D590 UHD
Keyboard: Logitech G910 Orion Spark
Mouse: Logitech G700
Controller: Wired Xbox One Controller
Headset: Logitech G930
External Backup: Seagate 5TB Backup Plus
UPS: APC Back-UPS XS-1300

Some Pics:

[Keith Wallace]

I can't bring myself to game much on my PC, it's just too cumbersome. I like having my desktop plugged into my TV for media consumption, so there's no monitor/desk setup for me to comfortably game. Here's what I'm sitting on at that moment:

Case: Rosewill Blackhawk Mid Tower
PSU: Corsair HX750W 80 PLUS Gold
Motherboard: ASRock Extreme4 Z97
CPU: Intel i5-4670K (stock)
GPU: ASUS Radeon HD 5850 (mild factory overclock)
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) 1866 (though not clocked to it)
SSD: Kingston 120 GB (might be upgrading soon)
HDD: Western Digital 640 GB Black (upgrading soon to a WD 3 TB Blue for mass media storage)
Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Core (about to upgrade to the G700S)
Keyboard: CM Storm Devastator (about to upgrade to a Steelseries Apex)

No time for pictures right now, plus it needs some dust removal hardcore.

[Ed Boland]

I've been itching to do a new build, but I really haven't had much gaming time (or extra money to burn!), so it's been getting put off and put off.

My current build is going on 4 or 5 years old now. Still running great! Though I can't run some of the latest titles because my video card is a DirectX 10 card, and a lot of new games require DirectX 11 hardware. Funny thing is my old card is faster than a lot of new DirectX 11 cards... still..

Anyway, here's my "Flagship" gaming rig I built 4-5 years ago:

Case: CoolerMaster HAF 932 (has 3 monster 230mm fans!)
M/B: EVGA X58 SLI
PSU: Thermaltake Black Widow 850w modular
CPU: Intel Core i7 920 currently @stock speed
RAM: 6GB (3x2GB) Corsair Dominator DDR3 @1600Mhz
HDD: W/D 150GB 10k RPM Velociraptor (SSDs were still too pricey when I built this rig. This is still one of the fastest mechanical drives on the planet)
HDD: W/D 1TB 7200 RPM Black
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 295 (Dual GPU - runs SLI in a single card solution! Was the top of the line flagship card from Nvidia at the time)
Display: 27" AOC LED 1080p (2ms response time)
DVD: 16x burner
Logitech K/B & Mouse - run of the mill. Nothing fancy
Wired Afterglow Xbox 360 Controller for some games

[rhapdog]

Case: CoolerMaster HAF 932 (has 3 monster 230mm fans!)

Nice case. That's one thing about a quality case. It generally will never need updating.

I had the Cooler Master HAF xB for a few years. Loved the open workbench style if I opened up the top and sides. So easy to tinker in. And as a computer tinkerer, I did a LOT of tinkering. Constant upgrades. Until... yeah a couple of years ago I sold it and haven't done a gaming rig since.

[Ed Boland]

I've been itching to do a new build, but I really haven't had much gaming time (or extra money to burn!), so it's been getting put off and put off.

My current build is going on 4 or 5 years old now. Still running great! Though I can't run some of the latest titles because my video card is a DirectX 10 card, and a lot of new games require DirectX 11 hardware. Funny thing is my old card is faster than a lot of new DirectX 11 cards... still..

Anyway, here's my "Flagship" gaming rig I built 4-5 years ago:

Case: CoolerMaster HAF 932 (has 3 monster 230mm fans!)
M/B: EVGA X58 SLI
PSU: Thermaltake Black Widow 850w modular
CPU: Intel Core i7 920 currently @stock speed
RAM: 6GB (3x2GB) Corsair Dominator DDR3 @1600Mhz
HDD: W/D 150GB 10k RPM Velociraptor (SSDs were still too pricey when I built this rig. This is still one of the fastest mechanical drives on the planet)
HDD: W/D 1TB 7200 RPM Black
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 295 (Dual GPU - runs SLI in a single card solution! Was the top of the line flagship card from Nvidia at the time)
Display: 27" AOC LED 1080p (2ms response time)
DVD: 16x burner
Logitech K/B & Mouse - run of the mill. Nothing fancy
Wired Afterglow Xbox 360 Controller for some games

***Update*** gave this machine a much needed upgrade to run the latest titles! Upgraded the video card, PSU, RAM and finally added an SSD with a clean install of the latest Win10 Pro 64bit!

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My completely air cooled, custom built, Mid-high end gaming PC. (Original build 2010)

*New specs as of March 16, 2016*

•Case - CoolerMaster HAF 932 advanced w/3 gigantic 230mm fans (one of which lights up red LED!) and one 120mm fan. This beast is probably the last full size ATX tower case I'll ever need.

•Motherboard - EVGA X58 SLI LE (Intel ICH10R) LGA1366 (easily one of the best boards I've ever owned!)

•Processor - Original Intel Core i7 920 Quad Core (Bloomfield) stock @2.67Ghz (had it overclocked @3.6Ghz at one point, but I'm using stock cooling, and it's a 5year old CPU now, so I'm running it at stock speeds and it still performs amazingly!!

•Memory - 8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 @1600Mhz (upgraded from 6GB Corsair Dominator DDR3 which would only run stable @1066Mhz)

•GPU - EVGA Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX2.0 (SSC = Super SuperClocked +140Mhz (1190Mhz GPU Clock, 1753Mhz Mem. Clock)

•SSD - 250GB Samsung V-NAND SSD 850 EVO

•HDD Storage - 3TB Western Digital Blue spinner

•PSU - Corsair CX850M 850w modular

•OS - Windows 10 Pro 64bit Version 1511 (build 10586.164)




Still working on cleaning up my cable routing etc.

[Rich Edmonds]

I'm going to revive this sticky, especially now I'm at the point where I'm comfortable with the current rig. Replaced pretty much all components on my old custom PC, which was put together in its previous form back in 2012. It was an AMD-powered system (I was total Team Red) with an overclocked FX-4100. Served me well enough, but it was time to upgrade.



Enter the i5-6600K, currently overclocked to 4.8GHz without stability issues, though I look at bumping up the chip further when finally replacing the R7 265. Here's a run down of my current build:

CPU: Intel Core i5 6600K 4.8GHz
Cooler: Corsair H75i
GPU: ASUS AMD R7 265
Motherboard: ASUS Z170 PRO GAMER
PSU: EVGA 750W
RAM: Patriot VIPER 4 Series 2400MHz (4x 4GB)
Storage: 2x 240GB SSD, 1x 120GB SSD, 2x 320GB HDD

(Need to replace case fans with some Corsairs soon. Will take better shots tonight.)

[Visa Declined]

Sweet rig Rich, I especially like the color combination, and your AMD GPU. What games are you currently playing on it? I'll share some pictures of my rig tomorrow maybe when I'm off work, though I'm not quite finished with it.

[rahulmanutd98]

If a game lags on my PC,which part of the hardware requires an update?

[Visa Declined]

If a game lags on my PC,which part of the hardware requires an update?

Probably your graphics card, but honestly, it could be a lot of things.

[Visa Declined]

Here's mine. I need to replace my SSD with an M.2, but the rest of it is done.
i7 6700K
Asus ROG Maximus VIII Gene(mATX)
Corsair AX1200i
Corsair 350D Case
Corsair Vengeance DDR4-3000
XFX Radeon Fury X Crossfire
LG 34UC97 Cineview Curved UltraWide(3440x1440)
AMD Radeon R9 Fury X video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-6700K,ASRock Z170M Extreme4

[grahamf]

"Proton" (part list)
Water-cooled CPU with dual radiators

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($195.98 @ NCIX)
CPU Cooler: Swiftech H140-X 90.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($169.98 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($132.99 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($134.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: OCZ Vertex 3 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.95 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card (2-Way CrossFire)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.95 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($204.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($118.50 @ shopRBC)
Case Fan: Evercool FAN-AL12025B 79.1 CFM 120mm Fan ($14.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Case Fan: Thermaltake CL-F036-PL14WT-A 38.6 CFM 140mm Fan ($14.50 @ Vuugo)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($32.54 @ DirectCanada)
Other: TeckNet 7.1 Channel Surround Sound Gaming Headset (Purchased For $0.00)
Other: Intel Centrino Advanced N6205 Full Height Bracket Wi-Fi Adapter

[Golfdriver97]

Here is mine.
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3
CPU: Intel Core i5 6400 2.7 GHz
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB
SSD: Samsung 850 Evo 250 GB
HDD: Western Digital Blue 1 TB (x2)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4GB
Case: Fractal Design 605 HTPC
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 750 80+ Bronze

[Josiah23]

Hmmm... I swore I posted here before... it might've been in another forum. I have two PC's I'll post both specs
PC 1 (My main PC)

Motherboard - AsRock H97M Pro4

CPU - Intel Core i7 4790K

RAM - Corsair Vengeance 16GB (Red)

SSD - Samsung 850 Evo 250 GB

HDD - Western Digital Black 1TB
(@Golfdriver97 are we somewhat twins, lol we have identical RAM, SSD, and HDD)

HDD 2 - WD My Passport 2 TB (external)

SSD 2 - 180ish GB Intel SSD (has a backup of Mac OS X El Capitan for my MacBook)



GPU - GTX 980TI MSI Gaming 6GB

Case - Thermaltake... something it'll try to edit this later

PSU - Corsair TX650 80+ Bronze


PC 2 (aka the PC my sister took for video editing)

Motherboard - MSI Z97 Gaming 5

CPU - Intel Core i5 4590

RAM - Corsair Vengeance 16GB (Red)

HDD - Western Digital Blue 3 TB

SSD - Samsung 850 Evo 250GB

HDD 2 - WD My Passport 2TB

GPU - GTX 970 MSI Gaming 4GB

Case - Can't remember

PSU - Corsair TX650 80+ Bronze

[Golfdriver97]

@Josiah23, I have a thread on AC that I think you replied to. I have been tempted to get a different video card, but the case I have my gaming PC in is limited.

[Josiah23]

@Golfdriver97, yeah I think you're right, it might've been on AC.

That's how my brother is, he has a good PC build but his case limits what he can put in there.

If you find space to upgrade, what do you plan to get?

[Golfdriver97]

@Golfdriver97, yeah I think you're right, it might've been on AC.

That's how my brother is, he has a good PC build but his case limits what he can put in there.

If you find space to upgrade, what do you plan to get?

I think, if anything, I would upgrade to an M.2 drive. I am limited on space in the case that I selected. The 1050Ti I put in barely fits with both cages in place.

If I did upgrade the card, it would be to a higher 10 series; perhaps 1070.

[Golfdriver97]

Update: I did get and install an M.2 Western Digital 256GB. As seen here: https://forums.windowscentral.com/e?...token=gdwre4Aj

[Josiah23]

Update: I did get and install an M.2 Western Digital 256GB. As seen here: https://forums.windowscentral.com/e?...token=-TaV9iY5

Nice! I need to toss a few of my older drives and maybe get 1 or 2 of these!

My main SSD isn't performing as it use to so I guess that can get replaced too.

[Golfdriver97]

Nice! I need to toss a few of my older drives and maybe get 1 or 2 of these!

My main SSD isn't performing as it use to so I guess that can get replaced too.

So far, I really like it. I did have to update my BIOS to enable booting to the M.2.

Although, my apologies to the OP @rhapdog, I have somewhat derailed the thread.

[Golfdriver97]

I need to replace my SSD with an M.2,

Check out the link I posted about my M.2. I really like it so far.

[Eric Tay]

Man I feel so obsolete! LOL

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790
CPU Cooler: Stock
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97X-UD5H-Black
Memory: G.Skill (somethingy) 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory CAS-9-9-9-9-24
Storage: Samsung EVO 850 256GB, Seagate Constellation ES 2TB, WD Black 1TB
Video Card: Sapphire Nitro RX-480 4GB
Case: Gigabyte Aluminium case
Power Supply: Some 550W PSU which I salvaged and repaired
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro, which was upgraded from 8.1, which was upgraded from 8.0, which was upgraded from 7 Pro. Thank you Microsoft for NOT charging me a single cent!
Case Fan: Err... 2x 12cm fan that I picked up from an electronics store for the cheap...
Keyboard: Microsoft Ergonomics Keyboard 4000 with invisible SDFCVB keys :D
Mouse: Razer Diamondback with those silly RGB LED (I have the old Diamondback 2005 but the scroll wheel is jumpy but otherwise 100% functional!)
Speakers: Altec Lansing Portable 2.1 from before year 2000
Monitor: Philips 221EL TN panel
Joystick: Microsoft Sidewinder ForceFeedback 2
Wheels: Logitech Momo Racing Force Feedback Wheel and Pedal

[Golfdriver97]

Update: Did a few modifications...
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3
CPU: Intel Core i5 6400 2.7 GHz
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB
SSD: Western Digital NVMe 256 M.2 SSD*
HDD: Western Digital 4 TB Black*; WD 1 TB Blue
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB*
Case: Fractal Design Define C Tempered Glass edition*
Power Supply: Corsair HX750i 80+ Platinum*

I also got a Corsair Commander fan controller and some RGB fans. I also bought some CableMod cables and have everything colored orange; just because Red and Blue seem so overdone.

[neo158]

Mine is nothing special but it lets me do the things I want it to:

CPU: Core i5 2500K
Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 Rev 3.1
RAM: 8GB OCZ DDR3-1600
HDD: 500GB Western Digital SATA III
Graphics Card: Zotac GeForce GTX1060 3GB
Case: Antec Dark Fleet DF-35
Power Supply: Antec 800W
Keyboard: Logitech G910 Orion Spectrum RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum RGB Tuneable Gaming Mouse

Sure it's older hardware now but I have a slight overclock to the RAM and CPU which has helped, the next upgrade is a Samsung EVO 860 1TB SSD as the bottleneck is the 500GB HDD at this point.

[beman39]

mine is an old Gateway DX-4860 but upgraded many of the main components...can play anything/everything on ultra

DESDKTOP
Gateway DX4860
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit + Windows 10 pro 64-bit
Intel Core i7-2600 3.4GHz, (would like to upgrade one of these days)
NVIDIA GTX 1070 8GB
Patriot 32GB DDR3 2400MHZ
Kingston 240GB SSD + 1.5TB HDD
850W power supply


GAMING LAPTOP

ASUS FX53 15.6 1080P
WINDOWS 10 HOME 64-BIT
Intel Core i5-7300 2.5GHZ CPU
1TB HDD (plan to install 500GB SSD)
16GB RAM
GTX 1050 4GB VIDEO CARD