Because we needed a gaming thread anyway...

[Zanting]

I've got it, but only played a few hours. I find it quite hard to get into.

What hardware & peripherals do you have?

 

[Worldwatcher]

I've got it, but only played a few hours. I find it quite hard to get into.

What hardware & peripherals do you have?

Here's the notable hardware:
GTX 680 VC (will upgrade when possible)
990FX Fatal1ty killer motherboard
RipjawsX 8gb DDR3 2133 MHz memory
Noctua NH-U14S Cooler

And the notable peripherals:
Razer Deathadder Chroma mouse
Plantronics RIG 500
Logitech G640 mousepad
LG Flatron screen

What do you have?

 

[Zanting]

Here's the notable hardware:
GTX 680 VC (will upgrade when possible)
990FX Fatal1ty killer motherboard
RipjawsX 8gb DDR3 2133 MHz memory
Noctua NH-U14S Cooler

And the notable peripherals:
Razer Deathadder Chroma mouse
Plantronics RIG 500
Logitech G640 mousepad
LG Flatron screen

What do you have?

Build:

Rosewill THOR V2
Corsair HX750 Modular [750w]
ASUS Sabertooth 990FX AM3+ [TUF]
AMD FX-8150 Zambezi [@ 4.3GHz]
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
MSI Radeon R7 370 4GB 256-bit GDDR5
Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3 1600MHz
ASUS VE228H
Creative GigaWorks T40

Peripherals:

Logitech G910 Orion Spark
Logitech G502 Proteus Core
Logitech G240 & SteelSeries QcK (The G240 is a good pad but is very thin and requires a perfectly flat surface...)
Logitech Attack 3
SteelSeries Siberia V2 Illuminated – Frost Blue Edition

I only upgraded my GPU recently from a 1GB card which was from my build date, around 2011, which allows me to get into Elite: Dangerous which I just began playing.

 

[DirtyDevil69]

I've got it, but only played a few hours. I find it quite hard to get into.

What hardware & peripherals do you have?

Here's the notable hardware:
GTX 680 VC (will upgrade when possible)
990FX Fatal1ty killer motherboard
RipjawsX 8gb DDR3 2133 MHz memory
Noctua NH-U14S Cooler

And the notable peripherals:
Razer Deathadder Chroma mouse
Plantronics RIG 500
Logitech G640 mousepad
LG Flatron screen

What do you have?

A 680? Blugh.

 

[Worldwatcher]

Here's the notable hardware:
GTX 680 VC (will upgrade when possible)
990FX Fatal1ty killer motherboard
RipjawsX 8gb DDR3 2133 MHz memory
Noctua NH-U14S Cooler

And the notable peripherals:
Razer Deathadder Chroma mouse
Plantronics RIG 500
Logitech G640 mousepad
LG Flatron screen

What do you have?

Build:

Rosewill THOR V2
Corsair HX750 Modular [750w]
ASUS Sabertooth 990FX AM3+ [TUF]
AMD FX-8150 Zambezi [@ 4.3GHz]
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
MSI Radeon R7 370 4GB 256-bit GDDR5
Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3 1600MHz
ASUS VE228H
Creative GigaWorks T40

Peripherals:

Logitech G910 Orion Spark
Logitech G502 Proteus Core
Logitech G240 & SteelSeries QcK (The G240 is a good pad but is very thin and requires a perfectly flat surface...)
Logitech Attack 3
SteelSeries Siberia V2 Illuminated – Frost Blue Edition

I only upgraded my GPU recently from a 1GB card which was from my build date, around 2011, which allows me to get into Elite: Dangerous which I just began playing.

Very nice.

 

[Worldwatcher]

What hardware & peripherals do you have?

Here's the notable hardware:
GTX 680 VC (will upgrade when possible)
990FX Fatal1ty killer motherboard
RipjawsX 8gb DDR3 2133 MHz memory
Noctua NH-U14S Cooler

And the notable peripherals:
Razer Deathadder Chroma mouse
Plantronics RIG 500
Logitech G640 mousepad
LG Flatron screen

What do you have?

A 680? Blugh.

As I said, I'm going to upgrade as soon as I can.

 

[Zanting]

Very nice.

I have a pretty crappy desk though so I struggle with ergonomics, also ever since I got rid of my old CRT I feel like I've gotten worse at FPS (Getting older too?), as it used to have a very high refresh rate. That; and, the cord on the G502 is braided so it gets stuck pretty easily, I always wanted one of those "mouse bungees" which keep the cord from being a PITA, but I just make do with have some extra slack.

 

[Worldwatcher]

Very nice.

I have a pretty crappy desk though so I struggle with ergonomics, also ever since I got rid of my old CRT I feel like I've gotten worse at FPS (Getting older too?), as it used to have a very high refresh rate. That; and, the cord on the G502 is braided so it gets stuck pretty easily, I always wanted one of those "mouse bungees" which keep the cord from being a PITA, but I just make do with have some extra slack.

Yeah, I know the feels. Although since getting my headset, mouse and mousepad recently I've noticed I've become much better. I recently cleared out the notes and books off my desk and have been much better.

 

[Zanting]

Yeah, I know the feels. Although since getting my headset, mouse and mousepad recently I've noticed I've become much better. I recently cleared out the notes and books off my desk and have been much better.

If you're ever bored I sometimes stream: http://www.twitch.tv/zanting

Although lately I feel like I don't have enough energy to bother. I'd like to get a scene setup for Elite: Dangerous though and play that more.

 

[Worldwatcher]

Yeah, I know the feels. Although since getting my headset, mouse and mousepad recently I've noticed I've become much better. I recently cleared out the notes and books off my desk and have been much better.

If you're ever bored I sometimes stream: http://www.twitch.tv/zanting

Although lately I feel like I don't have enough energy to bother. I'd like to get a scene setup for Elite: Dangerous though and play that more.

Let me know when you stream and I'll have a look.

 

[matty1053]

My specs:
GPU: EVGA GTX SC 960 2gb (card stays cool, even when playing for a few hours straight, hasn't gone above 65 celcius)
CPU: Intel i5-4590 @3.3ghz (turbo to 3.7ghz). I like it, for the price it's a darn good card. Stock cooler seems to work great. You cannot overclock with it, if you want to overclock just purchase the i5-4690k for a few bucks more. But you need a aftermarket cooler).
Ram: 8gb ram ddr3, got it for cheap, $37, and it works fine I guess...
OS: Windows 10 Pro 64bit. (I was supposed to get Windows 10 Home 64bit, but the company I bought from ran out, and gave me a free upgrade to Pro!, got it for $87)
Case: Xion 310 Blk (It's an ok case, for the price... it's a great case. It has a front 120mm fan with blue led lights, airflow is good from it. The wire management can be terrible, mine currently is. (I have tape holding down 2 wires). Fits my GTX 960 snuggly. PSU is on top FYI.
PSU: Seasonic 520watts bronze. I guess it is good, for the price it's great. Gives you tons of wires
MOBO: Gigabyte ga-b85m-ds3h-a. Great MOBO for the price, got on sale for $50. You get a mail in rebate iirc. Love the motherboard, it's microatx and Gigabyte makes great mother boards.
Rear Case fan: Coolermaster 90mm. For how small it is... it moves a LOT of air...
HDD: Samsung EVO 250gb SSD. FOR THE PRICE.... BUY A SSD. Literally, loading is not a issue. I load windows in about... 6 seconds?

Will be getting a 1tb HDD, but it'll wait.

Games I have installed:
ARMA 3, GTA V, Simple Planes, Squad, Scrap Mechanic (OMG this is fun as heck!), Project Reality

 

[Zanting]

My case has massive air cooling so my GPU; new or old, never goes above 35° - 45°. But my CPU typically sits around 50° with an aftermarket cooler in APB:R because it's a terribly unoptimized game. It's overclocked with power saving features disabled however, all cores unparked, and with the Windows 7 update for Bulldozer I found it ran a tad bit hotter.

 

[kaleygh]

I started with WoW (horde - server -Draenor Eu), then moved on to EVE Online
After more than 4 years of eve i left and started playing Gw2 after its launch. Been doing a lot of pvp and World vs World, until most of my friends got bored of the game and started playing other stuff.
Nowadays i spend my online time playing some Diablo3, Starcraft 2, Heroes of the Storm, etc. I still log into Gw2 from time to time, but playing alone sucks, and i do not feel like getting involved into another community at the moment. I was hoping that with the recent launch of the expansion for Gw2, that many of them might come back, but it wasn't meant to be i guess
I am not playing games as much as i used to, especially after moving on a small farm in the woods of Scandinavia We have a 4G connection here, but it is not the greatest thing. Sometimes it works, most of the time i have serious latency issues. I started focusing more on studying gunsmithing lately, so i do not play that often anymore. Been trying to get a greenhouse going, will soon get sheep and goats, and in addition to the horses and tons of chickens we have there is little time to focus on my PC

 

[hrng]

I have a pretty crappy desk though so I struggle with ergonomics, also ever since I got rid of my old CRT I feel like I've gotten worse at FPS (Getting older too?), as it used to have a very high refresh rate. That; and, the cord on the G502 is braided so it gets stuck pretty easily, I always wanted one of those "mouse bungees" which keep the cord from being a PITA, but I just make do with have some extra slack.

Strongly recommend getting an adjustable standing desk for the whole ergonomics thing. I work from home and used to sit in front of my desk all day, couldn't bring myself to get any gaming in at the end of the day. Now I just switch it up between standing and sitting and magically I have no more wrist or neck pain.

This is the one I use, but pretty much anything that can raise your desk up to standing height is better than nothing. I've seen people rig their workstations up with a stack of books and a plank of wood lol.

Edit: As for my specs, running with a retina iMac, very surprised at its capabilities in gaming. The M395x on the thing is more than capable for top settings at 1080p, and I get 60fps on most games at medium settings at 1440p. Surprising, considering it's basically a laptop graphics card. Only downside is Apple have been waaaay too slow to release driver updates