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theDreamer 01-05-2012 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by MightyBobo (Post 1478048)
Not always :). Motherboards vary - I had one that the same channels were 1-2, 3-4.

I have always had 1-3,2-4 boards, so all other ones are wrong. :stirthepot:

KingZee 01-05-2012 09:36 PM

Office Computer:

Before:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7021/6...1e9f94c2_z.jpg

After:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7174/6...6132b50b_z.jpg


Home Setup

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7017/6...08b62dcb_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7170/6...3f122a9c_z.jpg

Changed to an Asus board and upgraded ram after original MB fried on the Alienware...it's a great case but it's freekin' huge

m4a1mustang 01-05-2012 10:34 PM

So, not surprisingly, if I disable my Eyefinity display group and play BF3 on one monitor (1920x1080) I get anywhere from 75-100 or so FPS with everything on Ultra. Both GPUs running at 100%, CPU still pushing along at around 50%.

I think I'm going to play this way for now and only use Eyefinity for regular computing and iRacing. BF3 just looks so much better this way.

Red__Zed 01-05-2012 10:38 PM

Kingzee, that's quite the office setup:tup:

frost 01-05-2012 11:11 PM

Came across this site in my favs (had forgotten about it), pretty cool. The test is quick, and you don't have to sign up or anything lame like that:
Speedtest.net - The Global Broadband Speed Test

nuTinmuch 01-05-2012 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang (Post 1478184)
So, not surprisingly, if I disable my Eyefinity display group and play BF3 on one monitor (1920x1080) I get anywhere from 75-100 or so FPS with everything on Ultra. Both GPUs running at 100%, CPU still pushing along at around 50%.

I think I'm going to play this way for now and only use Eyefinity for regular computing and iRacing. BF3 just looks so much better this way.

Eyefinity gets old in shooters anyway. :/ It's too distracting.

m4a1mustang 01-05-2012 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by nuTinmuch (Post 1478263)
Eyefinity gets old in shooters anyway. :/ It's too distracting.

I like it... the more peripheral vision the better.

Titan1080 02-12-2012 01:16 AM

So my GF's mother asked me to put together a PC for her jewelry business and since I had a box full of parts coming from NewEgg, I went ahead and had them throw a few extras in:

Another 8GB kit from Patriot
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7192/6...7fa2fcb9_b.jpg

When in doubt, fill every DIMM slot and let God sort it out! Eventually I'll have software that could actually use 16GB of RAM
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7036/6...cb5d77fd_b.jpg

Cyborg RAT7 mouse, actually pretty nice and comfortable in the hand despite its looks. The red sniper button is pretty cool for more precise control.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7061/6...e41d86c8_b.jpg

Had a big empty spot in the case so...
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7179/6...428b623d_b.jpg

picked up another Radeon 6790 and setup Crossfire.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7203/6...c261ef33_b.jpg

Did some cable tidying while I had the case open. Annoyingly, that power line to the top of the motherboard is about 2 inches too short to route up behind the motherboard.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7176/6...ee099d1e_b.jpg

All buttoned up and ready to rock! Probably won't tweak around too much with the clocking since that really wasn't in the plan, I went with the i5 2400 instead of the more overclockable 2500K to save some money. Went from ~3100 to ~5600 in 3DMark11 so a nice jump without breaking the bank and runs Star Trek Online and Portal with high-ish settings to my satisfaction.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7050/6...e70b35ca_b.jpg

Nikkolai 02-12-2012 05:14 PM

I didn't want multi monitor setup so I just upgraded my monitor. I got the Hanns-G 28." It's pretty decent and super easy to read two page documents or having windows side by side.

m4a1mustang 02-12-2012 06:21 PM

Nice rig, Titan! :tup:

Nikkolai, that's a nice monitor. I have one in my setup at work. I really would like to get another. I'm running a 28 and a 20 off to the side right now.

theDreamer 02-12-2012 07:02 PM

Finally getting settled into my place:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1...s512/photo.JPG

m4a1mustang 01-25-2013 03:32 PM

Bump :D

ZMan8 01-25-2013 03:36 PM

:hello: I'm joining this party.

I'm currently building a new PC and need some input from you guys. As far as mid range Z77 mobo's go, have you heard/ read which one is a great one that will allow me to be flexible in the future and has relatively low failure rate. I have checked out so far Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H and Asus Sabertooth Z77 (though i'm not sure if Sabertooth is worth it). Any recommendations are appreciated :tiphat:

MightyBobo 01-25-2013 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by ZMan8 (Post 2130627)
:hello: I'm joining this party.

I'm currently building a new PC and need some input from you guys. As far as mid range Z77 mobo's go, have you heard/ read which one is a great one that will allow me to be flexible in the future and has relatively low failure rate. I have checked out so far Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H and Asus Sabertooth Z77 (though i'm not sure if Sabertooth is worth it). Any recommendations are appreciated :tiphat:

I went with ASRock's Extreme4. Normally, I'm an ASUS-or-nothing kinda guy, and I'm very pleased with my purchase so far.

All of the Extreme line from ASRock got Tom's Hardware nods.

Hookah 01-25-2013 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang (Post 1471184)
Very clean setup, Mac! :icon17:

I like Macs for functionality and ease of use, but I'm a gamer and a tinkerer so it's PCs for me. I have been toying with the idea of getting a Mac Mini just for the hell of it. No idea what I'd use it for, but I'm a nerd and having it would make me happy.

What games are you playing? I have been bored of PC games and have stopped working on my pc ever since. I got it attached to a nice 52" LG TV, but now all I use my computer is for 350z and 370z forums lol.

I am more into MMORPG types.


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