Preferred Video Game System

Sodo

What's your system preference, regardless of the 'generation'?

Mine? Probably the 360. N64 and Gamecube, due to good memories, come in close behind. PS2 is cool, too. (never owned a PS3...yet)

We can also use this to talk about the current next generation systems.

What's everyone's thoughts on the Wii U, PS4 and Xbox One?

Admin

I only have a PS1 tbh but I fancy the new Xbox. :o

My gaming comp which I built myself:

Specs:

Graphics Card:

(and yes, that's a copy of dirt 3 above it)

Sodo

Fancy, fancy. o.o

I'd say I wish I could build my own computer, but given my slow internet, it would be wasted. xD

MikeBrooklyn

Tablet computers, like Nexus 7 or Kindle Fire HD. Yes, consoles have their uses, but they are trapped next to the TV, plus they are expensive as hell. Tablets can go anywhere, and they are becoming so advanced that you can play near-AAA like games on them, same as you would on a console. Wikipad looks awesome, you might want to check it out.

Tuoni

PC gaming FTW :D

Specs of my gaming rig: (build myself ofc)

Coolermaster 932 HAF

Coolermaster M2 1000W

Asus P8Z77-WS

Intel i7 3770K @ 4.6Ghz on Noctua D14 air cooler

Corsair Vengeance 32GB 1600Mhz DDR3

2x Asus Nvidia GTX TITAN in SLI

OCZ Vertex 3 MI 120GB SSD

OCZ Vertex 3 240GB SSD

LG BH10LS38 Blu-Ray Rewriter

Dell U2711 27" 2560x1440 TFT

Creative GigaWorks 7.1 (currently configured as 2.1)

Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000

Razer DeathAdder Left Hand Edition

Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1

Also have a PS3 and X360 but somehow i always keep going back to my PC when i want to game.

Tuoni

Fancy, fancy. o.o

I'd say I wish I could build my own computer, but given my slow internet, it would be wasted. xD

What has slow internet to do with being able to build your own gaming rig? :o

There are more then enough great games to play that doesn't require any internet connection at all.

Sodo

Cuz it would be a total buzzkill to build something and then be stuck with slow everything. xP

Admin

PC gaming FTW :D

Specs of my gaming rig: (build myself ofc)

Coolermaster 932 HAF

Coolermaster M2 1000W

Asus P8Z77-WS

Intel i7 3770K @ 4.6Ghz on Noctua D14 air cooler

Corsair Vengeance 32GB 1600Mhz DDR3

2x Asus Nvidia GTX TITAN in SLI

OCZ Vertex 3 MI 120GB SSD

OCZ Vertex 3 240GB SSD

LG BH10LS38 Blu-Ray Rewriter

Dell U2711 27" 2560x1440 TFT

Creative GigaWorks 7.1 (currently configured as 2.1)

Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000

Razer DeathAdder Left Hand Edition

Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1

Also have a PS3 and X360 but somehow i always keep going back to my PC when i want to game.

Woah, that excited me. ;D Respect those specs Tuoni, got any visuals for us? 8) I wanted to stick some SSD's but at the time, they were beyond expensive and I set mahself a budget of around Â£700. Went a little over board with some cooling fans but the results weren't bad for my first ever build. Still, I haven't overclocked anything, all specs are factory default.

Tuoni

PC gaming FTW :D

Specs of my gaming rig: (build myself ofc)

Coolermaster 932 HAF

Coolermaster M2 1000W

Asus P8Z77-WS

Intel i7 3770K @ 4.6Ghz on Noctua D14 air cooler

Corsair Vengeance 32GB 1600Mhz DDR3

2x Asus Nvidia GTX TITAN in SLI

OCZ Vertex 3 MI 120GB SSD

OCZ Vertex 3 240GB SSD

LG BH10LS38 Blu-Ray Rewriter

Dell U2711 27" 2560x1440 TFT

Creative GigaWorks 7.1 (currently configured as 2.1)

Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000

Razer DeathAdder Left Hand Edition

Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1

Also have a PS3 and X360 but somehow i always keep going back to my PC when i want to game.

Woah, that excited me. ;D Respect those specs Tuoni, got any visuals for us? 8) I wanted to stick some SSD's but at the time, they were beyond expensive and I set mahself a budget of around Â£700. Went a little over board with some cooling fans but the results weren't bad for my first ever build. Still, I haven't overclocked anything, all specs are factory default.

You have an 2600K and don't over clock it... that's a waste of potential. ;)

(Small) SSD as system disk to put windows on if definitely worth it. I was skeptical in the beginning to. But once you experience how much more faster windows is you soon wonder how you were able to life without all the time. SSD to put games on is only something you should do if you really have money to burn. Games are rather big so you'll need a big SSD which is costly and you'll not get that much gains back from it.

I see if I can make some pictures of my current build sometime.

Tuoni

Woah, that excited me. ;D Respect those specs Tuoni, got any visuals for us? 8)

As promised some pictures. (clickable thumbnails)

As you can see on some of the pictures the Titan in slot 1 is a really tight fit and i actually had to put rubber pieces between the back of the Titan and the fan clips of the Noctua D14 to prevent the fan clips causing a shortcut on the backside of the Titan.

I wanted the Titans in slot 1 & 3 though so that both cards run at PCI Express 3.0 x16.

My system is quite dusty now that i look at the pictures :-[

In the last picture you can see the fan mod i did in the PSU. The original fan started to make some annoying sounds so i replaced it with a Noctua 140mm fan.

I might throw some Accelero Xtreme III's on the Titans to make them run cooler and more silent. (stock cooler is far from bad though.. actually quite good for a stock cooler)

Admin

Holy shit, you've created a monster, x2 GTX's? This is insane! Love the case. 140 side fan? I love this coolmaster case!! No wonder your cpu speeds are higher, two fans cooling the thing! Some awesome snap shots too, love the quality. 8) I can see you've also taken the time to do some cable management - looking sweet.

Tuoni man, I am seriously loving your rig man. I mean it's just beauty in a box. How long did that thing took you to build? I build mine within half a day, though it was a relax build.. on and off.

That's some pretty sweet stuff right there. I think out of all of us, you'll win "fastest comp build" hands down. Thanks for showing the rig, I had a geek-o-gasm.

Tuoni

230mm fan in the front panel (red led)

230mm fan in the side panel

140mm fans in the back and top panel

Complete build including the PSU fan mod took me about 7 hours. Quite a bit of that time is spend on cable management. Just a relaxed building pace with time for drinks and snacks in between, i don't rush building as i actually enjoy doing it :)

No wonder your cpu speeds are higher, two fans cooling the thing!

You should be able to get more out of the 2600K even with the stock air cooler. Sandy Bridge comes with a decent IHS unlike the Ivy Bridge IHS on which Intel decided cheap shitty paste is good enough >:(

Tuoni

Couldn't help myself and threw in some Accelero Xtremes ::)

http://www.imagebam.com/image/f5390f272264114

5 Â°C cooler idle

18 Â°C cooler full load

And all the time the fans don't go above 40% (even 100% is still very silent with Acellero coolers)

Admin

Couldn't help myself and threw in some Accelero Xtremes ::)

5 Â°C cooler idle

18 Â°C cooler full load

And all the time the fans don't go above 40% (even 100% is still very silent with Acellero coolers)

xD I was about to say, what are the noise levels like with those things running. Oh and those red fans, I have seen them before, apparently they've got some awesome reviews in computer mags and in various tech forums. They are like super top notch fans, I forgot what they're called though! I am still suprised how you've managed to fit not one, but two of those darn things inside this box.

Y U MAKE ME JEALOUS TUONI. :'(

Admin

Microsoft creates white Xbox One for employees?

MikeBrooklyn

Yeah, I caved in and bought this for my portable gaming.

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Admin

Otay, this is actually news to me. I loved some of the older gen sega games. You can even play portable games on your telly!? Not bad for this games device.

MikeBrooklyn

Now, if you really want to get old, old, OLD school ...

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PC gaming all the way. I have a 360 but whenever I have a chance of buying a game for one or the other I'll always go with PC.

I have a good rig but after Tuoni's diesel system posting my specs would be sort of an anticlimax. ;)