Official PC thread.

[sneakerreaper]

I'm ready for Battlefield 3.  I have 2 Asus DirectCUII 6970s in Crossfire and I have 3 24" Asus VE248Q monitors in Eyefinity.  My resolution is 5760x1080.  Picked up the Galant from Ikea.  Desk is black but I picked up a brown extension on accident. I'm not going to take it back though. I have one slot of space between the cards and the top card is not going over 65 degrees Celsius in benchmarks. I did have to bend the pins on the bottom of the motherboard to connect the case front panel buttons, USB2.0 ports and audio jack. The second card was covering it up so it took me a while to get it in there.  Other than that, no problems on installation.

 

[sneakerreaper]

I'm ready for Battlefield 3.  I have 2 Asus DirectCUII 6970s in Crossfire and I have 3 24" Asus VE248Q monitors in Eyefinity.  My resolution is 5760x1080.  Picked up the Galant from Ikea.  Desk is black but I picked up a brown extension on accident. I'm not going to take it back though. I have one slot of space between the cards and the top card is not going over 65 degrees Celsius in benchmarks. I did have to bend the pins on the bottom of the motherboard to connect the case front panel buttons, USB2.0 ports and audio jack. The second card was covering it up so it took me a while to get it in there.  Other than that, no problems on installation.

 

[whyhellothere]

show off.
jelly. #team poor

 

[whyhellothere]

show off.
jelly. #team poor

 

[sneakerreaper]

No worries.  Black Friday is right around the corner.  I'm going to pick me up an SSD on that day.

 

[sneakerreaper]

No worries.  Black Friday is right around the corner.  I'm going to pick me up an SSD on that day.

 

[cwrite78]

now all you need is a good keyboard and headphones.

 

[cwrite78]

now all you need is a good keyboard and headphones.

 

[omgitswes]

eyefinity

 

[omgitswes]

eyefinity

 

[mangudai954]

Speaking of headphones what is everyone gaming with? I was using AD700s but one of the ears went out so im stuck was ksc-75's for the moment.

 

[mangudai954]

Speaking of headphones what is everyone gaming with? I was using AD700s but one of the ears went out so im stuck was ksc-75's for the moment.

 

[sneakerreaper]

Originally Posted by CWrite78

now all you need is a good keyboard and headphones.

True.  As you can see my keyboard and headset aren't very good at all.  A couple more items to add to the Black Friday list.  Do any of y'all have any experience with an SSD?  I've been reading that they increase boot and load times significantly.

Also, I'm using a Rosewill Audio Pro USB Gaming Headset.  Got it for less than $20.  There's better stuff out there.

 

[cwrite78]

Originally Posted by Mangudai954

Speaking of headphones what is everyone gaming with? I was using AD700s but one of the ears went out so im stuck was ksc-75's for the moment.

ad700s, they are awesome. incredibly light that i forget i have them on sometimes. and the soundstage is great for gaming. but one thing i dont like about them is they seem so fragile. maybe that's why they're so light.


Sneaker, add these to your wishlist.

http://www.amazon.com/Tec...F8&qid=1319503373&sr=8-1

and

http://www.elitekeyboards...d,fullsize&pid=fc500rrab

or

http://www.elitekeyboards...d,fullsize&pid=fc500rtab

 

[cwrite78]

Originally Posted by Mangudai954

Speaking of headphones what is everyone gaming with? I was using AD700s but one of the ears went out so im stuck was ksc-75's for the moment.

ad700s, they are awesome. incredibly light that i forget i have them on sometimes. and the soundstage is great for gaming. but one thing i dont like about them is they seem so fragile. maybe that's why they're so light.


Sneaker, add these to your wishlist.

http://www.amazon.com/Tec...F8&qid=1319503373&sr=8-1

and

http://www.elitekeyboards...d,fullsize&pid=fc500rrab

or

http://www.elitekeyboards...d,fullsize&pid=fc500rtab

 

[vendetta]

For people who don't know what the deal is with "keyboard switches" (including myself) here's a great article breaking it down.

http://www.overclock.net/...ical-keyboard-guide.html

 

[vendetta]

For people who don't know what the deal is with "keyboard switches" (including myself) here's a great article breaking it down.

http://www.overclock.net/...ical-keyboard-guide.html

 

[cwrite78]

actually, i'd go to..

http://geekhack.org/showw...ludes+Glossary+and+Links

http://geekhack.org/showw...php?title=All+About+Keys

Ripster (wiki editor) did a hell of a job with the guides. (geekhack is a mechkey forum btw)

and OCN basically stole their guide from him.

OCN is a good tech forum tho, i post there under waar and at GH under demik

 

[cwrite78]

actually, i'd go to..

http://geekhack.org/showw...ludes+Glossary+and+Links

http://geekhack.org/showw...php?title=All+About+Keys

Ripster (wiki editor) did a hell of a job with the guides. (geekhack is a mechkey forum btw)

and OCN basically stole their guide from him.

OCN is a good tech forum tho, i post there under waar and at GH under demik

 

[omgitswes]

CWrite, the resident expert on mechanical keyboards.

 

[omgitswes]

CWrite, the resident expert on mechanical keyboards.

 

[zk1mpls]

Originally Posted by CWrite78

Originally Posted by Mangudai954

Speaking of headphones what is everyone gaming with? I was using AD700s but one of the ears went out so im stuck was ksc-75's for the moment.

ad700s, they are awesome. incredibly light that i forget i have them on sometimes. and the soundstage is great for gaming. but one thing i dont like about them is they seem so fragile. maybe that's why they're so light.


Sneaker, add these to your wishlist.

http://www.amazon.com/Tec...F8&qid=1319503373&sr=8-1

and

http://www.elitekeyboards...d,fullsize&pid=fc500rrab

or

http://www.elitekeyboards...d,fullsize&pid=fc500rtab

+1 on the AD700s. Read really good things about them. They're only headphones, though. Those guys who need a headset just did a mod with a Zalman mic and attached it to the AD700 with double-sided tape. I think NTer Joe Billionaire did this to his AD700s.

I personally use the Astro A40 Headset with the Wireless MixAmp 5.8 -the same one I use with my PS3. I think DICE used these as well to demo Battlefield 3 in trade shows like E3.  Pretty light for an circumaural headset. The soundstage is nice; I guess the semi-openness of the headset definitely contributes to how good it sounds. Dolby Digital Live's simulated 7.1 surround sound is awesome. Battlefield 3's audio still amazes me even now

.Very comfortable and not tiring Tempurpedic-like padding definitely makes hours of gaming really enjoyable. Btw, you can change the side of the headset where your mic goes, since it has dual mic input jacks. If you plan on getting a surround sound processor, the MixAmp is a safe bet.
The wireless MixAmp definitely is a good choice for me, since I game around 8 feet from my 32" LED TV, and the wires are less messy. It's just pretty expensive at $310 for the whole system. Took me about $70 to have them shipped over here from the US, since it's only available on http://AstroGaming.com , and only Microsoft Stores.

Btw, Joe has his AT AD700s the Wireless MixAmp 5.8 as well. They sound great according to him. The wired MixAmp (MixAmp Pro) is a bit cheaper.

NOTE: If you decide to cop a MixAmp, make sure your sound card supports Dolby Home Theater or at the very least, Dolby Digital Live so the MixAmp can process the optical audio signal from the TOSLINK port on the sound card. As far as I know, only GIGABYTE makes motherboards with DDL, so that's why I went with them instead of ASUS.

But they perform well, nonetheless. ASUS just has more features for the same price. I'm just still salty my motherboard doesn't have Bluetooth.

If you have a ton of money to blow, get the Sennheiser PC360 headset or the Beyerdynamic MMX300.

omgitswes wrote:

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CWrite, the resident expert on mechanical keyboards.

Yup. Dude definitely made me cop a mechanical gaming keyboard, with Cherry MX Black switches: the Thermaltake Meka G1. Definitely a great buy.

By the way, the CM Storm Sentinel is definitely a good mouse as well. Really bang-for-the-buck. Fits my large hand rather well, too. Still trash in BF3 PC, though.

SneakerReaper, nice setup. 

Now fix those wires!

That full tower looks nice... but I can't find it in me to buy a tower that's probably bigger than my TV.

Doing another mod to my case to improve airflow soon. I think I can still lower my GPU temps under 62 degrees Celsius on load.

 

[zk1mpls]

Originally Posted by CWrite78

Originally Posted by Mangudai954

Speaking of headphones what is everyone gaming with? I was using AD700s but one of the ears went out so im stuck was ksc-75's for the moment.

ad700s, they are awesome. incredibly light that i forget i have them on sometimes. and the soundstage is great for gaming. but one thing i dont like about them is they seem so fragile. maybe that's why they're so light.


Sneaker, add these to your wishlist.

http://www.amazon.com/Tec...F8&qid=1319503373&sr=8-1

and

http://www.elitekeyboards...d,fullsize&pid=fc500rrab

or

http://www.elitekeyboards...d,fullsize&pid=fc500rtab

+1 on the AD700s. Read really good things about them. They're only headphones, though. Those guys who need a headset just did a mod with a Zalman mic and attached it to the AD700 with double-sided tape. I think NTer Joe Billionaire did this to his AD700s.

I personally use the Astro A40 Headset with the Wireless MixAmp 5.8 -the same one I use with my PS3. I think DICE used these as well to demo Battlefield 3 in trade shows like E3.  Pretty light for an circumaural headset. The soundstage is nice; I guess the semi-openness of the headset definitely contributes to how good it sounds. Dolby Digital Live's simulated 7.1 surround sound is awesome. Battlefield 3's audio still amazes me even now

.Very comfortable and not tiring Tempurpedic-like padding definitely makes hours of gaming really enjoyable. Btw, you can change the side of the headset where your mic goes, since it has dual mic input jacks. If you plan on getting a surround sound processor, the MixAmp is a safe bet.
The wireless MixAmp definitely is a good choice for me, since I game around 8 feet from my 32" LED TV, and the wires are less messy. It's just pretty expensive at $310 for the whole system. Took me about $70 to have them shipped over here from the US, since it's only available on http://AstroGaming.com , and only Microsoft Stores.

Btw, Joe has his AT AD700s the Wireless MixAmp 5.8 as well. They sound great according to him. The wired MixAmp (MixAmp Pro) is a bit cheaper.

NOTE: If you decide to cop a MixAmp, make sure your sound card supports Dolby Home Theater or at the very least, Dolby Digital Live so the MixAmp can process the optical audio signal from the TOSLINK port on the sound card. As far as I know, only GIGABYTE makes motherboards with DDL, so that's why I went with them instead of ASUS.

But they perform well, nonetheless. ASUS just has more features for the same price. I'm just still salty my motherboard doesn't have Bluetooth.

If you have a ton of money to blow, get the Sennheiser PC360 headset or the Beyerdynamic MMX300.

omgitswes wrote:

---

CWrite, the resident expert on mechanical keyboards.

Yup. Dude definitely made me cop a mechanical gaming keyboard, with Cherry MX Black switches: the Thermaltake Meka G1. Definitely a great buy.

By the way, the CM Storm Sentinel is definitely a good mouse as well. Really bang-for-the-buck. Fits my large hand rather well, too. Still trash in BF3 PC, though.

SneakerReaper, nice setup. 

Now fix those wires!

That full tower looks nice... but I can't find it in me to buy a tower that's probably bigger than my TV.

Doing another mod to my case to improve airflow soon. I think I can still lower my GPU temps under 62 degrees Celsius on load.

 

[cwrite78]

i want to try the CM Storm Spawn, im a claw grip user and that looks perfect. But in no hurry, my G9x is working perfectly fine.

Originally Posted by omgitswes

CWrite, the resident expert on mechanical keyboards.

Keyboard elitist, according to nikeairforce1

how do you like the black switches? i wasn't a fan of them, too stiff to use for constant use. im looking to sell it now.

using this bad boy now

 

[cwrite78]

i want to try the CM Storm Spawn, im a claw grip user and that looks perfect. But in no hurry, my G9x is working perfectly fine.

Originally Posted by omgitswes

CWrite, the resident expert on mechanical keyboards.

Keyboard elitist, according to nikeairforce1

how do you like the black switches? i wasn't a fan of them, too stiff to use for constant use. im looking to sell it now.

using this bad boy now