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Sat Mar 25, 2017 10:42 am
Main Rig:
Case: Thermaltake Core V31
Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC Mate (cheaped out a bit here and regret it a bit)
CPU: i7 6700k bouncing between stock clock and mild OC to 4.5 (haven't really needed more than that)
CPU Cooler: Corsair Hydro H55
Memory: 2x8GB generic DDR4 (cheaped out here and don't regret it a bit)
Storage: 1x Sandisk 120GB ssd (forget the model; it was cheap), 1x Samsung 850 Evo 500GB, 1x Seagate 2TB 7200RPM, 1x WD 3TB 7200RPM, 6TB RAID5 network share on 15KRPM spinners over GbE.
GPU: MSI Nvidia GTX 970 (in need of an upgrade, but not holding up terribly)
PSU: Random 80+ Bronze 850W, don't remember the brand (it was cheap and hasn't died yet)
Sound: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy FX (since my cheapo mobo doesn't have onboard 7.1)
Removable media: Optical (DVD/CD) read/writer, USB 3.5 floppy.
Peripherals (all optional):
Keyboard: Das Keyboard 4 Ultimate with MX Browns
Mouse: Logitech G900
Monitor: 3x 24'' 1920x1080
Headset: Don't use one
Speakers: Logitech Z506 7.1
Gamepad: Xbox One (non-S) controller with the world's most unreliable and oversized wireless dongle, Steam Controller, Xbox 360 controller
What you use the PC for: Gaming
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Secondary rig:
Case: Some freaking monolith-looking off-the-shelf Asus case. I kind of like it.
Mobo: Asus Rampage Gene II
CPU: i7 920 with stock cooler and mild OC
Memory: 2x 4GB and 1x 512GB DDR3 (forget the brand and don't feel like cracking it open. I think it's Crucial?) for an odd total of 9GB
Storage: 1x Samsung 850 EVO 500GB, 1x Seagate 1TB 7200, same 6TB 15K network share
GPU: Radeon R7 270
PSU: No freaking idea. Some 650 watt thing?
Removable media: Optical read/writer, 3.5'' bay card reader
Other: Add-in PCIe USB3.0 card (this thing is way older than the USB 3.0 spec)
Keyboard: Logi K120
Mouse: Logitech G602 (not my favorite mouse ever, but it's wireless with a decent polling rate)
Monitor: crappy LG Flatron W2046 (19'' 1920x1080)
Headset: don't use
Speakers: Logitech Z4 2.1
Gamepad: Xbox 360 controller
What you use it for: Basement lan parties
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Portable rig: Microsoft Surface Pro 4
CPU: i7 6650u
Memory: 16GB LPDDR3
Storage: 256 GB NVMe, 128GB UHS1 MicroSD
Keyboard: Type Cover or Filco Majestouch MiniLa Air
Mouse: Type Cover, Logitech MX Anywhere 2, or Steam Controller
Headset: Sony MBR1000X where needed
Gamepad: Xbox One Controller S (with bluetooth), Steam Controller, 8BitDo NES30 Pro
Other: Touchscreen
What I use it for: Everything. Gaming, productivity, media, work...everything. I take it with me everywhere. Fantastic mini-powerhouse.
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Around-the-house-and-garage-rig: Lenovo Thinkpad W520
CPU: i7 2760QM (4 cores, 8 threads @ 2.4GHz)
Memory: 8GB DDR3
Storage: 160GB SSD (can't remember what brand or model)
GPU: Nvidia Quadro 1000M 2GB
Other: Oversized 8700mAh battery
What I use it for: Media, googling crap with greasy hands in the garage, googling crap with greasy hands in the kitchen,
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Bedroom rig: Dell Optiplex 780
CPU: Core 2 Duo
GPU: um...some ancient ATI thing that lets me output 1080p over Displayport without the computer exploding. Has 512MB VRAM. Yeah.
Memory: 4GB DDR3 made by whoever Dell used as a supplier at the time (probably Samsung)
Storage: 250GB 7200RPM WD
Other: Absolutely effing nothing. Not even an optical drive.
Keyboard/Mouse: Logitech K400 Plus
Monitor: Spectacularly horrible and ancient Dynex 32'' 720p LCD that takes 3 minutes to turn on and looks like crap.
What I use it for: Watching movies. Also doubles as a space heater in the winter thanks to the Core 2.
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Steamlink Streaming box (work-in-progress)
Case: Dell Poweredge R810
CPU: Xeon E6510 (8 core, non-hyperthreaded) at 1.7GHz
Memory: 48GB ECC DDR3
Storage: Above-mentioned 6TB Network share
GPU: None, currently (and Xeons lack onboard graphics, unlike desktop Intel chips) This box will get the R7 270 once I upgrade my main rig and move the GTX 970 into the i7 920 box.
Peripherals:
Steamlink
Gamepad: Steam Controller, Xbox One Controller, Xbox 360 controller
Monitor: My living room TV (an older Samsung 40'' LED with only two freaking HDMI inputs)
What you use the PC for: Silent living room couch multiplayer gaming. The Dell's upstairs in my server rack; the Steamlink is in the basement TV room. Over gigabit, there's very little to zero perceptible input lag, even on latency-intensive games like Duck Game.