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lftmatt · 2011-03-21, 20:10

Title says most of it. What does your PC/Gaming setup look like (assuming you have one)?

Asuras · 2011-03-21, 20:11

Like, in our room overall?

lftmatt · 2011-03-21, 20:18

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Originally Posted by Asuras

Like, in our room overall?

Yeah, why not? I'm just curious how others here live.

Asuras · 2011-03-21, 20:32

Okay I see.

Well, At the front wall of my room I've got a 42 inch Insignia plasma TV hanging up, which is connected to a Denon AV Receiver which links my surround sound stereo system, Xbox 360, and Uverse cable box. Everything but the television is situated atop my black desk, above my workspace and to the right of my TV. Upon my workspace area, just below and to the right of the cable box and all is my computer monitor. At my feet is the computer itself. It's an old Windows XP HP.

The surround sound system is situated as follows:
Subwoofer beside the computer
A 3-foot tall speaker at both sides of my desk
About 1-foot tall speakers at both sides beside my bed in the back of the room
About a two-foot-long lengthwise speaker at the top of my desk beside the Xbox and cable box.

My bed and desk take up about 75% of my room.

lftmatt · 2011-03-21, 20:39

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Originally Posted by Asuras

Okay I see.

Well, At the front wall of my room I've got a 42 inch Insignia plasma TV hanging up, which is connected to a Denon AV Receiver which links my surround sound stereo system, Xbox 360, and Uverse cable box. Everything but the television is situated atop my black desk, above my workspace and to the right of my TV. Upon my workspace area, just below and to the right of the cable box and all is my computer monitor. At my feet is the computer itself. It's an old Windows XP HP.

The surround sound system is situated as follows:
Subwoofer beside the computer
A 3-foot tall speaker at both sides of my desk
About 1-foot tall speakers at both sides beside my bed in the back of the room
About a two-foot-long lengthwise speaker at the top of my desk beside the Xbox and cable box.

My bed and desk take up about 75% of my room.

That's pretty hardcore. Is the room small?

Asuras · 2011-03-21, 20:41

Erm... About 13x13 feet? I think.

lftmatt · 2011-03-21, 20:53

Awesome, thanks. When I build my room up, I'll look back here. X)

Lilithium · 2011-03-21, 21:02

This is my bedroom.

Gamer_2k4 · 2011-03-30, 17:10

It's not necroposting if it's only nine days late, right?

Spoiler for big image:

That's my setup. The two computers are my desktop computer and my file server, and the rest should be self-explanatory.

synaesthetic · 2011-03-30, 17:50

I spy an Antec Three Hundred!

Best. Case. EVER.

DonQuigleone · 2011-03-30, 18:04

I prefer my Antec 900, gotta love my window! However it only reveals how disorganisedly I wired my computer... It's like a jungle!

Raiga · 2011-03-30, 20:57

Something like this.

Spoiler for Image:

And yes that's a laptop.

synaesthetic · 2011-03-30, 21:24

Running a laptop at high load with the screen closed can cause damage to the LCD, just so you know.

If I ran mine playing a game with the screen closed, my 5850 would melt my poor LCD...

Raiga · 2011-03-30, 22:07

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Originally Posted by synaesthetic

Running a laptop at high load with the screen closed can cause damage to the LCD, just so you know.

If I ran mine playing a game with the screen closed, my 5850 would melt my poor LCD...

To the laptop monitor? Really? From overheating or why?

thevil1 · 2011-03-30, 22:09

New laptop.

Gateway NV50A
Windows 7-64 bit
AMD Phenom II X3 N830
500 GB HDD
4 GB DDR3 RAM
15.6" 16:9 HD LED LCD
1.3 MP webcam

synaesthetic · 2011-03-30, 22:26

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Originally Posted by Raiga

To the laptop monitor? Really? From overheating or why?

Yeah, from the heat. It's more of a problem with poorly-designed gaming laptops that don't have good cooling. A friend's Asus G51 ended up with a discolored LCD because the GPU got too hot (90+ degrees C) and the cooling in the G51 is pretty poor.

If you're rocking an integrated GPU, or use a business laptop designed for docking stations, it'll probably never happen, though.

They just don't get hot enough, usually.

Certain thin and ultraportable laptops can do it too, especially if they use the keyboard tray as a heat sink (the early Asus netbooks did this).

Random32 · 2011-03-30, 22:39

Athlon II X3, 2x Radeon HD 5750, 4GB RAM in a Generic ATX Midtower with Win7 Pro 64 + openSuSE 11.4 64
3x Portrait Mode Eyefinity

there's a KVM switch for the center monitor for use with Thinkpad. a nice mechanical keyboard from IBM. Generic Microsoft mouse, maybe not the best, but it tracks well enough, is cheap, and fairly comfortable.

I haven't had experience with melting monitors when running high load with lid closed yet. Maybe I your case it might be worth worrying about since you have a 5850 in a 15inch laptop (I think). I doubt it should be a concern for most though, or have consumer laptops fallen this low in quality when I was enjoying my Thinkpads.

Raiga · 2011-03-30, 22:47

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Originally Posted by synaesthetic

Yeah, from the heat. It's more of a problem with poorly-designed gaming laptops that don't have good cooling. A friend's Asus G51 ended up with a discolored LCD because the GPU got too hot (90+ degrees C) and the cooling in the G51 is pretty poor.

If you're rocking an integrated GPU, or use a business laptop designed for docking stations, it'll probably never happen, though.

They just don't get hot enough, usually.

Certain thin and ultraportable laptops can do it too, especially if they use the keyboard tray as a heat sink (the early Asus netbooks did this).

Ah, I think I'm fine then... I've got a cooling stand and the heat sink is towards the bottom and back of the laptop... it doesn't usually get that hot since I don't play games that much.

synaesthetic · 2011-03-31, 01:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Random32

Athlon II X3, 2x Radeon HD 5750, 4GB RAM in a Generic ATX Midtower with Win7 Pro 64 + openSuSE 11.4 64
3x Portrait Mode Eyefinity

there's a KVM switch for the center monitor for use with Thinkpad. a nice mechanical keyboard from IBM. Generic Microsoft mouse, maybe not the best, but it tracks well enough, is cheap, and fairly comfortable.

I haven't had experience with melting monitors when running high load with lid closed yet. Maybe I your case it might be worth worrying about since you have a 5850 in a 15inch laptop (I think). I doubt it should be a concern for most though, or have consumer laptops fallen this low in quality when I was enjoying my Thinkpads.

Mine only has one vent, and the fan seems to cut on a LOT (even when the GPU is downclocked to 100/150, but I think it may be over-sensitive). The keyboard doesn't get hot when the GPU is going full-burn, but the palmrest can get uncomfortable, since it's metal.

Don't get me wrong, I love my laptop, but it's obvious MSI cut some corners with shoving this much performance in an $1100 laptop. Fortunately, the screen was not where they cut corners--it's a rather impressive 1680x1050 display (though, it's clearly older as it's CCFL backlit and has low brightness).

Kyero Fox · 2011-03-31, 03:07

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Originally Posted by Lilithium

This is my bedroom.

that is a BIIIIIG Couch

2011-03-21, 20:10	Link #1
lftmatt Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Canada	Your setup Title says most of it. What does your PC/Gaming setup look like (assuming you have one)?

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Asuras Dictadere~! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: On the front lines, fighting for inderpendence.	Like, in our room overall? __________________

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Asuras Dictadere~! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: On the front lines, fighting for inderpendence.	Okay I see. Well, At the front wall of my room I've got a 42 inch Insignia plasma TV hanging up, which is connected to a Denon AV Receiver which links my surround sound stereo system, Xbox 360, and Uverse cable box. Everything but the television is situated atop my black desk, above my workspace and to the right of my TV. Upon my workspace area, just below and to the right of the cable box and all is my computer monitor. At my feet is the computer itself. It's an old Windows XP HP. The surround sound system is situated as follows: Subwoofer beside the computer A 3-foot tall speaker at both sides of my desk About 1-foot tall speakers at both sides beside my bed in the back of the room About a two-foot-long lengthwise speaker at the top of my desk beside the Xbox and cable box. My bed and desk take up about 75% of my room. __________________

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Asuras Dictadere~! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: On the front lines, fighting for inderpendence.	Erm... About 13x13 feet? I think. __________________

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Gamer_2k4 Anime Cynic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: USA Age: 35	It's not necroposting if it's only nine days late, right? Spoiler for big image: That's my setup. The two computers are my desktop computer and my file server, and the rest should be self-explanatory. __________________

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lftmatt Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Canada	Awesome, thanks. When I build my room up, I'll look back here. X)

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Lilithium Banned Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Abstract Side of Reality Age: 35	This is my bedroom.

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synaesthetic blinded by blood Author Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oakland, CA Age: 40	I spy an Antec Three Hundred! Best. Case. EVER. __________________ Indie science fiction author and all-around weirdo: Check out my original fiction here! Read an excerpt from my sci-fi novel Binary System!

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DonQuigleone Knight Errant Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Age: 35	I prefer my Antec 900, gotta love my window! However it only reveals how disorganisedly I wired my computer... It's like a jungle!

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Raiga tl;dr Join Date: Jan 2009 Age: 32	Something like this. Spoiler for Image: And yes that's a laptop. __________________

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synaesthetic blinded by blood Author Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oakland, CA Age: 40	Running a laptop at high load with the screen closed can cause damage to the LCD, just so you know. If I ran mine playing a game with the screen closed, my 5850 would melt my poor LCD... __________________ Indie science fiction author and all-around weirdo: Check out my original fiction here! Read an excerpt from my sci-fi novel Binary System!

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thevil1 Adventure ∀logger Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Looking for Reason to hear it's voice Age: 14	New laptop. Gateway NV50A Windows 7-64 bit AMD Phenom II X3 N830 500 GB HDD 4 GB DDR3 RAM 15.6" 16:9 HD LED LCD 1.3 MP webcam __________________ Adventure Vlog \| Adventure Blog \| Twitter A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles - Christopher Reeve

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Random32 Also a Lolicon Join Date: Apr 2010	Athlon II X3, 2x Radeon HD 5750, 4GB RAM in a Generic ATX Midtower with Win7 Pro 64 + openSuSE 11.4 64 3x Portrait Mode Eyefinity there's a KVM switch for the center monitor for use with Thinkpad. a nice mechanical keyboard from IBM. Generic Microsoft mouse, maybe not the best, but it tracks well enough, is cheap, and fairly comfortable. I haven't had experience with melting monitors when running high load with lid closed yet. Maybe I your case it might be worth worrying about since you have a 5850 in a 15inch laptop (I think). I doubt it should be a concern for most though, or have consumer laptops fallen this low in quality when I was enjoying my Thinkpads.