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Operating System: Windows 7 64-Bit
CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T
RAM: CORSAIR XMS 8GB DDR 3 @ 133MHz
Motherboard: ASUS M5A99X EVO R2.0
GPU: ATI XFX Radeon R9 270X 2GB
HDD: x2 Seagate Barracuda 1TB
PSU: Cooler Master 700w
Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus
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Atlantico: A) I'll never buy Mushkin RAM again, ever - overpriced and just not worth it.
B) Gigabyte is a third rate company that makes second rate products and I should have gone with ASUS or MSI.
C) ASUS makes the best motherboards on the planet. Wow.
D) Crossfire is insanely nice.
E) Even though the P280 case is pretty large, it should have been a bit larger for my taste.
I've had a lot of computers/parts in my life. A whole lot. And MSI has astounded me with price and performance.

I have nothing against ASUS, either. But MSI, probably by mere coincidence, has had incredible longevity and usability.
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CharlesGrey: Heh heh... Do share how well it performs, if you get to test the game. For what it's worth, it seems to be fairly well coded, and it comes with a nice selection of graphics/performance settings.
At first I ran it on the default High settings and it ran smoothly, but then as I crossed the bridge and started exploring the houses my PC started really struggling and I had to lower the settings to Medium. It started to look more like a PS3 game but it was smooth again. But it's not my kinda game and I stopped playing so it's no loss.
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Atlantico: A) I'll never buy Mushkin RAM again, ever - overpriced and just not worth it.
B) Gigabyte is a third rate company that makes second rate products and I should have gone with ASUS or MSI.
C) ASUS makes the best motherboards on the planet. Wow.
D) Crossfire is insanely nice.
E) Even though the P280 case is pretty large, it should have been a bit larger for my taste.
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Tallima: I've had a lot of computers/parts in my life. A whole lot. And MSI has astounded me with price and performance.

I have nothing against ASUS, either. But MSI, probably by mere coincidence, has had incredible longevity and usability.
Definitely agreed, MSI is a top-tier producer. Triple-A.
Operating System: Windows 7 64-Bit / Arch Linux
CPU: Intel i7 4770k @ 4.6GHz
RAM: 8GB
Motherboard: ASUS Z87-DELUXE
GPU: AMD GIGABYTE WF3 HD 7950
HDD:Seagate Barracuda 1TB
PSU: Antec NeoEco 520
Case: Corsair 200r

I'm partially bullshitting these names, but they all should be correct or close to correct.
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tomimt: Yeah, I have ubersampling on as well as all the other bells and whistles. The game is fully playable. I should check out what fraps or some other gives as framerate, but it does look pretty solid to me.
That's odd... I have the same GPU, and ( theoretically ) a faster CPU ( third generation i5 @ 3.40 GHz ) -- not like the CPU should even make much of a difference, as long as it's not completely underpowered -- but anyhow, I seem to remember that framerates where somewhat choppy with ubersampling turned on. Are you running it at full HD or some other resolution? I just noticed we even have the same brand for the GFX card, so they should be identical.

Like I said, it's no big deal to me. At such high resolutions I don't need super-fancy AA for acceptable image quality. But if you're getting better performance on a similar system, I wonder if I could do some optimization. Do you use the overclocking/boost feature of the GFX card when you play the game?
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CharlesGrey: Heh heh... Do share how well it performs, if you get to test the game. For what it's worth, it seems to be fairly well coded, and it comes with a nice selection of graphics/performance settings.
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lettmon: At first I ran it on the default High settings and it ran smoothly, but then as I crossed the bridge and started exploring the houses my PC started really struggling and I had to lower the settings to Medium. It started to look more like a PS3 game but it was smooth again. But it's not my kinda game and I stopped playing so it's no loss.
That's too bad. I'd encourage you to give it another chance, maybe you'll change your mind. Apparently it's pretty short ( haven't finished my own playthrough yet ) so it's not like you'll be wasting a lot of time on it.

Anything in particular you did not like? I like it so far, but the gameplay is definitely on the minimalistic side. It's mostly about the atmosphere.
Post edited October 04, 2014 by CharlesGrey
Build Date:
2012

MOBO:
ASRock Z77 Extreme4

CPU:
Intel 3570K Overclocked to 4.3

RAM:
8 Gigs

GPU:
AMD HD 7870 2 Gigs

HDD:
128 G SSD
1 TB 7200 rpm SATA III HDD

PSU:
550W Bronze something or other

CASE:
Some $40 black mid tower

OS:
Windows 7

Monitor
Acer 20" nothing special screen

In addition, I have some cheap optical driver, crappy speakers, even crappier earbuds, a crappy but full-size keyboard, and just this week acquired the nicest mouse I have ever had - not a gaming mouse, but a mouse whose surface is a touchpad. Move the cursor either by moving the mouse or by moving your finger across the surface. Use some finger swipe gestures for functions like switch apps or open windows, etc. Has nice smooth scrolling, too.

I like Windows 7. I was a beta adopter before release, skipped Vista entirely. Still happy with it. Definitely don't use it to it's full potential.

Very happy with the cpu - the OC is rock solid, and it still goes down to 3.2 when not under strain. The 7870 is great. I actually have a 7950 3G in a drawer to swap in when this one dies, if ever.

Basically it is my dream machine. I built it for less than $1100 including OS but not including, keyboard, mouse, speakers. And the cost wasn't all at once. I upgraded the monitor and the graphics card each one year after building.
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CharlesGrey: That's too bad. I'd encourage you to give it another chance, maybe you'll change your mind. Apparently it's pretty short ( haven't finished my own playthrough yet ) so it's not like you'll be wasting a lot of time on it.

Anything in particular you did not like? I like it so far, but the gameplay is definitely on the minimalistic side. It's mostly about the atmosphere.
It feels like Dear Esther 2 and I could barely finish Dear Esther. I seek fun and/or good story in games, but I can understand why many people like these kind of games.
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CharlesGrey: That's odd... I have the same GPU, and ( theoretically ) a faster CPU ( third generation i5 @ 3.40 GHz ) -- not like the CPU should even make much of a difference, as long as it's not completely underpowered -- but anyhow, I seem to remember that framerates where somewhat choppy with ubersampling turned on. Are you running it at full HD or some other resolution? I just noticed we even have the same brand for the GFX card, so they should be identical.
I did check it with Fraps and I'm pretty surprised of the results, as the gameplay does feel smooth to me with ubersmaplimng on. Without it, that being the only setting I've turned off, I get frame rate of +40, around I'd say 45 frames and with it turned on I get steady 20+.

Now, in all sense, 20+ should feel pretty choppy, but the only place where I really saw any big difference was when I quickly rotated the view around.

I do have the option to overclock the GPU, but I haven't yet used it, as the performance of the card as it is feels pretty solid to me overall.
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tomimt: I did check it with Fraps and I'm pretty surprised of the results, as the gameplay does feel smooth to me with ubersmaplimng on. Without it, that being the only setting I've turned off, I get frame rate of +40, around I'd say 45 frames and with it turned on I get steady 20+.
That's pretty darn impressive for a card that in most cases doesn't even need a PCIE power connector. I was seriously considering the 750 Ti, but ended up with an R9 280X after getting a pretty nice deal for it (~$250 for a brand new card). Here's the rest of my setup:

Intel Core i5-4590
Gigabyte Z97-D3H
8GB G.Skill ARES DDR3-1600 (2x4GB)
PowerColor R9-280X TurboDuo
Intel 335 240GB SSD
Seagate 500GB HDD
SeaSonic G-550 PSU
Fractal Arc Midi R2 case

Framerate for the Witcher 2 is pretty much nailed at 60 FPS at 1080p Ultra w/ Vsync, but Ubersampling drops it to the 30-45FPS range
Work in progress

...using it atm, but the last components arrive 1-2 weeks. Or so ive been told.

edit: 2ssd are on the desk, but they cant be seen in the photo. no hdds or ssds inside the actual case :)
Post edited October 04, 2014 by iippo
Operating System

Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1

CPU

Intel Core i5 3450 @ 3.10GHz = 43 °C (Ivy Bridge 22nm Technology)

RAM

8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz (9-9-9-27)

Motherboard

Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. B75M-D3H (Intel Core i5-3450 CPU @ 3.10GHz) = 28 °C

Graphics

VA2026w (1680x1050@59Hz)

Intel HD Graphics (Gigabyte)

1023MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Gigabyte) = 34 °C

Storage

3726GB Seagate ST4000DM000-1F2168 ATA Device (SATA) = 35 °C

465GB Seagate ST950032 5AS USB Device (USB (SATA)) = 37 °C

Optical Drives

HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH22NS70 ATA Device

Audio

Realtek High Definition Audio
Post edited October 04, 2014 by fr33kSh0w2012
OS: Linux Mint 17 Cinnamon 64bit (Was Windows 7 before)

CPU: Intel Core i5 2400 @ 3.2GHZ (Turbo Boost On)

CPU Cooler: CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Evo

RAM: Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333 8GB (2x 4GB Sticks)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-PA65-UD3-B3

Monitor: Acer V223W (22 inch, Max Res 1680x1050) - Oldest Component In My System

Power Supply: Antec Truepower 750W Modular

Graphics Card: EVGA GTX 760 SC (Factory Speeds)

Case: CoolerMaster Cosmos S Full Tower (With 5x 120MM Fans, 3 on top, 1 exhaust, 1 front intake

Storage: Kingston HyperX 120GB SSD, Seagate 2TB ST2000DM001-1CH164 Mechanical Drive

Optical Drive: TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-224DB (SB01)


I'm very proud of this system, have been upgrading it gradually every few months. For now I'll be stopping here though, this setup should last for another year or two for most games. I've also been taking interests in new things (mainly acting) so might back down a bit from frequent upgrades.
Cheap ass laptop with dualcore Pentium 2.20GHz, 4 GB RAM and Intel HD graphics. Cost only about $350 when I got it.

If anything doesn't run on it, I'll wait a couple years and get another cheap ass laptop with the added benefit that the games will be cheaper, too. That way, you can play anything for peanuts both in terms of hardware and software and rinse & repeat ad infinitum. The days where I was willing to spend thousands of $$ for hardware are long gone.
Build Date: Aug 2014

OS: Windows 8.1 Pro

CPU: Intel Core i5 4670k @ 4.5

CPU Cooler: CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Evo

RAM: Patriot Sniper G1 1600mhz 2x8gb

Motherboard: ASUS Z87-K

Monitor: HP 2159m / LG Flatron L1750s

Power Supply: PC Power And Cooling 910

Graphics Card: EVGA GTX 770 ACX (step up to GTX 980 ACX pending)

Case: Antec Eleven Hundred

Storage: Samsung SSD 840 EVO 120gb / Seagate 7200.14 3tb / Seagate 7200.11 1tb

Optical Drive: LG BD-RW

System 2 (cant sell her, first one I bought with my own money)

Build Date: Sep 2002

OS: Windows XP Home SP3

CPU: Athlon XP 1700+

CPU Cooler: AMD Box Cooler

RAM: Corsair XMS DDR 400 2x512mb (upgraded in 2004)

Motherboard: ASUS A7V266 KT266

Monitor: Sony Trinitron 19in

Power Supply: Antec True Power 400w (replaced old on in 2005)

Graphics Card: XFX 6600GT AGP (replaced Geforce 3 Ti 500 in 2004)

Case: Generic White Box

Storage: Western Digital 320gb

Optical Drive: Lite-On DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive

Laptop

Purchased: 2007

OS: Windows 7 Professional

CPU: Turion X2 TL-56

RAM: Patriot SO-DIMM DDR2 800 2x2gb

Graphics Card: Geforce Go 7600

Storage: Samsung 840 Evo 240mb
Post edited October 04, 2014 by candle_86