Yeah, to be honest it's not really my favourite genre, either. I would have enjoyed more complex and/or more challenging gameplay. But none the less I can enjoy it for its own strengths. The soundtrack is great, the visual quality and world design is pretty much on par with the best out there. Plus it does have some interesting puzzle and gameplay mechanics, and other details which make it stand out from the average Adventure game. I still need to finish my playthrough, so it's too early for a final judgement, but so far I don't regret my purchase.

Yeah, that sounds more like it. It's been a while since I tested it and I don't recall the exact framerates, but it definitely seemed much smoother with supersampling/ubersampling turned off, so I opted for the standard AA.

I know some people don't consider a game "playable" unless they get at least a solid 60FPS, but I'm used to games on console as well, so maybe I'm not as spoiled when it comes to FPS and AA quality. As long as FPS are at a steady 30-40 frames + some basic AA, I'm happy enough. :P

I never messed around much with overclocking, either. I guess I'm too afraid I might fuck up my hardware. Besides, as you said, the performance of the 750 ti is very respectable, even at standard settings.

750Ti is pretty good bang for the buck, so I do recommend getting one if you need a cheap way to boost performance. I was very positively surpised by it, as I paid a little under 120 euros if mine but now you propably can get one under that.

Pretty much this for me as well. :)

Very first build with a TON of help from the gog community, thanks again guys, you know who you are.

Build Date: September 2012

MOBO:
Gigabyte Intel Z77 LGA 1155 Motherboard GA-Z77X-UD5H

CPU:
Intel Core i5-3570K Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155

CPU Heatsink Cooler:
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO

RAM:
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Profile Desktop Memory Model CML8GX3M2A1600C9

GPU:
GIGABYTE GV-N670OC-2GD GeForce GTX 670 Windforce OC 2048MB GDDR5 256-bit

HDD:
Western Digital WD1002FAEX Caviar Black 1 TB SATA III 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache Internal Desktop 3.5" Hard Drive

PSU:
Corsair Professional Series HX 750 Watt ATX/EPS Modular 80 PLUS Gold (HX750)

CASE:
Cooler Master HAF XM - High Air Flow Mid Tower Computer Case with USB 3.0 and Two External Drive Docks

Optical Drive:
LG DVD Burner 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model GH24NS90 - OEM

OS:
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit

Other than the screw up I made with the power supply which caused it to fry itself days after putting it together and having to replace it, everything went great and it still works fine. I love being able run The Witcher 2 at 60 frames on high settings, though I have a feeling the upcoming requirements for The Witcher 3 will make me cry, lol.

Edit: Forgot that I screwed up the thermal paste and had to reapply it to the CPU. I freaked out thinking I had ruined the CPU, but everyone told me to calm down and just clean and reapply the paste, lol.

It's interesting to me too, but I was hoping to see more older rigs posted here. A whole lot of the GOG catalog can be run on good old computers. Here's my main Gogging rig:

Build Date:
2005 with updates that have it maxed out

MOBO:
Intel/Gateway Augsburg D915GAG mATX (Intel mobo + Gateway BIOS = extra nonoverclockable)

CPU:
Intel Pentium 4 670 Prescott Single-Core @ 3.8GHz, 800MHz FSB (fastest P4)

CPU Fan & Heatsink:
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev. 2 with MX-2 thermal compound

RAM:
4GB (4x1GB) dual channel Crucial/Micron PC-3200 DDR @ 400MT/s, CL3

GPU:
ASUS GeForce GT 630 1GB 64-Bit GDDR3 (sweet silence of passive cooling + compatible with PCIe 1.0a slot)

AUDIO:
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer (EAX processing is like a basic necessity)

SSD:
160GB Intel 320 (old spinny drive will go back in for backup once the GOG installs get to be too much)

PSU:
HiPro HP-P3087F3 305W (running strong for 9 years)

CASE:
Gateway 509GE ATX Mid Tower

OS:
Windows XP SP3 32-Bit

It's quiet, it's familiar, and it's fun. It plays pretty much anything that came out through 2006, @ 1600x1200 in many cases. And games designed for XP seem to run best on period hardware. Hope it lasts till I finish my backlog. :)

PSU is in RMA atm.

Sneakpeek 1

Sneakpeek 2

Sneakpeek 3

They go top on each other so that the 120mm fan will be on top of cpu and the 3 ssd's on psu.

Ill be changing 1 or 2 of the blue 15cm sata cables to 20cm ones. They work, but just barely. Most of the cables will be hidden between ssd and psu and outside the chasis front, where the case cover (not in photo) will hide them nicely. That would normally be the space for slim dvd/bluray, but i have no need for either.

I am also probably going to remove the 92mm fan that is on left of the photo. Or try reversing it. Anyhow the way its now, pulling air out of the case, doesnt really seem to do much.

Just curious, what brand was it?

You can actually see it in the first pic. Its this: http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=524

Silverstone SFX 600W Gold. I have actually two if these. One on "kids" computer and one on mine that is one the pic. That ones fan made at times very "not-so-nice" whining + i could hear audible coil whine even when the PC was powered down... Kids comp has that noise as well actually, but i have to bring my ear next to to hear it, so that doesnt really bother me. not yet anyways...

its unfortunate, but there is not too many quality, or even bad quality, high power sfx psu's around. Besides Silverstone japanese Dirac is supposedly have them, but as far as i know - they sell only in Japan.

I am kinda hoping the steam machine trend will later mean more competition in this field.

I find it interesting too, whether it is a new high end machine or an older-than-me POS.

Built in October 2009. The first computer that I built entirely by myself (but with my parents money :P)
I can't remember some of the specific numbers and models, but I'll do my best.

OS - WinXP
Case - CoolerMaster... Black... ATX... Fan on the back... Don't care, it was $40.
PSU - Corsair 550W
Mobo - Gigabyte 785G micro-ATX
CPU - Athlon II X2 240 (Regor) @ 2.8Ghz
RAM - 2GB (2x1GB) Kingston DDR2 @ 800Mhz
HDD - WD 640GB
GPU - HIS Radeon 4850 512MB

In hindsight, I wish I would have bought a slightly more powerful CPU. Maybe a X4. I think I could have shaved a few watts off my PSU to fit that into the budget.
But it has served me well. All the parts still work great. I can play almost anything made through about 2011, and pretty much nothing from 2013 or later. My only complaint is that the GPU can get pretty loud under load.

OS: Windows 7 Ultimate
Case: Coolermaster Cosmos II Ultra Tower
PSU: Corsair 1000W
Motherboard: MSI Z97 Gaming 7
CPU: Intel i7 4790K @ 4ghz
RAM: 16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR3 @ 1866mhz
HDD: 1TB Samsung SSD, 4TB Western Digital Black HDD
GPU: Radeon R9 290X (4GB GDDR5)

As much as I love this thing, I wish I'd got the Gaming 9 motherboard for the onboard bluetooth which I assumed the Gaming 7 would have...

I am always curious about this - do you have some immense water cooling set up in there or other plans for all those cubic meters of space?

I know it is often useless debate of taste, but yet i am curious :)

Nope, just the stock case fans, CoolerMaster are the best for that and the Cosmos 2 tower's enormous size grants great airflow. Right now it's bloody hot in the house and my case is still kicking out cool air.

Well, huge size also means you need more fans to move all the hot air for longer distance inside the case. My smaller cases have so many air holes, that its just few cm to any direction and the air is out of the case.

...ofcourse the downsize is that you cant have much sound dampening, but depending on components it may or may not be problem.

Cosmos cases do look cool, but i practice i prefer my 12.5L diameter to 161L of the cosmos. I am dreaming of the time, when i can hide my self build full powered gaming pc behind the screen panel ;)

The Cosmos 2's huge outtake fans do a really good job (all CoolerMaster HAF cases are brilliantly designed for airflow with even the stock fan setups) and the case as a whole is remarkably quiet, I've never been more impressed with a case than this one honestly.

Though the 22KG weight means I'm not taking it to LAN parties, heh.