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What is yours??
If you're like me and have little to no gaming gear (I'm a bit skeptical on my keyboard not being mechanical as it is loud and was told any keyboard before 2000 was mechanical lol.)
Heres my mouse;
http://images.bestbuy.com/BestBuy_US/images/products/9649/9649561_sb.jpg
Keyboard
http://images.bestbuy.com/BestBuy_US/images/mp/products/3790/3790824_sb.jpg
bottom keyboard, its old 
PC Specs
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (Build 2600)
6.0.2900.5512
2048 MB
Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5800 @ 3.20GHz
3195.6 MHz
VIA HD Audio Output |
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 | NetMeeting driver | RDPDD Chained DD
1x; Plug and Play Monitor |
1024 X 768 - 32 bit
Network Present
Atheros AR8131 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller - Packet Scheduler Miniport
2x (D: | E: | ) D: LITE-ON COMBO SOHC-5236V | E: DTSOFT BDROM
COM1 | COM2 LPT1
3 Button Wheel Mouse Present
C: 149.0GB
C: 21.2GB
5 host controllers.
Not Detected
American Megatrends Inc.
MS-7592
OnLine
AT/AT COMPATIBLE | 08/16/32 | 7592MS - 20110214
Central Standard Time
No Battery
MSI G41M-P34 (MS-7592)
192.168.2.121 |
8C-89-A5-86-80-B4
BRADEN
V25.6
My pc is just kind of bad, I like to stream oncein a while but 20 fps and stuttering isn't fun
now for the dream that should happen one day.
Razer Deathadder (Mouse)
Razer Blackwidow (Keyboard)
4-8 coreswith 8 Gigs of ram, amazing graphics card, liquid cooled system, alienware.
I feel like this is one of those "you can google it" threads but, yeah. :p
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my gaming rig would be the smallest size possible, noiseless, but powerful enough to play current games in high res. And of course the right connectors for a nice big TV so that I can watch streams and HD movies.
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Anything that runs BW, plays music at the same time, is able to play 720p/1080p videos and disk around 2 TB would be awesome. I dont want anything more.
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I'm glad alienware does NOT invade my dreams 
I usually go for a build (all my builds are my dreams builds i guess) every 3-4 years depends on how much upgrading happened on the way. I was an AMD fan for years however next build will be Intel.
Only there is bug all reason for me to upgrade since everything I do runs good and new games only run better than badly coded games like SC2 which still runs sweet.
Next build ill use conventional water cooling as I'm not too happy with the prebuilt solutions I used on last two builds,
1 Leaked onto a a gtx560 and the other just not cooling as good.
Good Idea to put everything into a nice case by someone like like Lian Li, to avoid getting shit for an alienware case down the track from people in the know
EDIT: F@# me the reply I gave I thought I was in the tech forum
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On September 30 2012 00:39 Rimstalker wrote:
my gaming rig would be the smallest size possible, noiseless, but powerful enough to play current games in high res. And of course the right connectors for a nice big TV so that I can watch streams and HD movies.
perfecto!
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I honestly wish I had a chromebook. I might pick one up, it's pretty much perfect for me :p All I've seemed to be doing lately on my computer is browsing the net, watching YouTube vids/streams and taking notes in class. The portability of the chromebooks would benefit me.
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Don't care about proccessor, i just want a graphics card able to play just about anything at 1080p or higher. Sounds quite modest, but right now i'm stuck with 720p on a laptop screen, so a 21" with that resolution sounds like a dream to me.
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The most important spec is the price. Anything for 0$ would be great.
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You just had to say "alienware". Alienware is a rip-off. Build your own! Best play to go is /r/buildapc on reddit!
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Currently I have a 5yr old laptop that cant play shit, but if Im lucky, Ill get an Alienware on monday
They just look so kick ass XD Perfect for showing off to your friends
For peripherals I have a Razer Megalodon and a Razer Mamba 2012 so Im pretty top notch here 
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I was very nervous the first time I did a build myself but it turned out to be very easy. Read up a bit on parts and comparability, start with a nice combo deal from one of the online retailers. You can usually get a mobo/ram/cpu deal to make compatibility concerns a non-issue. then slap in a much ram as you need and grab a nice video card. everything plugs into the place it fits and boom! new PC!
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i7 3770k 3.50ghz
ASUS P8V77-PRO mobo
nvidia GTX 460 SE 1GB
8GB RAM 1667
700 watt Power supply
Mouse: Steelseries sensi
Mouse pad: Qck heavy
keyboard: Rosewill rk9000re cherry red switch
headset: audio technica ath-ad700
22inch led 1080 microthin monitor
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3960X
4 way SLI Evga Classified 680s
32 GB Corsair Dominator ram
Coolermaster Cosmos 2
EVGA SuperNOVA 1500W
Asus rampage 4 Extreme
2 x 600 GB SSD in Raid-0
2 custom loops, seperate for GPU/CPU
probably cost like ~6k for this?
Edit: MORE!
Keyboard: DAS keyboard Cherry red
Mouse: Razer Naga Molten
Headset: Steelseries Siberia V2 Red
3 X Dell UltraSharp U3011 2560x1600P
Mousepad: Razer Vespula
Soundcard: Asus Xonar Phoebus
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Out of curiosity, why do people dislike Alienware so?
My knowledge of this stuff is basically nonexistant so sorry if it should be obvious.
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On September 30 2012 08:23 Kasu wrote:
Out of curiosity, why do people dislike Alienware so?
My knowledge of this stuff is basically nonexistant so sorry if it should be obvious.
Overpriced. Anything you can get from Alienware (generally; I think their laptops are priced competitively) you can build for significantly less.
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Kind of... dumb thread? I mean obviously my dream specs would be the best specs possible, why aim for less in your dreams? If you're dreaming with regards to sports, do you dream to be mediocre? If so those dreams are kind of missing the mark imo.
And anyway, why does everyone bitch alienware so much? I'm not a big fan but I've owned alienware products and they're definitely not subpar to say the least.
On September 30 2012 08:25 WTFZerg wrote:Show nested quote +On September 30 2012 08:23 Kasu wrote:
Out of curiosity, why do people dislike Alienware so?
My knowledge of this stuff is basically nonexistant so sorry if it should be obvious. Overpriced. Anything you can get from Alienware (generally; I think their laptops are priced competitively) you can build for significantly less.
Ahh this is true but you have to take into account the fact that they're in the business of making money and as long as they can remain making money off over priced things (note Apple products) they'll remain to do so.
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On September 30 2012 08:23 Kasu wrote:
Out of curiosity, why do people dislike Alienware so?
My knowledge of this stuff is basically nonexistant so sorry if it should be obvious.
their shit breaks all the damn time too.
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I´m not sure if this thread should be about specs, we all want the better specs possible, i think this thread should be more about style of the case and setup.
what i want to do is something like this, The L3P D3sk
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/iX0U2.jpg)
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/ezUdj.jpg)
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For Keyboard a IBM M painted black with a carbon fiber vinyl case would be kickass, for mouse a Deathadder i think it would do the job
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this is just kind of a list thread. the specs can be as outrageous as imaginable, and the setup will just be a list of "you want you lose" type stuff.
personally i'd like a booth
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Dream -
-3x Dell Ultrasharp U2711 with Premier Color(I'd rather it be smaller, triple 30'' is absurdly large)
-Standard ultra-high end computer(In a silverstone case of some sort, I;m rather partial to brushed aluminum), built for silence.
-Air conditioning unit(I think people are neglecting the fact that dream setups including monitor(s) are going to put an insane -amount of heat into a room when they get going).
-Same peripherals I'm using right now. Potentially with an upgrade from my 518 to a G400. Maybe, the holographic shell is fucking sweet even though it makes you sweat soooo much.
In reality I'm happy with my current computer. Plays everything, reasonably quiet, and I have kickass peripherals. Could stand to replace my current computer chair though.
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United Kingdom20318 Posts
4-8 coreswith 8 Gigs of ram, amazing graphics card, liquid cooled system, alienware.
Alienware is an overpriced brand that overcharges by hundreds of percent on almost everything, and gives you locked bios etc, you cant overclock. An enthusiast $1k PC will thus outperform any alienware system until they throw in the 6 core intel cpu's (which start at $2399) at which point you could, alone, match that with the best single GPU avalible, overclock the CPU, and beat alienware performance-wise in every way, skipping the shit, like the 16gb/32gb of RAM that they force you to buy at $300/16gb, which is over three times the price of Corsair Vengeance iirc, at like $500+ less, even if you hired somebody to order the components and build it for you.
I dont know why you want an 8 core system, the only 8-cores avalible right now are the fx-8000 bulldozer series, which are outperformed by the intel pentium dual cores (sub-i3 pricepoint) in Starcraft 2 and Guild wars 2, and id bet quite a few others too.
Water cooling is completely unnecessary, i dont know why people want it in the first place, air matches or outperforms water at various price points and the difference in cooling avalible is only needed for either quieter-than-normal operation on a performance machine (different niche) or for the extra few degrees for more extreme levels of overclocking at enthusiast level
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My computer would have 600-700 CPUs, as many graphics cards, and liquid helium cooling, all powered by an electrostatic containment fusion reactor. The monitor would be two meters tall, would wrap around 180 degrees of view angle at a radius of two meters, would have 72 dpi, a contrast ratio of [Sun's photosphere]:[Black hole's event horizon], and the ability to compensate for defects (astigmatism, etc.) in the eyes of the viewer. The speakers would have flat frequency response, 100-watt RMS output, and a signal-to-noise ratio of [Nuclear bomb]:[Butterfly flapping its wings]. The mouse and keyboard would be controlled by thought alone.
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Well Im on a mac so basically any PC would do
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On September 30 2012 09:07 Cowman wrote:
Well Im on a mac so basically any PC would do
LOL this thread took an unexpected turn.
@op: I build my own PC every 4 years or so, with cost being my limiting factor. I guess if I didn't need to worry about money, I'd go for an intel system with liquid cooling and dual gfx cards. Those are all the money options that I look at and turn down when I'm building a system haha.
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A small cube with an edge length of one inch capable of projecting a screen into the air and processing power on par with the best desktops of today.
In short: a magic computer
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Who needs a cube. Just have it built into glasses, clothing, or skin.
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for me, the peripherals make or break the system -- and can also be more costly than the computer hardware itself.
i currently have a USB-dac, tube amp, speaker/headphone sound system ( could be upgraded to something even more high end), DAS mechanical keyboard ( thinking of switching to the red switches) , a 27" ips monitor (recently acquired, sweet as hell), and a zody haworth ergonomic chair ( no complaints here). I could definitely do with a better sound system and slightly better hardware (new GPU for instance). Otherwise though, it's fairly close to my dream set up.
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On September 30 2012 00:39 Rimstalker wrote:
my gaming rig would be the smallest size possible, noiseless, but powerful enough to play current games in high res. And of course the right connectors for a nice big TV so that I can watch streams and HD movies.
I'm the opposite, I like large cases with as much technology as I can fit in there with loud fans and a cooling system that sounds like my refrigerator. I would build a super computer but video software doesn't allow for 10 video cards. GET ON THIS DIRECTX!.
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On September 30 2012 08:25 NeMeSiS3 wrote:
Ahh this is true but you have to take into account the fact that they're in the business of making money and as long as they can remain making money off over priced things (note Apple products) they'll remain to do so.
It's like a 500% markup in some cases. Maybe more, not sure.
In any event, I'm pretty close to my 'ideal' setup atm. I have plans to get a 2nd card to run in Crossfire (but I already run things on max so it's more just 'cause why not), 6 more gb of RAM (again, 'cause why not), a 4th monitor that I can mount vertically over my middle monitor (I have 3 horizontally aligned), and at some point (lets say next 6 months), a good HD TV not connected to my computer, but complementing the setup.
A few more TB of HDDs (probably 3-4 more 2 or 3 TB internals).
Oh, and a ~1000W UPS.
I think that covers everything.
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Why not put this in blogs or something? Weird general thread >_>
A VR or AR kind of machine would be pretty cool though.
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On September 30 2012 09:25 skyR wrote:
Who needs a cube. Just have it built into glasses, clothing, or skin.
Skyr knows what I'd up.
I would have my own augmentation (think deus ex) developed that would let me play games through my eyes
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basically what I have now but with a headset that doesnt break every five damn minutes ><
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Canada16217 Posts
On September 30 2012 09:00 Cyro wrote:Show nested quote + 4-8 coreswith 8 Gigs of ram, amazing graphics card, liquid cooled system, alienware. Alienware is an overpriced brand that overcharges by hundreds of percent on almost everything, and gives you locked bios etc, you cant overclock. An enthusiast $1k PC will thus outperform any alienware system until they throw in the 6 core intel cpu's (which start at $2399) at which point you could, alone, match that with the best single GPU avalible, overclock the CPU, and beat alienware performance-wise in every way, skipping the shit, like the 16gb/32gb of RAM that they force you to buy at $300/16gb, which is over three times the price of Corsair Vengeance iirc, at like $500+ less, even if you hired somebody to order the components and build it for you. I dont know why you want an 8 core system, the only 8-cores avalible right now are the fx-8000 bulldozer series, which are outperformed by the intel pentium dual cores (sub-i3 pricepoint) in Starcraft 2 and Guild wars 2, and id bet quite a few others too. Water cooling is completely unnecessary, i dont know why people want it in the first place, air matches or outperforms water at various price points and the difference in cooling avalible is only needed for either quieter-than-normal operation on a performance machine (different niche) or for the extra few degrees for more extreme levels of overclocking at enthusiast level
It's not just a few "extra degrees" water-cooling when overclocking shines and ouperforms air coolers due to the heat capacity water can hold, but yes if you aren't overclocking then any air cooler is fine.
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I actually just kind of built a "Dream" PC this past summer. Here's what I came up with after working for 8 months to afford it.
i7 2700K @ 5.1ghz daily
XSPC Raystorm Waterblock
EVGA Z68 FTW with Heatkiller MB-X Waterblocks
8GB G.Skill DDR3 2400
EVGA Superclocked Signature GTX680
OCZ Vertex 4 SSD 120GB
WD Caviar Black HDD 1TB
950w PC Power and Cooling PSU
XSPC RX360 Radiator
XSPC Dual Bay Reservoir
Laing D5 variable pump
Compression Fittings
Switch 810 Case
Idles at 32c, 100% load 68c. Highest I've got the 2700k was 5.3ghz, it will post at 5.8ghz but I cannot make it to windows over 5.3. From off to completely ready and idle in under 20 seconds, runs everything pretty damn well. Here's a pic from right after I got it together, before cleaning up the wiring and lighting:
![[image loading]](http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y291/Aerosi665/IMG_20120615_200359.jpg)
Cpu Validation @ 5.288ghz
http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2435525
Keep working! If you really want it and save, it can be yours too!
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On September 30 2012 09:00 Cyro wrote:
Water cooling is completely unnecessary, i dont know why people want it in the first place, air matches or outperforms water at various price points and the difference in cooling avalible is only needed for either quieter-than-normal operation on a performance machine (different niche) or for the extra few degrees for more extreme levels of overclocking at enthusiast level
No offense, but you are straight up misinformed or just have no idea what you're talking about. A friend of mine has a 2600k system with a Prolimatech Megahalems, one of the very best air coolers money can buy with 2 120mm fans in push/pull @ 1600rpm. His system idles around 50c and under full load at stock clocks (3.8ghz) can hit upper 60's, low 70's. By comparison my system (the one shown in the post above) is idling much lower and under load is much cooler, even heavily overclocked at 5.2+ghz. When we overclocked his air cooled 2600k we were only able to hit 4.5ghz before temperatures were hitting 80+C under load. This is dangerously high for a daily overclock. The people that watercool want a high overclock all the time, it allows you to run your system at it's highest reasonable overclock without ever worrying about temps! I certainly wouldn't point at 20+C in many cases as a small difference between a quality custom loop and a high end air cooler. For the price? Sure, Air is fantastic but if you're serious about doing real overclocking and running a noticeable daily overclock, a custom water loop is absolutely the way to go. I'll say this, I've built MANY air cooled systems before and I'll never go back. I'd never be able to run the silly daily overclock I do on my system now on air safely and overall my system is a hell of a lot quieter and runs cooler. Pricey? Yea, it is. Worth it? Every penny.
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On September 30 2012 08:04 MerdaPura wrote:Currently I have a 5yr old laptop that cant play shit, but if Im lucky, Ill get an Alienware on monday They just look so kick ass XD Perfect for showing off to your friends For peripherals I have a Razer Megalodon and a Razer Mamba 2012 so Im pretty top notch here
Oh god no. If your friends know much about computers you're destined to be laughed at. Let me put it this way:
Say you and your friends are all into fashion, the latest stuff, the hottest stuff, you are all trying to out compete each other in what fads are coming and going, then one day you think you'll have them all topped just because you went to Target and bought all of their "designer" stuff and you go to show it off to all your fashion buddies... Many a rofl will be had at your expense. Alienware is pretty much the namedrop that proves you don't know much about computers (especially because computers, unlike fashion like in my analogy) have much more objectivity in what is better or worse. Alienware is OBJECTIVELY bad, not the best, not even close to it. Alienware is the kid who thinks he is the greatest SC2 player in the world because he can beat the insane AI 1v1...
Show up to a big LAN and start bragging about your $2000 Alienware laptop, then you'll see what I mean.
PLEASE DON'T BUY AN ALIENWARE COMPUTER, for the love of GOD, do some research, SHOP, don't just oogle and buy buy buy. Get off of Best-Buy and go here:
Newegg
Monitors
PC Build
Search the Forums here and on Reddit and other places where computer-savvy people congregate, there's a lot of knowledge waiting to be shared on the internet, especially about PC building, just ask, don't just assume the flashiest stuff is the best.
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Fuck watercooling, i want a completely submerged oil-cooling pc. Loudless and looks cool!
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I would agree with Kammatiazo. I have a friend who has an Alienware. He came over and saw my system and asked me where I got it and what I paid for it. I built it, and we both paid about the same amount of money for our computers. Mine is way faster, runs cooler, and looks badass with UV reactive coolant and cold cathodes. He told me he's building his next PC.
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-Uranium Powered
-Liquid Nitrogen Cooling
-Small and easy to carry around
But I guess the technology just isn't there yet.
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I'll be getting my dream PC very soon, once I get my bursary cashed, and Intel starts rolling out the Haswell series. (Probably mid 2013. Yes I am patient)
Haswell High tier CPU
Nvidia Kepler GPU
Crucial M4 SSD
Some random 2TB HDD for storage
DDR3, SATA3, USB 3.0 supported MOBO (my old rig is using SATA2, DDR2 and USB 1.0) so these upgrades will be so much of an improvement already.
MONITORS, preferable 2 with VESA mounts so I can rotate them to portrait for coding.
@OP Please don't get Alienware if you have time. Just go to a PC shop and tell them "I want a computer with better than Alienware specs" I am sure they will be able to build you a good rig based on that info. As for Razor... imo I think it's the same as Alienware, but since it's a Singapore company I'll just support it ^^;
My old rig was built at the cost of around SGD$1k - > US$833 3 years ago. I got the AMD Phenon BE550 Black edition, and unlocked 2 cores into 4. I can play SC2 on mid and it's find for various stuff.
My estimated dream rig will be around SGD$2k - > US$1.7k
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In terms of a dream PC I'd want something with technology from the distant future (like 200+ years from now) and for it to be as big as possible in order for it to be as powerful as possible. I don't mean like "takes up an entire room" or "takes up an entire warehouse" big, I mean like make a computer that orbits the earth and is roughly the size of the moon big.
The lag would probably suck bad if it was wireless so it would also have to have direct connections to the earth for the internet and maybe power too, though some sort of local self sustaining power source would be good as well.
I'd honestly still use a mouse and keyboard though lol
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A quantum processor with ram with DNA based Ram and my monitor would be some sort of heads up display with no need for keyboard and mouse. Everything would just happen as I thought it.
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Baltimore, USA22254 Posts
Closing - list/poll thread.
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