Post Your Skyrim Battle Stations! : V - Skyrim

» Tue May 08, 2012 4:30 am

I'm filled with envy. :sadvaultboy:

I'll create a thread when I'm back home, so you can see ^^

» Tue May 08, 2012 1:57 am

My TV is a huge monster. It's not a flat-screen, but it's as long as one. And I have my 5-year old XBOX. The same one I bought two months after release.

Hopefully Skyrim doesn't make it explode.

» Tue May 08, 2012 4:53 am

Unfortunately I only have 2 monitors at the moment, I want to put on a third but someone else is using it. I don't know how you guys all manage with those set-ups.

My competition grade mousepad is probably the most obvious thing to you all, though maybe my sixy Sennheiser headphones will be noticed too.

http://i.imgur.com/K3iP0.jpg is the main set-up amidst the masses of desk mess I always have.
http://i.imgur.com/DpLqB.jpg and http://i.imgur.com/BCKtt.jpg are some pics of my actual PC - which is beastly. The white thing in the second one is a 30cm (12inch) ruler to give you an idea of the size. And yes, that is an old graphics card sitting on a pile of hard drives next to it.

The specs:

6 Core Intel i7 @ 3.33gHz (12 cores with hyperthreading).
Gainward Phantom GTX570 (factory overclocked, and massive).
Auzentech X-fi 7.1 Bravura (beastly soundcard).
16gb GSkill Ripjaws DDR3 (yep, 16gb).

Aside from that I don't think much else would interest you guys. Though I would like to mention it has 11tb (11,000gb's) of hard drive space.

» Tue May 08, 2012 9:48 am

Imma be playing on my 60" LCD Plasma screen with my Xbox 360.

» Tue May 08, 2012 8:09 am

http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/7073/003de.jpg

I wish my room wasnt a mess. But oh well... not like there's a whole bunch of girls to impress in these forums anyway, right? heh

Some random crap in this photo:

- Sony Digital Picture Frame (To remind me that I DO have a social life!)
- Logitech Cordless Freedom Joystick
- 3 TB WD My Book External HDD USB 3.0
- 1 TB WD My Book External HDD USB 2.0
- USB Fan/LED Lamp (for when it gets hot in Skyrim)
- Compaq Laptop (piece of crap.. for opening Word documents)
- You might notice the New England Patriots logo on my desk (go Pats!.. hehehe)
- A few USB sticks
- Xbox 360 Controller (with Windows adapter)
- D-Link DIR-655 Router (excellent router, btw)
- Gunnar Performance Glasses (reduces eye strain)
- Crappy Logitech webcam
- 42 inch Phillips TV in the top left corner + Xbox 360 (old elite version) + Kinect (on top of TV) + Phillips SoundBar Home Theatre (awesome and practical) + BD Player + Directv + Old HP Tv Tuner
- Benefiber (fiber is good for you!)
- My old High School TI-83 calculator...
- Crappy all in one printer that gets the job done
- A few rechargeable battery strips
- 1000 watt UPS

PC SPECS:
- ASUS P6X58D-E LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
- GeForce GTX 480 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 in SLI
- COOLER MASTER Silent Pro Gold Series RSC00-80GAD3-US 1200W ATX 12V v2.3 PSU
- Intel Core i7-970 Gulftown 3.2GHz LGA 1366 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor
- Kingston 24GB (6 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500)
- Hanns-G (Hannspree) 28 inch HG281D Monitor
- CoolerMaster Stacker 830 Case (old but soooo good)
- Logitech G19 Gaming KB
- Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
- Windows 7 x64 Ultimate

» Tue May 08, 2012 7:03 am

Just bought a 23'' Asus monitor for the game. I also have my specs on my profile.

» Tue May 08, 2012 1:18 pm

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/573/setuppf.jpg

My setup above in the living room. You can see the PC specs below and I also have my Asus G73 there to the right I hook up to the 50" some times also. My Girlfriend hates it! I told her when we move into a 3 bedroom house in 7 months I'll setup a man cave. She has the 2nd bedroom right now all setup for guest.

That's a pretty slick set-up, well done

. I'd do that too but the wife won't let me hook my PC up to the plasma TV. I've considered either buying another 52 inch plasma or finding a new wife that won't care if she can't watch Glee because I'm busy gaming lol.

» Tue May 08, 2012 12:58 pm

i upgraded the cooling in my case. Threw a 120MM scythe ultrakaze on the inside of the radiator for push-pull goodness.

Then put two 120MM scythe something(much quieter than ultra-kaze, still about 90 cfm) blowing out for exhaust.

And a cheapy fan controller so I can crank up the rpm when im gaming and keep em quiet otherwise.

» Tue May 08, 2012 5:22 am

wow some of you have some [censored] awesome setups i'm seriously jealous of a couple of you haha.

i have a 5770 ATI Raedon graphics card
4gb ram
intel dual core.

to play skyrim on MAX, do you think any of those need an upgrade? any help would be appreciated.

» Tue May 08, 2012 4:22 am

wow some of you have some [censored] awesome setups i'm seriously jealous of a couple of you haha.

i have a 5770 ATI Raedon graphics card
4gb ram
intel dual core.

to play skyrim on MAX, do you think any of those need an upgrade? any help would be appreciated.

Would depend which dual core I suppose. and possibly ram? I'm not super savy on what is best to upgrade for gaming, I only know for performance in general.

» Tue May 08, 2012 4:27 pm

alright, these are my real legit specs haha, what do you think now?

My specs:
Windows 7 64-bit
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.0Ghz
4Gb RAM
Radeon HD 5770 1Gb memory
Resolution: 1920x1080

» Tue May 08, 2012 2:32 pm

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/jasonsteele/Comp%20related/IMG_0546.jpg

I can use either, or both screens at the same time.

I can lay on my bed with a 360 controller or sit at the monitor with KB/M. (Preferred method 98.5% of the time.)

I7 950 @ 4.2
2x 5870's @ 1920x1200
6GB RAM
SSD
W7 64

» Tue May 08, 2012 10:12 am

http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/7073/003de.jpg

I wish my room wasnt a mess. But oh well... not like there's a whole bunch of girls to impress in these forums anyway, right? heh

That's more clean than most.

» Tue May 08, 2012 6:14 am

I'm not sure exactly what Max settings will take, its hard to judge, but your CPU might not be able to make it.

It should get close though, so I would look at upping that RAM. Here's some really good 1333mhz:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231311

Or if you got a couple extra bucks and want to really get it going:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231312

» Tue May 08, 2012 2:34 am

I know you people must be preparing for this inevitable world of awesome with your super duper wall-mounted setups 'n what not, so let's see 'em!

This is a picture of my setup, but don't let it fool you, I'm a PC gamer all the way. My case is out of frame, but I got this 30" LED backlit beauty to play on. I am so very stoked to shred [censored] up with my Bosmer, Jehnay.

[img]http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/9640/img1092kj.jpg[/img]

PS: This is the link to my background, which is a female, fan-made version of the original male Dovahkiin.

[img]http://gaminghud.com/images/elder-scrolls-wallpaper.jpg[/img]

Cool setup now all you need is gamer food/snacks! btw, I have the exact same pc :ninja:

but to bad I'm playing on 360.

» Tue May 08, 2012 1:21 pm

i5 2500k Intel Processor running at 3.3 GHz
GTX 560 Ti Factory OC
8GB DDR3 1600 RAM
750w Power Supply
Z68 motherboard
1TB HDD
And 2 extra fans

All stuck in my Cooler Master Storm Scout case, complete with red LED lights.

Also running on a 22 inch Dynex T.V. complete with mini HDMI.

Someone already posted a pic of a Storm Scout case (mine has red lights, not blue), and my T.V. is just a regular flat screen LCD.

A nice little set-up for a sophmore in college =)

» Tue May 08, 2012 6:42 am

Please, none of these even put up a challenge against my http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/Toaster.jpg

» Tue May 08, 2012 11:48 am

Unfortunately I only have 2 monitors at the moment, I want to put on a third but someone else is using it. I don't know how you guys all manage with those set-ups.

My competition grade mousepad is probably the most obvious thing to you all, though maybe my sixy Sennheiser headphones will be noticed too.

http://i.imgur.com/K3iP0.jpg is the main set-up amidst the masses of desk mess I always have.
http://i.imgur.com/DpLqB.jpg and http://i.imgur.com/BCKtt.jpg are some pics of my actual PC - which is beastly. The white thing in the second one is a 30cm (12inch) ruler to give you an idea of the size. And yes, that is an old graphics card sitting on a pile of hard drives next to it.

The specs:

6 Core Intel i7 @ 3.33gHz (12 cores with hyperthreading).
Gainward Phantom GTX570 (factory overclocked, and massive).
Auzentech X-fi 7.1 Bravura (beastly soundcard).
16gb GSkill Ripjaws DDR3 (yep, 16gb).

Aside from that I don't think much else would interest you guys. Though I would like to mention it has 11tb (11,000gb's) of hard drive space.

That thing is going to become self aware and take us over.

» Tue May 08, 2012 3:38 am

» Tue May 08, 2012 11:11 am

I'm not sure exactly what Max settings will take, its hard to judge, but your CPU might not be able to make it.

It should get close though, so I would look at upping that RAM. Here's some really good 1333mhz:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231311

Or if you got a couple extra bucks and want to really get it going:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231312

thanks for the advice

i think i shall upgrade with these though, seeing that i'm Canadian 'n all.

http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=57869&vpn=KHX1600C9D3K2%2F8GX&manufacture=Kingston&promoid=1282

» Tue May 08, 2012 12:03 pm

The only thing worth seeing.

That little glowing blue winged thing in the bottom right is the LED on the top of my computer case.

[img]http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/2906/imag0409x.jpg[/img]

Basic stats for those interested...

i5-2500k @ 4.0Ghz
8GB RAM
2x SLI GTX 560TI 2GB
3x 1920x1080 24" Asus VS248h-p monitors (5760x1080)

» Tue May 08, 2012 3:01 am

That thing is going to become self aware and take us over.

Pretty standard computer actually. The extra RAM will probably never be used, the soundcard is unnecessary for most people, and the rest just seems standard.

» Tue May 08, 2012 4:59 pm

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Sx-64_build_crop.jpg/250px-Sx-64_build_crop.jpg

I just hope it reaches the minimum requirements. :unsure2:

» Tue May 08, 2012 3:18 am

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/573/setuppf.jpg

My setup above in the living room. You can see the PC specs below and I also have my Asus G73 there to the right I hook up to the 50" some times also. My Girlfriend hates it! I told her when we move into a 3 bedroom house in 7 months I'll setup a man cave. She has the 2nd bedroom right now all setup for guest.

CPU: Intel i5-2500k OC 4.8GHz
Fan & Heatsink: Cool Master V6GT
Mobo: ASUS P8Z68-V Pro LGA 1155 Intel Z68 Chipset
GPU: 2x SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6970 2GB (4GB) OC 940/1450
HD: 64GB M4 Crucial SSD SATA III and 1TB Western Digital Caviar Black SATA II
RAM: 8GB Corsair Vengance DDR3/1600MHz
Power Supply: OCZ ZX Series 850W Fully-Modular 80PLUS Gold
Case: AZZA Hurrican 2000 - Full ATX tower with 8 Fans
Screen: My 50" 1080p Plasma TV

That's a sweet set up man. How much did it cost you around?

» Tue May 08, 2012 7:21 am

BEAST. That is one bad ass monitor. 2560x1600 is unmatched!