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Post your gaming setup: 2018 Edition
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For people who use LED light strips, what's the best strip to get on Amazon? i kind of wanna get some and try to set it up under my desk to light up the area around my desk lol
Think its more to do with fire and being below ground. So my tradesmen friends tell me. They know of a fellow trade dude who built his own house and put in a basement knowing it was illegal. He pimped it out and somebody grassed him up to the authorities. Think he has to pay a big fine or something. Its fucking shit!!
I've tried a few brands, and I ended up liking these ones the best https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B076FPLHBR/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 . Build quality on them was a bit higher than the other brands I tried, and their customer service was more responsive. (I needed a second psu and connector for some of the strip I had left over going in another area and needed to know what to buy) Compared to the Jackyled company that gave me run around answers to my questions, and took so long to respond.
Really nice setup, may I ask where you got that chair?Got my Kickstarted DasKeyboard today finally. The opensource software is a little buggy, but I'm enjoying typing on it very much. It's using Zulu keys, so they are almost silent silent in comparison to my MX blue keyboard. The palm rest feels amazing. I don't know what kind of material it's made out of, but it firm and soft all at the same time. I also traded in my XB1 elite controller back to Gamestop since the rubber backing was practically falling apart.They actually gave me $70 for it. I was actually thinking about selling it to a coworker for that much. Anyway... I went with some grey ones and picked up a charging station for them. Other than that, everything else remains the same.
My cable management is a little messy because I was rushing to try out the keyboard.
I finally fixed my set up, might post a picture later tonight guys. It's nothing special, but I make do with my limited room space
Ooooo....love the PC. What are the specs and case?My little SFF setup.
Everything can be packed up in a rectangle camera bag and taken on the plane, weighing under 5kg. The monitor stays though. 1080ti, 8700k, 144hz 24" curved monitor.
Asus Z370-i, intel 8700k, Noctua NH-L9i, Evga 1080ti icx, Samsung 960 evo nvme, Corsair 16gb 3466mhz, Corsair SF450 all in the Dan A4 case. Everything stays cool in gaming, cpu and gpu both always under 70c, usually around 60c in non intensive games.
Love your set up, I'm currently in a caselaba bh7 but wanna go smaller. How's the noise level with everything so crammed?
The cpu heatsink fan is always silent (delidded, undervolted), so is the psu fan because I've replaced it with a nf-a9x14. Stock psu fan used to get noisy though.
The gpu is pretty much silent too all of the time because the graphics card is complete overkill for 1080p and my gpu usage is usually below 50%. If I'm maxing out a game, like MHW or AC:O at 120 fps+ max settings the gpu becomes audible, but it's a respectable fan hum, nothing too loud or high pitched.
In the Dan A4 dual chamber design each part gets direct access to outside cold air. There's less recycled air than in a normal case, which helps in cooling and keeping the fan speeds down.
Most houses in Europe have basements. Almost every house (in cities at least) in Germany has a basement.
>> No new build houses have basements as they are illegal due to health and safety
I do not believe this is true.
Might be too much of a hassle in the (southern England) UK due to the water table and in Scotland due to volcanic bedrock or something. Still don't think it's actually illegal but I'm not from the UK and don't want to derail the thread any further.
It depends on where you're living. If you live in Florida like I do, none of us have basements since they would literally sink into the ground.
My little SFF setup.
Everything can be packed up in a rectangle camera bag and taken on the plane, weighing under 5kg. The monitor stays though. 1080ti, 8700k, 144hz 24" curved monitor.
Love minimalist setups like this. Even the desk is a thing of beauty. It must be a joy to work on this space with such view!
Ah ok. I did not know this. Is that because of florida climate and being quite low level??
It doesn't have anything to do with the climate. People will develop anything literally anywhere as long as it's physcially possible. Florida's beachfront real estate market is booming even though we get slammed with massive hurricanes and floods.
The reason you don't build basements in Florida has to do with the soft ground. There's a large aquifer underneath Florida and parts of southern Georgia that retains a lot of groundwater. It's almost as if the entire state were resting on a giant sponge.
Wow. I didn't know that about south GA. I'm in the Atlanta metro and I have a basement.
Primary gaming area in living rooom
60" Vizio 4k TV
Xbox one X
Secondary gaming area in man cave/billard room (work in progress)
60" Insense 4k TV
PS4
With that viewing distance, I would get a bigger TV
It stretches father north than most people realize. However it gets progressively shallower the farther north you go. Nevertheless, the SE aquifer reaches Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina.
I game at 4K now but my GPU is watercooled so it isn't too bad, just a hum similar to yours. Will probably venture into the Ncase as my first venture into the SFF territory.
Just bought and moved into a new home. Long time members may still recall my setup, as I've mostly replicated it in my new game room. It's not flashy like some, just practical.
A couple of views of the whole TV wall. The rug in front of the TV is also the assigned VR area. The headset wires (Oculus and PSVR) can be clipped to a hook on the ceiling when in use, otherwise they're tucked away behind the TV. Even with over 100 cable ties on the whole thing (I only know because I ran out), it's a spaghetti-fest back there.
This is the main TV, a 55" 4K Sony X900E. I snagged it last year just as they were pulling them out of stores; I wanted a 4K that could still take component as an input, but I actually have every system connected to this TV.
The main console racks (there's one more to the left).
This is the retro systems TV. All the systems that have output other than HDMI are also connected to this TV. I have a larger Sony WEGA in the garage, but this one works with light guns, at the expense of progressive scan. The little Visio TV to the left can be taken out for another player, if the main TV is in use; it has every system connected to it, including the HDMI ones and the PC. The HDMI switchbox downscales to 1080p for this TV.
Portables are on the left rack, and the last few home consoles.
My old Windows 98 PC, still alive and kicking. It has a bunch of old Windows and DOS games on it, and a better version of MAME than the main PC.
The physical games. A dying breed, but I'm still clinging. :)
A couple of views of the whole TV wall. The rug in front of the TV is also the assigned VR area. The headset wires (Oculus and PSVR) can be clipped to a hook on the ceiling when in use, otherwise they're tucked away behind the TV. Even with over 100 cable ties on the whole thing (I only know because I ran out), it's a spaghetti-fest back there.
This is the main TV, a 55" 4K Sony X900E. I snagged it last year just as they were pulling them out of stores; I wanted a 4K that could still take component as an input, but I actually have every system connected to this TV.
The main console racks (there's one more to the left).
This is the retro systems TV. All the systems that have output other than HDMI are also connected to this TV. I have a larger Sony WEGA in the garage, but this one works with light guns, at the expense of progressive scan. The little Visio TV to the left can be taken out for another player, if the main TV is in use; it has every system connected to it, including the HDMI ones and the PC. The HDMI switchbox downscales to 1080p for this TV.
Portables are on the left rack, and the last few home consoles.
My old Windows 98 PC, still alive and kicking. It has a bunch of old Windows and DOS games on it, and a better version of MAME than the main PC.
The physical games. A dying breed, but I'm still clinging. :)
My old Windows 98 PC, still alive and kicking. It has a bunch of old Windows and DOS games on it, and a better version of MAME than the main PC.
Congratulations on the move and all those consoles must have been a hell of a wiring job.
Also nice windows 98 setup, is there a slide out shelf for the keyboard mouse on the inside of that cabinet?
Also what do you mean by a better version of MAME?
Absolutely Fantastic!Just bought and moved into a new home. Long time members may still recall my setup, as I've mostly replicated it in my new game room. It's not flashy like some, just practical.
A couple of views of the whole TV wall. The rug in front of the TV is also the assigned VR area. The headset wires (Oculus and PSVR) can be clipped to a hook on the ceiling when in use, otherwise they're tucked away behind the TV. Even with over 100 cable ties on the whole thing (I only know because I ran out), it's a spaghetti-fest back there.
This is the main TV, a 55" 4K Sony X900E. I snagged it last year just as they were pulling them out of stores; I wanted a 4K that could still take component as an input, but I actually have every system connected to this TV.
The main console racks (there's one more to the left).
This is the retro systems TV. All the systems that have output other than HDMI are also connected to this TV. I have a larger Sony WEGA in the garage, but this one works with light guns, at the expense of progressive scan. The little Visio TV to the left can be taken out for another player, if the main TV is in use; it has every system connected to it, including the HDMI ones and the PC. The HDMI switchbox downscales to 1080p for this TV.
Portables are on the left rack, and the last few home consoles.
My old Windows 98 PC, still alive and kicking. It has a bunch of old Windows and DOS games on it, and a better version of MAME than the main PC.
The physical games. A dying breed, but I'm still clinging. :)
Thanks!. For the PC keyboard & mouse, I just use one of the folding tables in the room. The cabinet just has shelves inside, filled with all the consoles' controllers.
As for MAME, whatever old 32-bit version I have on there supports more games than the 64-bit one I have on the Windows 10 machine. It also supports save states, but the 64-bit one doesn't. I haven't checked for a better version in years, though. I kind of like having to use this old machine to play the old arcade games.
I LOVE that NieR wall scroll. O.o Living room looks pretty cozy as well. 10/10.After a month in my new place the sofa finally arrived so I can post pictures of my main setup for the first time:
Still tweaking it but overall I am very pleased:
Can you post specs on the PC? I'm super curious. I'm in the middle of a move to my basement (kid #2 on the way) and while it may not be as nice as my finished room upstairs was, I have more space and can comfortably fit a retro PC setup now.
Really like this setup. Very clean and co-ordinated.
The only issue is the ugly US version of the SNES. Swap it out for the EU version and its all perfect :-)
Sure. It's a Pentium 3 running at 733 Mhz, with 512 MB of RAM. The graphics card is a Voodoo 5 5500 with 64 MB. The motherboard, an Asus model of the time, doesn't support ATA 100 hard drives, so there's a PCI card in there that does. That keeps those old load times within reason. It has 2 40 GB hard drives.
There's also some ugly fungus growing out of the top of the Genesis. ;)
After yet ANOTHER flooding in the theater room, we have had major renovations done and it should never happen again. After the torrential downpours we have been getting on the east coast over the past few months, it looks like we are in the clear. So, we had the carpet replaced in the theater room but decided to go with something a bit more fun, "movie theater", and retro.
And, of course, it glows in UV light!
And, of course, it glows in UV light!
Still have some game locations around the house to post, but here are a few to start!
The life-sized spiderman made me do a double take at first lol
about a month into our new house and finally go my office set up:
where did you get this rug?
thanks. i'm moving into a new place with tile and i'm finding out that rugs are more expensive than i thought.
Totally. Check out Target/Ikea for more reasonable facsimiles.
My little SFF setup.
I'm guessing that keyboard isn't something you can just buy off the shelf?
Really like the look of it. Like something you'd see on /r/MechanicalKeyboards/, but tame.
Don't want to derail the thread but wanted to comment on this. It's definitely not illegal to have/build a basement/cellar in the UK. There are certain laws around the type of basement(daylight, walk up etc.) and it's usage but they are definitely not illegal.
I'm currently designing our next house which will have a look out basement to allow for an exit and then a fully submerged basement below that which will just before storage.
Hi, Guys
Here the time to share my humble setup with you.
Vizio Smart TV 43''
Sanyo Sound Bar 2.1
XBOX ONE
PS3 Fat
Asus N56J
3DS XL
Not Showed:
NES 2 Game Boy
SNES
Game Boy Color
N64
Gamecube
Game Boy Advance
Game Boy Advance SP
Wii
DS
Any tips, suggestions or questions are welcomed.
Here the time to share my humble setup with you.
Vizio Smart TV 43''
Sanyo Sound Bar 2.1
XBOX ONE
PS3 Fat
Asus N56J
3DS XL
Not Showed:
NES 2 Game Boy
SNES
Game Boy Color
N64
Gamecube
Game Boy Advance
Game Boy Advance SP
Wii
DS
Any tips, suggestions or questions are welcomed.
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This room is still my favorite on this thread. Clean and functional and very organized. I've been working on mine since we got our new house and have used the feel of this room as an inspiration.
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This room is still my favorite on this thread. Clean and functional and very organized. I've been working on mine since we got our new house and have used the feel of this room as an inspiration.
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You got that Mewtwo Pokemon card tin too? I remember begging my mom to get it for me in Bon-Ton one day back in 1998/9.Hi, Guys
Here the time to share my humble setup with you.
Vizio Smart TV 43''
Sanyo Sound Bar 2.1
XBOX ONE
PS3 Fat
Asus N56J
3DS XL
Not Showed:
NES 2 Game Boy
SNES
Game Boy Color
N64
Gamecube
Game Boy Advance
Game Boy Advance SP
Wii
DS
Any tips, suggestions or questions are welcomed.