So every year around this time I try to add a little something new to my setup.  Last year I did the nVidia 3D Vision setup, and then also tried out 2D Surround with 3 monitors.  I didn't care much for 2D Surround as it didn't add the level of immersion I was hoping for, and the 3D vision didn't work for me simply due to the fact the biggest monitor I could get was 27 inches.  So what's a boy to do?  I'd been toying with the idea of turing one of my spare upstairs bedrooms into a man-cave for a while and so a couple weeks ago I went to work!  I painted the entire room matte black with grey trim, ordered new carpet and a new couch...  and got a 120 inch movie screen and a Panasonic PT-AE8000U  projector.  I was a little concerned about input lag, but after doing some research found that it had a gaming mode that dropped the input lag in half.  Anyhow, it's still a work in progress but I got everything wired up this weekend and had some fun playing the Firefall beta on it.  Crazy fun with a Dolby 7.1 1000 watt stereo and 120" screen!   Sorry for the washed out image. Projectors don't look good with camera flash.  Anyone else using a projector setup for gaming? 

Originally posted by Fornax123

So every year around this time I try to add a little something new to my setup.  Last year I did the nVidia 3D Vision setup, and then also tried out 2D Surround with 3 monitors.  I didn't care much for 2D Surround as it didn't add the level of immersion I was hoping for, and the 3D vision didn't work for me simply due to the fact the biggest monitor I could get was 27 inches.  So what's a boy to do?  I'd been toying with the idea of turing one of my spare upstairs bedrooms into a man-cave for a while and so a couple weeks ago I went to work!  I painted the entire room matte black with grey trim, ordered new carpet and a new couch...  and got a 120 inch movie screen and a Panasonic PT-AE8000U  projector.  I was a little concerned about input lag, but after doing some research found that it had a gaming mode that dropped the input lag in half.  Anyhow, it's still a work in progress but I got everything wired up this weekend and had some fun playing the Firefall beta on it.  Crazy fun with a Dolby 7.1 1000 watt stereo and 120" screen!   Sorry for the washed out image. Projectors don't look good with camera flash.  Anyone else using a projector setup for gaming? 

Outstanding setup!  My only advice is to look into cord management.  That room is a broken neck waiting to happen as is.

Originally posted by Whitelynx

Noctua NH-C12P SE14

GiBy4GB D5 X GTX690 R

MS Win8 64bit OEM Alternate

Int Core i7-3820 3600 2011 BOX

CooMas GX750 750W ATX23

Aerocool XPredator White Edt. wh ATX

LG GH24NS 24x SA bk B

SSD 128GB 520/550 SP900 SA3 ADA

Asus P9X79 X79 FRG SA

Seag 2TB ST2000DM001 7200 SA3

Noctua Mounting Kit NM-I2011

D316GB 1600-999 Vengeance LP K4 COR

 

Sweet system but I'm curious why choose certain parts which are meant for specific setups and then not use them for that specific purpose?

The two major examples are the CPU cooler which is normally intended for a mATX or ITX build and then the X79 MB which is specifically intended for the Xfire/SLI market.  Granted in case of the MB you have a Dual GPU card which is unto itself a SLI setup of sorts but still it doesn't take advantage fo the X79 MB's intended extra e-PCI slots meant for additional SLI/XFire such as quads.

Please dont' get me wrong as most of us seeing this machine only wish we had that kind of money to throw towards a machine but rather my speculation is why you made some of the choices you did?  I hope you understand. 

Originally posted by miguksaram

Please dont' get me wrong as most of us seeing this machine only wish we had that kind of money to throw towards a machine but rather my speculation is why you made some of the choices you did?  I hope you understand. 

i made it like this because of the money  :3

So i thought about a system about a month with my brother and the "internet". With this budget it was the best what u could get with this performence.

+ my intention was to not let this setup be as it is. Like to add a new I7 later or better ram (atm only 1600 can get up to 2400). So that i can use this pc even after 5 years and so on. ^^ So thats why i made a higher purchase now as instead to buy every 1-2 years a new one :3.

with the cooler i intent to change it to water later. Or getting another gtx690 in it who knows. :3

CASE: coolermaster haf x

CPU: intel 3770k

MOBO: asus sabertooth z77

GPU: gigabyte 560 gtx

MEMORY: corsair vanagece 4 x 4 gb

PSU: fractal design 750 W

Ill prolly buy ne gpu soon but a bit short on money atm.

Originally posted by Whitelynx

Originally posted by miguksaram

Please dont' get me wrong as most of us seeing this machine only wish we had that kind of money to throw towards a machine but rather my speculation is why you made some of the choices you did?  I hope you understand. 

 

i made it like this because of the money  :3

So i thought about a system about a month with my brother and the "internet". With this budget it was the best what u could get with this performence.

+ my intention was to not let this setup be as it is. Like to add a new I7 later or better ram (atm only 1600 can get up to 2400). So that i can use this pc even after 5 years and so on. ^^ So thats why i made a higher purchase now as instead to buy every 1-2 years a new one :3.

with the cooler i intent to change it to water later. Or getting another gtx690 in it who knows. :3

Ah ok now I remember you.  This system will probably never need the increase in RAM but "might" benefit from an additional GTX690 should you or your family have the extra $1000 to spend on it.  That said the only case where that should most likely exist is in the case of an extreme resolution.  This could either be in the form of multiple 30" screens or 6+ standard "HD" screens.  Nevertheless it's a stupid awesome system that is worthy of showing off, just be aware that some of the initial choices make little sense especially with some of the near future upgrades you have mind.

My set up

i7-3770k @ 4.2 GHz

sabertooth z77

3x Radeon HD 7970

256 SSD Boot (OCZ Agility 4)<--I think its 4 

16GB Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz RAM

Mother board: GIGABYTE GA-Z77-DS3H

RAM: G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3

Processor: Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz

Graphics card: GeForce GTX 670 FTW Signature2 2GB 256-bit GDDR5

Case: NZXT Crafted Series Tempest 410 Elite

Windows 7

Thats all for now will update when i get the rest of the parts.

Antec Twelve Hundred Case

Asrock Z77 Extreme6

I5 3570@4.6Ghz (Noctua D14 cooler)

16gb corsair ddr3 1600

2x GTX 670 4gb(EVGA SC+)

60gb SSD For Win 8 64

120gb SSD for games

2TB of 7200 HD for storage

3 x 27" Samsung Syncmaster (42" above those)

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System Information
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Time of this report: 3/21/2013, 00:46:17
       Machine name: CHESHYRE-PC
   Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.130104-1431)
           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
       System Model: To be filled by O.E.M.
               BIOS: BIOS Date: 10/24/12 17:27:54 Ver: 04.06.05
          Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz (8 CPUs), ~3.9GHz
             Memory: 16384MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 16344MB RAM
          Page File: 2521MB used, 30163MB available
        Windows Dir: C:\Windows
    DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
   User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
 System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
    DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
     DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 64bit Unicode
 

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Display Devices
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          Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
       Manufacturer: NVIDIA
          Chip type: GeForce GTX 670
           DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
         Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1189&SUBSYS_26783842&REV_A1
     Display Memory: 4042 MB
   Dedicated Memory: 1994 MB
      Shared Memory: 2047 MB
       Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (59Hz)
       Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
      Monitor Model: M2362D
         Monitor Id: GSM5756
        Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (59.934Hz)
        Output Type: HD15

Ignore the Cyberpower.... I replaced that enitre computer (do yourself a favor and never order pre-built), I just put em side by side for a comparison shot at the time.

i7 quad core with hyperthreading, making it read as 8 cores, a 3.5 ghz processor that clocks at 3.9 ghz, 16 gigs of ram, a gtx 670 graphics card, 128 gig SSD drive, 1 terabyte normal drive, ridiculous wattage power supply that I could probably run my truck off of, all of that combined with a 32" monitor, a Razer Naga Epic mouse, Logitech G710 Keyboard, and surround sound speakers complete with subwoofers.

As of right now, I've yet to meet a game it couldn't play maxed out. FFXIV Benchmark it reaches around 9k. Currently no games to play to work it out, I keep throwing money at my computer screen but nothing is popping up. Oh wells.

Core Components
AMD FX-8120 4.0ghz
Corsair Vengeance 16GB RAM (1666mhz)
AMD Radeon HD 7870 (Going to crossfire soon)
ASUS Sabertooth 990FX 2.0
Sandisk Sata3 120GB SSD
Corsair HX750
Corsair Obsidian 800D

Liquid Cooling
Feser TFC 360 Radiator
120MM Gentle Typhoon Radiator Fans x3
Swiftech MCP35X
EK Accetal GPU Block
XSPC Raystorm CPU Block
PC Pure Primochill Liquid Coolant
Primochill Blue UV Tubing

Accessories
NZXT Blue LED Sleeved Lights 2 Meters