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Show us your gaming setup: 2015 Edition

Dave_6

Dave_6

Member
cjlove72 said:
Yeah, when SLI works it's great (I'm looking at you Ubisoft...GRRR!!). But most new games (should) support it, and I wanted to get my 4K rig ready as 2015 is shaping up to be an amazing year for PC gamers (Witcher 3, GTA 5, Metal Gear Solid etc)...oh god...GTA V in 4K...I think I'll need a couple of weeks off work LOL.

I love the STX Essence...I did have the Asus Xonar DX soundcard with some Astro A50 headphones...but I took an opportunity to buy the BeyerDynamics at well under cost price and bought the STX to go with them.

I mostly game with the headphones but also listen to quite a bit of music when the kids are in bed. I wasn't sure whether I wanted to lose the wireless surround sound with the A50s so tried all four combinations of both soundcards with both headphones and the STX with the BD's smashed it out of the ballpark for both music and gaming, even with the loss of the 7.1 surround and them being wired. With that combination, I have heard extra details for the first time in some songs that I must have listened to 1000 times over the last 20 years...very impressive, although they were my first 'decent' pair of headphones.
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Thanks for the impressions! I just recently got a pair of the Sennheiser HD598s but they're just running off the on-board mobo audio. I will probably end up using them for PC gaming 90% of the time so 7.1 virtual audio would be nice and a DAC/stack can't do that (unless I'm mistaken?). I hooked them up to an old Kenwood HT receiver that I have my SNES hooked up to and it's pretty amazing how much better they sound with some power behind them. I've just read some negatives about the software for the STX and it scared me off a little bit.
 
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Blak_Status

Member
cjlove72 said:
Yeah, when SLI works it's great (I'm looking at you Ubisoft...GRRR!!). But most new games (should) support it, and I wanted to get my 4K rig ready as 2015 is shaping up to be an amazing year for PC gamers (Witcher 3, GTA 5, Metal Gear Solid etc)...oh god...GTA V in 4K...I think I'll need a couple of weeks off work LOL.

I love the STX Essence...I did have the Asus Xonar DX soundcard with some Astro A50 headphones...but I took an opportunity to buy the BeyerDynamics at well under cost price and bought the STX to go with them.

I mostly game with the headphones but also listen to quite a bit of music when the kids are in bed. I wasn't sure whether I wanted to lose the wireless surround sound with the A50s so tried all four combinations of both soundcards with both headphones and the STX with the BD's smashed it out of the ballpark for both music and gaming, even with the loss of the 7.1 surround and them being wired. With that combination, I have heard extra details for the first time in some songs that I must have listened to 1000 times over the last 20 years...very impressive, although they were my first 'decent' pair of headphones.
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Your setup made me literally drool on my keyboard
 
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cjlove72

Neo Member
Dave_6 said:
Thanks for the impressions! I just recently got a pair of the Sennheiser HD598s but they're just running off the on-board mobo audio. I will probably end up using them for PC gaming 90% of the time so 7.1 virtual audio would be nice and a DAC/stack can't do that (unless I'm mistaken?). I hooked them up to an old Kenwood HT receiver that I have my SNES hooked up to and it's pretty amazing how much better they sound with some power behind them. I've just read some negatives about the software for the STX and it scared me off a little bit.
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The Xonar Audio Center isn't the greatest in the world and it can be tricky to setup when you have separate Headphone and Speaker inputs (along with a splitter for the Buttkicker...which I ended up hanging off a second soundcard and using Voicemeter software to let it work with both outputs!) but once I worked out how to configure everything it's a simple key press to switch between speakers and headphones.

Decent speakers are the one component my PC setup is sadly lacking in...I don't really have the room for surround sound speakers so was thinking about some AudioEngine models but haven't done enough research to make a decision yet!
 
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cjlove72

Neo Member
Blak_Status said:
Your setup made me literally drool on my keyboard
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Haha cheers :)

It's never complete though...there's always something bigger, better or faster coming along...will hopefully be able to go into a annual upgrade cycle due to the better quality products holding their value better...I'm sure something will get swapped out before the end of the year!
 
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Tabris

Member
The Artisan said:
holy fuck, OP.
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Jingo said:
Is that a samsung 55 inch tv?

Great setup by the way :D
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Thanks :) It's a 240mhz 55" Samsung TV. Nothing special nowadays.

freeofgreed said:
Goddammit OP you made this thread just so you could show off your amazing pad didn't you...didn't you!
OT but how much does a place like that cost?
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Haha, I've been making these threads for close to a decade right now. My 700~sqft 1 bedroom apartment cost me $500k. Pretty cheap compared to housing in Vancouver.

Aikidoka said:
I'm confused at all the Macbooks and iMac's in the gaming setup. Is this a new thing? since when are mac's good for gaming?
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The new iMac isn't that bad for gaming, but I mainly play games like Civilization and Sim City. Otherwise I only play on consoles.
 
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Sourtreats

Member
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It ain't much but it's home. Looking at it compared to everyone elses it looks like massive clusterfuck. But that is about as tidy as it ever is.

On the right bellow the games from right to left;

White Xbone,
Slim 360,
Phat PS3,
PS4.
 
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Jingo

Member
Community Forum said:
It's a Sony Bravia W610B (60") purchased from Costco in August. Absolutely love it. I turn on the 240hz Motion Flow for all my games that are not 60fps and it mimics a smooth frame rate so nicely. Things like Xenoblade, GTAV, Driveclub, Forza Horizon, among others, look great with motionflow on, and I can't tell any lag, at least not any that is affecting any of my gaming performance.
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Sorry to ask you this, but by the looks of the photo, you seem really close to a 60 inch tv, doesnt that gauge your eye balls?:D
 
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Xildenafil

Member
cjlove72 you have a ridiculously sick setup! Do you have any videos of the virtual pinball machine in action? It'd be cool to see how it works. :)
 
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cjlove72

Neo Member
Xildenafil said:
cjlove72 you have a ridiculously sick setup! Do you have any videos of the virtual pinball machine in action? It'd be cool to see how it works. :)
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Here is a video of me getting HyperPin running across three screens for the first time, long before it was put into the table itself:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0BzuHMB5nE

And here is some footage of the table this evening:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9aoVBn-lP4

Apologies for the very poor camera skills (and pinball skills)...I couldn't find my camera tripod, so the video was taken with me holding my mobile phone in my left hand and playing the table with my right hand LOL.

Also...first time the table has been switched on since moving house late last year and I noticed there is some light bleed on either side of the screen (which was deframed to fit into the table)...so will need to take off the lockdown bar, side rails and glass and fix that up...there is a 'skirt' made of 3mm black card around the screen that must have moved when it was being loaded into or out of the removal truck.
 
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bloodforge

Member
Guess I'll post mine.

My living room setup. Bit messy at the moment.

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60" LG Plasma
Onkyo TX-NR808 receiver
Polk Audio Monitor60 series II speakers
Polk Audio CS1 center (rear surrounds and backs are Onkyo HTIB speakers which will eventually be replaced with Polks)
PS4, Xbone, Wii U
Mac Mini for Kodi and internets
(can't really see)FireTV behind the Maleficent Blu-Ray stack for Netflix and other streaming
 
kyoya

kyoya

Member
Sourtreats said:
It ain't much but it's home. Looking at it compared to everyone elses it looks like massive clusterfuck. But that is about as tidy as it ever is.
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Sourtreats, is that a halogen lamp on the right? Don't take this the wrong way, but you may want to move that sheet that's hanging down or the lamp away from each other - it might be a fire hazard and could set that sheet hanging down on fire!
 
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deadlast

Member
cjlove72 said:
Here is a video of me getting HyperPin running across three screens for the first time, long before it was put into the table itself:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0BzuHMB5nE

And here is some footage of the table this evening:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9aoVBn-lP4

Apologies for the very poor camera skills (and pinball skills)...I couldn't find my camera tripod, so the video was taken with me holding my mobile phone in my left hand and playing the table with my right hand LOL.

Also...first time the table has been switched on since moving house late last year and I noticed there is some light bleed on either side of the screen (which was deframed to fit into the table)...so will need to take off the lockdown bar, side rails and glass and fix that up...there is a 'skirt' made of 3mm black card around the screen that must have moved when it was being loaded into or out of the removal truck.
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Where can I find the plans to build one of these things?
 
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cjlove72

Neo Member
deadlast said:
Where can I find the plans to build one of these things?
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Hey deadlast,

The HyperSpin forums are a good place to start off. HyperSpin is the game emulator front-end for arcade cabinets, but they also have HyperPin which is the pinball table front-end for Virtual Pinball and Future Pinball table software.

Here's a link to a list of Pinball Tables created by members on the forum.

Each link will contain a varying amount of detail and parts list and progress pics on the table being built etc...with lots of Q&A on the thread...here is a great example of one such table.

Here is a FAQ on building a cabinet as well.

I think you can view the threads without registering on the forums.

Good luck!
 
SliChillax

SliChillax

Member
Dave_6 said:
Thanks for the impressions! I just recently got a pair of the Sennheiser HD598s but they're just running off the on-board mobo audio. I will probably end up using them for PC gaming 90% of the time so 7.1 virtual audio would be nice and a DAC/stack can't do that (unless I'm mistaken?). I hooked them up to an old Kenwood HT receiver that I have my SNES hooked up to and it's pretty amazing how much better they sound with some power behind them. I've just read some negatives about the software for the STX and it scared me off a little bit.
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For the love of god do not make the mistake of using an internal sound card with headphones. Buy an external DAC and you'll be extremely happy. I had a Xonar DX and it was a waste of money especially with headphones. Incredibly high background noise and low volume.

Edit: Virtual 7.1 surround on stereo headphones? What lol. You know it's going to sound better using stereo not virtual audio, right? Surround headphones are a gimmick.
 
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GreatestHits

Member
Bill Rizer said:
Maybe it's difficult to evaluate from pics, but from what I see many people sit sooo far from their tv that their mastodontic size almost becomes irrelevant.
Also a matter of personal preference probably, as I'd rather play on a 14" tv with my nose into the screen than on a 65" monster if I'm that far that I feel completely disconnected from the game.

For reference: 42" plasma, 1.6m eye-screen distance. I feel it's perfect.
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My man. Big TVs in rooms like that are...well... it's like you're playing on a 3DS XL. I don't get it. I think it's more about the look and feel of the room, and not so much the experience of gaming. I may be biased my preference is 6 inches away from a "60 TV ;D
 
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Phat Michael

Banned
victor.m said:
Nice setup, looks cozy! I think you have similarly colored walls to my last place:

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haha its cosy cos i have WAY Too much shit in here! its a 1250sqft 1 bedroom, so not small but yeah, too much stuff. When i move out it will be much better.

THe walls in the living room are lilac, dark purple in the bedroom. The ceilings alternate so dark purple in the living room, lilac in the bedroom. The curtains match the ceiling in each room.
 
finalflame

finalflame

Member
Phat Michael said:
haha its cosy cos i have WAY Too much shit in here! its a 1250sqft 1 bedroom, so not small but yeah, too much stuff. When i move out it will be much better.

THe walls in the living room are lilac, dark purple in the bedroom. The ceilings alternate so dark purple in the living room, lilac in the bedroom. The curtains match the ceiling in each room.
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Yup! I painted my last living room walls a shade of lilac with an eggshell finish. Awesome color, but friends always gave me shit for it being purple (college years).
 
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Phat Michael

Banned
victor.m said:
Yup! I painted my last living room walls a shade of lilac with an eggshell finish. Awesome color, but friends always gave me shit for it being purple (college years).
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Yep same. I like colours though and they can make fun as much as they want. I put in wooden floors and painted everything while they have tiles and white walls.
 
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HiddenSentry

Member
Here's my setup. I actually did a decent job cleaning for a Super Bowl get-together so I decided to grab a few pictures while it lasted.

Living Room/Dining Room/Kitchen area:
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Also, that last picture has inspired me to fix those three atrocious wires.

I have a 50ft HDMI cable running from this computer to the TV in the den (through the wall) so I'm able to comfy couch my computer games. I love it.
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Mr.Squirrel

Tom
Living Room - I do my gaming in this room for now. When the theater room is completed everything will be in there.

  • 70" Vizio Smart
  • PS4
  • Wii U
  • Polk R50, R150, CSi25 5.1 speakers

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Media Closet - located in the basement right now.Eventually I'll deal with the rats nest of cables.The house is wired for Cat6 ethernet and 31 in wall/ceiling speakers (indoor and outdoor).

  • Onkyo TX-SR604
  • Monoprice HDBaseT Receiver
  • Vera Lite Home Automation Controller
  • Roku 3
  • HTPC
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Remote - All gear (excluding consoles) is controlled with the iPad using Roomie Remote.

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Master Bedroom - 0 gaming in here. Just posting these pictures because my GF did a great job decorating the house

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Eat In Kitchen

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In 6 months or so I'll post the basement and theater room once it's completed. I have a HC1500U projector, but I'll be upgrading to something better, a long with a new receiver, speaker system, and will get a 12 zone whole house audio system.
 
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deadlast

Member
cjlove72 said:
Hey deadlast,

The HyperSpin forums are a good place to start off. HyperSpin is the game emulator front-end for arcade cabinets, but they also have HyperPin which is the pinball table front-end for Virtual Pinball and Future Pinball table software.

Here's a link to a list of Pinball Tables created by members on the forum.

Each link will contain a varying amount of detail and parts list and progress pics on the table being built etc...with lots of Q&A on the thread...here is a great example of one such table.

Here is a FAQ on building a cabinet as well.

I think you can view the threads without registering on the forums.

Good luck!
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Wow there is no way I can manage that. You sir are a master.
 
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Fowler

Member
Great setups in here. I had to dismantle my man cave after it flooded, so bits of it are strewn around the rest of the apartment! Can't wait to put it all back together again with a bit of inspiration from what you guys have done here.
 
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hotandserious

Neo Member
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TheSlySoul said:
Nice set-up, I love your solution. I am ripping my DVD collection, going all digital via HTPC, and need a place to store them and I may take this idea with a cheap 25$ table.
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Great! - and thanks for the kind words. How many discs do you have to rip?

cjlove72 said:
Big 6000+ DVD & Blu-ray Collection Storage Solution - YouTube

I'm speechless...what an amazing collection!! What is even more amazing is how neat and well organised everything is...it's obvious that huge time and effort has been put into getting it this way...congrats!!
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Thanks cjlove72!. It amazes me to this day how quickly I can locate a disc and have it ready to go compared to the dark, dark days before I put all of this together - LOL.
 
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