Author Topic: My Old Republic Gaming Gear (Read 2467 times)

Saint · « **on:** September 11, 2010, 06:58:19 pm »

So what will you be controlling those light sabers with, or the trigger pull of that blaster rifle? Can't have any miss-fires now.

Heres what I plan to roll with when the time comes.

Mouse:

http://store.razerzone.com/store/razerusa/en_US/pd/productID.169418900

Keyboard

http://store.razerzone.com/store/razerusa/en_US/pd/productID.211651300/categoryId.35156900

Internet 4/1.5
http://cougarwireless.com/

Computer

http://oldcomputers.net/c64.html

Whats yours??

Tbone · « **Reply #1 on:** September 11, 2010, 08:10:55 pm »

Bad news...I'm not sure that TOR is compatible with the Commodore 64 OS. You should ask...lol

Computer:

IBUYPOWER Custom Built:

Intel Core i7 Configurator
Case ( [New !!!] Thermaltake V9 Gaming Tower Case w/420W Power Supply Green )
Case Lighting ( Cold Cathode Neon Light Green )
Power Supply ( 800 Watt -- Power Supply Quad SLI Ready )
Processor ( [New !!] Intel Core i7 Processor 920 (4x 2.66GHz/8MB L3 Cache) )
Processor Cooling ( iBUYPOWER Napoleon CPU Cooling Fan System Kit )
Motherboard ( Asus P6T Intel X58 Chipset CrossFire and SLI Supported w/7.1 Sound, Triple-Channel DDR3, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, 3-Way SLI PCI-E MB 3-Way SLI )
Memory ( 12 GB [2 GB X6] DDR3-1333 Triple Memory Module Corsair XMS3 Dominator w/DHX technology )
Video Card ( 2x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 896MB w/DVI + TV Out Video - running SLI mode )
Hard Drive ( 500 GB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache] )
2nd Hard Drive ( 500 GB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache] )
CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive ( [** Special !!! ***] LG 22X Dual Format/Double Layer DVDÂ±R/Â±RW + CD-R/RW Drive Green )
Sound Card ( Creative Lab Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer )
Network Card ( Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100) )
Monitor ( LCD Monitor Sceptre 24" LCD 16:9 Wide Screen HDTV Video & PC Monitor Support Resolution 1920x1200 )
Keyboard ( iBUYPOWER USB Keyboard w/ 18 Internet Hot /Multimedia Keys Black )
USB 2.0 Accessories ( Built-in USB 2.0 Ports )
Operating System ( Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium)

Mouse:

Logitech G9 Gaming Laser Mouse

Headset:

Planetronics Gamecom 777

Keyboard:

?? ...I'm debating getting a Logitech G13 Advanced Gameboard if I ever make a little money and decide it is worth it. I hear using something like that improves your skill in PvP and whatnot ten fold after you get used to the new controls. What do you think?

Saint · « **Reply #2 on:** September 11, 2010, 10:55:22 pm »

To be honest, Ive tried similar type game boards, (Im sort of a gadget freek), but for me I didnt like them. Instead of making me faster or improving my peformance, what inevitably happened was they slowed me down. The reason being was because I would need keys that were not on the pad and I would have to reach for the keyboard for those, ie if I had to type etc, so it slowed me down. For me, nothing beats a good keyboard. Im also sort of a keyboard nut. It seems like I collect them sometimes.

Subb · « **Reply #3 on:** September 12, 2010, 09:11:39 am »

I'll undoubtedly still have my M11x by then which should be more than enough to run TOR on advanced settings.

Fuse · « **Reply #4 on:** September 12, 2010, 09:14:34 am »

T, Couple questions on your build...
-Money seems to be no issue for you, so why not build your own?

-Why 12GB of memory? Yes, "More is better" but you can save a lot of cash and cut that down. I thought I overdid it just a bit with my 8GB, but I plan to have this setup for years. What do you do with your computer that would require 12GB?

-Two GTX275's in SLI will hold you over for any game in the next 5 (and more) years. Great choice if you have the cash - but again, I see some savings here unless you are really doing a lot of graphics/video generation work. (Notice that's GENERATION, not encoding)

-Soundcard, really? With surround and digital outs onboard the ASUS boards, and also a really versatile Realtek HD Audio Manager, why the card?

I thought about getting that razor mouse, but I have absolutely no issues with my current G5 Laser mouse - Love it, in fact.
I also use to really want the first gen G15 board, but am also quite happy with my Saitek Eclipse II. This was kind of surprising because it was an impulse buy. (When I forgot my keyboard for the FA meeting last year)

I also considered an IBUYPOWER or a CYBERPOWER system, but decided I could cut costs and/or get more if I built - so I built. Turns out I just splurged a bit more than I would have and still ended up spending about $1900 total. But I did save a few things by keeping my hard drives and DVD writer.

Here is a spreadsheet I use for any builds I do with my latest the only items on it: http://tinyurl.com/LLHostComp
I usually put a whole bunch of options on there and start eliminating what i don't want or can't afford to get the best mix of pieces. Let me know if that link doesn't work for you. EDIT: I see it doesn't work - I'll get it somewhere that works this weeks.

A lot of these have dropped in price, I'm just posting what I paid.

Case:$80
XION Predator 970
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811208036

Processor:$295
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz (Six Core)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103849

Motherboard:$120
ASUS M4A88TD-V
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131646

Video Card:$230
GIGABYTE GV-N460OC-1GI GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125333

Memory:$245
CORSAIR DOMINATOR 8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR3 1333
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145284

Cooler:$350
Swiftech H20-220 Apex Ultima XT Plus Liquid Cooling Kit
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/8412/ex-wat-141/Swiftech_H20-220_Apex_Ultima_XT_Plus_Liquid_Cooling_Kit_Universal_Mount_LGA_1366_Included.html

Power Supply:$130
CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W
(Nice PSU, But too many cords. If considering this, get a modular instead or a full tower case)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139009

Hard Drive:$200
INTEL 80GB SSD
(Bought from best Buy as needed it "THEN!". Love SSD's now. Still have about 1.5TB in other drives though)

Headset:$75
Turtle Beach Ear Force Z2 3.5mm Connector Circumaural Professional-Grade PC Gaming Headset
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826502014

Speakers:$45
LOGISYS Computer SP8000BK 4.1 Speakers
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836157008

Monitor:$120
ASUS VW195T-P Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor
(Goes well with my other 19" LCD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236068

OS:$0
Windows 7 Ultimate

Mouse:
Logitech G5 Laser Mouse

Keyboard:
Saitek Eclipse II

I was actually really at my budget level until I added the water cooling and the SSD drive. Those 2 alone are over $500. I also could have saved $100 if I was patient and got the cooling kit without the VGA and Chipset block - but I couldn't find it anywhere. - but now frozencpu has that cheaper one and the one I got is OOS. lol

Manic Velocity · « **Reply #5 on:** September 12, 2010, 10:44:47 am »

Quote from: "Tbone"

Keyboard:

?? ...I'm debating getting a Logitech G13 Advanced Gameboard if I ever make a little money and decide it is worth it. I hear using something like that improves your skill in PvP and whatnot ten fold after you get used to the new controls. What do you think?

I have the G15 and it is a godsend in any situation that requires a quick combination of keys. You program macros into the 18 "G" keys (with three different modes, for a total of 54 macros). You can even allow for delays between keystrokes if necessary.

I used it in MxO and I use it in EVE. Very handy.

Tbone · « **Reply #6 on:** September 12, 2010, 11:19:44 am »

Quote from: "Fuse"

T, Couple questions on your build...
-Money seems to be no issue for you, so why not build your own?

-Why 12GB of memory? Yes, "More is better" but you can save a lot of cash and cut that down. I thought I overdid it just a bit with my 8GB, but I plan to have this setup for years. What do you do with your computer that would require 12GB?

-Two GTX275's in SLI will hold you over for any game in the next 5 (and more) years. Great choice if you have the cash - but again, I see some savings here unless you are really doing a lot of graphics/video generation work. (Notice that's GENERATION, not encoding)

-Soundcard, really? With surround and digital outs onboard the ASUS boards, and also a really versatile Realtek HD Audio Manager, why the card?

Money used to be no issue. This is about two years ago, around my birthday. The whole idea was to future-proof the thing so that I wouldn't be constantly upgrading down the road. I don't know how to build my own computer and didn't want to do something stupid like get the wrong power supply and screw the whole thing up (which I almost did), so I got a "custom" build from a company, which is still better than buying something from Dell.

Every system I ever had, RAM was always an issue. Remember, it used to be thought that you would never be able to use an entire GIG of RAM, nevermind 2 gigs. I figure one day 8 and 12 will be "adequate".

The OTHER big problem I had with previous systems was video cards. It always seemed like it was a matter of WEEKS before I couldn't play the newest game. I didn't want to have to think about it for a while.

I have no idea about the soundcard other than that it came with the system, I believe, and was part of the core package at the time.

Like I said, at the time it was my birthday and I had just come back from London and no one even knew I was in town. My laptop was hopping on one leg and I had a lot of money saved up from doing my product demo gig for a couple of months. This computer is really the only thing I've allowed myself to ever splurge on (and the only time I've been able to), and I haven't regretted it one bit. I play a lot of games, do a lot of multi-tasking, video editing, sound editing, etc. etc.

It may seem like overkill, but it would be hard to go back to anything less!