[Samfromindia]

Different people use computer for different purposes. While for some, its purely for utilitarian use like browsing web, online shopping & paying bills. Some like to do development or official work. Many others use for photo / video editing while few others do gaming. Whatever your use case may be, there is no denying the fact that many people are passionate about computer hardware, audio & setups while some spend quite a fortune building one !

This brings me to the context of making this thread. While we do have a thread for hardware discussions here: (The Desktop Computer & Configuration Thread)

and also one for gaming here: (PC & Console games - Discussion Thread)

But we do not have a thread for showing off all the nice & cool setups many members might be having here. This will help people get ideas or give suggestions to viewers looking ahead to build their dream computer rig

The inspiration of the title is taken from this popular thread here : (The official alloy wheel show-off thread. Lets see your rims!)

I regularly follow Guru3D & randomfrankp for the best setups & inspirations from world over.

Guru3D
https://www.guru3d.com/articles-cate...the-month.html



randomfrankp
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...dGKpKbl9Kw2ng5

https://youtu.be/SVLhTysPzg0

Without further ado, let me quickly post details of my humble mobile setup:









Specs:

Laptop: Acer Predator Helios 300 [Intel 9300H / Nvidia GTX 1660TI 6GB / 16GB DDR4 2666 x1 / 256GB NVMe HDD / 1TB 7200RPM HDD / Bluetooth 5 / Wifi 6]

Peripherals:

Lenovo Legion M500 Mouse

Razer Naga Molten Mouse

Razer Scarab Hard Mouse Mat

Geek GK61 60% Mechanical Keyboard with Gateron Optical Red Linear Switches

Xbox 360 Wired Controller

Redgear RGB Extended Cloth Mouse Mat

Redgear HellScream Headphones

Redgear Mouse Bungee

iBall USB 3.0 4-Port Hub x2

Ikea Headphone + Mobile Stand

Generic Mobile Stand

Generic USB RGB Strip Bias Light


TimeSpy Score: 5745
https://www.3dmark.com/spy/9235240



I have also kept my old Xbox 360 (RGH Hacked) which i use with my MiTV & Logitech Z906 5.1






Well this happens to be my first setup way back in 2005 !

[Joxster]

Thanks for starting this thread.

Originally Posted by Samfromindia

But we do not have a thread for showing off all the nice & cool setups many members might be having here. This will help people get ideas or give suggestions to viewers looking ahead to build their dream computer rig

Actually, we do have a thread on these lines already: https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/gadge...-pictures.html (My Gaming Rig with specs and pictures)

Anyways, to the topic at hand....time to show off my updated rig.

Gaming Desk: DXRacer GD/1000 Black
Gaming Chair: DXRacer King K06-N Black

Cabinet: Corsair Crystal 570X RGB Red
Fans: Corsair ML120 PRO RGB + Commander PRO Smart RGB Lighting and Fan Speed Controller
Motherboard: ASUS Prime Z370-P
Processor: Intel i7-8700K
Graphics Card: ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080 Ti OC Gaming O11G
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 4266Mhz, 16 GB DDR4
Cooler: Noctua NH-U12A
PSU: Seasonic 750W Focus Plus Gold
SSD: Samsung 960 Evo M.2 1 TB + 250GB
HDD: WD Black 2TB
Monitor: ASUS VG248QE
Speakers: Logitech Z906
Keyboard: Logitech G213 Prodigy Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech G402 Hyperion Fury
Headset: Corsair Raptor HS40 7.1 USB Gaming Headset

I'm not a good photographer, so let me upload some GIFs of my rig made from some videos showing the rig in action.





I was planning a major upgrade to my rig by the end of this year, once the NVIDIA 3000 series GPUs & AMD 4000 series desktop CPUs release, but with the whole pandemic situation, I'm not so sure about the financial viability of that upgrade anymore. Let's see how things turn out...

Cheers

[AnandB]

I posted mine few months back in the Desktop Config (The Desktop Computer & Configuration Thread) thread, so will copy from there:

Recently changed my gaming pc of i7-4790k and gtx 970 SLI with the one below. Monitor and gpu were bought in March and rest after Ryzen 9 3900x was launched. Retained the speakers.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3900x
Mobo: Asus Crosshair 7 Hero
RAM: T-Force Night Hawk Legend DDR4 3200mhz C14
Case: Cooler Master H500M
AIO Cooler: Corsair H115i Platinum RGB
GPU: MSI RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio
Monitor: Acer Predator XB271HU 1440p 165hz IPS G-Sync
PSU: Antec HCG Extreme 1000W
SSD 1: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500gb
SSD 2: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 250gb
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2tb
Keyboard: Logitech G512 Carbon Tactile Mechanical
Mouse: Logitech G502 Hero
Speakers: Logitech Z623 THX 2.1

Small video with its RGB bling: http://imgur.com/gallery/zqW0eGz

[Samfromindia]

Originally Posted by Joxster

Actually, we do have a thread on these lines already: https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/gadge...-pictures.html (My Gaming Rig with specs and pictures)

Anyways, to the topic at hand....time to show off my updated rig.

Gaming Desk: DXRacer GD/1000 Black
Gaming Chair: DXRacer King K06-N Black

I was planning a major upgrade to my rig by the end of this year, once the NVIDIA 3000 series GPUs & AMD 4000 series desktop CPUs release, but with the whole pandemic situation, I'm not so sure about the financial viability of that upgrade anymore. Let's see how things turn out...

Cheers

Aah i didn't notice that thread !

You have a really nice and compact desktop setup with one of the best GPU from few years back. Mind sharing any 3D Mark benchmark numbers to show how it performs ?

Here in India i have seen many gaming chairs, but hardly come across gaming desks. I also wanted to build a more configurable & powerful desktop system, however unfortunately for me i don't stay in my hometown bungalow in Kolkata anymore, and currently in Pune on rent for work. So i bought a more portable laptop & some el cheapo furnitures to go along with it.

You can add a second monitor in this vertical stack setup which is becoming fashionable these days. Takes less horizontal space compared to conventional side by side stacks.

Originally Posted by AnandB

Recently changed my gaming pc of i7-4790k and gtx 970 SLI with the one below. Monitor and gpu were bought in March and rest after Ryzen 9 3900x was launched. Retained the speakers.

Wow that's one beefy setup The RGB looks great ! Mind sharing your 3D Mark benchmark numbers ? Logitech needs to update their 5.1 Z906 series which is missing current gen features like HDMI Arc, Bluetooth & Light Sync which many newly released 2.1 systems like G560 are having.

[AnandB]

Originally Posted by Samfromindia

Wow that's one beefy setup The RGB looks great ! Mind sharing your 3D Mark benchmark numbers ?

Ran these back in August:

Time Spy - 12230
Firestrike Extreme - 13117
Firestrike Ultra - 6892
Port Royal - 6992

[Joxster]

Originally Posted by Samfromindia

You have a really nice and compact desktop setup with one of the best GPU from few years back.

Thank you very much for the compliment! My plans were to go Ryzen 9 4950X + NVIDIA RTX 3080 Ti this year

Originally Posted by Samfromindia

Mind sharing any 3D Mark benchmark numbers to show how it performs?

I thought about buying 3DMark many times, but never ended up doing it. I just bought it this morning to provide the results here, lol

Time Spy - 9565

Originally Posted by Samfromindia

Here in India i have seen many gaming chairs, but hardly come across gaming desks.

Gaming desks are overrated honestly. You'll be surprised to know that I'm not that happy with mine, but will live with it for the next couple of years I think.

Originally Posted by Samfromindia

I also wanted to build a more configurable & powerful desktop system, however unfortunately for me i don't stay in my hometown bungalow in Kolkata anymore, and currently in Pune on rent for work. So i bought a more portable laptop & some el cheapo furnitures to go along with it.

I understand your train of thought. Furniture is a restriction, but moving a desktop PC is really not difficult me thinks...

Originally Posted by AnandB

Ran these back in August:

Time Spy - 12230
Firestrike Extreme - 13117
Firestrike Ultra - 6892
Port Royal - 6992

Wowza! Some crazy results there mate.

Cheers

[slango97]

My portable setup (currently in the kitchen)
2017 Razer Blade 14

[Torq]

Great thread indeed
I have been a big fan of custom rigs and have had quite a few ideas for the same. Until now lack of Vit M prevented me from acting on it, but your posts are inspiring enough for me to attempt something in near future.
Thanks

[F150]

After a long wait and after thinking about desktop vs laptop. I finally built a new desktop in February.

Below is the configuration

AMD Ryzen 5 3600
MSI B450 Tomahawk Max
16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 3200 MHz RAM.
Intel 660p 512GB NVMe SSD
Inno 3D RTX 2060 Super 8GB
DeepCool Gammax GT CPU cooler
Antec NE650 semi modular 80+ Bronze rated PSU
Antec NX800 case.

Excuse the poor quality GIF, team bhp doesn't allow uploading videos.

[Samfromindia]

Originally Posted by Joxster

I thought about buying 3DMark many times, but never ended up doing it. I just bought it this morning to provide the results here, lol


I understand your train of thought. Furniture is a restriction, but moving a desktop PC is really not difficult me thinks...

Well i have mixed feelings about giving desktop to movers & packers. I know a friend whose cabinet & components were badly damaged during transit. Same reason i self drove my car from Kolkata - Pune instead of giving it to M&P which was sponsored by company.

Btw although i own the license of 3D Mark + PC Mark + VR Mark from Steam which i got through some crazy deal, you don't actually need a paid version for the default demo & score. However its a really nice tool for anyone interested in computer bench marking & overclocking and paid version gives you extra options shown below



Just click Download Demo link instead of purchasing
https://store.steampowered.com/app/223850/3DMark/

Originally Posted by Torq

Until now lack of Vit M prevented me from acting on it, but your posts are inspiring enough for me to attempt something in near future.
Thanks

Great ! The beauty of desktop are the lateral upgrades. You can start off with the CPU+MOBO+RAM and add the GPU, extra RAM, HDD & peripherals later.

I see you are based in Pune. We have a bhpian named Amey Gokhale who owns one of the popular computer hardware stores here focusing on gaming systems mainly. You can check him out here:

https://www.facebook.com/Gtekcomputers/

Originally Posted by F150

After a long wait and after thinking about desktop vs laptop. I finally built a new desktop in February.

Excuse the poor quality GIF, team bhp doesn't allow uploading videos.

Nice ! Desktop is always >> Laptop
For videos, you can upload them on YouTube and post the link here.

[Joxster]

Originally Posted by Samfromindia

Well i have mixed feelings about giving desktop to movers & packers. I know a friend whose cabinet & components were badly damaged during transit. Same reason i self drove my car from Kolkata - Pune instead of giving it to M&P which was sponsored by company.

Sorry, I meant carrying it yourself. I would never trust my PC to packers & movers!

Originally Posted by Samfromindia

Btw although i own the license of 3D Mark + PC Mark + VR Mark from Steam which i got through some crazy deal, you don't actually need a paid version for the default demo & score. However its a really nice tool for anyone interested in computer bench marking & overclocking and paid version gives you extra options shown below

Just click Download Demo link instead of purchasing
https://store.steampowered.com/app/223850/3DMark/

I did in fact go through the 3DMark website, which takes you to the same link you shared, but there is no option to use this application for free in Steam here in Belgium. You have to buy it.

Fortunately, I know of a good website for buying game/application licenses much cheaper, and I got the 3DMark Steam license key for 57% off on that site.
I am not commercially associated with the website in any way, but can vouch for their authenticity, because I have bought multiple applications and games from them. In case anyone is interested in taking a look at what else is on offer at that website, the link is: https://www.g2a.com/

Cheers

[sandeepmohan]

Originally Posted by Joxster

My plans were to go Ryzen 9 4950X + NVIDIA RTX 3080 Ti this year

Would you not be better off with a RTX Titan?

Impressive rigs All. Seeing a shift towards AMD chips off late. Does not surprise me. The latest Zen series has been killing it.

[akshay4587]

Originally Posted by slango97

My portable setup (currently in the kitchen)
2017 Razer Blade 14

Ahhh FH4 and 190 Evo
Do you play online?
If yes check this thread.

https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/gadge...thread-59.html (PC & Console games - Discussion Thread)

[slango97]

Originally Posted by akshay4587

Ahhh FH4 and 190 Evo
Do you play online?
If yes check this thread.

https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/gadge...thread-59.html (PC & Console games - Discussion Thread)

Wow thanks for pointing me to that thread! It would be great if we could make a club on FH4 for TeamBHPians!👌

[Joxster]

Originally Posted by sandeepmohan

Would you not be better off with a RTX Titan?

Impressive rigs All. Seeing a shift towards AMD chips off late. Does not surprise me. The latest Zen series has been killing it.

The gaming performance difference between the top tier XX80 Ti cards vs Titan cards really doesn't justify the price difference for me. You pay double the money to get a 5-10% FPS gain, which becomes even less as you go up the resolution ladder, which is exactly what I am planning to do with my next upgrade.

Here's a benchmark video demonstrating exactly what I mean:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHDBmf2Ui9k

I don't want to take this thread off-topic, because it was created for people to showoff their rigs, but let me just add that I have a lot of other upgrades in mind along with that CPU & GPU upgrade, which just the price differential between the 2080 Ti & Titan would cover, lol.

If we want to continue the discussion on configs, then we should probably continue that on this thread: https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/gadge...uration-thread

Cheers