Another 5 box rig

[skarlot]

My setup:

Main rig:
Intel E6700 2.66 ghz @ 3.7 ghz
Gigabyte p35 dq6
2gb ram
7800 gtx

left + right rigs:
Intel E6550 2.33ghz
Gigabyte p35 ds3
2gb ram
Nvidia 8600 gts

I run WoW @ 1024x768 at full video settings on left & right. This is ok but fps suffers at times.

I have a Razer Tarantula and Deathadder. Now the mouse is sweet, (since I modified Multibox :lol:), and the keyboard is mostly sweet aside from one little quick: the macro keys wont work whilst holding down any normal keys like WASD. I told Razer this a month ago but apparently can't/won't fix it. It obviously makes them pretty aqward in to use in combat, so I shifted from WASD to ESDF. Aside from that, the thing rocks: for one on the driver you can change any key to anything else.

For my audio there are Dynaudio bm5 passive monitors and a home built sub with 1 passive 1 active speakers 350w rms amp (rotated 45' for display).

Anyway, here's another one for the pile.

http://www.mypicshare.com/thumbs/20071006/mn4u6vwg.jpg (http://www.mypicshare.com/mn4u6vwgpic.html)

[Slats]

Nice one man, LOL at the cables I can see behind your desk.

I'm extremely surprised you are having FPS issues, though it seems like your running 2 extra machines with dual screens? Not four?

Coz I only have 8600GT's in mine and they all run 1440 x 900 wide full graphics rock steady all the time without batting an eyelid. Same processor is in all my clones too.

Same everything in fact except vid card and motherboard. :)

[skarlot]

Yeah dual screens. It's not so bad, I have 2x anti alising on. 8600 gts is definitely adequate pre BC anyhow. Sometimes it drops to 30 fps, and i like > 60. I recall it gettin bad near Tarren Mill so when I say that its not like in instances neccesarily its just random, maybe system memory or addons who knows.

[skarlot]

I present to you... an after shot. I'm around 70% through my software that I'll post soon but these screens are working as one seamless desktop and its nice :)

http://www.skarlot.net/skarlot.jpg

[Rhod]

I definitely like the 2nd SS set up better. Nice! You must Rock with those speakers there :D . Your not concerned with magnetic screen warping? Or are they shielded?

[skarlot]

they are shielded yeah but I didnt think that effected LCD's anyhow. plenty of volume at hand if i want it :P lol.

[Xzin]

LCDs are not warped by magnets. CRTs fire electrons at, well, your face. They are charged particles and are moved off course by magnets.

LCDs simply display an image through a polarizer. No magnetic effect.

Nice setup!!

[Rhod]

LCDs are not warped by magnets. CRTs fire electrons at, well, your face. They are charged particles and are moved off course by magnets.

LCDs simply display an image through a polarizer. No magnetic effect.

Nice setup!!

Sweet! Learn something new every day. I always erred on the side of caution because I didn't know. thanks Xzin :D

[DokujiN]

I like how clean all of it looks.
How's the keyboard working out? I've been thinking about getting the same myself for quite some time now.

[Gurblash]

What kind of mixer is that on the left :D

[skarlot]

TBH I like the keyboard quite a lot.... like i said the macro keys aren't good in combat (just frustrating) but they'r fine for some stuff (like buffs or mounting, wanding, canceling heals, etc) I don't have a G15 to compare it to... but it has a low strike distance much like a laptop.... + u can change the pointless keys like caps and the windows key to in game keys... I thought I'd have to get a xkeys initially, but its not really necessary. I heal with F1-F5 just like a normal priest, with a few keys for heal spells and theres plenty more spare combos I don't even use yet.

The mixer.. just some cheap Tapco thing.. got tired of not being able to use 4.1 properly in games... so i mix it from 5.1 but it has its other uses :)

Those bottom monitors are on slants with velcro (ftw!) now.

[ITAvenger]

I have the Tarantula keyboard too. I initially bought it because I spilled cranberrry juice and killed my Saitek keyboard. I had a blue Razer Diamondback that I loved so when I needed a new one, I got the Razer keyboard.

The Tarantula is felxible, and I like that it has USB, mic, and headphone jacks built in, but the build quality isn't up to the level of Logitech, Microsoft, or Saitek. It's pretty, but it just feels cheap in comparison to other keyboards I've used.

If I had it to do over again I'd buy something different.