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Tavern Talk - How old is your gaming rig, build it yourself?

    • 9115 posts
    August 12, 2021 3:56 AM PDT

    Tavern Talk - How old is your gaming rig and did you build it yourself? Feel free to post specs and pics to show off at either end of the scale, we won't judge, promise! #MMORPG#CommunityMatters

    • 67 posts
    August 12, 2021 4:44 AM PDT

    Got an 8 year old Gamin Laptop. I am pretty sure, that I will need a new PC when Pantheon comes out ;) Or do you think, my old gaming pillow can handle Pantheon? :P 

    Cool thing is, that is has two SSDs, so booting is pretty fast. Bad thing is that the space is very limited.

    • 9115 posts
    August 12, 2021 4:59 AM PDT

    Matrulak said:

    Got an 8 year old Gamin Laptop. I am pretty sure, that I will need a new PC when Pantheon comes out ;) Or do you think, my old gaming pillow can handle Pantheon? :P 

    Cool thing is, that is has two SSDs, so booting is pretty fast. Bad thing is that the space is very limited.

    I remember Brad playing Pantheon on an older laptop, 8 years may be a stretch but you never know! :)

    • 67 posts
    August 12, 2021 5:33 AM PDT

    Kilsin said:

    Matrulak said:

    Got an 8 year old Gamin Laptop. I am pretty sure, that I will need a new PC when Pantheon comes out ;) Or do you think, my old gaming pillow can handle Pantheon? :P 

    Cool thing is, that is has two SSDs, so booting is pretty fast. Bad thing is that the space is very limited.

    I remember Brad playing Pantheon on an older laptop, 8 years may be a stretch but you never know! :)

    We can find out, just add me to pre-alpha testing :D I'd be happy to find out!

    • 94 posts
    August 12, 2021 5:45 AM PDT

    Kilsin said:

    Tavern Talk - How old is your gaming rig and did you build it yourself? Feel free to post specs and pics to show off at either end of the scale, we won't judge, promise! #MMORPG#CommunityMatters

     

    Pretty old, I built my desktop myself about 7 years ago. It was pretty nice when I built it so I'll see if I can just upgrade to meet what I need. My laptop is a lost cause and I'm waiting to replace it until closer to launch. I'll probably buy a pretty decent one once I know a launch date.

    • 274 posts
    August 12, 2021 6:11 AM PDT

    I would have to name my rig Theseus, because it's gone through several iterations over the years, but I think I've finally settled on a "final" build from the one that started ~5 years ago. At that time I hadn't had a system for a while because I was too busy for gaming, so I started fresh in 2018 with an SFF system built around a Ryzen 5 2400G. Eventually I upgraded that to a Ryzen 7 2700 in a full size ATX case, but then I got curious how much power I could fit into a small form factor PC, so my system around the end/beginning of 2020/2021 looked like this:

    • Ryzen 9 5900X
    • Arctic Cooling Liquid Freezer II 280mm AIO
    • 32GB DDR4 3200
    • ASRock Phantom Gaming-ITX/AX motherboard
    • 256GB M.2 NVMe
    • 1TB+1TB 2.5" SSDs
    • Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6900XT
    • Corsair SF750 SFX PSU
    • Cooler-Master NR200 ITX case
    • Pixio PX277h 1440p@144Hz monitor

    It was fun having that much power in a rig I could fit in my backpack, but I had to do a lot of undervolting on the CPU and GPU to keep it running cool and quiet. So I gave up on the idea of a ridiculous SFF build and replaced the case, motherboard, and power supply to go back to full ATX. This is it today, and probably what I will be sticking with for the next few years at least:

    • Ryzen 9 5900X
    • Arctic Cooling Liquid Freezer II 280mm AIO
    • 32GB DDR4 3200
    • Gigabyte B550M AORUS PRO-P motherboard
    • 256GB M.2 NVMe
    • 1TB+1TB 2.5" SSDs
    • Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6900XT
    • SeaSonic FOCUS 750W PSU
    • Lian Li Lancool II Mesh
    • Pixio PX277h 1440p@144Hz monitor

    I was lucky enough to get the GPU before prices went insane, so it cost quite a bit less than what some less powerful cards are selling for today. The only upgrade I'm looking at now is maybe a 4K 120Hz/144Hz monitor.

    And I mostly use it to play Diablo II.

    • 1281 posts
    August 12, 2021 6:31 AM PDT

    Kilsin said:

    Tavern Talk - How old is your gaming rig and did you build it yourself? Feel free to post specs and pics to show off at either end of the scale, we won't judge, promise! #MMORPG#CommunityMatters

    I built my current gaming rig in 2017.  I will use it until we get close to release, then I will build a new one.  When I built it, just the system, not including monitors and keyboard, it was about $2,600, so it's still a fairly respectable water-cooled system.

    • 3852 posts
    August 12, 2021 7:00 AM PDT

    Three years. Bought as all my computers are since I am far short of the knowledge or dexterity to do a good job putting anything mechanical together.  Those days are decades in the past - I would prefer not considering how many decades.

    • 33 posts
    August 12, 2021 7:45 AM PDT

    I have two, one for me and one for my partner.  Mine was put together by me and is a bit older with the following:

    AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6 Core 3.20 GHz

    NVidia GeForce GTX 1060

    16GB RAM

    I haven't done any hardcore MMO gaming on this system, so I plan to make a few upgrades before Pantheon is a reality.

     

    But for our second computer (my girlfriend and I are longtime gaming partners) she has the Alienware Aurora R12

    • 500 posts
    August 12, 2021 7:49 AM PDT

    I built my current rig 3 years ago, but I'm kinda getting the urge to build a new AMD rig in the not-too-distant future.

    • 122 posts
    August 12, 2021 7:49 AM PDT

    Have previously built rigs, but find myself in need of mobility these days so gaming laptop ~ 2016/17

    Has a graphics card that is still vaugely on par with modernish mid range systems (1070) so expect this will cope with Pantheon as long as the hardware doesn't fail!

     

    • 560 posts
    August 12, 2021 8:23 AM PDT

    Hmm not sure how old my computer is. Guessing parts might be 4 years old maybe older. I keep upgrading this one so it gets confusing. I build all my computers but I am considering not building the next one as long as I can find a company that lets me pick all the parts.

    • Intel Core i7-7700K CPU @ 4.20GHz (8 CPUs)
    • 64.0 GB RAM
    • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
    • Samsung SSD 850 EVO 1TB
    • SAMSUNG 49-Inch CHG90

     I have considered a few times recently to upgrade but keep putting it off. I do not plan on getting a new computer for Pantheon as I figure what ever I have will be more than enough.

    • 1921 posts
    August 12, 2021 9:14 AM PDT

    IMO:

    The current reality, in my experience for the past few years and currently, is that any Vulkan 1.1 compatible GPU plays >90% of the games anyone I know wants to play.
    As a result, I'm sure as Brell not going to be spending $2k+ on a video card because of [ terrible reasons possibly related to cryptocurrency mining ] .

    However, I will say that NVMe 7GBytes/sec via PCIe 4.0 is glorious on the new Intel 500 series chipsets. :) 
    I never thouht I'd see the day when persistent storage was faster than (moderately older) RAM.

    • 2138 posts
    August 12, 2021 9:18 AM PDT

    the one I have was a gift, from like 6-7 years ago. Mom had a discount at Dell because she worked in a university so she went ahead... Normally ive built my own, I had a nice XP machine that pasted a long time that i built and upgraded video cards along the way and when I talked about putting together another my mom tried to be sneaky and assumed..I couldn't really say no.

    I still use my old XP on my big screen TV, I wanted to hook up the VGA to the input but the guy I had help who eventually got crack addicted and then came out of it and doesnt do it anymore insisted at the time that I use the HDMI but now sound always buzzes when I use  the PC and I have the sound hooke dup to a nice old analog stero component system that I wanted to hook up too, but he was like no neighbors will be irritated if your TV is too loud and I was like no I dont have neighbors- smh. He's fine now, but useless to me.

    Thing is, when you start talking to people that are current or you think are current after so many years and asking you get so many different answers. I want to start with the best and then make my own decions working down, piece by piece but have a core that I can expand upon or at least items that will be if not top of the line at least servicable for the next 3-4 years.

    But when you talk to these people it boils down to them asking- well," what do you want it for?" and then I get an answer like "well, this will be fine for what you need" or, "all you really need is this" and it seems like they are reccomending the lesser thing. I woud like ot know the top of the line item and then have someone advise me of things lower down the line. I can read specs, I know if something less expensive has the same as the most expensive thing on one area but less on another, and its that difference that I want to know is crucial or not. And somethings I will spend money on, like a video card and mother board- Im not so hyped on processors but a last gen will do fine I think, hard drive doesnt have to be so huge, I dont do alot with video and speed, I can sacrifice a bit on hard drive speed but if there is latest technolody ill go for that and less space for monetary concerns.  

     

    Tl,dr I have a 6-7 tr old Dell Pre-fab. I want to make my own likeI used to.

    • 254 posts
    August 12, 2021 10:44 AM PDT

    I bought mine. Not because I couldn't build one, more because I couldn't be bothered. I'm sure I could save a little by building one, but it seems to me that the only way to really save is to be hawkish about deals online which requires frequent and consistent checking. I didn't really have the patience for that.

     

    AMD Ryzen 7 5800 8-Core 3.4GHz 

    16GB DDR4 RAM

    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 w/ 8GB memory

    512GB NVMe SSD

    1TB SCSI HDD


    This post was edited by Ruinar at August 12, 2021 10:45 AM PDT
    • 394 posts
    August 12, 2021 11:35 AM PDT

    Built it in 2011 with SWtoR and Skyrim as the intended build level.

    AMD CPU/GPU setup, all out of date now.

    Have been looking at building a new rig but prices are so stupid right now. last build was about $800 and a new one would be about 2k.

    Or I can buy an prebuild sytem for about 1.5k, what an odd world we live in...

    • 2752 posts
    August 12, 2021 12:08 PM PDT

    Rig is about 7 years old at this point, have only upgraded the graphics card in that time (1080 right now). Hoping it lasts until the next gen of graphic cards before I do a full new rig, so sometime in early-mid 2023 most likely. 

    • 2419 posts
    August 12, 2021 12:13 PM PDT

    Kilsin said:

    Tavern Talk - How old is your gaming rig and did you build it yourself? Feel free to post specs and pics to show off at either end of the scale, we won't judge, promise! #MMORPG#CommunityMatters

    I built mine in 2017 when the expectation was that this game was going to release in 2018.  In hindsight, I should have waited until the game was actually released before building the system because now I'll need to build another one before this game comes out in 2024.  Nvidia should be releasing the GTX 6080Ti by then.

    Luckily I built this system in the Thermaltake Tower 900 case no need to replace that thing...ever.

    My system has a dual cooling loop another for CPU/MB each going through their own 360x120x36mm full copper radiator.  Under full load temps top out for both loops at 84F (28C).

     

    Tower: ThermalTake Tower 900
    Vid:  Asus Rog Strix 1080Ti (OC)
    MB: Asux Rog Strix X299-E Gaming
    CPU: Intel I7 (I forget the model, but it's 8 core OC'd to 4.1Ghz)
    RAM: 32GB G.SKill Ripjaw 5 series
    SSD1: 750GB Corsair (boot)
    SSD2: 1TB Samsung 960 EVO M.2
    SSD3: 1TB Samsung 960 EVO M.2
    Pumps: Enermax NeoChanger 400ML
    Radiators: XSPC Triple 120mm Radiator V3
    Waterblock (CPU/MB) EKWB EK-FB Asus STrix X299-E RGB
    Waterblock (Vid): EKWB  EK-FC1080 GTX Ti Strix-Nickel

    I'm learning how to bend rigid piping so I can replace the flexible tubing with rigid.  Once all my 2nd degree burns heal I'll work on it some more.

    • 341 posts
    August 12, 2021 4:48 PM PDT
    • AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7GHz 12-Core
    • ASRock X570 Pro 4
    • 128 gigs of  G.SKILL Trident Z Neo 3600 MHz
    • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 12GB GDDR6X
    • SSD 1 960GB 2.5 inch Seagate BarraCuda Q1 
    • SSD 2 960GB 2.5 inch Seagate BarraCuda Q1 
    • Quench 360 Closed Liquid Cooling
    • 3 x Acer 31 1/2 inch Ultra HD 4k Monitors
    • Logitech 5.1 Surround  Sound
    • Razer Keyboard and Mouse 

    That is my set up :)


    This post was edited by Xxar at August 12, 2021 4:51 PM PDT
    • 9115 posts
    August 12, 2021 5:07 PM PDT

    Nice! I'm loving the varying systems and ages :)

    Here's my 4 yr old system that I build myself.

    Computer Specs:

    -OS: Windows 10 Pro x64-bit
    -Mobo: Asus STRIX Z270-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
    -CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor
    -Cooling: NZXT Kraken X62 Liquid CPU Cooler
    -GPU: ASUS RTX 2080 OC
    -Ram: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory
    -SSD: Samsung 960 Pro 1.0TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive
    -PSU: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
    -Monitor: Asus ROG 1440p@144Hz G-Sync 1ms (27")

    Peripherals:

    -Mouse: Logitec G503
    -Mouse Pad: Steel Series XL
    -Keyboard: Corsair K95 w/ Cherry MX Brown Switches
    -Headset: Sennheiser HD 599
    -Microphone: Blue Snowball iCE


    This post was edited by VR-Mod1 at August 13, 2021 6:16 PM PDT
    • 19 posts
    August 12, 2021 6:39 PM PDT

    Built in 2013 by me. Upgraded to SSD recently, other than that it's still the same as built.

    Operating System
    Windows 10 Home 64-bit
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 3570K @ 3.40GHz 79 °C
    Ivy Bridge 22nm Technology
    RAM
    16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 672MHz (9-9-9-24)
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. G1.Sniper M3-CF (Intel Core i5-3570K CPU @ 3.40GHz) 32 °C
    Graphics
    Acer S231HL (1920x1080@60Hz)
    Acer S231HL (1920x1080@60Hz)
    Acer S231HL (1920x1080@60Hz)
    2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 (Gigabyte) 39 °C
    Storage
    232GB Western Digital WDC WDS250G2B0A-00SM50 (SATA (SSD)) 38 °C
    1863GB Western Digital WDC WD20PURZ-85GU6Y0 (SATA ) 31 °C
    Optical Drives
    SONY DVD RW AW-G170S
    Audio
    Sound Blaster Recon3Di
    PSU
    Antec 850W

     

     

    • 413 posts
    August 13, 2021 4:57 PM PDT

     

     

    built it in 2019

    Win 10 Pro

    Fractal Design Meshify 2 dark tint glass case

    ROC STRIX x-470-F Gaming system board
    Processor AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Eight-Core Processor 3.70 GHz

    Deepcool Castle 360EX Liquid CPU cooler

    Ram 16.0 GB

    M.2 NVme hard drive

    GTX 1050 ti  (next thing to be upgraded)




    This post was edited by Zevlin at August 13, 2021 5:05 PM PDT
    • 18 posts
    August 15, 2021 9:09 AM PDT

    Brought my Rig from a UK company called Cyberpower in 2019, was a 40th birthday present treat to myself! I always had Pantheon in the back of my mind when I brought it. Hopefully it will still be fairly currently when it releases lol

    CASE: Corsair Crystal Series(R) 680X RGB High Airflow Tempered Glass Mid-Tower (inc x3 LL120 fans) (Black Colour)
    CPU: Intel(R) Core™ i7-9700KF - 8-Core 3.60GHz, 4.90GHz Turbo - 12MB Cache, Ultimate OC Compatible
    FAN: Corsair Hydro Series H100i Platinum RGB High Performance Liquid Cooling System w/ 240mm Radiator
    HDD: 2TB Seagate BarraCuda SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 7200RPM Hard Drive
    KEYBOARD: Corsair K95 RBG Platinum
    M2SSD: 1TB (1x1TB) ADATA XPG SX6000 Pro M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD - 2100MB/s Read & 1400MB/s Write
    M2SSD2: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 512gb (added recently)
    MEMORY: 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4/2400mhz Dual Channel Memory (Corsair Vengeance LPX w/Heat Spreader)
    MONITOR: Acer Predator XB1
    MOTHERBOARD: MSI MPG Z390 Gaming Pro Carbon: ATX w/ RGB, USB 3.1, SATA3, 2x M.2
    MOUSE: Corsair Harpoon
    OVERCLOCK: +20%
    POWERSUPPLY: Corsair Vengeance Series 650M 650W 80+ Silver Gaming Power Supply
    VIDEO: MSI GeForce(R) RTX 2080 Ti 11GB - Ray Tracing Technology, DX12(R), VR Ready, HDMI, DP, 4 Monitor Support

     

    • 1291 posts
    August 15, 2021 9:42 AM PDT

    Similar to Vandraad, I upgraded PC's with the expectation that I'd need it to play Pantheon hehe...so impatient we are ;)  

    My previous PC was home built, but about 12 years old.  It was still able to play games (LoL, Star Citizen, etc) but I knew I wanted something better for Pantheon!
    I had always built PC's myself, but I found a good deal on a pre-made that had all the specs I wanted, it was a bout $400 less to buy it pre-built.  

    Processor AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Eight-Core Processor, 3200 Mhz, 8 Core(s), 16 Logical Processor(s)
    Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 48.0 GB
    M2 Drive 1TB
    SSD 1TB
    SSD 1TB  (will I ever use this much space?  No haha, but I also didn't want to just throw away my old SSD's)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8GB RAM
    I turned off all the silly RGB stuff in the tower

    I'm not unhappy with the new system, it can play anything I've got on full graphics so I know it'll be great whenever Pantheon does come out.