It's been awhile since I've had one of these discussions, so I'm just curious what kind of hardware people are using nowadays.
Ironically, the STEAM Hardware Profile survey is actually a fairly good benchmark on what people are using on average these days.
http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey
For myself personally, my main workhorse is comprised of the following:
Intel Core i7 3770k 3.5GHz
32 GB DDR3 RAM (I forget the speed off hand)
Samsung 840 PRO SSD (x2 @ 256 GB each) <<< Expensive buggers when I bought them....
1TB WD Black for the fear of the SSD's getting corrupted. (so data and programs are split)
NVIDIA GTX 690 (single)
The rest is just accessories and usual junk. Although, I'm trying out one of those Roccat mice as shown here:
http://www.roccat.org/Support/Gaming-Mice/ROCCAT-Kone-XTD/
It's got pretty colors and is superb for customizing button layout and function along with storing multiple profiles. So far so good, only had it for about week at this point.
I've also moved to having a NAS type storage that contains all of my digital media (pictures, videos, TV shows, movies, music and such.) @Fodder did something awhile back, I guess like a media PC setup.... This setup just allows any device connected to the house LAN/WLAN to access the media.
Lastly, for portability, I'm just using a souped up Lenovo X230. It's great for business use and a little gaming here and there. It runs FFXIV fairly well with lower settings and the battery life is Superb. (SSD makes a huge difference in battery life extension...)
Seriously though, I really work too much... I want more time to enjoy my toys, lol.
Ironically, the STEAM Hardware Profile survey is actually a fairly good benchmark on what people are using on average these days.
http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey
For myself personally, my main workhorse is comprised of the following:
Intel Core i7 3770k 3.5GHz
32 GB DDR3 RAM (I forget the speed off hand)
Samsung 840 PRO SSD (x2 @ 256 GB each) <<< Expensive buggers when I bought them....
1TB WD Black for the fear of the SSD's getting corrupted. (so data and programs are split)
NVIDIA GTX 690 (single)
The rest is just accessories and usual junk. Although, I'm trying out one of those Roccat mice as shown here:
http://www.roccat.org/Support/Gaming-Mice/ROCCAT-Kone-XTD/
It's got pretty colors and is superb for customizing button layout and function along with storing multiple profiles. So far so good, only had it for about week at this point.
I've also moved to having a NAS type storage that contains all of my digital media (pictures, videos, TV shows, movies, music and such.) @Fodder did something awhile back, I guess like a media PC setup.... This setup just allows any device connected to the house LAN/WLAN to access the media.
Lastly, for portability, I'm just using a souped up Lenovo X230. It's great for business use and a little gaming here and there. It runs FFXIV fairly well with lower settings and the battery life is Superb. (SSD makes a huge difference in battery life extension...)
Seriously though, I really work too much... I want more time to enjoy my toys, lol.