PC / Gaming Setup - what do you prefer and why
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 1:54 am
Right, i made this mainly to see what hardware people like to use and why.
if you have some specific setup, explain why you chose what you chose and if you regret any decisions, if so, why? and what would be your replacement ..etc
As many know, i have a whole "command center", but here i will only cover my main PC setup / gaming setup that i use daily.
UPDATE: see my other posts, i'm going to upgrade most of the stuff.
Case - Antec DF-85
Why i chose this case, is mainly because of the looks, but also because it has 7 fans fitted by default and front 3 fans have dust filters, which really do come in handy.
Then later i modified the case and cut a hole on side and mounted 22x22cm fan there + dust filter to cool my GPUs
CPU - AMD Phenom II X4 Black Edition Quad Core 3.6ghz AM3 socket
This was at a bad time, so i went with the cheapest quad core option that was above 3ghz. it's about 1 year old. I do regret it, i should have gone with something better. I want to upgrade, but then i would have this cpu laying around, not like you can really sell it ... at best i would get 40% of original price. ehh ..
right now i can get 8-core 4.5ghz for same money, so yeah.
but it works fine, GTA IV is getting stuck around 50-60fps tho, because cpu is not powerful enough.
RAM - Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600mhz 8gb (4+4)
Seemed like a good choice at a time + cheap too. Corsair is always good, so i wasn't really worrying about quality. at the time this was one of the best RAM you could get. 8gb because you don't really need more than 8, i have used 6gb when i was heavily using everything (2 games, photoshop, everest, winamp, skype, 3 browsers ..etc)
Motherboard - AsRock M3A770DE
I don't know what i was thinking? I mean motherboard is the least worries, but it does not have USB 3.0, supports only 1600mhz ram and 122w cpu and is outdated really. I guess i went for cheap version. I should have got a lot better one, however it does have SLI option, well no full SLI support, but by using "HyperSLI" tool you can bypass that issue. It has 4usb ports at back + 2 eSata/USB hybrids, so 6 USBs total at back, quite ok, but i could use 10 or more.
Need to update.
PSU - OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W ATX
I had 800w BlackStorm and it fried .. i was told not to buy PSUs from unknown companys, but i didn't want to listen, so i learned the lesson the hard way, it fried after 4 months.
Then i went for OCZ. I read a lot about it and lot of gamers have tested it in extreme environment, not just under load, but also in hot environment and they said its solid as rock + its pro version. As soon as i got it, i could tell by the crazy weight that its good PSU. if PSU weights a lot, it means its performance PSU (why?? huh?? > because weight means that it has proper transformer in it + proper heatsink). It also has naitive SLI support.
CPU Cooler - Asus Silent Knight II
I used original for a while, but it got too noisy, i built a custom wind tunnel out of paper and mounted it around the stock cooler to take the fresh air from front fan, it worked perfectly, better than most aftermarket coolers, but it looked very stupid with that paper around it (pics are in my gallery). So i decided to take a look around on ebay and amazon and found that awesome looking Silent Knight II cpu cooler by Asus, as soon as i saw it, i knew that's the one i want. it looks really awesome and ofcourse Asus always has good performance. I think it's discontinued now, it was out there for very short time, my friend wanted one like month later and couldn't find it anymore.
SSD - Samsung 250gb
Was not planning on SSD, but my primary 250gb hdd developed a bad sector and i did not want to take any risks, so i got 250gb SSD. Samsung was pretty much only choice with 250gb (i needed 250 so i can clone my old hdd onto it) and it had good reviews.
HDD external - 3tb Seagate USB3.0
This is for fraps recordings mainly, i simply went for cheapest 3tb hdd i found. Seagate is quite good so i wasn't so worried about it. It has amazing 200mb/s read/write speed, must be some internal RAID maybe? it's really very fast for HDD.
HDDs - 160gb, 300gb, 320gb
Those i didn't really buy on purpose, 1 i got from friend, another one i took out of broken / old SKY box (300gb) and another i took out of some old pc, but they come in handy. I have set them to spin down after some time and i use them for different things, 1 of them is for archives, so i barely use it, another one is for games (its almost full) and then last one is for music + some general media (pics, sounds ..etc).
I am seriously considering swapping all 3 for 250gb SSDs to win in power + noise levels, i don't really want 1-3tb internal HDD, but it's an option. for now i don't plan on doing it, since i can use my external 3tb hdd if necessary (its dedicated to main PC, i got 1tb for media, but not on main PC).
PCI-E Mini Slot - Belkin 3.0 USB card
I needed USB 3.0 for external HDD, because using USB 2.0 fraps was not able to record over 15fps, speed of usb2 was just not enough to write to hdd. I wanted to get one of those really cheap ones, thinking that ... cmon is a damn USB card, but after reading reviews where 10 or more said that it fried and took hdd with it ... i decided to do research and found that awesome Belking USB 3.0 card that had very good reviews, it even uses extra MOLEX power cable to power it, so power is not coming via pci-e mini.
PCI Slot - 2 port USB2.0 card
did not buy it, but thinking about replacing it with 5 port USB2.0 card. I simply need more USB ports. right now i have only 1 port left, rest are taken and i have 12 USB ports total (2 port usb card, 2 port usb3 card, 6 ports on back and 2 useable in front)
USB 10 port hub
Good thing to have if you use lot of memory sticks and don't want to keep swapping stuff, however it will NOT give you power of 10 ports, it can be used for memory sticks and not for devices like mouse or keyboard, you end up braking it and maybe even devices. It connects to my keyboard port and sits on my desk for easy access.
Graphic Cards - 2gb GTX550Ti SLI
Originally i wanted a graphics card that is affordable and with ok performance, so i bought GTX550Ti 2gb edition, but recently i wanted more power and i also wanted to try out SLI (as i had never tried it before), so i wanted another GTX550Ti + its cheaper than to buy new card that gives power of 2x GTX550Ti. These cards are discontinued so i found factory refurbished for quite cheap. Factory refurbished is good as new anyway, it even had protective film on it and no marks of wearing, so its good.
This SLI setup can run any modern game just fine, maybe not on max graphics, but 1080p is no problem. Main things i have to disable in new games (like Crysis 3, Tomb Raider ..etc) is AA and Shadows, well i turn shadows on minimum and it will run ok.
I'm seriously considering GTX690, but as far as i can run all new games above 40fps at 1080p and not on lowest settings, im good. im not a framerate whore, so i don't mind if i don't get 100+ fps out of every game. 50+ fps very smooth already and good enough + my monitor is only 60hz anyways.
Keyboard - Cyborg V7
When i saw it, i wanted it ! It's one of the most expensive keyboards, but it sure is worth it. I do have thought in my head to replace it with Cyborg Strike 7 (5 times more expensive) which is seriously awesome keyboard, with LCD screen and detachable modules (numpad can be put even on left side ..etc), but for now it does the trick, i don't really feel like changing keyboard so often, because im used to this one and i can type a lot faster on this keyboard than on others + 12 cyborg keys are very good.
Mouse - Cyborg RAT 7
Yet another awesomeness by Cyborg. This mouse is absolute best, it has 5600dpi lasers (normal gaming mouse has like 500dpi lol) and yes lasers, not laser, it has 2 lasers for precision. 3 quick swap profiles, 2 scroll wheels (1 is fully programmable) and 2 more fully programmable buttons + precision aim button, that slows down mouse movement from 0 - 100% (you can choose, its best for sniping). But what makes this mouse really superior, is adjustable shape! It fits into anybody's hand, because you can adjust the shape of it. It also came with different attachments for maximum comfort. It is one of the most expensive mice out there, but it's worth every bit of it. Oh yeah, it has 30g removeable weights too (5x6g), but it's already heavy as it is, with its aluminium frame.
Controller - Razer Onza Tournament Edition 360
I used to use default PS3 controller with ds3tool, but it was too annoying to run the tool each time i wanted to play, so i got Razer Onza TE instead. it's plug n play and it works on xbox360 + PC. It's not default 360 controller, it has 2 extra, remappable buttons and analogs are strenght adjustable (you can adjust the physical sensitivity of analogs). Also it has cool backlights under buttons and 5m protected USB cable, really cool controller, giving you edge over other players :)
Monitor 1 - Acer S275HL 27'' IPS
Thought that its time to upgrade, so i went for 27'' IPS. IPS technology is definetly a lot better than LCD, this is one of the best monitors you can get, there were few others choices, but Acer stood out and i wanted it ! It has unique design, 2 HDMI inputs and 1 VGA. If you don't know what IPS is .. it is better than LCD, it does not have the angle problem that LCD suffers from, you can view IPS from every angle without losing the colors and colors are a lot more brighter and realistic on it.
also 27'' is quite good, any bigger would distory the image if its still 1080p, so 27 is quite good, maybe 29 would be bareable, but any bigger would be unpractical.
Monitor 2 - Samsung B2430
about 3-4 years old by now, i just wanted 24'' monitor back then and i bought the first cheap one i saw, it turned out to be good. Samsung does have good quality anyway. However it have developed a dead pixel, it is not really visible, but sometimes in white areas it can be seen and can annoy you, but nothing bad, still going strong. Only problem it has, is the internal PSU, it heats up monitor a lot more, my primary Acer has external PSU and monitor is always at room temp, won't heat up at all.
Monitor 3 - LG TV 42''
Not dedicated to my pc, but im using HDMI splitter to clone my main monitor onto TV, so i can sit on sofa and still see my PC, TV is connected to other PCs too. it's very good when using controller and/or racing wheel to play games.
Wireless - Alfa 1000mW AWUS036NH USB adapter
Originally bought this for cracking wifi networks, but ended up using it as main adapter, i got another Alfa 2000mW AWUS036NHR which has even more power, but i don't use it as primary right now, it's used on other PCs for certain reasons. Both of these alfa adapters are amazing, they have unmatched power and performance. I strongly recommend Alfa networks if you need wifi adapter.
Bluetooth USB
This i got recently, in order to connect Wii remote controller to PC and test some stuff with it. It's a simple Bluetooth USB device, nothing special.
OCZ NIA - Neural Impulse Actuator USB
Well this i bought purely out of curiousity and because i like such stuff. NIA reads your brainwaves and allows you to control pc like that, concept is good, but unfortunetly it doesn't work as well as i hoped, i don't regret buying it, but i might have passed it if i would have known how "broken" the technology is. Problem is that wire between NIA box and headband (sensor that reads brainwaves) is not isolated and have no protection, even smallest movement of wire can set off the sensors and make them go nutz, so ....sit still and don't move a muscle. Still awesome little toy, but expensive.
Microphone - Karaoke machine's headband mic
I wanted a headband microphone (not headset) so i can talk in games without others hearing sound from my speakers, so i searched on ebay and found that one. it's very cheap, but quality is better than those expensive mics. i strongly recommend it. Also it has manual on/off switch on side and 3m wire. Connects to mic jack.
Webcam - simple usb webcam by unknown company
One of the cheapest you can get, i only got it because it goes with my PC theme (red/black). It's VGA 640x480 and that's it.
i don't really use webcam so i don't think i replace it, i might get 1080 camcorder instead that can be connected to pc.
Drive - DVD RW by unknown company
I very rarely use DVDs, so i don't really care about it, it's some old crappy DVD RW, still works, but nothing special. Not planning on upgrading either, might even remove it completely to save space and power and replace with external USB drive, which is a lot more practical nowdays.
Sound System - 5.2 surround sound
This is custom setup, i have 2 creative speakers left/right, then center and rear left/right are TEAC and subwoofer is also TEAC and control subwoofer is SilverCrest, so yeah i have 2 subwoofers and 5 speakers, giving me 3D / surround audio and super good bass (its 300w woofer or so)
Logitech Steering Wheel + Pedals USB
Not sure about the model, but it's quite old Logitech steering wheel + pedals, nothing special. thinking about replacing them, as it doesn't even have real force feedback and it has developed a "dead zone" in middle of right turn, it's very small, but noticeable never the less.
Keyboard 2 - Logitech K400
This is not dedicated to my main pc, but i use it as remote control when i put my main view onto TV. It's wireless keyboard + mousepad and has awesome feature, 2 left mouse clicks, where one of them is button on left side, so you can hold one thumb on mousepad and other thumb to press left click (on left side of keyboard), makes drag n drop really easy.
Headset / headphones - Logitech G930
This is the newest in the PC Setup. I wanted it mainly so i can sit behind TV and play games with controller and won't have sound issues (that my speakers are setup for main monitor, but my tv is on left side from me when i sit behind PC), but since i went for headset, i wanted a proper 3D audio headset, G930 seemed like a good choice
USB Extension / Repeater
5 meter USB repeater that goes from back of my PC to my table for ease of access. I can connect stuff there when i make reviews or connect racing wheel + pedals there, either way it's cool thing to have USB port 4-5 meters away from your pc. I got repeater (not just extensions cable) to prevent any kind of "signal" loss. USB range is 5 meters and then you need repeater, so just to make sure.
Visual - LED strip with remote control
Mounted a LED strip inside pc and connected it to MOLEX power cable. Remote reciver is behind nice chrome/mirror plastic, where it can receive the signal sent by remote controller but cannot be seen thanks to that awesome mirror/chrome plastic i put there to cover it.
I think that's about it lol, it sure has tons of gadgets that "normal" people would never even think of, specially my 2-way gaming setup, i can either sit behind pc with keyboard and mouse or i can sit on sofa with controller/racing wheel, K400 keyboard/mousepad and G930 headset. I bet i forgot something .. oh well this is too long list and this is the stuff that is directly related to my main PC setup.
Anyway my PC setup can be seen on my youtube channel and reviews of some stuff is on our other youtube channel
Anyway list your PC setup here. any comments / suggestions are welcome too.
if you have some specific setup, explain why you chose what you chose and if you regret any decisions, if so, why? and what would be your replacement ..etc
As many know, i have a whole "command center", but here i will only cover my main PC setup / gaming setup that i use daily.
UPDATE: see my other posts, i'm going to upgrade most of the stuff.
Case - Antec DF-85
Why i chose this case, is mainly because of the looks, but also because it has 7 fans fitted by default and front 3 fans have dust filters, which really do come in handy.
Then later i modified the case and cut a hole on side and mounted 22x22cm fan there + dust filter to cool my GPUs
CPU - AMD Phenom II X4 Black Edition Quad Core 3.6ghz AM3 socket
This was at a bad time, so i went with the cheapest quad core option that was above 3ghz. it's about 1 year old. I do regret it, i should have gone with something better. I want to upgrade, but then i would have this cpu laying around, not like you can really sell it ... at best i would get 40% of original price. ehh ..
right now i can get 8-core 4.5ghz for same money, so yeah.
but it works fine, GTA IV is getting stuck around 50-60fps tho, because cpu is not powerful enough.
RAM - Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600mhz 8gb (4+4)
Seemed like a good choice at a time + cheap too. Corsair is always good, so i wasn't really worrying about quality. at the time this was one of the best RAM you could get. 8gb because you don't really need more than 8, i have used 6gb when i was heavily using everything (2 games, photoshop, everest, winamp, skype, 3 browsers ..etc)
Motherboard - AsRock M3A770DE
I don't know what i was thinking? I mean motherboard is the least worries, but it does not have USB 3.0, supports only 1600mhz ram and 122w cpu and is outdated really. I guess i went for cheap version. I should have got a lot better one, however it does have SLI option, well no full SLI support, but by using "HyperSLI" tool you can bypass that issue. It has 4usb ports at back + 2 eSata/USB hybrids, so 6 USBs total at back, quite ok, but i could use 10 or more.
Need to update.
PSU - OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W ATX
I had 800w BlackStorm and it fried .. i was told not to buy PSUs from unknown companys, but i didn't want to listen, so i learned the lesson the hard way, it fried after 4 months.
Then i went for OCZ. I read a lot about it and lot of gamers have tested it in extreme environment, not just under load, but also in hot environment and they said its solid as rock + its pro version. As soon as i got it, i could tell by the crazy weight that its good PSU. if PSU weights a lot, it means its performance PSU (why?? huh?? > because weight means that it has proper transformer in it + proper heatsink). It also has naitive SLI support.
CPU Cooler - Asus Silent Knight II
I used original for a while, but it got too noisy, i built a custom wind tunnel out of paper and mounted it around the stock cooler to take the fresh air from front fan, it worked perfectly, better than most aftermarket coolers, but it looked very stupid with that paper around it (pics are in my gallery). So i decided to take a look around on ebay and amazon and found that awesome looking Silent Knight II cpu cooler by Asus, as soon as i saw it, i knew that's the one i want. it looks really awesome and ofcourse Asus always has good performance. I think it's discontinued now, it was out there for very short time, my friend wanted one like month later and couldn't find it anymore.
SSD - Samsung 250gb
Was not planning on SSD, but my primary 250gb hdd developed a bad sector and i did not want to take any risks, so i got 250gb SSD. Samsung was pretty much only choice with 250gb (i needed 250 so i can clone my old hdd onto it) and it had good reviews.
HDD external - 3tb Seagate USB3.0
This is for fraps recordings mainly, i simply went for cheapest 3tb hdd i found. Seagate is quite good so i wasn't so worried about it. It has amazing 200mb/s read/write speed, must be some internal RAID maybe? it's really very fast for HDD.
HDDs - 160gb, 300gb, 320gb
Those i didn't really buy on purpose, 1 i got from friend, another one i took out of broken / old SKY box (300gb) and another i took out of some old pc, but they come in handy. I have set them to spin down after some time and i use them for different things, 1 of them is for archives, so i barely use it, another one is for games (its almost full) and then last one is for music + some general media (pics, sounds ..etc).
I am seriously considering swapping all 3 for 250gb SSDs to win in power + noise levels, i don't really want 1-3tb internal HDD, but it's an option. for now i don't plan on doing it, since i can use my external 3tb hdd if necessary (its dedicated to main PC, i got 1tb for media, but not on main PC).
PCI-E Mini Slot - Belkin 3.0 USB card
I needed USB 3.0 for external HDD, because using USB 2.0 fraps was not able to record over 15fps, speed of usb2 was just not enough to write to hdd. I wanted to get one of those really cheap ones, thinking that ... cmon is a damn USB card, but after reading reviews where 10 or more said that it fried and took hdd with it ... i decided to do research and found that awesome Belking USB 3.0 card that had very good reviews, it even uses extra MOLEX power cable to power it, so power is not coming via pci-e mini.
PCI Slot - 2 port USB2.0 card
did not buy it, but thinking about replacing it with 5 port USB2.0 card. I simply need more USB ports. right now i have only 1 port left, rest are taken and i have 12 USB ports total (2 port usb card, 2 port usb3 card, 6 ports on back and 2 useable in front)
USB 10 port hub
Good thing to have if you use lot of memory sticks and don't want to keep swapping stuff, however it will NOT give you power of 10 ports, it can be used for memory sticks and not for devices like mouse or keyboard, you end up braking it and maybe even devices. It connects to my keyboard port and sits on my desk for easy access.
Graphic Cards - 2gb GTX550Ti SLI
Originally i wanted a graphics card that is affordable and with ok performance, so i bought GTX550Ti 2gb edition, but recently i wanted more power and i also wanted to try out SLI (as i had never tried it before), so i wanted another GTX550Ti + its cheaper than to buy new card that gives power of 2x GTX550Ti. These cards are discontinued so i found factory refurbished for quite cheap. Factory refurbished is good as new anyway, it even had protective film on it and no marks of wearing, so its good.
This SLI setup can run any modern game just fine, maybe not on max graphics, but 1080p is no problem. Main things i have to disable in new games (like Crysis 3, Tomb Raider ..etc) is AA and Shadows, well i turn shadows on minimum and it will run ok.
I'm seriously considering GTX690, but as far as i can run all new games above 40fps at 1080p and not on lowest settings, im good. im not a framerate whore, so i don't mind if i don't get 100+ fps out of every game. 50+ fps very smooth already and good enough + my monitor is only 60hz anyways.
Keyboard - Cyborg V7
When i saw it, i wanted it ! It's one of the most expensive keyboards, but it sure is worth it. I do have thought in my head to replace it with Cyborg Strike 7 (5 times more expensive) which is seriously awesome keyboard, with LCD screen and detachable modules (numpad can be put even on left side ..etc), but for now it does the trick, i don't really feel like changing keyboard so often, because im used to this one and i can type a lot faster on this keyboard than on others + 12 cyborg keys are very good.
Mouse - Cyborg RAT 7
Yet another awesomeness by Cyborg. This mouse is absolute best, it has 5600dpi lasers (normal gaming mouse has like 500dpi lol) and yes lasers, not laser, it has 2 lasers for precision. 3 quick swap profiles, 2 scroll wheels (1 is fully programmable) and 2 more fully programmable buttons + precision aim button, that slows down mouse movement from 0 - 100% (you can choose, its best for sniping). But what makes this mouse really superior, is adjustable shape! It fits into anybody's hand, because you can adjust the shape of it. It also came with different attachments for maximum comfort. It is one of the most expensive mice out there, but it's worth every bit of it. Oh yeah, it has 30g removeable weights too (5x6g), but it's already heavy as it is, with its aluminium frame.
Controller - Razer Onza Tournament Edition 360
I used to use default PS3 controller with ds3tool, but it was too annoying to run the tool each time i wanted to play, so i got Razer Onza TE instead. it's plug n play and it works on xbox360 + PC. It's not default 360 controller, it has 2 extra, remappable buttons and analogs are strenght adjustable (you can adjust the physical sensitivity of analogs). Also it has cool backlights under buttons and 5m protected USB cable, really cool controller, giving you edge over other players :)
Monitor 1 - Acer S275HL 27'' IPS
Thought that its time to upgrade, so i went for 27'' IPS. IPS technology is definetly a lot better than LCD, this is one of the best monitors you can get, there were few others choices, but Acer stood out and i wanted it ! It has unique design, 2 HDMI inputs and 1 VGA. If you don't know what IPS is .. it is better than LCD, it does not have the angle problem that LCD suffers from, you can view IPS from every angle without losing the colors and colors are a lot more brighter and realistic on it.
also 27'' is quite good, any bigger would distory the image if its still 1080p, so 27 is quite good, maybe 29 would be bareable, but any bigger would be unpractical.
Monitor 2 - Samsung B2430
about 3-4 years old by now, i just wanted 24'' monitor back then and i bought the first cheap one i saw, it turned out to be good. Samsung does have good quality anyway. However it have developed a dead pixel, it is not really visible, but sometimes in white areas it can be seen and can annoy you, but nothing bad, still going strong. Only problem it has, is the internal PSU, it heats up monitor a lot more, my primary Acer has external PSU and monitor is always at room temp, won't heat up at all.
Monitor 3 - LG TV 42''
Not dedicated to my pc, but im using HDMI splitter to clone my main monitor onto TV, so i can sit on sofa and still see my PC, TV is connected to other PCs too. it's very good when using controller and/or racing wheel to play games.
Wireless - Alfa 1000mW AWUS036NH USB adapter
Originally bought this for cracking wifi networks, but ended up using it as main adapter, i got another Alfa 2000mW AWUS036NHR which has even more power, but i don't use it as primary right now, it's used on other PCs for certain reasons. Both of these alfa adapters are amazing, they have unmatched power and performance. I strongly recommend Alfa networks if you need wifi adapter.
Bluetooth USB
This i got recently, in order to connect Wii remote controller to PC and test some stuff with it. It's a simple Bluetooth USB device, nothing special.
OCZ NIA - Neural Impulse Actuator USB
Well this i bought purely out of curiousity and because i like such stuff. NIA reads your brainwaves and allows you to control pc like that, concept is good, but unfortunetly it doesn't work as well as i hoped, i don't regret buying it, but i might have passed it if i would have known how "broken" the technology is. Problem is that wire between NIA box and headband (sensor that reads brainwaves) is not isolated and have no protection, even smallest movement of wire can set off the sensors and make them go nutz, so ....sit still and don't move a muscle. Still awesome little toy, but expensive.
Microphone - Karaoke machine's headband mic
I wanted a headband microphone (not headset) so i can talk in games without others hearing sound from my speakers, so i searched on ebay and found that one. it's very cheap, but quality is better than those expensive mics. i strongly recommend it. Also it has manual on/off switch on side and 3m wire. Connects to mic jack.
Webcam - simple usb webcam by unknown company
One of the cheapest you can get, i only got it because it goes with my PC theme (red/black). It's VGA 640x480 and that's it.
i don't really use webcam so i don't think i replace it, i might get 1080 camcorder instead that can be connected to pc.
Drive - DVD RW by unknown company
I very rarely use DVDs, so i don't really care about it, it's some old crappy DVD RW, still works, but nothing special. Not planning on upgrading either, might even remove it completely to save space and power and replace with external USB drive, which is a lot more practical nowdays.
Sound System - 5.2 surround sound
This is custom setup, i have 2 creative speakers left/right, then center and rear left/right are TEAC and subwoofer is also TEAC and control subwoofer is SilverCrest, so yeah i have 2 subwoofers and 5 speakers, giving me 3D / surround audio and super good bass (its 300w woofer or so)
Logitech Steering Wheel + Pedals USB
Not sure about the model, but it's quite old Logitech steering wheel + pedals, nothing special. thinking about replacing them, as it doesn't even have real force feedback and it has developed a "dead zone" in middle of right turn, it's very small, but noticeable never the less.
Keyboard 2 - Logitech K400
This is not dedicated to my main pc, but i use it as remote control when i put my main view onto TV. It's wireless keyboard + mousepad and has awesome feature, 2 left mouse clicks, where one of them is button on left side, so you can hold one thumb on mousepad and other thumb to press left click (on left side of keyboard), makes drag n drop really easy.
Headset / headphones - Logitech G930
This is the newest in the PC Setup. I wanted it mainly so i can sit behind TV and play games with controller and won't have sound issues (that my speakers are setup for main monitor, but my tv is on left side from me when i sit behind PC), but since i went for headset, i wanted a proper 3D audio headset, G930 seemed like a good choice
USB Extension / Repeater
5 meter USB repeater that goes from back of my PC to my table for ease of access. I can connect stuff there when i make reviews or connect racing wheel + pedals there, either way it's cool thing to have USB port 4-5 meters away from your pc. I got repeater (not just extensions cable) to prevent any kind of "signal" loss. USB range is 5 meters and then you need repeater, so just to make sure.
Visual - LED strip with remote control
Mounted a LED strip inside pc and connected it to MOLEX power cable. Remote reciver is behind nice chrome/mirror plastic, where it can receive the signal sent by remote controller but cannot be seen thanks to that awesome mirror/chrome plastic i put there to cover it.
I think that's about it lol, it sure has tons of gadgets that "normal" people would never even think of, specially my 2-way gaming setup, i can either sit behind pc with keyboard and mouse or i can sit on sofa with controller/racing wheel, K400 keyboard/mousepad and G930 headset. I bet i forgot something .. oh well this is too long list and this is the stuff that is directly related to my main PC setup.
Anyway my PC setup can be seen on my youtube channel and reviews of some stuff is on our other youtube channel
Anyway list your PC setup here. any comments / suggestions are welcome too.