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Jonah Gravenstein
Machiavellian Space Bastards
#21 - 2013-01-06 14:43:39 UTC  |  Edited by: Jonah Gravenstein
1) Homebuilt AMD quadcore desktop, ati radeon hd 6870, 8gb RAM
2) Two
3) One
4) Yes
5) I'll upgrade components as needed, I've never bought a whole PC and I don't plan on starting now.

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Alpheias
Tactical Farmers.
Pandemic Horde
#22 - 2013-01-06 15:23:55 UTC
1) Two homebuilt desktops and one "Steambox".

2) One each for the desktops whereas the Steambox is connected to a 50" Plasma.

3) Depends on what desktop I am using, but usually tree-four clients.

4) Very happy with what I have.

5) Probably looking to replace the tower of one the desktops. Maybe also upgrade the 560ti in it, the other one has a 670 GTX.

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Marie Hartinez
Aries Munitions and Defense
#23 - 2013-01-07 23:13:52 UTC
1. Custom built AMD 6 core with 16GB on Asus MB and EVGA GTX 480 with 1.5GB, yadda yadda.
2. 2 1920x1200 24" monitors.
3. 1 client on each screen.
4. Very happy, since I did all the research and built it myself. It's about 2 years old and still very fast for my use.
5. Upgrading/new computer depends on budget. Right now, the only thing I would consider upgrading is the video card.

Surrender is still your slightly less painful option.
Mizhir
Devara Biotech
#24 - 2013-01-07 23:20:49 UTC
1) An old and cheap Medion Desktop I purchased in a german supermarket.
2) 1, but sometimes I use a TV as 2nd monitor (it hangs just above my primary monitor)
3) 1
4) It has been quite good considering the price, but it's tempting to start upgrading it.
5) Don't have any plans yet, but within a year I might replace it.

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Noriko Satomi
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#25 - 2013-01-07 23:30:00 UTC

  1. Desktop: 4 x Core i7 - 920, 12 GB RAM, Radeon HD 5870, Win 7 64bit
  2. One big one
  3. Two, occasionally three
  4. Yes
  5. Next: new graphics card, a year or two, new desktop, but not Win 8 or any fondle-screen OS


I really think Microsoft was stupid to kill Aero just because they couldn't run it on a tablet. Of course you can't run that on a tablet, but that's not what it's for. Why is it we have to take gigantic strides backward because tablets are the new cool things? They aren't actually better for things like playing games or getting work done.
Sidus Isaacs
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#26 - 2013-01-08 09:33:58 UTC
Lexmana wrote:
There is a discussion about the future of the PC gaming platform here and I thought it would be interesting to see what kind of computers the forum warriors use to play EVE and what you think about your next computer (yeah, I don't think we will get a representative estimate).

I play on a laptop and I am very happy with that set up and I suspect I am not alone but that laptop players are still a small minority.

1) What kind of computer do you use to play EVE?
2) How many monitors to you connect to your computer?
3) How many clients do you have open in general?
4) Are you happy with your current setup?
5) What are your plans for your next computer?

My answer:

1) Laptop (rMBP with Nvidia GT 650M 1GB)
2) Only built in LCD
3) Up to two clients (alt+tab)
4) Very happy
5) No plans yet (maybe a second monitor)


The real future of pc gaming, and indeed, all kinds of electronics, is miniaturization. Thus tablets or similar with wireless interfaces towards bigger peripherals (like a big screen, keyboard, mouse, VR goggles etc).

MS Surface is one step in that direction, though a bit big and clunky for now. Also the same reason I always buy laptops currently, good enough to do what I need them to do (like my two year old laptop plays Natural Selection II flawlessly, and run multiple EVE accounts at the same time) and small enough to easily stash away and carry. (Yes yes, price is a little bit more on laptops for now, but not for long.)
AlleyKat
The Unwanted.
#27 - 2013-01-08 10:59:33 UTC
1) 7 year-old custom spec core-duo, 670GTX
2) 1 x 24" M-PVA LCD 10 bit
3) 1
4) Not very
5) Haswell, 64 GB RAM, nVidia SLI, 21:9 Dell 10 bit - apportioned $4k/£3k for this. Goal is to last another 6-7 years, equating $500-600 p/a

I believe cloud gaming is some time off, as in: all one needs is a display and control system - but home office/cloud computing is much closer.

Once home office / cloud computing reaches a certain point, the cost will drop significantly and cloud gaming / remote rendering of DirectX API to 2-4K resolution will make client-side rendering niche.

Very large sums of money for this are being hedged right now.

Bandwidth will become the new utility.

AK

This space for rent.
Reiisha
#28 - 2013-01-08 11:50:32 UTC
Lexmana wrote:
There is a discussion about the future of the PC gaming platform here and I thought it would be interesting to see what kind of computers the forum warriors use to play EVE and what you think about your next computer (yeah, I don't think we will get a representative estimate).

I play on a laptop and I am very happy with that set up and I suspect I am not alone but that laptop players are still a small minority.

1) What kind of computer do you use to play EVE?
2) How many monitors to you connect to your computer?
3) How many clients do you have open in general?
4) Are you happy with your current setup?
5) What are your plans for your next computer?

My answer:

1) Laptop (rMBP with Nvidia GT 650M 1GB)
2) Only built in LCD
3) Up to two clients (alt+tab)
4) Very happy
5) No plans yet (maybe a second monitor)


1) Custom built (i5 2500k OC, AMD 6970, 8gb)
2) 3x 22" LG's
3) Just one.
4) Yes, aside from one peculiarity with my graphics card (planning on replacing it with a 680 this year)
5) None yet, this one will serve me fine for another 2 years or so after the gfx upgrade.

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Chainsaw Plankton
FaDoyToy
#29 - 2013-01-08 12:11:01 UTC
1) Desktop
2) two monitors
3) 2-3 clients
4) Pretty happy, a third monitor would be the most likely thing that I would add.
5) dunno about a next computer*, more likely to make upgrades to what I have. probably get a new mobo and an i5 or i7 (although at this point probably wait for the next gen and whatnot) and/or a gtx 600 series (or two, and again probably wait for the 700s or something) don't feel like I'm lacking any power right now, any upgrade would be mostly for e-peen.

*might buy a cheap laptop for mostly just web browsing/spreadsheets and whatnot, if it runs eve that is just a bonus.

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Akita T
Caldari Navy Volunteer Task Force
#30 - 2013-01-08 13:24:41 UTC  |  Edited by: Akita T
1) 2+ years old self-assembled desktop PC (CPU i5 760, GPU GTX 460), occasional upgrades made (latest going from 4GB to 16GB RAM)
2) Right now just a single 23" FHD one (due to desk space issues primarily), but planning on adding a second one at some undetermined time in the future (or better said, switching from one 23" to two larger ones, alongside a purchase of a new larger desk)
3) Usually just one EVE client, very seldom two, never three nor more
4) Could also use a large OS SSD sooner rather than later, but generally, content with what I have going now
5) Keep upgrading this one bit by bit as/when needed rather than get a brand new one

...

There's usually not enough money in my discretionary budget for a laptop that would even begin to be in the same "power class" with the desktop, and I am seldom away from my desktop (and when I am, it is not for long), so it's likely it will remain my primary and almost exclusively used gaming machine for a good while longer.

We (me and my wife) also have a nearly 1 year old cheap-ish laptop for casual gaming (single instance EVE runs adequately enough on it) when I'm away, which is used as my wife's primary machine when at home, but that's used by me only short term and infrequently.

Additionally, we also recently (common Christmas present) got a wif-fi only 16GB version Google/Asus Nexus 7 tablet, which is for now generally relegated to occasional ebook reading and facebook checking duties or such while too lazy to stay out of the bed, but I also use teamviewer from it for remote logins to my home desktop when away from home (or too lazy to go to the desk, or too late to get out of bed and bother the still sleeping wife) and the wife keeps the laptop busy.

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Mina Sebiestar
Minmatar Inner Space Conglomerate
#31 - 2013-01-08 14:56:27 UTC
Custom built PC, 3rd gen i7 12gig ram hd 7700(some weird 2gb offspring)...have i7 custom built laptop stop playing before i killed it so Gf is using it as Fb/whatever.

Dual 23" mounted,love it

Mostly one up to 3 when needed,

Happy

Will do more Ram/Gpu but not in hurry.

You choke behind a smile a fake behind the fear

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NeoShocker
The Dark Space Initiative
Scary Wormhole People
#32 - 2013-01-09 06:10:44 UTC  |  Edited by: NeoShocker
1. Desktop, a PC I built 5 years ago. Q6600 cpu, GTX 570 (formerly SLI 8800GT).
2. 1, my 2nd monitor crapped out on me :( Need new one.
3. 2 clients.
4. Mostly happy, yes. It is showing age, especially CPU power. :)
5. It has maybe 4-5 more years of gaming life, but I plan to build a new PC. I need moar powah :) 1.1k bucks initially, then about $300 more in over 5 years invested, it isn't bad machine at all.
Eurydia Vespasian
Storm Hunters
#33 - 2013-01-09 07:43:00 UTC
Lexmana wrote:
1) What kind of computer do you use to play EVE?
2) How many monitors to you connect to your computer?
3) How many clients do you have open in general?
4) Are you happy with your current setup?
5) What are your plans for your next computer?


1. dell xps
2. one
3. one
4. quite Big smile
5. not sure. seems pretty far ahead to think about.
vikari
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#34 - 2013-01-09 22:18:26 UTC
1) What kind of computer do you use to play EVE?
2) How many monitors to you connect to your computer?
3) How many clients do you have open in general?
4) Are you happy with your current setup?
5) What are your plans for your next computer?

My answer:

1) Laptop (Toshiba Qosmio x870 w/ GeForce GTX 670M, i7-3630QM, 12GB DDR3)
2) laptop +1 external
3) Up to three clients (window mode, will alt tab on one window if running 3 clients)
4) Yes and no. Desktop with a triple monitor would be nice, but no mobility. I have a happy medium.
5) I'll continue with the Qosmio series, I upgrade every other year. I have considered a Matrox Triple Head2Go for the monitor solution.
Mars Theran
Foreign Interloper
#35 - 2013-01-10 08:54:57 UTC
I made it myself; it consists of higher end desktop components. I'm not sure that you'd call it custom, especially now as it doesn't even have a chassis anymore. It just sits there attached to a tray with cables to HDDs stacked and interleaved with aluminum plates for cooling, monitor and peripherals, and PSU.

Aside from some recent issues though, it runs pretty good most of the time. Smile
zubzubzubzubzubzubzubzub
Calico-Jack Daniels
#36 - 2013-01-10 20:54:32 UTC
I've been very happy with my setup so far as it allows me to play on the couch while my Wife watches TV... for some reason this is an acceptable way to play videogames as she hates it when i lock myself in the basement doing so.


1) 17" Early Spring 2011 Macbook Pro with upgraded 16Gb RAM
2) None, I use the built in 17" screen.
3) 2
4) Extremely
5) Probably a dedicated laptop for Pentesting so I can remove gigabytes worth of virtual machines from the Macbook Pro, or just remove the optical drive and put in another HDD

I go well with Quafe...
Iosue
League of Gentlemen
The Initiative.
#37 - 2013-01-11 23:03:38 UTC
1) Custom-built older quad-core: Intel Q6600 (circa 2007) 2.4Ghz; 4GB DDR3; Kingston SSD (just bought a new HyperX SSD to replace the older Kingston SSD Big smile); EVGA GeForce 570GTX; Antec 1200 Case.
2) 1 - 52" Mitsubishi LCD @ 1920 x 1080p
3) almost always 4
4) for the most part. currently my bottleneck is the SSD, and i just purchased a new one, so hoping i can squeeze a few more years before upgrading.
5) Won't be an entirely new computer, just gonna upgrade the CPU/Mobo/Ram once my current setup bites the dust or can't keep up. Although the core of this build is over 5 years old, it still keeps up given the newer ram, video card and SSD. i love being able to replace parts and customize my build as i go along. Over the years i've replaced almost every part of the original build except for the CPU and Mobo. i don't think i would every buy a pre-built computer. between this rig and my iPhone 4, i don't really have a need for a laptop or tablet.
Iosue
League of Gentlemen
The Initiative.
#38 - 2013-01-11 23:11:58 UTC
NeoShocker wrote:
1. Desktop, a PC I built 5 years ago. Q6600 cpu, GTX 570 (formerly SLI 8800GT).
2. 1, my 2nd monitor crapped out on me :( Need new one.
3. 2 clients.
4. Mostly happy, yes. It is showing age, especially CPU power. :)
5. It has maybe 4-5 more years of gaming life, but I plan to build a new PC. I need moar powah :) 1.1k bucks initially, then about $300 more in over 5 years invested, it isn't bad machine at all.


heh, just noticed we share the same cpu/gpu. that combo has worked great for me over the years and still has some life left in it. cheers.
AntoniusTuranic
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#39 - 2013-01-23 22:06:58 UTC  |  Edited by: AntoniusTuranic
recently bought a laptop worth £300 it's one of those that have APU processors and holy grail, it runs eve smoothly, hence it's the first cheap gaming notebook I know , it's samsung with 3530 MX processor and 6620G video card , 8gb of RAM, don't get me wrong I got a decent pc with GTX 670 , but now I can play eve away from home for such a low price...


Samsung NP305V5A-A05DX A8-3530MX, 8GB RAM, 750GB
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