[mikey1964]

Just added a new monitor to the mix, an Acer XR341CK and I'm so lovin' it.

It's hooked up to my main gaming rig (i7 3960X + 2x 290X) as well as another rig (FX8350 + HD7970) which can handle light gaming and for watching movies. No pie for guessing what movie is on the pic below...

 

[WayTooCrazy]

Sweet Monitor! I need an upgrade myself (handed off 2 of my monitors to my son).  Is that a scene from Prometheus?

 

[mikey1964]

Sweet Monitor! I need an upgrade myself (handed off 2 of my monitors to my son).  Is that a scene from Prometheus?

Give the man a well-deserved pie! I'm really enjoying myself gaming and watching movies. Below is the exact same scene without cropping, ignore the black bars on the sides as you won't see them on a 16:9 monitor, but the dreaded black bars on top and below will be visible on 16:9 monitors though.

 

[BucketInABucket]

Here I go!

1. i7-6700K
2. Scythe Kotetsu
3. Asus MAXIMUS VIII GENE
4. Corsair Vengeance LED 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 - White
5. Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB
6. Fujitsu F300 480GB 2.5" SSD
7. MSI GTX-1080 GAMING X
8. Jonsbo UMX4 Window Version (Black)
9. Corsair AX860i
10. 6 x Corsair ML120 Pro LED (one on the CPU cooler)

 

[Neccros]

OT: Anyone here play MAME on a ultra wide 21:9 monitor??  Does it keep the lo-res aspect ration in the middle of the screen or does it try and stretch it out?
 
I really want a UW but the things I do I am not sure its the best choice for it

 

[Rhenoware]

Here's mine:
 
https://pcpartpicker.com/b/cLtJ7P
 
CPU: Intel Core i5 4590
CPU Cooler: CM Hyper 212+
RAM: 2x4GB 2133Mhz G.Skill Ares
Motherboard: AsRock Z97 Extreme 3
Storage: 1TB Toshiba 7200rpm
Case: NZXT Switch 810
Power Supply: XFX 550W PRO
Graphics card: 9800GTX+
Keyboard: CM Quickfire XT w/ Cherry MX Blue
 

 

[Pacifica]

Going strong since 2010!
 

1. i7 950 @ 3.06GHz
2. EVGA SLi3 Motherboard
3. 6GB Corsair Dominator 1600Mhz
4. EVGA GTX 660 FTW
5. Corsair HX750 PSU
6. Samsung 950 Pro SSD

 

[alucard177]

This buddy just arrived from amazon. Can't wait to install it.

 

[atarione]

I have been rocking this for awhile now 
 
i7-4770K /Z87X-UD3H / 12GB DDR3 / Radeon HD7950 / 256GB Cruical M4 SSD / 1TB hitachi HD/ NZXT H630 case / Seasonic  X750 power supply
 
my desk is messy so a bit older pic but about like this:

 

[TinkerToyTech]

Primary workstation:
Gigabyte Z170X-UD5H Motherboard
Intel I7-6700K CPU
Corsair H110 GTX Cooler
32GB of HyperX DDR4
EVGA 970 GTX Video card
3x27 inch Panels
Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 500GB SSD OS / App drive
SanDisk Ultra II SSD 960GB for Rendering / Video transcoding processing
LSI MegaCache 9260-8i Host Bus Adaptor with:
6x3TB WD Red drives for file storage in Raid 6 (approx 11TB user storage)
Fractual Design Case
Behringer UMC202HD USB digital interface
 
Secondary Workstation:
ASUS Z77V Motherboard
Intel I7-3770K CPU
Corsair H100i Cooler
32GB of Crucial DDR3
AMD Radeon 6950 Video card with 6970 bios
3x23 inch Acer Panels on tripleheader mount
Crucial 1TB SSD for OS / Rendering / Video transcoding processing
LSI Megacache 9211-8i Host Bus Adaptor with:
6x3TB Seagates for File Storage
Fractual Design Midtower case
Alesis 8 channel USB mixer

 

[WayTooCrazy]

  Going strong since 2010!
 

1. i7 950 @ 3.06GHz
2. EVGA SLi3 Motherboard
3. 6GB Corsair Dominator 1600Mhz
4. EVGA GTX 660 FTW
5. Corsair HX750 PSU
6. Samsung 950 Pro SSD

Since I have been gaming less on my PC and have been coerced to play on the PS4 with friends and family, my computer should be going strong for quite some time as well. I still want to get one of those Mammoth 34" Ultra Wide screens though.

 

[460414]

Out of curiosity is there visible/perceived trend/correlation to headphones/DACs/AMPs/brands and PC hardware here?  Other than possibly just general higher pc price = higher audio gear price?

 

[U-3C]

  Out of curiosity is there visible/perceived trend/correlation to headphones/DACs/AMPs/brands and PC hardware here?  Other than possibly just general higher pc price = higher audio gear price?

No.
 
Implementation is key, and it's up to the manufacturer to decide how much priority is given to audio. Low end pcs might have a smaller budget, so their designs might neglect audio fidelity. High end pcs might be targeting different people, so even if they mention their audio implementation, it's just marketing. They often are more than willing to sacrifice audio for other features, especially with custom built pcs, where a lot of it is at the mercy of the builder anyways. In my case, my pc was noisy as hell. Then I moved a cable about two centimeters and it is now cleaner than my dedicated dac.
 
My budget laptop from 5 years ago is still the king though. Again, it's all in the implementation, not the price they slapped on.
 
Of course, even in the audio gear industry, higher price doesn't really mean better fidelity, and better fidelity definitely does not mean better sounding.

 

[460414]

 
No.
 
Implementation is key, and it's up to the manufacturer to decide how much priority is given to audio. Low end pcs might have a smaller budget, so their designs might neglect audio fidelity. High end pcs might be targeting different people, so even if they mention their audio implementation, it's just marketing. They often are more than willing to sacrifice audio for other features, especially with custom built pcs, where a lot of it is at the mercy of the builder anyways. In my case, my pc was noisy as hell. Then I moved a cable about two centimeters and it is now cleaner than my dedicated dac.
 
My budget laptop from 5 years ago is still the king though. Again, it's all in the implementation, not the price they slapped on.
 
Of course, even in the audio gear industry, higher price doesn't really mean better fidelity, and better fidelity definitely does not mean better sounding.

 
I don't mean the integrated audio in their PC, I mean correlation between peoples PC specs and their other independent audio hardware eg headphone dedicated amps/dacs etc as a whole.

 

[U-3C]

I don't mean the integrated audio in their PC, I mean correlation between peoples PC specs and their other independent audio hardware eg headphone dedicated amps/dacs etc as a whole.

My apologies for misreading.

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Well, you are on Head-Fi after all. People here actually give a damn about audio, where as most people in the planet don't even know this is a thing.

I run a PC with an r9 390 and an i5-4690k. My preferred setup is my PC's onboard audio and a pair of Phillips SHE3590.