The PC gaming Thread. Steam/GOG/Origin/Etc. Game/Software/Hardware talk

does anybody here use dual monitors? I was wondering if you can play a game in full screen on one monitor and then the other screen can be used for something else (youtube,internet, etc).

Yeah, a game will even default to your main monitor if you’ve got two monitors set up as seperate ones. Your second monitor will remain showing your desktop and you can just drag whatever you want to it.

I find it kind of funny that you can’t play multiplayer on multiple monitors on one PC. I guess that helps with game sales

I’m quite sure that is possible though. Given your PC is powerful enough, just run a sandboxed instance of the same game and connect to eachother via VLAN. If you’re talking about that being an integrated feature in games, like splitscreen for consoles, then the developers are to blame for not implementing that.

There are a few ways of doing it. My friend’s rig run two simultaneous instances of windows so that he and his girlfriend can play Coop together, on 2 different screens on the same rig.

Generic mouse/kb > your overpriced mouse/kb combo that will start having issues one year in. B)

I need to buy a new GPU. My monitor was more expensive than my GPU or processor. I actually was thinking about spending a bit more money on it, I could have got a 144HZ with no input lag, but if I did I’d have definitely needed a new GPU for dat 144HZ. That and, I don’t know how I’d feel going back to games that run at > 30 FPS.

Edit: I think my best bet is to wait until later in the year when the new line of GPU’s get released.

Valkyria chronicles fucks up my second monitor and boy could I use a break from watching the enemy’s slow ass turn go by. Everything else has worked perfectly fine though.

I type on a ā€˜membrane’ keyboard at work and it feels just terrible. Typing at home on my totally justifiable mechanical keyboard is 100 % better.

i use microsoft sidewinder 6 for keyboard and mx518 for mouse. i recently found out that there are different models of the 518 which sucks because the newer models are not as good as the old one, different slide points, wheel feel, and actually less accurate. i had a really old version and when i bought a current version of the 518 it was immediately apparent.

im outi

Roberth

My Razer Black Widow (4~ years) and my friggen CM Sentinel Mouse (5 years) are still running just fine and dandy with only issue is needing to clean the damn things more often, thank you very much.

I’m debating changing the color theme of my setup from Black/Purple to White/purple. Hmmm decisions decisions.

http://www.hex-gear.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/accent-packs.jpg Which would you guys pick? I know I’m sticking with purple as the accent color.

You have no idea how lucky you are.

I’m about 6 years into my Filco Majestouch keyboard (brown keys). Everyone I know seems to have a fine mechanical keyboard really. And I just bought a CM Storm Alcor to round it out.

L4D2 fri night 9pm pst. We got 4, need 4 mo for vs. Holla!

@Hawkingbird add me to srk group pls

I’ve been on PC for about 4 years and I’m still using controller 99% of the time. Alot of the stuff I look at on the web advertise the mouse’s sensitivity, so when it comes to DPI and video games, what do you all consider as the goldilocks zone for real PC gaming?

Hey guys. You know that thing that worthless teenage punks do where they pull over to pick someone up and as soon as they get close to the passenger door, they drive forward several feet and stop, wait for them, and do it again and again, and they laugh while they are doing it? Somebody needs to make a GIF illustrating this: http://www.pcgamer.com/gta-5-delayed-again-on-pc/

Only with the Razer product, really. Most other gaming brands are far more reliable. This low end Logitech model has already lasted me longer than some budget generic keyboards I’ve owned, and that’s not even a high quality mechanical keyboard.

Dude trust me I know what it’s like to be poor, but you really do get what you pay for when it comes to higher quality PC peripherals as long as you do your research.

I am down

my Razer Oroboros still kicking ass and giving me zero issues.

Physical response feedback is very good, even for just typing. I know writers who swear by their mechanical keyboards. For gaming, it’s precision. That .008’th of a second means a lot when it gets translated through your brain + Internet lag. I’ve been in many a situations where that tiny bit of a speed advantage would have won me the fight.

That said, 99% of the gaming devices out there are bullshit. Do your homework. Stay away from Razor (the brand, not you, man.

). And don’t pay more than you think you should. 110 bucks is a lot for a fucking keyboard. There are products out there at the $70 range that are just as good or better.

My keyboard cost me $20 and it’s tits. Come at me, br0.

Also, I was down to play L4D2 but then I saw that PST bullshit at the end.

Motherfuckers gotta work.