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The ultimate custom PC gaming rigs
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LEDs: no actual benefit, but they look super cool
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You don’t have to spend a fortune to put together a half-decent gaming PC. You can put in as many shiny LEDs and complex water cooling systems as you like, but when it comes to farming and fragging the investment is all but negligible. The truth is, with a half decent set-up you’re pretty much sorted.
Some, however, like to push the boat out a bit with their ‘battlestations’ to show off or intimidate. In the real world of limited space and normal salaries that might extend to an SSD for faster load times, a second graphics card to give your PC more juice, or another monitor so you can throw Hearthstone up on one while you wait for the League of Legends queue to pop. There’s always one that takes it a step too far, though. And these folks below have created some of the most ridiculous gaming rigs of all time.
Seven gamers, one PC
Playing a few matches of CS:GO or Dota 2 with your pals chatting on Discord is a fine enough way to do things. However, what’s the one issue you’ll face when the clan wants to roll out and face off against others at a local LAN event? You’ll all have to lug your rig from home all the way to the venue. Or, if you’re the host of an eSports event, you’ll have to source at least ten PCs for players to compete on. Luckily, someone’s found a solution to both those problems.
The above monstrosity is capable of running seven gaming instances off of a single tower. The incredibly quirky custom build is running off two CPUs, with each gamer having access to 32GB of RAM, a 1TB SSD and an AMD graphics card. It doesn’t just provide some flimsy performance either. It’s full 3440 x 1440 resolution at 60fps or more for each player. So there you have it, no need for anyone to precariously transit their rig to the LAN when this single cube can handle everyone at once for practice or tournament play.
Mixing work and play
Everyone needs a desk to put their PC on, so why not save some space and use the PC you play on as a desk too? This intimidating setup comes from the mind of Peter Brands, who has created a number of off-the-wall PC builds. Unsurprisingly, there’s an impressive selection of components inside that would chew through any game with ease.
There’s not much here that could be technically advantageous to any of your eSport endeavours, but consider the psychological advantage. Imagine sitting down at it as you queue into a game of Overwatch or jump into a racer and taking into the majesty of the elaborate construct before you. On this vibrant and glowing beast surely there’s nothing else you can do but win.
Two for one special
Here’s a giant monolith of a PC that represents the hubris of mankind. Built in 2016, it’s actually two entire PCs smashed together to make one mega-rig. The first features an entirely necessary 10-core processor, three 980Ti graphics cards and 64GB of memory. That is more than enough to run absolutely anything you would consider an eSport, even modern titles attempting to break into the scene such as For Honor.
The second half of the PC features a Core i7 and 16GB of RAM – lesser parts, but still nonetheless more than capable of keeping up with CS:GO and League of Legends. In fact, the set-up is perfect for any eSports streaming megastar as it would comfortably output to Twitch, run whatever game of your choosing and be able to render any videos for YouTube. It’s the ultimate all-in-one solution. Yours for just $20,000.
I see everything
One of the most important factors in any competitive eSport is having all the information you need about the game, your team-mates and your opponents readily available. Fortunately, ‘Bereghost’ is well aware of this requirement and has the perfect set-up for you.
He has put together ten (yes, ten) monitors on which you could display absolutely everything you need to know about a game at once: the scoreboard screen, the item store, the minimap, your talent tree, move list, death times, your opposition, their Facebook profile, a list of known associates. And then, after all that, you’d even have space left to track your order from the takeaway place around the corner.
Just imagine it for a game of StarCraft 2. You could be a true battlefield commander, watching over a number waypoints at once and easily control skirmishes on multiple fronts, while dipping back into your base to ensure the production cycle keeps ticking over to produce more units.
Yo, dawg
Sometimes, wherever you may be, you might get the sudden urge for a quick game. Whether that’s on the family road trip or in the parking lot of a supermarket. Sure, you can bring along your phone or Switch or 3DS or whatever that Sony handheld was called, but they don’t have the raw power of a souped up gaming PC or console. Neither do they, outside of the odd game of say, Splatoon or Vainglory, have a game you would remotely consider an eSport. Don’t worry, Trust Gaming has your back.
Because Pimp My Ride was a thing, Trust has put a PC, 2 PS4s and 2 Xbox Ones in the back of a an SUV. The rear passenger section has been converted into a slick PC gaming lounge with a 55 inch curved 4K TV and you can pop the boot to find two more TVs in the passenger seats hooked up to the consoles. With this ludicrous vehicle you could tour the world and stop every passerby to show off your eSports cred. You could rack up a huge KDA ratio or annihilate them 1v1 at the local petrol station before driving off into the sunset, never to been seen again.
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