I'm an ex soldier with a massive interest in PC gaming, spacey stuff and drones. I'm basically a bit of a geek. I have been interested in PC building as a hobby since 2005, and in the last 14 years have built and maintained many PCs and home networks for family and friends. I'm now in a position where I can turn a hobby into an enjoyable job.

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There's nothing I like better than pushing the 'ON' switch on a new build and seeing it boot up. I also love to see movement in a PC case and I like seeing the the look on peoples faces when they see my liquid cooling system. Liquid cooling is not all about looks though. Liquid is much more effective than air at cooling which means that I can overclock my CPU.. A lot! Overclocking means you can get more performance out of the CPU, which means that basically I get the speed of a much more expensive CPU for about half the price! The risk of any possible leaks is minimal due to bench testing the liquid cooling loop prior to installation into the PC. However I use a non conductive fluid which wont damage any components if there is a leak.

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As for the multi monitor set up, it's a productivity thing. It also comes in handy while gaming. The triple monitor array adds peripheral vision and immersion to a game. The top left monitor is there for Teamspeak, Discord or other communication apps. The top right monitor is for an area map for an overall view. The laptop comes in handy for a browser - information etc.

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The rest of my set up includes a 4 bay NAS (Network Attached Storage) for music, movies, pictures and documents. It's connected to everything via an 8 port switch, and a line to the hub. The big TV is connected to the home network and can access the files on my NAS, and is sometimes used as an extra monitor if I need the space. 

 

System Specifications

 

Gaming PC:
CPU: Intel i7 5930k Over Clocked to 4.5GHz. Custom liquid cooled.
GPU: RTX2080Ti running the three main monitors + HTC Vive.
RAM: 64Gb Avexir Core White DDR4 @ 3000MHz.
MB: Asus Rampage V Extreme.
HDD: 256 GB Samsung M.2 PCI-e System Drive. Corsair Force 3 120Gb SSD (Games Drive) 1x SanDisk 240Gb SSD (Games Drive 2) + 1x 500Gb SSD (Steam Drive) + 1x 1TB HDD (Storage).

Optical: LG BR Reader DVD+- RW.

PSU: Enermax Platimax 1500W Modular.

Case: Antec Nineteen Hundred – Red.

OS: Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit.

 

Monitors and Peripherals:

Display: 3x 24” Monitors in Nvidia Surround – 5760x1080. 2x spare 22” monitors - 1680x1050

KB: Logitech G19.

Mouse: Logitech G502 Gaming Mouse.

Mouse pad: Corepad Deskpad XXXXXL.

Joystick: Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS.

Pedals: Thrustmaster TFRP Rudder Pedals.

Headset: Sennheiser Gaming headset. (I only use it for comms - games sound great out of the Logitech Z906 5.1 surround system.)

Web-cam: Logitech C920 HD.

Speakers: Logitech Z906 5.1 Surround System.

Microphone: SoundMAX Superbeam.

Head Tracking: TrackIR 4 Pro with Track Clip Pro.

VR Head Set: HTC Vive.

External Control: Two Samsung S4 Tablets linked with Roccat PowerGrid. One USB foot switch for use as Teamspeak foot prestel.

 

Gaming Laptop:

Clevo N170RD:

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.6GHz.
RAM: 12GB 1866MHz ADATA MIF4D1D167HZ1.
SSD: Samsung SSD 850 EVO 256GB M.2 SATA.

HDD: 1TB.
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M 4GB.
Monitor:17.3″1920 x 1080 Anti-glare LED.

Battery: 6-Cell 4400mAh 49Wh.
OS: Windows 8.1.
Weight: 3.09 kg with battery (5.96lb).

 

Laptop Other:

Lenovo X201 Tablet: Used for work and travel.

CPU: Intel i7 620LM @ 2.00GHz.

RAM: 8GB.

GPU: Intel HD Graphics.

HDD: 500GB 7200RPM.

Display: 12.1" Multitouch LED WXGA 1280x800.

OS: Kali Linux 64Bit.

 

NAS:

NetGear ReadyNas 214: 16TB Total storage using four Toshiba X300 4TB HDD's in a RAID 5 configuration.