The Gaming Rig

So what do I use for creating all of these videos and gaming? Read on, gentle soul, and discover what makes for a gaming rig at the Pond. None of this information is to be taken as an endorsement. Other hardware and software packages are available. These are just what I use. No gifts or monetary notes have been exchanged for listing components here.

Hardware

  • Corsair SPEC-02 Case (black)
  • AS Rock Fatal1ty 970 Performance Series MoBo
  • AMD FX8350+ Octa-core processor
  • Corsair DDR3 PC-3200 RAM, 24 Gb
  • ASUS Strix Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070, 8 Gb
  • 1 TB SATA HD
  • 4 GB Seagate USB3 External Backup Drive

Software

  • Windows 10
  • Photoshop, for thumbnail creation and other graphical things
  • Pretzel.rocks, for listening to tunes
  • Audacity, for audio recording
  • OBS, for live streaming and vid recording
  • Streamelements, for overlays, quality of life enhancements and more
  • Premiere, for video editing
  • Illustrator, for vector graphics work
  • Blender, for animating
  • Steam, for gaming
  • Various games, for gaming