In the latest episode of The Tek, I asked a question: "What do you use your hardware for?" Here is a list of what I do with mine:
There is no need to mention the basics... like "surfing the web"... So, what do you use your hardware for?
I am a gamer, a customiser, and an archivist......
I also use it for communications, auctions, and research.
Video Editing
Gaming
Graphic Design
Animation
Web Design
Software development (just shit that I make to add to my Admin Chest to make pc repair easier :P)
BIOS mods for OEM systems
Writting my book
Operating System Kernel Modifications
Gaming, video editing, tinkering and adding to it...always learn something. I use it to watch movies, listen to music. But mostly just gaming.
just gaming,music,movies,surfing here
Gaming, websurfing, school, basic video editting, music and chat. My rig is kinda overkill for such basic tasks, but I keep telling myself: "Life is too short for slow computers". I'm also a guy who is too poor to buy cheap stuff, so for me having an expensive rig that will last long is better then having a decent rig that needs upgrades every once in a while.
Gaming, web surfing, coding, rendering, light video editing, music.. that's about it.
Gaming
Basic Digital Media Work
Folding@Home (I like to put my hardware to good use)
Gaming
Music Recording and production
Light video editing and production
also use folding@home whenever I'm afk
Content Creation: Video Editing, Photo Editing, Cinema 4D, attempts at Website, Software, and App Development.
Gaming!
Along with lots of content consumption.
Most of my hardware is focused on HTPC builds around the house. With one gaming rig and a server for streaming.
Programming
Gaming
Plenty of word processing
BBC iplayer
Lots of research.
Gaming, Video editing.
Coding, Music Production, Video Editing, Visual Effects, Web Design, Gaming, Writing.
Pretty much gaming and benchmarks.
I've been rendering, like, 8 youtube videos a day, lately, heh. I mostly play games and listen to music, too.
in order of most used to least used
facebook (business relations, contact with friends as I don't have a phone)
wracking my brain on the internet for Game/plot insperation for the two projects I'm leading
Newegg product research (got to keep in check of the lowerst prices, the fastest products and the most reliable as well)
anime and manga, I enjoy each equally
listining to music
playing games
things I used to do non stop
folding at home
boinc distributed computing
and like everyone else with a dedicated GPU, bitcoin, but that was a long time ago in a galaxy far far away
Hehehehe, I have a complete other rig for folding@home and game server use...