

Name: Gareth "GaRpY" Marshall
Age: 21
Origin: English
Game: Quake 4

Please tell us about the equipment you use, including discussing the types of component and a short statement on why you use them.

I currently use an Intel duo processor because it is one of the fastest out. I also use an 8800gtx graphics card with two gig of corsair ram because I need all the top end gear to compete at the highest levels of the game I play.
How do you think the equipment you use helps you play better?
Equipment helps a lot with playing games, because you need all the frames you can get to be able to keep up with everyone else. It's all about getting the advantage in gaming and if you have all the best equipment and someone else doesn't, that's a very big advantage!
What are your favourite games?
My favourite games are Half Life Death Match and Quake 4.
How long had you been playing before you thought about becoming a pro?
I have been playing games since I was 11 years old. I decided I wanted to go pro when I was about 18. I actually went pro when I was 19 and have been playing in competitions all round the world since.
How did you get noticed by Team Dignitas?
Well I got noticed when I did really well in the New York finals for pain killer where I finished top 16, and I had only been playing the game six months :)
Was it an easy decision to become a pro gamer?
Well it's been my dream since I very first started playing games online, so it was a pretty easy decision for me :)
What's your biggest success in pro gaming?
Well I don't know about biggest success, I have had many. So I will tell you the best feeling I have got in pro gaming and that was when I beat fatality on stage in front of hundreds of people in South Africa.
Who's your toughest opponent?
My toughest opponent would be myself! I am my worst opponent in competitions, soon as I got over getting so mad at myself I started to improve a lot more and started to beat some really good players and slowly worked my way up to the top :)
Tell us something about three of your team mates…
Hell likes sheep
Ramz likes to take me out for dinner at pizza hut ;)
Odee shouts at me too much :(
What's your favourite gadget?
My iPod and laptop :D
What do you think you'd be doing if you weren't in Team Dignitas?
I am not to sure to be honest, probably trying to follow my dream in some other team that wasn't anywhere near as good as Dignitas :)