Call of Duty roster: Zaccubus
Name: David "Zaccubus" Treacy
Age: 22
Origin: British
Game: World in Conflict / Command & Conquer 3
Please tell us about the equipment you use, including discussing the types of component and a short statement on why you use them.
Rock XCTX-PRO-T74
Intel Core 2 Duo T7400 2.16GHz
NVIDIA GeForce 7950 Go GTX 512MB
WSXGA+ X-Glass rock logo
1GB DDR2 667MHz (512MB x2)
100GB 7200rpm SATA
8x +/- Dual Layer DVD Writer
Windows Vista Home Premium
After the 2005 world tour I really couldn't play without a Gaming laptop it helps so much to practice it's insane. So I bought a Rock laptop just before I joined Dignitas to sort out my problems of going to LANs anywhere around the world.
I also use:
Creative Sound Blaster Extigy: as the onboard sound on the rock laptop is not that good compared to this external soundcard.
Cherry slim keyboard: this keyboard is cheap and well built.
Logitech mx510: best mouse as it's smooth, never skips in any FPS or RTS.
Mouse pad Qpad UC: amazing mouse pad.
When at home I used my Sennheiser HD250II: really good headset closed ear headphones Lightweight and comfy as hell as it has wide ear panels to fit over your ears.
When I'm at LANs I use another headset Creative FATAL1TY gaming headset: I really like the mic really nice and clear but the earphones sound quality is no where near as good as my Sennheisers but I don't mind using them at events at all.
How do you think the equipment you use helps you play better?
Yes you need a smooth fast computer you really can't afford to drop frames, have a mouse that skips, a keyboard that jams or sound that breaks up. If I lost because of my hardware I would go mad lol.
How long had you been playing before you thought about becoming a pro?
I been playing computer games since I was little, 7 years upwards but really I didn't get my first computer until I was 14 and really as soon as I played CS when I was 15 I wanted to be a pro gamer.
Was it an easy decision to become a pro gamer?
No and yes. At the time I was playing a lot, I was working a lot and doing college at the same time. But really I known for a long time this is what I wanted to do even if don't get paid at first etc. or win anything I just knew I wanted to do it so I did :D
What's your biggest success in pro gaming?
Although I just won 2 CPLs my biggest success I think was winning wcguk/i20 and getting my name out there because of that, I really been able to travel the world and seen places that I would never of seen doing a 9 to 5 job.
What's your favourite gadget?
My Rock laptop, couldn't live without it.
Tell us something about one of your team mates we don’t know…
Dogbert doesn't play drunk. Really, he doesn't :P
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