There are two types of computers I want, a gaming rig and a mining rig. So I thought, what if had both of them together? I was thinking of building a gaming rig of an i7, 8GB RAM, and 2x 7950's that would double as awesome gaming cards and mining cards. I just don't see anyone talking about gaming on their rig, so maybe I'm missing something. Is it a bad idea to do this?
That's what I do. I turned my gaming rig into a miner. I figure the computer is always on anyway, since it's also my media server, might as well have it mining when I am not actively using it.
I recommend having different OC profiles, in whatever software you use to control the video cards memclock, voltage, etc. One for gaming, and one for mining. Also don't forget to disable SLI/Crossfire when you are done gaming, as it messes with mining.