Born on June 2, 1994, Mike "Shroud" Grzesiek is a Canadian born and retired Cloud9 CS:GO professional eSports player that now lives in California. He retired on April 18th, 2018, and turned into a full-time twitch streamer on the Twitch streaming platform.
Mike Grzesiek became popular by playing a diverse set of games, mainly PUBG, at the time. He has streamed over 6000 hours on the Twitch platform and has attained over 345 million views in that time frame.
Shroud achieved a significant milestone on March 10th, 2019, by acquiring over 100,000 subs. Shroud kept streaming full-time on Twitch until October 2019 before he made the switch to Mixer.
Shroud is no longer a Mixer streamer since he got bought out of his contract as the platform shut down and has been bought by Facebook. He currently is back live on Twitch
He usually plays the following games:
Below, we can take a look at Shroud's current streaming setup, his gaming PC, and his gaming setup.
Logitech has found a way to make their G Pro wireless gaming mouse lighter and more flexible than ever before.
The Logitech G PRO X Superlight Wireless Gaming Mouse, and Shroud's mouse of choice, only weighs 63 grams, 25% less weight than the standard model while retaining its pro-grade standards that gamers have come to love about this brand.
It features a Hero Sensor with 100 - 25600 DPI range so you can always find your perfect setting for any game or purpose within seconds! For all these reasons and more, you can see why this is part of Shrouds gaming setup.
The Logitech G PRO X is the ultimate wireless gaming headset for pro-level competitive performance.
Designed with esports pros and engineered to win, the PRO X features high-quality materials, advanced communications and precision audio.
The DTS Headphone:X 2.0 - 7.1 surround sound channel with object-based surround sound provides greater positional and distance awareness of objects in-game.
The built-in microphone (Blue VO!CE) ensures your commands are heard loud and clear.
The Logitech G840 XL Gaming Mouse Pad is a performance-tuned gaming surface designed to help any gamer play your best.
The optimized textile-weaved surface delivers peak accuracy and consistency for gaming mice by providing optimal sensor imagery to translating mouse movement into cursor movement even at high speeds.
Moderate surface friction helps you “feel” mouse movement, allowing you to accurately target using muscle memory and optimize both high-speed flicks and low-speed control.
The rubber base keeps it in place, preventing the cloth from bunching up while maintaining smooth mouse movements.
Shroud's keyboard, The Logitech G Pro X, is a high-end gaming keyboard with mechanical switches.
It has an ergonomic design that allows you to play for longer periods of time without experiencing fatigue, making it perfect for competitive gaming.
The detachable cable makes it easy to transport the keyboard, and the onboard memory lets you store your favorite settings on the computer so you can take them with you wherever you go.
The LIGHTSYNC RGB technology lets you customize your lighting pattern as well as sync up with other Logitech G devices like mice and headsets.
Shroud's monitor, the Alienware AW2721D gaming monitor, features a 240Hz refresh rate and NVIDIA G-SYNC Ultimate certification for a seamless experience with no screen tearing or stuttering.
This 27-inch QHD monitor provides you with an immersive viewing experience that will keep you coming back for more.
The IPS Nano Color technology allows you to see consistent, accurate colors across wide viewing angles without distortion or color shift.
The anti-glare display delivers optimal clarity while minimizing eye strain during long gaming sessions.
AMD Ryzen 5950X Processor is the best processor for gaming and creators.
It offers 16 cores and 32 processing threads, providing an unbeatable experience for gamers and content creators alike.
It can deliver elite 100+ FPS performance in the world's most popular games, while also offering outstanding performance in applications that utilize core-intensive technologies.
The GeForce RTX 3090 was built with huge, high-end performance in mind.
Built on the second generation GeForce RTX Architecture, this GPU features Ray Tracing Cores and Tensor Core technology that help deliver superior gaming graphics.
It also supports a blistering 24GB of memory to turn any game into your most immersive gaming experience yet
ASUS ROG Strix X570-I Gaming Motherboard is the compact performance powerhouse that packs a punch.
It features up to 8+2 power stages with a ProCool II power connector, and an actively cooled VRM heatsink for optimal heat dissipation.
This Gaming Motherboard also comes with dual PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots for ultra-fast data transfer speeds.
The HyperX Predator RGB memory module is the perfect combination of performance, style and lighting effects.
The high speed and low latency DDR4 delivers fast gaming performance while the LED lighting effects can be customized to your liking.
The MAINGEAR Vybe is the ultimate enthusiast case.
It is designed to be the perfect balance of performance and aesthetics.
The tempered glass side panel provides a window into your system’s internals, while the steel frame gives you maximum durability for years of use.
The Mouse is a powerful handcrafted microphone designed to deliver exceptional bottom-heavy recordings.
Unique rotating capsule design that adds versatility and allows you to discover all the tonal possibilities of your vocals or instruments.
Mouse is great at capturing all of the lower frequencies, from voices to drums, so it’s perfect for a variety of live sound engineering applications.
It gives you a good range of sound. It doesn't muddy your sounds. So it's easy to hear the sound. making this a perfect addition to the Shroud streaming setup.
The Rode PSA 1 mic arm is a professional studio arm for radio, broadcast, and home use.
This professional studio boom arm makes it easy to precisely position a microphone, making it a great piece of streaming gear to own.
Its innovative parallelogram design ensures that the mic will be parallel with the height is adjusted, as well as internal springs for quiet operation.
The Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 is a 2-in, 2-out USB audio interface featuring two award-winning Focusrite preamps.
Housed in an attractive anodised aluminium unibody chassis, the interface not only sounds fantastic but looks great too.
The A6000 is a Mirrorless camera that’s about half the size and weight of typical DSLRs but has the same size image sensor as most.
The interchangeable lenses and E-mount system make it easier to use than any other camera on the market.
With the new EXMOR APS HD CMOS image sensor, you'll be able to get incredible detail and stunning enlargements with up to 24.3 megapixels of resolution.
It's higher than most DSLRs, making this camera great for things that require ultra high-quality recordings such as streaming.
