Antipodean Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 I just finished building my new computer this evening, and couldn't help myself - I just had to have a lil boast. ;) AMD Athlon X2 3800 Dual Core CPU Gigabyte Mobo with HD Audio and nVIDIA GeForce 6100 chipset 1 gig Dual channel King Max RAM (2x512) Lovely big Cooler Master CPU fan with all copper heatsink Crappy Old Compaq case that required some hack sawing to fit the new 500w Power supply TV capture card! - I definitely think some overclocking will be in order in the not too distant future) ----------------------------------- Anyhow - thats my new pride & joy - feel free to join in the fun & share your PC setup too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mrthumps Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 Mine isn't anything special. Started as a Dell(dimension 4550) but after a few Upgrades it's alot better : Intel P4 2.58 Ghz processor 512 MB DDR Ram <--started at 128 120 Gig 7500 rpm HD 2nd rack Western Digital 40 Gig 7500 HD <--I took that out of my old compy 16x DVD rom drive 2nd rack LG double layer DVD burner (DVd :16x +r, 16x -r, 8x +rw, 6x-rw, 5x-ram, 16x read, 4x+r DL/Cd :40x24x40)<--bought and installed about a year ago Creative Labs soundblaster Live! 5.1 surround sound card Nvidia Geforce FX 5500 AGP 256Mb Video card <--Just got this. Used to have a 64mb card 6x USB ports(4 back, 2 front) 2x Harmon/kardon speakers Monitor - 17 inch Dell base montior. Nothing special except I was suppose to get a 15. They goof I win. Joystick - Logitech Wingman Extreme digital Webcam - Logitech Quickcam pro 4400 Headset - Logitech Internet Chat Headset Mouse - Microsoft optical mouse(it was cheap and it's the basic) Printer - Canon Multipass 370 photo/scanner/copier/printer. - I was surprisied how good the photos look printed by this machine Digi-cam : Kodax DX3500(can't see it because it was used to take this picture) I'll probably be adding more ram and maybe getting a better sound card at some point. I may replace the DVD rom drive with something a little better but there's no real rush since my DVD burner can read anything the other drive can't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TetsuoShima Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 hehe, if this is for boasting, I better stay out... :D My pc is in urgent need for an upgrade, but I'm still waiting 'till next year to do so. Will have to make do for the next year. Athlon XP 3000+ (@3200+ with unlocked multiplier, I got lucky when I bought it) :p 1 gig of pc3200 ram in dual channel (for as far as an nforce 2 really has dual channel, still 64 bit max total, not the current 128 bit dual channel yet...) nvidia 6800 gpu 128 meg 160 GB hdd cheap ass dvd lcd display and 2.1 box-set nothing special (i've had it for about 2 years now) and it runs pretty hot during summer... next year, I guess I'm going for a 45nm intel core duo something, but who know what happens by then in hardware country... :D I really have more need for power efficiency right now, then for 'horsepower'... (so you can guess this athlon sux at it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bones2097 Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 umm my pc is old (duron 1.2),,, but my laptop kicks ass!!! (well i've had it for 2 years now... :) ).... 3GHz P4 (1mb cache)... 512 DDR Ram... 64Mb ati radeon 9700 mob... (Tv-out) DL dvd writer... 15.5" display... 80 Gb hdd... (5400rpm-8Mb cache)... 4 usb2 & firewire, IR, wifi, mulit card reader... yeah battery don't last long but i knew that, i wanted portability, not mobility.... next year i'll get a new pc.... looking at the new intell core duo 2.. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyran Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 mine is in my sig lol but why over clock it ? over clocking just wears it out quicker and theres nothing out yet that your setup can't handle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilander72 Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 I upgraded mine last autumn... (sold old one for a pizza, a damn good pizza) P4 3.0 GHz (630, 2MB L2 cache) with arctic cooling. (virtually silent, only air drag sound, besides the GeForce fan makes a lot more noise and I'm considering to replace it) 1 GB RAM (2x512 dual, 533) 200 GB HDD (7200rpm) GeForce 6600GT (256Mb) 19" Samsung 913N flat screen (1280x1024) Everything is pretty middle end... and cost about $1500 Why waste money on something that becomes obselete within a year? (high end becomes standard or a low end becomes useless) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megalith Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 ok its not brill but heres my system AMD Athlon XP 2000+ 768Megs DDR Nvidia 6600LE (256MB ) 8xAGP Creative Live Player 5.1 (400 Watt speakers hehehe) Pioneer DVD RW 160Gig HDD, 120Gig HDD, 60Gig HDD (not enough tho) cheap case with 350W PSU (25 quid) 6 USB2 has bluetooth,GraphicPad(Wacom Graphire), WiFi (108Megs), Usb Headset, Various MP3 players and a card reader. 19' Mitsubishi monitor Creative WebCam HP keyboard, Microsoft mouse(hardly use but its there incase i need it) other pc:- Touchpad (kind of a laptop with a touch sensitive screen) 330Mhz built in 8 megs graphics ATI built in sound Bluetooth runs win98 at the moment use it mainly as a jukebox. thinking of putting a newer motherboard in it but not sure cuz i dont use it much... maybe if i upgraded it i could sell it tho :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antipodean Posted June 21, 2006 Author Share Posted June 21, 2006 but why over clock it ? over clocking just wears it out quicker and theres nothing out yet that your setup can't handle Just because its faster? Thats pretty much is the only reason I had in mind... also it might be kinda interesting - its not something I've set myself to yet. So I guess the short answer would have to be - just for kicks & giggles ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tablet Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 OMG my pc is a complete rust bucket compared to all above (well i am a student, what do you expect?) Ok here it goes: AMD Sempron 2200+ (1.5Ghz) 256mb ram 256mb Radeon 9550 40gb HDD (don't laugh) 8x Nec DVD-RW Crappy old Hauppageauge Tv card Keyboard, Speakers, and 15" Monitor from my old pc (7 years old) Mouse - nicked it from school, shhhhh!! Oh and i have a monchrome 486 laptop too, runs all the old Dos stuff, i managed to get win 95 on it too I do plan to upgrade in the near future, y'know when i actually get a job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x5315 Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 kinda related: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/5099584.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megalith Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 wow cool! a THz processor now that would be so cool thinkin if they come about within the next five years will hold back on upgrading my current system... well maybe huh bet they will cost a lolla lolly tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antilles Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 Mines still in need of an upgrade, havent done anything in the last 5 years apart from a new DVDRW (another new one tomorrow) P4 1.8GHz 128mb GeForce 4 Ti4600 512MB Rambus SB Live Platinum (5.1 Surround system) 19" Mitsubishi TFT Monitor optical Mouse, Keyboard, cam etc After my new DVDRW burner I might go for a new bigger HD (only 80GB right now, not very good for storing all my Big 'T' files hence my burners dying every few years! Then a new processor and 3D card but Im waiting till the new cards come out then Ill get a currently expensive top card a bit cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slug Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 I strongly recommend 3 screens and 500gb hard disk space. The only problem is you can get this wierd repetitive psychosis from doing too many things at once Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenofNine Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 I use the family's laptop for my computing, and it has NO, repeat NO graphics capabilities, so I stick to strategy games, mostly. P4 3.0GHz 1.25 GB RAM 80 GB HDD 4x DVD+RW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilander72 Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 Update: Brand new keyboard... (cord chewed to shreads by kitten) Price: 99 SEK = $13 It's so cheap that the keyboard has no brand/company name on it. :cyclops: (Usually unbranded stuff costs a lot more) These days it's though to find anything without labels/logos/brands/ads on them and some people even pays extra to look like a walking advertisment or litter their homes with commercials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wahaha Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 BLAH BLAH BLAH I want to see some BENCHMARKS on your machines. Time to see some hard # to go with those specs. Personally, my next machine will be a notebook. I'm sick of having a space wasting tower. Just want everything in a small portable package, with at least a 17" screen and 4000+ or ML-37 AMD64 with 128MB+ dedicated ram vid card, and color 4-1 laser printer. None of this inkjet garbage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megalith Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 Benchmarking sounds a good idea wahaha best if we all use the same software to test it on tho huh. Wonder what you guys would use? i need a new benchmarking software to be honest as the ones ive got are circa Win98SE (wincheck, 3d benchmark etc) and i dont use 98 anymore so i dont trust the results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizzyg Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 i have 3 pc's one in the kitchen it has a tv card and radio card for tv and radio and stuff in the kitchen its a p4 3ghz HT 1gb ram onboard video and 200gb sata. gaming pc = amd 64 3400, 2gb ram, ATI X800XL video, 800gb hdd space, 19" flat screen laptop = centrino 1.2, 1gb ram, ATI x700 video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quosego Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 Hmmm, this is what I've got... :) I mainly use it to read email and look at webpages.... Athlon 64 3400+ newcastle 1 GB ram x800 pro asus K8N AI mobo 5.1 surround 160 GB sata 300 GB sata 250 GB ata 80 GB ata 80 GB ata + ------------------------- 0.870 TB total :) and an screen more than 10 years old (could be even 15 years), but it works perfectly at 1280x1024.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Data Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Hmm I got a Dell pc to (dell dimension 5000) After i upgraded it then it got alot better Intel Pentium 4, 3.06 ghz HT Tech. 1 mb cache (with dell) Soundblaster Live 24 Bit (with dell) 160 Gb Maxtor HD 7200 rpm (with dell)| Now i got 520 giga (160 gb Maxtor, 80 Giga western, PLuss i moded my case so i got an 280 giga hd too. (with 10 000 rpm :D) Pluss i got a 300 giga extern backup HD (with all my star trek in it :P) Hauppageauge Tv card ATi x300 radeon (with dell) but i upgraded it to a XFX GeForce 6800 xt 256 mb ram (PCIe) 512 ram 2* 256 mb(with dell) but i upgraded iu up too 1024 mb (2 * 256 + 1 * 512) i got 12 USB (2 front, 1 inside, 5 on the motherboard and 4 on Hub) Giga Network card :P so i can transfer things fast from my other friends 1 DVD/CD Burner (with dvd region 1) 1 DVD Burner +/- Double layer/ cd burner (with dvd region 2) 1 Disket player :P 1 24 in 1 memory card reader (extern) a standard Keyboard no fancy extras, a Logi Tech MX 700 Mouse 5.1 Surroundsound sound system (logi tech X530) a Normal color printer 3 USB harddisks (the first one got 64 mb USB 1.1) (the Second one got 16 mb (USB 1.1) (the last one got 512 mb USB 2.0) PLuss i got a broken Web cam, and a built in Fan (what i made with my PAPA :P) I also got a 17'' LCD montor (philips 170b) with 8 ms, and 2.0 sound system pluss 1 usb port pluss i clocked up my Graphic card from (core clock) 350 mhz to 401, And from (memory clock)750 to 1.0 ghz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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