I am curious as to what types, speeds, and specs that everyone here has. I just think it would be cool to see how we all sit.
I have over 10 computers so i am just going to list this one.
266mhz p2 96megs of ram 8gig hard drive dvd player, surround sound(5.1), and a 1000(supposedally)watt sound system with sub. it is more along the lines of 100 to 150 watts.dsl internet(sucks) at 256k download. multipul network hups, most of my computers are older, but they work. also this is the second computer that i have built for my self. i keep it in good working order.
thanks
AthlonXP 2200+
1 GB PC2100 RAM
80 GB hard drive internal, with a 200 GB hard drive on a USB 2.0 connection
ATi Radeon 9700 Pro 128 meg video card
CD-RW and DVD-ROM
19" NEC monitor
1.5 mb/256 kb ADSL w/ 3 other PCs attached to the router
Desktop (some work, mostly play):
Started Life as a SysteMax
Originally Athlon XP1700+ Now Athlon XP2800+
Gigabyte N400 Pro2 Motherboard (replaced the fried original)
512MB Ram
8x DVD
52x24x52 CD-RW
Originally 80GB HD died and was replaced with a 200GB unit
17" KDS Avitron (trinitron)
10/100 LAN
56K Modem (collecting dust)
CyberAcoustics 2+1 Speakers
GeForce FX5200 128MB
Windows XP PRo
Office XP Professional
Optical Mouse
Lexmark i3 printer
Lifeview PCI TV Tuner with remote
Packard Bell Smartmedia Remote controlled by uICE
Notebook (almost all work):
HugeBee System
Pentium 4 3.0GHz
1 GB Ram
60 GB HD
15" LCD (SXGA+ [1400x1050])
ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 128MB
8102B Wireless LAN
10/100 Lan
Windows XP Pro
Autodesk AutoCAD, Architectural Desktop, VIZ, Revit
Adobe Creative Suite
@Last Sketch-up
Microsoft Office XP Professional
USB Optical scrolling mouse with retractable cable
The Freebie Machine (at my parent's house):
Gateway 2000 case
Pentium II 300MHz
192MB RAM
2.1 GB HD
14" Compaq Monitor, keyboard, JBL Speakers
Gateway mouse
10/100 LAN
My Desktop, P3 1 GHZ 512 MB ram, 80 GB drive, 40 GB drive shared with laptop over a wireless network. My laptop is a P3 1.06GHz also with 512 MB ram and a 20GB drive. Both systems run xp pro. My desktop runs soooo good, never had any problems with it. I was going to upgrade the desktop this year but with cable internet, and I don't do any gaming on it she does everything I need her to do. Oh yeah and I got a nice 17.4" flat panel which pretty much ate up the money I had set a side to upgrade the cpu.. :D
Pentiums = :rolleyes:
I've got an Athlon XP 1800+, 256 in SDRAM, 40 and a 20 GB hard drive, old N'vidia GeForce 440MX, Plextor 52x CD-RW, 3Com ethernet card connected to a D-link residential gateway connected to RoadRunner cable. Currently running WinXP Pro, just recently reinstalled it after a month-long battle with SuSe Linux to live happily with my sound card. Oh, almost forgot, Viewsonic 19" flatscreen (not flat-panel) monitor. It's pretty bad when your monitor's an inch smaller than your TV.
Pentiums = Nvidia cards = Chevrolets.. in other words, NOT IN MY HOUSE! :P
I've been outta the Video Card scene for a while... what's out there that's better than an Nvidia?
my favorite mother boards and video cards are nvida. just like 3 com is the ultimate in network.i have three nvida mother boards and 6 video cards. you have to at least be pro amd, because if anything intel is more like chevy then nvida is
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also i have a 22" monitor off of a mac. it has a minimum resolution of 1024X768, and i have never met its limit. every video card that i have had isnt better then that monitor. some guys sold it to my dad for $50. they thought it was broken because it dosent display in dos mode.
84kat, i have two computers with basically identical setups, also with suse linux(in my opinion it is more trouble then its worth).
I know not much 'bout spoogepuderz
I do know its a POS (probabally more operators fault than machine but......)
HP (I know...)
2.7 GHZ intel celron (I know....)
17" monitor
Thats about all I know off the top of my head but I did find this on the internet. Gave me a good laugh.
Powerful Workstation! HP A305W Desktop
Power. Speed. Maximum performance. They’re all at your fingertips with the HP A305W desktop, the muscular, blazing-fast workstation computer built to optimize productivity for the executive, small business owner, home user or student who must rely on phenomenal performance to keep a step ahead of the competition. Powered by a smooth, extraordinarily efficient Intel® Celeron® 2.7 GHz processor bolstered by exceptionally speedy 256MB DDR memory and a huge 40GB hard drive, as well as a top-notch CD-RW drive, the A305W has the agility, might and storage capacity to cruise through any of today’s most complex applications and stands ready to breeze through the tough challenges of tomorrow’s technology.
On more than one occasion I almost tossed the tower out the door and followed it with a claw hammer.....I hate my computer :mad:
I've had NVIDIA motherboards and video cards that were . (from major name brands)
I've had VIA motherboards that were . (also from major name brands)
If you're into the whole AMD thing, as I am, there really aren't any good chipsets out there for them. The best AMD mobo I've ever owned had the AMD-760 (original Athlon) chipset on it. That's one thing I wish AMD would do, is stop replying on third-party hacks.
I don't really know what the current g match with video cards is.. all I know is that, when I bought my Radeon 9700 Pro, it was THE best card on the market. I get my drivers from Omega Corner, or whatever the site is called now, but it works great. I used to have problems crashing planes in Battlefield: 1942 because I'd get caught up watching the reflections off the Mustangs' wings when I should've been concentrating on flying. Everything was smooth and looked incredible.
EDIT: I'll tell ya, I'd rather go without a computer at all than be stuck with Intel and/or Nvidia product in my PC. If it should ever come to pass that either of those companies runs all the competition out of business, I won't upgrade my PC past whatever I have at that point. (probably an Athlon64, along with this video card)
Mine:
Dell Inspiron 1100 notebook
P4 2.6Ghz
512 RAM
60GB Hard Drive
24X CDRW/DVD combo drive
15" screen
Integrated Intel graphics (good for solitaire, not much else)
My workhorse--not bad for a 2+ year old machine:
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Mac G4 Quicksilver 867MHz SP
Pioneer DVR-107 8x DVD-R/CD-R/CD-RW Superdrive
120 GB HD
Nvidia GeForce 4 32MB AGP (Mac edition, dual monitor support)
1.12 GB RAM
Miglia Alchemy TV card with DVR software
Motorola 802.11g wireless card
Bluetooth USB dongle
Planar 20" LCD monitor
Viewsonic 19" CRT monitor
Epson C84 printer (networked)
Microtek Scanmaker 5900 USB scanner
LaCie Porsche Edition 160 GB Firewire backup drive
LaCie Porsche Edition 52x CD-RW Firewire external drive
Kensington Mouse Pro 11-button trackball mouse
Altec Lansing speakers
Hooked to an AirPort Extreme wireless base station
OS X (10.3.5)
Mobile--all stock:
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15" G4 Powerbook 1.25 GHz
512 MB RAM
80 GB HD
ATI 64MB video card
Matshiznita DVD 4x Superdrive (slot-loading)
802.11g & Bluetooth built in
OS X (10.3.5)
My audio recording station....5+ years old and still going strong:
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Mac G4 350MHz (Yikes)
Pioneer DVR-105 2x Superdrive
896 MB RAM
2 - 40GB HD's
ATI 32 MB PCI video card (dual monitor support)
Miglia Alchemy TV card with DVR software
Motorola 802.11g wireless card
Adaptec SCSI card
Viewsonic 21" CRT monitor
Epson C80 printer
UMAX Astra 600S SCSI scanner
Mitsubishi linear-tracking turntable
Hooked to an AirPort Extreme wireless base station
OS X (10.3.5)
Current system:
IBM 300GL p166 with 64Mb RAM, 2Gb HD, 2Mb vid.
"New" system in the works:
Asus T2P4 w p233mmx + 128Mb + 6Gb + 8Mb vid.
(All but memory found in local computer store's dumpster on various days)
If anything blows up, I've still got 18 power suppies, 16 Mboards, half a dozen vid cards, a box of NICs, and drawers full of smaller HD's and other "obsolete" stuff (all compliments of the dumpster). Maybe I'll build my own Internet in the living room with the "obsolete" 9-port 10base-T hub. :p
Just Built Desktop:
Amd Athlon XP 3200+ (barton core 400mhz fsb)
Soyo Dragon SY-KT880
1gb Cosair XMS Low Latency (2-2-2-5) Matched Pair DDR 3200 (400 mhz) Ram
Samsung 52x32x52x16 Cd-r/dvd combo drive
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb
Sound Blaster Live
3 40gb 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda's
Thermaltake A1745 Extreme Volcano 12 Heatsink And Fan
Thermaltake Xaser Silent Purepower 480W Powersupply
To be added eventually:
2 200gb 7200rpm SATA Seagate Hard Drives
ATI Radeon X800 XT 256mb (platinum edition if i can find it!)
Soundblaster Audigy2 ZS Platinum
Dual Layer DVD Burner of some sort.
Laptop:
IBM Thinkpad t-20
Pentium 3 700mhz
12gb Hard Drive
256mb Ram
Work / Traveling machine
My desktop prolly classify's me a sick, but oh well!!! :) I do this stuff for a living and am a hardcore gamer type (just happen to like cars as well!), so I need something heavy duty!
Nobody has beat my Architecture Laptop workhourse yet :)
HP pavilian 6835: 8x CD-R/w, 30 gig hd, 128 mb ram, 800 mhz celeron, asus cuw-am mb, windows ME
Wil be uprading ram to 256 mb shortly.
Desktop Computer
Clone Built 400 MHZ processor
30 GB HD
256 RAM
CD Burner
Monster 3D 12 Meg Video Card
ATI TV Wonder Cable Card
OB Sound
Micron PC 17" Monitor Curent Res 1024x768
Laptop
IBM Thinkpad I 1500
Processor 466MHZ
5.0 GB HD
24x CDROM
Max Res 800x600
Currently Bad Battery
Palm Tungsten C
Processor 400MHZ
RAM 64 MB
320x 320 Active Matrix Screen
Work Computer
HP Vectra
Junk
They say a picture is worth a 1000 words(screwdriver is used to acess the on/off sw, and 3/8" wrench needs to go back to tool box)..... Anyway my Bird is a hellva lot faster than my computer. I put it together the year(2000) after I built the Bird. Upgraded the memory and inst the burner a couple of years ago.
Its a AMD K2 500MHZ
Generic PC-100 Mother Board (VIA chipset, on board video, audio, 10/100 network adaptor)
256 Ram
20 Gig HD
Sony CD burner
Windows ME (hey it never crashes more than 2-3 times a week) :(
audio fed to a 1984 receiver/amp 30 watts RMS per channel
pair of AIWA speakers pirated from a LARGE compact stereo system
Recently picked up a 700 MHZ P-III someone had kicked to the curb(has bad HD), thinkin' about up gradin' :D
(http://members.pen 15s.net/mr428/PA200124.JPG)
1700+ tbredA (not overclocked as much as I used to), 1GB hyperx pc3500, ti4200(no longer running at 315/650 though its was stable up to 315/710), 160GB and 40GB harddrives, XP Pro on original installation
That's all that really matters in computers now. Case has a car-like finish but I try to hide the window the case came with. Its near impossible to get cases now without huge holes in the side. The system's about 2 years old and beginning to show its age. It once was near top of the line along with the watercooling setup it once ran. Now I don't care because 1) I quit playing competitive FPS games and such 5 years ago when they went downhill and 2) it seems that computers no longer double in speed every 18 months. 2 years ago Intel released its 3.06GHz processor and look where they're at now. Their 3.6GHz processor is far from double the clock speed or processing power. Decreasing transistor size doesn't do as much as it used to in the days of .25 -> .18 micron. Dual core processors should be the next big thing and even then, I doubt the speeds will ramp up.
Anyways, yeah. I could use an upgrade about now to a 3500+/MHz processor and a newer videocard but they'll have to wait until next year
While not the fastest...
We got 5 here :D Networked with the usual plethora of router, switches, print server, PS2 and networked MFC going out on a 3 Mbps Cable connection. No lag for family 4 player Diablo 2 and Baldur's Gate sessions! High throughput with no lag for 2 concurent EQ connections, even when I was on E&B at the same time!
My wife would preffer me to build custom PC's rather than "hot rod" cars :D
1) mine: Custom Build,
XP Home
Gigabyte GA-7N400-L, NForce2,
XP 2600+ (333 fsb) w/ Thermal Take ( TT ) Silent Boost HSF
1gig PC3200 Dual Chanel w/ TT heat spreaders and fan,
on-board NIC
FX5600 256 meg w/ TT Chrome Orb and memory heat sinks
SB Audigy 2
Aver TV/Video Capture,
Enermax Noise Taker 520W dual 12v rail PS
80 gig Maxtor 7200 rpm 8M ATA133 in an Antech heat sink enclosure
80 gig Maxtor 5400 rpm 2M ATA100 removable for backups (all PCs on network)
80mm Vantec Stealth fan
80mm TT remote thermal control fan
Samsung 52x32x52x16 CD-R/DVD combo drive
Klipsch pro media 4.1
Viewsonic PF790 19" monitor
External 3COM voice modem ("Pro" version)
Umax Astra 4450 USB scanner
Window case w/ sound reactive lighting and front USB, MS trackball explorer, Tactical Board, Wingman Formula Force, Cyborg 3D, Gravis Game Pad, etc...
Legacy of Kain, NFS, Mech Warrior, Unreal and Splinter Cell series Heaven!!!!!!!!!
2) Wife's - White box build -
XP Home
Gigabyte GA-7VAX, VIA KT400
XP 2400+ (266fsb)
512 M PC2700
GF4 4400 w/ TT copper cooler kit
120gig Maxtor ATA133 in Antec Aluminum cooler
On board NIC
Memory Card Reader
Generic combo drive
Zalman Northbridge cooler
SB Live
Altec Lansing 2.1 speakers
Viewsonic A70 17" monitor
Web Cam for video calls to Mom
Windowed Case w/lighted case fan
She is happy!
3) Step Son's - Custom build
W2K Pro
Gigabyte GA-7VAXP, VIA KT400
XP 1800+ (266fsb)
Onboard LAN
512M PC2700 w/ TT heat spreader
FX5200 128 bit/128M w/ TT Chrome Orb and memory heat sinks
40 gig maxtor 5400 rpm ATA100 in Vantec Aluminum Cooler
SB Live
Zalman Northbridge cooler
Generic CD/CD-RW
Viewsonic A70f+ 17" monitor
Creative 2.1 speakers
Generic Case, Antec front USB kit, etc.
Hours of EQ goodness for him!
4) Son's - Custom Build
W2K Pro
MSI K7N2 Delta, NForce2
Athlon 1200, 100 fsb (Santa might bring him a XP 2400+)
512 PC2700 Dual Chanel
Alpha PAL-6045 HSF
FX5200 128 bit/128M w/ TT Blue Orb and memory heat sinks
Onboard LAN
15gig Maxtor ATA66 7200 rpm in Vantec aluminum cooler (drive locks without cooler - early 7200 rpm design)
20gig Maxtor ATA100 5400 rpm in Vantec aluminum cooler
HP 9300 CD/CD-RW
Hercules Fortissimo II
Creative 2.1 speakers
Envision 775e 17" Monitor
Same case as #1
Hours of EQ or War Craft III goodness, with some healthy thrashing from Doom 3 for him!
5) Step Daughter's - Custom Build
W2K Pro
Jetway V266B, VIA KT266
Athlon 700
512 PC2700
GF2 MX400
15 gig Maxtor 7200 rpm ATA66 in Vantec Aluminum cooler (drive locks with out cooler - early 7200 rpm design)
Hercules Muse 5.1
DLink NIC
MAG 17" LCD monitor
Generic speakers, etc.
For IM and the Sims, perfect!
All have UPS protection.
2 PC's for sale: 1 P2 rig, 1 K6-2 rig - e-mail for details if interested.
Oh, I got an EEC-IV in my XR7 :eek:
FYI, it runs at a screamin' 15 MHZ....
Thanks! That is something I did not know! Way cool!
Gaming PC.
AMD +2400 (2 ghz)
768mb PC2700 DDR ram
ATI All-In-Wonder 9800 Pro 128 mb
some py 17" monitor I'm borrowing (Daytek)
+2 additional fans
Custom Painted Case w/ no cover on.
SB Audigy 2
80 gig Maxtor HD
Logitech Momo Force Jr. Steering wheel
Gigabyte mb
Sony STR-DE585 Home Amp for 5.1 Dolby Digital (still need to get a subwoofer)
Art PC
AMD +1700? (I forget, but it runs 1.5 ghz)
Matrox Parhelia (borowing from my dad)
512mb PC3200 DDR ram
Wacom Induos 2 9x12 Tablet
Microsoft 5 button optical mouse
80 Gig Maxtor HD
Gigabyte mb w/ built in sound
Samsung 955DF 19" flatscreen monitor
Antec Sonata w/ 380w Powersupply case
+1 extra fan
1.533mhz is an amd xp 1800+
Here's what I've got. Built it about three and a half years ago.
AMD Athlon Tbird 1000Mhz
640 MB RAM
80 GB 7200 RPM ATA100 C: drive
17 GB 5400 RPM ATA66 D: drive
LG 8x4x32 CD-RW drive
Philips 12x DVD-ROM drive
ZIP 100 drive
3.5" 1.44 floppy (had to include that!)
64MB Nvidia GeForce 2 GTS video card
Soundblaster Live 5.1 sound card with Live Drive
17" CRT (Want to get a flat screen but they are so expensive!)
Second computer is a classic built in 1990:
Tandy 1000RL-HD
768 KB RAM
22 MB 3600 RPM RLL C: drive
3.5" 720 KB floppy
13" Tandy CM-11 RGB monitor
gotta love those 256KB simms. Had 4 in my 386
Be funny if some of us actually have the computers with data on cassette tape lol =)
The guy we bought our house from had an old Comodor 64 in the basp00get I was hoping he would leave. Still had the origional boxes, manuals and cassette tape "drive".
Alas, he did not leave it :(
Oh, I have used one of those infernal machines! Load for 3 minutes, you get to do something for 5 seconds then it loads for another minute, etc...
Actually I think they are called DIPs.
mine would be faster if it was falling out of the air. :macgun: 1.8ghz pent4, 256mb ram, 80 gb hd. i wish i knew why it was so hung up. ive done virus checks and adware checks. aol check ups etc....and still, my computer seems to have the CLAP :barf:
DIPs are switches, among other things...
I remember when my employer upgraded to IBM PS/2 PCs in '89 or '90 (can't remember which year). I was in hog heaven! 2 meg RAM and a 10 Meg HD! No more floppy swapping! WOO HOO! :banana:
My 1st PC was Commodore Vic-20 then comes C-64 (With external cassette player as HD and compatible with our Atari games...) :giggle: :giggle:
My 2nd was TRS80-IV (**cough**Portable**cough**, green and black screen with 2x 360kb drives)
My 3rd was an old recycled schlong server with 10 workstations... (8 inches disquettes and HD was removable 18" Plated PCB Disk)..... The kind of beast that make the light going down when putting it ON.... :giggle:
My 4th was :
8086 XT 8Mhz
512k Ram
10mb HD
Monochrome Video (Amber)
My 5th was :
Tandy 2500XL
12Mhz **TURBO** :giggle:
2mb ram,
256k Trident VGA
100mb HD
My dad payed 5000$ for it at RadioS in +/- 1990
I Got my load of 386SX/DX, 486, Pentiums.... Even ran a B.B.S. with messaging/Warez download for those who knows what im talking about...
OMG 1.44mb at 2400bps was taking 1 hours !!!!!
I Remember i paid over 500$ for 2x BOCA 14.4kbps modem for my board at the time.....
Those where horrible to configure with all manual hardware adressing IRQ, DMA on every Controller, Sound Card, and CD-ROM Card because drives werent IDE....
So many memories... :)
And now i got :
Intel P4 1.6Ghz 512kb (Overclocked at 2.1Ghz since I boutgh it 2 years ago and benchmark tested at 2.4Ghz capable)
Asus P4S333 400mhz bus
512Mb Ram DDR 333Mhz
Nvidia GeForce 4 MX420/TV
SVGA Optiquest Q71 17"
WinTV Nexus-S (Satellite) w/ MPEG-2 Decoder + TV OUT + AC3
2x SoundBlaster Live 5.1 + Live Drive
DVD-ROM Sony 12x
CD-R LG 52X
Maxtor 40Gb 7200rpm
Altech Lansing stereo Spkr&Sub
LinkSys 4 ports router
D-Link DFE-530 10/100mb Network card
Web Cam Logitech QuickView
Windows XP Pro Corp SP2
Pretty satisfied and thinking to add 512MB more RAM and a DVD-R.