How fast is your computer?

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How fast is your computer?

October 17, 2004, 11:30:20 PM

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

Re: How fast is your computer?

Reply #1 – October 17, 2004, 11:44:03 PM

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

Re: How fast is your computer?

Reply #2 – October 18, 2004, 12:17:55 AM

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

Re: How fast is your computer?

Reply #3 – October 18, 2004, 12:45:23 AM

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

Re: How fast is your computer?

Reply #4 – October 18, 2004, 01:23:39 AM

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.

Re: How fast is your computer?

Reply #5 – October 18, 2004, 01:33:30 AM

Pentiums = Nvidia cards = Chevrolets.. in other words, NOT IN MY HOUSE!

Re: How fast is your computer?

Reply #6 – October 18, 2004, 01:34:45 AM

I've been outta the Video Card scene for a while... what's out there that's better than an Nvidia?

Re: How fast is your computer?

Reply #7 – October 18, 2004, 01:45:32 AM

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).

Re: How fast is your computer?

Reply #8 – October 18, 2004, 01:55:51 AM

I know not much 'bout cumpuderz

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:

Re: How fast is your computer?

Reply #9 – October 18, 2004, 02:57:51 AM

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)

Re: How fast is your computer?

Reply #10 – October 18, 2004, 09:25:48 AM

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)

Re: How fast is your computer?

Reply #11 – October 18, 2004, 09:49:59 AM

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)

Re: How fast is your computer?

Reply #12 – October 18, 2004, 10:06:44 AM

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

Re: How fast is your computer?

Reply #13 – October 18, 2004, 07:48:21 PM

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!

Re: How fast is your computer?

Reply #14 – October 18, 2004, 07:50:16 PM

Nobody has beat my Architecture Laptop workhourse yet :)