What Kind Of Computer Do You Have?

[blondin]

3gigP4/1gigddrmem+200gighd+256gforceFX5500+cdrw/dvd+onboardAC97+512mBB - goes like a train!

[(extech) xian the dungeon]

WHY does everyone have the best of the best?

i have an HP 9900
with 512MB ram
48X CD drive
48X DVD dRIVE
P4 1.5 GHz processer
Nividia Gforce3 Ti 500
6 fans
120 GB hard drive
3 years old

ITS NOT THE BEST......but it still manages to play the latest games, somehow

[Amaras]

I built mine. Though my parts aren't all great, if anything they suck compared to today's new releases. Anyway, here are my specs.

MSI Motherboard w/ nForce chipset (old)
AMD Athlon XP 1700
512 MB DDR RAM PC1600 (old.... and weak)
nVidia GeForce FX 5200 PCI (that's right, PCI, not AGP)
60 GB Hard Drive 7200 RPM (most decent part in my system)
4x/2x/32x CDRW Drive (weak huh?)
24x CD-ROM Drive

Yeah.... I need an upgrade. Actually, I just need a whole new system. I wouldn't mind a DFI board.

PS - dungeonmaster, 48x DVD ROM does not exist. That's prolly the CD read speed, 16x is max for DVD read. Also, I don't consider Intel to be the best. Of course, we all have our opinions.

[sjr]

Also cd rom x speed and dvd x speed do not directly compare. For example a cd 40x speed and a dvd 8x speed does not mean the cd is 5 times faster. Actually at that comparision the dvd is actually faster, but it has a lot more on it so it will take longer do do whatever.

I was searching a bit and found this, though I dont know if it is accurate for conversion to all speeds.

A 52x cd drive has a data transfer rate of 7,800kb/sec.
A 16x dvd drive has a data transfer rate of 22,100kb/sec.

[Templarian Arch Sorcerer]

OMG OUPS, i meant 16X DVD drive not 48X. 48X is my CD drive

[Runescapeman]

i got a 999999 mb sony windows xt wait xp i can download everything. and a hotdog sound card...yes i taped a hotdog to my speaker, but it works. and a 12' tv on the back.

[Runescapeman]

lol i was kidding

[Runescapeman]

3gigP4/1gigddrmem+200gighd+128gforce4ti+cdrw/dvd+onboardAC97+512mBB - goes like a train!

most trains i know go slow...but your probly older than me, im 13

[sjr]

Something I can update.

Processor: E6850 (clocked to 3.2ghz)
Memory: Crucial 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
Hard Drive: 1 150GB Raptor, 2 500GB Samsung sata 3.0GB/s, 3 500GB Samsung sata 3.0GB/s
Optical Drive: 1 LITE-ON LH-20A1S, 1 Samsung 18x SH-S182M (both are dvd burners)
Video Card: MSI 8800ultra 768MB
Motherboard: ASUS P5K Deluxe/Wifi LGA 775 Intel P35
Sound Card: SB X-Fi
TV Tuner: Hauppauge WinTV-HVR 1800 MCE
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad
Speakers: Logitech THX Z-5300e
Operating System: XP pro 32-bit
Fans: 3 120mm
Case: GIGABYTE 3D Aurora 570
Keyboard: Logitech MX3000
Mouse: Logitech MX1000
Monitor: ViewSonic VX2835WM 28" 3ms ws LCD

These images are pre-tv tuner (though I am planning on removing it and putting it in my new HTPC/dvr pc) and with different ram.





Desk view

[ghastley]

Hey sjr,

Where's the cat flap? You wouldn't want kitty to get stuck in there!

[sjr]

The last system posted still kind of exists but it was modified a couple times. New current build since around the beginning of the year:

Processor: i7 920
Cpu Heatsink/fan: Zalman 9900
Memory: Corsair 6GB (3 x 2GB) DDR3
Hard Drive: 1st 1.5TB Seagate, 2nd 500GB Samsung sata 3.0GB/s, 3rd 500GB Samsung sata 3.0GB/s
Optical Drive: 1 LITE-ON LH-20A1S (dvd burner), 1 LG GGC-H20L BDDVDRW (dvd burner, blu-ray player, hd dvd player)
Video Card: MSI HD 4870 1GB
Motherboard: MSI X58 Platinum
Sound Card: Onboard
Power Supply: Corsair 750w
Speakers: Logitech THX Z-5300e
Operating System: Vista Home Premium 64-bit
Fans: 3 220mm (front, side, top) 1 120mm (back)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 932
Keyboard: Logitech MX3000
Mouse: Logitech MX1000
Monitor: ViewSonic VX2835WM 28" 3ms ws LCD

[Huib-Bloodstone]

Cool topic, and ive got a great comp

Processor: amd 955 3.2 ghz clocked @ 3.8 ghz
Cpu Heatsink/fan: Scyte Mugen 2
Memory: OCZ 4GB 1600 mhz (2 x 2GB) DDR3
Hard Drive: 1st 80gig intel SSD, 2nd 1.5 TB WD Harddrive
Optical Drive: 1 blueray reader
Video Card: 2x Sapphire Toxic hd4890
Motherboard: Gigabyte UD5P amd 3
Sound Card: Onboard
Power Supply: Coolermaster 750 mdulair
Speakers: Logitech THX Z-5300e
Operating System: windows 7 7100 build
Fans: 4 120mm (front, side, top back)
Case: Cooler Master 690
Keyboard: Logitech G15
Mouse: Logitech G5
Monitor: 2x 24" LG Monitors Full HD

[blondin]

3gigP4/1gigddrmem+200gighd+256gforceFX5500+cdrw/dvd+onboardAC97+512mBB - goes like a train!

Blimey, times have changed..

Processor: intel i965 Extreme (8 cores running @3.2GHz)
Cpu Heatsink/fan: Noctua NH-U12P SE2 Dual Fan Quiet CPU Cooler
Memory: 6GB Corsair Dominator 1600 mHz (3 x 2GB) DDR3 in triples
Hard Drive: 1st 60G OCZ SSD, 2nd 60G OCZ SSD, 3rd Spinpoint f1 1TB SATA HD
Optical Drive: 1 blueray RW - CD/DVD RW combo
Video Card: 2 XFX ati-Radion hd4890 (crossfired)
Motherboard: Foxconn Quantum Force Bloodrage X58
Sound Card: Creative Sonar XFi + Realtek HDAudio on-board + HDMI Audio via GFX cards
Power Supply: Corsair HX1000w modular
Speakers: Wired thru 100w stacking Hi-Fi (- also Logitech G35 7.1 Surround Sound Headphones)
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate Retail
Fans: ..loads - and pretty blue lights..!!
Case: Antec 902
Keyboard: Logitech G19
Mouse: Logitech G9
Monitor: 20" Samsung P2050 (1600x900)

- I'd post a picture, but then I'd have to kill you..
- heh, heh!

[sjr]

blondin, with you vc setup you really should get a bigger monitor, at least a 23" 1920x1200 or 1920x1080 resolution.

My main pc is still pretty much the same as the last one I listed, just a change to Windows 7 and a replacement of the monitor as it has much difficulty starting (once it does turn on it is fine but getting it to fire up is the tricky part) so I got a Hanns-G 28" monitor to replace it, I would have liked to get a 30" 2560x1600 one but since they start at $1200 I figured the extra $900 could go for other toys. Maybe towards a new build which I will likely do after the next gen cpu's come out most likely the next Intel ones which sounds like Fall at earliest.

I have built a bit of a beast of a htpc (well a beast for a htpc as those are usually small lower powered setups). It is actually somewhat similar to my main system.

Htpc build:

Processor: i7 920
Cpu Heatsink/fan: Cooler Master Hyper N520
Memory: Corsair 6GB (3 x 2GB) DDR3 (moved in from main pc and put in some faster OCZ ram of same size into main pc)
Hard Drive: 1st 1.5TB Seagate, 2nd 1.5TB Seagate
Optical Drive: 1 LITE-ON or LG dvd burner (can't recall which without looking), 1 LG GGC-H20L BDDVDRW (dvd burner, blu-ray player, hd dvd player)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 5770 1GB
Motherboard: ASRock X58 Extreme
Sound Card: Onboard
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad
Speakers: Stereo setup, 2 15" woofers for main, 12" subwoofer, 2 rear, 1 center
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Case: Cooler Master HAF 932
Keyboard: Cordless Logitech of some model
Mouse: Logitech MX Air
Monitor: 46" lcd tv - really thinking about getting a 55" led backlit lcd tv
Tv tuner/adapter: 1 ATI dual tuner (650pci), 1 Hauppauge dual tuner (1850), 1 Hauppauge analog tuner that is very soon 100% useless, 1 Ceton card as of approx June 1st (cablecard tuner 4 stream), 1 Hauppauge HD PVR

All run from pc to receiver via hdmi. Then from receiver to speakers and tv. I will add the Ceton cablecard tuner is what I am very much looking forward to getting in about 1 month, bye bye Comcast cable box as will no longer need for digital and non-clear qam hd channels (which is most all other than local channels).