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[SacredCultivator]

Hmm let's see had my computer for about a year...

Operating System: Windows Professional SP2
Processor: AMD Athlon[tm] 64 Processor 3000+ (MMX, 32Now, ~1.8GHz)
Memory: 1022MB RAM
Video Card: Nvidia GeForce 7600 GS
HardDrives: Forget the names but I have a 80 and a 300 GB HD
Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster 712N


Heh that is about it that I know of..

[Aibon_Ftw]

OS: Windows
RAM: 1GB
Video Card : NVIDIA GeForce FX 5100
Hard Drive 80GB -.-
Processor : AMD Athlon 2800+

I'm going to be getting more RAM and a better video card at the end of the month

[Santa-san]

This is my rig
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Operating System: Windows X.P Professional SP2 (and Vista)
Motherboard: Asus P5KC iP35
Processor: Core 2 QUAD Q6600 2.4GHz
Memory: 4Gig Corsair TWIN2X 6400 C5 DHX DDR2 800MHz (In dual-channel =2Gig)
Video Card: XFX GeForce 8800GT 512MB XXX GDDR3 670/1950Mhz
Audio: OnBoard Realtek ALC 883, 8-channel High-Definition Audio 192KHz/24-bit
HardDrives: 1 Western Digital 500Gig IDE + 1 Western Digital 750Gig SATA2
Monitor: AOC Spectrum 9Glr 20'
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Crysis runs smooth on 1280x1024 High setting, along with the other cool games like Bioshock, Gears Of War, Call Of Duty 4 and so on... I fxxing LOVE that graphics card! That much power for a price tag of £214/$461/3000SEK

[Aigon]

Here's my two computers:

Desktop:
OS: Windows Home edition SP2
RAM: 2GB
Video Card : NVIDIA GeForce 8600
Hard Drive 200GB
Processor : Intel Core 2 Duo (forget what number and GHz though)
Monitor: Samsung 20" Syncmaster 206BW
Keyboard: Logitech G15

Laptop:
OS: Windows Home SP2
RAM: 1GB
Video Card: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
Hard Drive: 100GB
Processor: Intel Core Duo Processor T2300 (1.66GHZ, 667MHz FSB, 2MB L2 cache)
Screen: 15.4" WXGA CrystalBrite TFT LCD

[Yminos]

Had this since 24th december 2006

Operating System: Windows Vista Ultimate 64Bit
Motherboard: Asus M2N32-SLI Deluxe/Wireless Edition
Processor: AMD X2 5000+
Memory: 2GB 533MHz Kingston
Video Card: Inno3D Geforce 8800 GTX 768MB GDDR3 575MHz/1800MHz
Audio: Creative X-FI Elite Pro, 32MB
HardDrives: Cant remember all the names but have 4x 120GB IDE + 1x 120GB SATA2 + 1x 300GB IDE + 1x 750GB External USB2.0 and eSata... i think thats them all
Monitor: cant remember name but a 24" with a standard rez of 1920x1200 100Hz but can go to 2304x1440 85Hz

Can run Crysis in 1280x1024 with all in Very High, and if its a good day then i can push the rez to 1600x1200, but only if its after a fresh restart and nothing is running.

[Asp]

My PC is already old but I recently bought a laptop so I'll post my laptop's specs. At school (I'm studying IT in university) my laptop is undefeated in specs.

I got a tweaked version of the Asus G2S laptop

Processor: Intel Centrino Duo t7500 (Santa Rosa) 2 cores at 2.20GHz
Memory: 4GB (my page file is turned off )
HDD: 120GB 7200rpm sata hdd (maybe the amount of gb is less than the original, but the speed is a lot faster), Maxtor 500gb (external)
Videocard: Nvidia Geforce 8600M GT
LAN/WLAN: Intel 10/100/1000 speed and intel 802.11 a/b/g/n
Monitor: 17" tft widescreen (16:10) @ 1440x900
OS: dual boot Windows Vista 32 bit OEM(so I can only use 3/4 of my memory) and Linux Ubuntu 7.10 64bit but Nvidia needs to make good video drivers for that.

There's also blutooth,hdmi, esata, tv capture and stuff like that

oh and my desktop which I gotta clean soon is like this:
MB: Asus K8V SE Deluxe (I Think)
Processor: Amd Athlon 64 3000+
Memory: 1 GB
HDD: 160GB Sata and 300GB Sata both internal
Videocard: Ati Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB
LAN: onboard gigabit
Monitor: Dual monitor, 1x 17" CRT, 1x 21" CRT
OS: Windows Pro 32 bit OEM (because I need a friggin floppy to install 64 bit and there were no right 64bit drivers, stupid MS)

This comp was state of the art back in 2004 when I bought it Now it can't even run UT3 properly. A new PC is the 3rd priority on my to-spend-money-on list (1. study, 2. trip to japan, 3. computer, 4. ps3, 5. car)

Since I want a state of the art pc again with a big ass hdtv screen (which ofcourse I can buy later) and Japan is expensive, I'll have to wait a few more years when my laptop is not compatible for games anymore

[yoshikix]

Main Rig

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
Asus M2NPV-VM
4X1GB Kingston 667
Inno3D 8600GT
WD500GB+500GB+1TB
WD160GB AAJS
Benq 1640
FSP Eplison 600w
Dell 2x2007wfp

Spare Rig

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+EE ( Brisbane )
Asus M2NPV-VM
2x1GB Kingston 667
Inno3D 8500GT
WD320GB
Benq 1640
Verudium Vortex 430w
Dell 2007wfp

Laptop

Dell XPS M1330
Santa Rosa T7300
2 x 2GB Kingston DDR2 667
965GM
GeForce 8400M GS with 128mb DDR3
160GB HD Fujitsu

[madlandyman]

my setup is getting a bit silly
Phillips media center PC,
- twin 3gig pentium 4 chips
- 250gig hard drive
- intel graphics (optimised for video playback)
connected to 37inch wide screen LCD TV running at a resolution of 1920x1080. (will play video at that size no problem)

- 512MB ram (yes i know its a bit small but its still under warranty so im not taking a can opener to it yet)
- onboard 5.1 sound card
optical connection to Cambridge Audio surround amp, and Tannoy surround speakers and sub woofer. (it shakes the whole house if i have the volume too high)

- external USB 300gig hard drive
- networked 320gig hard drive/print server
- laser printer and photo printer plugged into above

got an 8meg dsl feed into home (though only 512mb up load speed), main pc is connected by cable to hub as is my file/print server, laptop, Wii and pocket PC all connect via WiFi

laptop is about 3 years old and so it is crap, but it was crap when i bought it, it still does sterling service when running Karaoke though as it has TV out which i feed to a small LCD projector.
Pocket PC is an old HP hx4700, the only notable feature of which is I have hacked it so i have Japanese input/display on the damn thing.


We dont watch terrestial TV, all our entertainment comes from DVD's or downloaded media and the performance with the Big Ass TV is just stunning, being able to stream video into the house and display it at that size is just awesome.

Technology, i just love it

[(AZN)animedude]

current computer spex is

512MB ram (and i'm prolly sucking it all up )
120GB HDD
looks like a miniATX...
i don't even know what Mobo is in here (this is a premade computer)
15'' CRT
video chipset-onboard

it's a premade computer but it serves it's purpose...

now...i plan to build a computer by next summer....
hopefully

[Shakey_Jake33]

I build my own machines, so I get the components I want.

CPU: Intel Core2 Xtreme X6800
RAM: 2GB GEiL PC2-6400 800MHz 4-4-4-12
Mobo: ASUS P5W DH Deluxe
GPU: GeForce 7900 GTO 512MB
HDD: 320GB Western Digital + 1TB Western Digital Green Power
Sound: Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic (using Digital Coaxial)
OS: Vista Home Premium 64-bit (may install Ubuntu).

I made this machine to be as silent as possible, and you can bearly hear it when the machine is turned on. This requires being a bit selective with components... specifically getting a silent PSU, a case designed for silence like the Antec P180, a silent CPU cooler like the Scythe Infinity, and a GPU with a quiet as possible fan. Costs a bit more, but I can listen to my H!P without annoyance!

On a semi-related note, does anyone else get driven mad when people call their PC a 'CPU'? I mean really, the CPU is one part of the entire PC, it's like calling it 'RAM' or 'Graphics Card'.

[Redoran]

OS: Windows vista ultimate 64 bit(but i might go back to XP cuz my games run faster there)
Processor: Intel Quad Core 2.8 Ghz
RAM: 4GB
Motherboard: ASUS(forgot the details)
Hard drive: 200gb
Video Card: Ge Force 8800 GT(overclocked)
Monitor: 22" samsung 225 Syncmaster
Has about 10 or 11 fans inside, i dont even know if really needs that much but my bro paid for those and put 'em there so im not complaining XD

[Shakey_Jake33]

Has about 10 or 11 fans inside, i dont even know if really needs that much but my bro paid for those and put 'em there so im not complaining

Conceptually the opposite of my machine then! I hate nasty loud fans =P I think I have 3 in my machine - silent 120mm on the CPU, silent 120mm on the case rear, and a silent fan on the GPU!

[North Wind]

Original Acer Aspire 5563...
Only upgrade the ram to 1GB and other stay same...
And I can tell you that Acer laptop really suck compare to other...

[Asp]

I build my own machines, so I get the components I want.

CPU: Intel Core2 Xtreme X6800
RAM: 2GB GEiL PC2-6400 800MHz 4-4-4-12
Mobo: ASUS P5W DH Deluxe
GPU: GeForce 7900 GTO 512MB
HDD: 320GB Western Digital + 1TB Western Digital Green Power
Sound: Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic (using Digital Coaxial)
OS: Vista Home Premium 64-bit (may install Ubuntu).

I made this machine to be as silent as possible, and you can bearly hear it when the machine is turned on. This requires being a bit selective with components... specifically getting a silent PSU, a case designed for silence like the Antec P180, a silent CPU cooler like the Scythe Infinity, and a GPU with a quiet as possible fan. Costs a bit more, but I can listen to my H!P without annoyance!

On a semi-related note, does anyone else get driven mad when people call their PC a 'CPU'? I mean really, the CPU is one part of the entire PC, it's like calling it 'RAM' or 'Graphics Card'.

yeah I do, but people really think cpu is an advanced word for saying computer. If I tell them what it really means people sometimes won't believe it because they heard it from a friend It's like a virus!!!

And since a couple of months I've really started to take a liking in ubuntu, especially because ubuntu doesn't eat 50% of my RAM like vista. Also it's free and when you got the hang of it and have worked with it for a while there's a lot of people wanting you because linux is extremely wanted now. Especially for companies who work with webservers. Linux is also better in the way that the core is build, and the future linux core will be even nicer, much more complicated but a lot more stable than the windows core.
If only Nvidia would update their drivers!

Has about 10 or 11 fans inside, i dont even know if really needs that much but my bro paid for those and put 'em there so im not complaining

Conceptually the opposite of my machine then! I hate nasty loud fans =P I think I have 3 in my machine - silent 120mm on the CPU, silent 120mm on the case rear, and a silent fan on the GPU!

I LOVE the noise the fans from a pc make, I love the noise of a server's fans even more. When a server boots it sounds like it'll fly in the air and after that they go a little more quiet

Original Acer Aspire 5563...
Only upgrade the ram to 1GB and other stay same...
And I can tell you that Acer laptop really suck compare to other...

Acer is not that bad, I've worked with Acer laptops a lot of times, and they have great prices for the specs in the laptops. The only thing acer laptops regularry suffer from is case problems (like screws that are too long or cracks or malfunctioning hinge)


Oh by the way if anyone wants ubuntu, you can get free cds here: https://shipit.ubuntu.com/myrequest
These cds come with cool ubuntu stickers

And last but not least, Redoran, if you go for ... you'll only be able to use 3gb of memory, even in 64bit!

[Maury Tuhis]

You fools! Get proper computers!

My computer for work and communication:
Apple Macbook Core 2 Duo 2 GHz with 2 GB ram, SuperDrive and HDD upgraded to 100 GB 7200 RPM.

For playing:
Playstation 3.

[Shakey_Jake33]

And since a couple of months I've really started to take a liking in ubuntu, especially because ubuntu doesn't eat 50% of my RAM like vista. Also it's free and when you got the hang of it and have worked with it for a while there's a lot of people wanting you because linux is extremely wanted now. Especially for companies who work with webservers. Linux is also better in the way that the core is build, and the future linux core will be even nicer, much more complicated but a lot more stable than the windows core.
If only Nvidia would update their drivers!

In all honesty, the only reason I've not gone Ubuntu is because CoreAVC (fastest H.264 decoder) is not avaliable for Linux right now. I watch a lot of 1080 content, so this is really important for me.

But otherwise, I'd love to drop Windows, chock full of DRM, driver signing, ever pandering to executives love of DRM mechanisms like AACS and go with something community supported... just one of two little things which mean I cannot. I could dual boot, but this is a 24-7 machine so that's a pain!

I LOVE the noise the fans from a pc make, I love the noise of a server's fans even more. When a server boots it sounds like it'll fly in the air and after that they go a little more quiet

I know what you mean, I used to love it when I used my machine for gaming, made the machine sound real powerful! However, these days my machine is used primarily for media, so any kind of noise is unwanted! Nothing more annoying that trying to watch a .ts perf, and your machine is drowing out the sound! I'm pleased I paid the extra and went the silent route without sacrificing power (not top of the range these days, but was when I built it, and plays H.264 1080i/p HD media perfectly, which was why I built it)!

[.Brian]

You fools! Get proper computers!

My computer for work and communication:
Apple Macbook Core 2 Duo 2 GHz with 2 GB ram, SuperDrive and HDD upgraded to 100 GB 7200 RPM.

For playing:
Playstation 3.

Calling your mac a computer? What will all those mac-fans think.

For personal entertainment:
AMD X2 4800+
2GB PC6400 RAM
8600GT 512mb

For work:
Toshiba A100-635

I LOVE the noise the fans from a pc make, I love the noise of a server's fans even more. When a server boots it sounds like it'll fly in the air and after that they go a little more quiet

Oh man, server fans are so awesome! I love to walk around in our server room and just enjoy the sound of servers, all working in unison. (Until one of them decides it's time to stop working. )

[Asp]

Hell will freeze over before I will buy a macintosh! They are friggin' expensive and you don't get much for the money you spend.

Oh man, server fans are so awesome! I love to walk around in our server room and just enjoy the sound of servers, all working in unison. (Until one of them decides it's time to stop working. )

yeah yeah!!! And the coolest part is if the power somehow fails all the UPSes go *beep* it's like you're in the mc donalds kitchen But yeah the server fans are the coolest (litterally as well, especially in airco'd server rooms)

[(AZN)animedude]

now now, no mac/pc bashing pl0x :3

oh man i'd go ubuntu if i had the chance since i'm poor and every little penny saved (such as saving 200-300 on a OS) helps ..just wanna make sure mah gaming works fine under wine or cedega

[Blebekblebek]

bye2 my Old monitor


considering this to be my 2nd monitor