The Computers We Use

[Anonymoose]

Ohai Community.

Out of curiosity, i want to be nosy and ask:
What sort of computer are you using (PC/MAC | Self-Built/Brand Named | Laptop/Desktop etc...)
and would you post your system specifications on here too (CPU/Mobo/RAM/HDD's/Screens? etc... | overclocked or not?)
no stone goes unturned.

I am just curious about your computing preferences, perhaps a pattern will emerge? or maybe it will be quite varied?

[Pazuzu]

Ohai Community.

Out of curiosity, i want to be nosy and ask:
What sort of computer are you using (PC/MAC | Self-Built/Brand Named | Laptop/Desktop etc...)
and would you post your system specifications on here too (CPU/Mobo/RAM/HDD's/Screens? etc... | overclocked or not?)
no stone goes unturned.

I am just curious about your computing preferences, perhaps a pattern will emerge? or maybe it will be quite varied?

Sony Vaio F

1.73GHz Core i7 (quad core+HT)
4GB RAM
NVidia GeForce GT330M with 1GB VRAM
320GB HD, 7200RPM
1080i Hi-Def screen
Windows 7 Professional/Ubuntu 10.10

This is a laptop.

[Aelita]

AMD Athlon(tm) 7750 Dual-Core Processor 2.7GHz (Unlocked quadcore)
4GB OCZ RAM
nV GeForce 9800GTX+ BE (w/ aftermarket Accelero 9800 and overclocking)
1TB WD Black (/storage), 146GB WD Raptor (/), 750GB Seagate 7200.9 (/dstorage), 500GB WD Black (/storage/torrents)
ViewSonic 1680x1050 LCD (21")
Arch Linux

My laptop is the following:
Intel Core i7 820QM (w/ HT enabled)
8GB PC-8500 DDR3
nV GeForce 240M GT (burnt out)
500GB Seagate 5400.5 (/)
1366x768 WXGA
Arch Linux

[Anonymoose]

Whoops, i seem to have gotten ahead of myself and failed to post mine...
so here goes.

My Main:

Core i7 930 @2.8GHz (Noctua NH-U12P SE2 Cooler)
Gigabyte X58A-UD5 Motherboard
6GB Triple Channel OCZ DDR3 PC3-12800 RAM (1600MHz/8-8-8-24 Timings)
2x HD4890's in CrossfireX (Stock Clocks/Cooling)
Corsair HX-1000W PSU
OCZ Vertex 2 60GB SSD(For OS) + 2TB Samsung HDD (For Everything Else) + A few externals for storage
Samsung Blu-ray drive
Antec 1200 Case
Dell 24" 1080p screen + small 1024x768 screen (mainly used for temps/voltage/download monitoring)
Logitech G15 Keyboard + Razer DeathAdder 3500dpi mouse
JVC 600W Dolby PrologicII 5.1 System
Win7 Ultimate

Laptop is a piece of shit with Ubuntu on it
Netbook is a handy piece of shit with Ubuntu on it

[Tremulant]

New build:
Sunbeam 3D storm case
Random 500W PSU
Asus M4A77T motherboard
AMD Phenom II x2 555 BE 3.2GHZ(Unlocked to x4)
Palit nvidia Geforce GT 220 512MB
1x2GB module of the cheapest DDR3 i could find
Seagate 7200.12 1TB
Other misc. bits and pieces which aren't worth mentioning

Old box:
AMD AthlonXP 2200+
Shuttle AK32A Motherboard
nvidia 6200A @AGP4x
PCI USB2 controller
1GB DDR
a couple of seagate HDDs

Netbook:
EeePC 701 4GB SSD

As you can imagine, gaming has never been a top priority.

[Meisseli]

Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 @ 2.20GHz
2GB RAM
Nvidia Geforce 8500 GT (512 Mb)
300GB HDD
BenQ G2320HDB screen
Normal, cheapest Logitech keyboard & mouse

Windows XP

[Conzul]

I've been playing with a consumer PC I've had for a few years. I've gradually updated parts of it manually, and since I don't play anymore, its specs aren't classified.

     AMD Athlon 64 FX 3800 (~2.4GHz single-core)
     1 GB crucial memory
     250 GB 7200rpm HDD
     ATi Radeon 4650 x512
     22" widescreen HD monitor
     Noise-cancelling headphones

    And I kicked ass on that thing. Wheeee
    I've had linux and windows OS's on it. Trem always ran better under linux, once all dependencies were sorted out. I finished on windows, since, being a gamer, linux was a bad choice for that purpose.

[SlackerLinux]

well atm i got 3

my Main pc
CPU: Athlon 64 x2 6000+
Ram: 2GB DDR2 ram
GFX: GF9600GT
HDD: 200Gb HDD
Monitor: 17" LCD
Keyboard+Mouse:  G15 Keyboard G9 mouse
OS: slackware64 13.1

PC for my nephew i been making(hes still a lil young to use it maybe when hes 2)
CPU: Athlon 64 x2 (cant remember less then 6000)+
Ram: 2GB DDR2 ram
GFX: GF9600GT
HDD: 1Tb HDD
Monitor: 15" LCD
Keyboard+Mouse:  IBM keyboard cheap mouse
OS: slackware64 13.1

and finally my mediacenter
CPU: core 2 duo 3.0ghz
Ram: 2GB DDR3 ram
GFX: GF7600GT passive cooled
HDD: 2 x 1Tb HDD both full
Monitor: 28" LCD
Keyboard+Mouse:  IBM keyboard + capture card remote
TV Tuner: leadtek DTV2000h(Great Card)
OS: slackware64 13.1 with mythtv trunk

i have been thinking of changing the media center to an atom for lower power consumption but i don't think it will have enough power maybe an AMD but they all have ATI cards onboard and ATI and Linux don't mix(and i hear their video coding is a pile) atm im leaning towards the new "sandy bridge" chips coming out next year with onboard Intel Graphics not as low power as an atom(wich afaik is like 10TDP or something) but at 35w TDP should be ok and have enough power for a combo FE/BE mythtv setup and if needed software decoding(not sure how good VA-API is)

[Pazuzu]

PC for my nephew i been making(hes still a lil young to use it maybe when hes 2)
CPU: Athlon 64 x2 (cant remember less then 6000)+
Ram: 2GB DDR2 ram
GFX: GF9600GT
HDD: 1Tb HDD
Monitor: 15" LCD
Keyboard+Mouse:  IBM keyboard cheap mouse
OS: slackware64 13.1

Whoa! Isn't 2 a bit young to handle that kind of power?

[SlackerLinux]

PC for my nephew i been making(hes still a lil young to use it maybe when hes 2)
CPU: Athlon 64 x2 (cant remember less then 6000)+
Ram: 2GB DDR2 ram
GFX: GF9600GT
HDD: 1Tb HDD
Monitor: 15" LCD
Keyboard+Mouse:  IBM keyboard cheap mouse
OS: slackware64 13.1

Whoa! Isn't 2 a bit young to handle that kind of power?

just the parts i had lying around from the last time i upgraded my mediacenter yeh kinda powerful but wasn't using em was sitting on a shelf for like 1/2 a year

[Ingar]

Desktop
CPU: Intel Core2Duo E6700 @2.66Ghz
RAM: 8GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2
Video: GeForce 8800 GTS / 640M
Monitor: 20" TFT
Disk: RAID0: 2x Western Digital Raptor 150G (10K RPM)
OS:  Arch Linux x86_64
Input: Logitech Flat-X keyboard, Razer Copperhead mouse

Server
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 @ 3.2Ghz
RAM: 8GB Corsair XMS3 DHX DDR3
Video: GeForce 210
Monitor: 15" CRT
Disks: 1.5Tb WD Caviar Black
  + RAID5: 4x1.5T WD Caviar Green
  + RAID0: 2x 500Mb WD (leftovers from the previous server)   
OS: Arch Linux x86_64
Input: crappy old PS2 keyboard, no mouse

Constructed both computers from parts.

[Plague Bringer]

Desktop

Dell Dimension 5150. *Got it in '04? Don't buy namebrand.
CPU: Intel Pentium D Dual Core 2.8GHz
Ram: 510MB DDR2 ram *bottleneck!
GFX: ATI Radeon HD 4600
HDD: 69.8GB
Monitor: 12.5" CRT
Keyboard+Mouse:  Dell mouse&keyboard
OS: Winwoes XP Pro

[Tremulant]

Dell Dimension 5150. *Got it in '04? Don't buy namebrand.

Is that a warning to us that dell are as shit as the rest of them?

[c4]

Performance
Processor    3.06GHz Intel Core i7-950 Quad-Core
Cache    L3: 8MB
System Bus    4.8GT/s QPI
Memory    Slots: 6x DIMM
Installed: 12GB DDR3
Graphics Display    nVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 with 1.2GB VRAM
Storage and Expansion
Hard Drive    1x 30GB SSD SATA; 1x 2TB 7200rpm SATA
Optical Drive    8x-speed Blu-ray ROM with DVD Burning
Bay Expansion    Not Specified by Manufacturer
PCI Expansion    3x PCI Express x16
1x PCI Express x1
2x PCI
Input/Output
Ports    6x USB 2.0
1x FireWire-400
2x PS/2
Display    Not Specified by Manufacturer
Storage    1x eSATA
Audio    1x 7.1-channel output
1x Coaxial S/PDIF
Video    None
Flash Media Slot    None
Communications
Wired    1x 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45)
Wireless    None
General
Operating System    Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
Electrical Requirements    AC: 100-240VAC
Consumption: 950W
Environmental Requirements    None
Dimensions (WxHxD)    9.1 x 21.7 x 23.2" (23.1 x 55.1 x 58.9cm)
Weight    Not Specified by Manufacturer

[your face]

(I have since added 2 120mm dust covers to the fans.)
http://imn2rc.unvanquished.net/faes/woodcase2.jpg
http://imn2rc.unvanquished.net/faes/woodcase3.jpg

OS: Windows XP 32bit
MB: Dell OD7726
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.80GHz processor
RAM: 2 gbs ddr2 memory
GFX: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS
HDD: 1 300gb external SATA, 1 500gb internal SATA
PSU: 430w
19" LCD
Altec Lansing crap audio
Kensington slimtype keyboard or something
epic microsoft mouse and an awesome mousepad
epic wooden case with lots of fans

[Ingar]

epic wooden case with lots of fans

Now there's an awesome box!

[Taiyo.uk]

100% recycled trees

Awesome, did you make that yourself?


C2D E6300 with stock cooler, 2GB DDR2, Intel DG965WH mobo, 512MB HD3650, 32GB SSD for / and swap, 500GB HDD for /home, DVDRW + DAT72 tape. Power supply is a 180W laptop brick and a minibox M2-ATX board. Short-depth 3U rack case with two Papst 3312 intake fans. El-cheapo 24" 1080p monitor (Acer V243H), Unotron S6000K washable (read: beerproof) keyboard, Logitech MX518 mouse.
In need of an upgrade, but that's for later.

[your face]

100% recycled trees

Awesome, did you make that yourself?

dad's a carpenter and helped with most of it, I just had to give him the measurements.

Unotron S6000K washable (read: beerproof) keyboard

[Aviator]

Laptop: Sony Vaio VGN-SZ370P ultraportable
Windows 7 Home Premium
Intel Core2Duo 2.0 ghz
3 gigs ram
500 gig hard drive
nvidia geforce 7400 (dedicated) and a crappy intel gma (integrated)

Netbook: Samsung N150P (this thing is amazing for school purposes)
windows 7
intel atom
intel gma
250 gig hard drive
1 gig ram

[Tremulant]

Both taiyo's and face's builds are pretty neat, i must say.

Those SSDs for / and swap purposes sound nice, but at the moment i'd be more inclined to just stick some more ram in for the money, I shall experiment with a cheap SATA>SD or CF adaptor at some point though :p.

[Celestial_Rage]

Laptop:
Intel Core i7 720 @ 1.6 GHz
17 in display
640 GB HDD
4 GB RAM
OS: Arch x86_64 (primary) Windows 7 64 bit (SolidWorks)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 1 GB card (it somehow manages to overheat when I play tremulous)

[Aviator]

(it somehow manages to overheat when I play tremulous)

Well laptops are small closed cases so it should be expected. My GeForce 7400 overheats when I play tremulous.

[Plague Bringer]

(it somehow manages to overheat when I play tremulous)

Well laptops are small closed cases so it should be expected. My GeForce 7400 overheats when I play tremulous.

I find that if you elevate it with, say, a small piece of wood on either side to allow air to flow underneath, you'll prolong the time before overheating. It is inevitable, though. There's no way to properly cool a laptop.

[your face]

http://www.topmic.com/148-0773.html

[Plague Bringer]

http://www.topmic.com/148-0773.html

k i lied

[Aviator]

(it somehow manages to overheat when I play tremulous)

Well laptops are small closed cases so it should be expected. My GeForce 7400 overheats when I play tremulous.

I find that if you elevate it with, say, a small piece of wood on either side to allow air to flow underneath, you'll prolong the time before overheating. It is inevitable, though. There's no way to properly cool a laptop.

Yeah I've been doing that and I'm also just starting to consider the fact that the area where I feel to check for heat is the heatsink so it might just be the fact that it's the heatsink. And Faes I was considering buying one of those but currently all of my money is going towards my new computer and a non crt monitor

[Anonymoose]

Yeah I've been doing that and I'm also just starting to consider the fact that the area where I feel to check for heat is the heatsink so it might just be the fact that it's the heatsink. And Faes I was considering buying one of those but currently all of my money is going towards my new computer and a non crt monitor

How long have you had it? perhaps it might pay off to re-apply some better thermal compound on it? the thermal grease/pads that are on them straight out of the manufacturers are pretty low quality (in most cases)

[Ingar]

There's no way to properly cool a laptop.

I used to have this large iron stove in my previous apartment. I didn't use it for heating
but it was an awesome laptop heatsink.

[Aviator]

Yeah I've been doing that and I'm also just starting to consider the fact that the area where I feel to check for heat is the heatsink so it might just be the fact that it's the heatsink. And Faes I was considering buying one of those but currently all of my money is going towards my new computer and a non crt monitor

How long have you had it? perhaps it might pay off to re-apply some better thermal compound on it? the thermal grease/pads that are on them straight out of the manufacturers are pretty low quality (in most cases)

Well I know it definitely needs a new fan. The current one makes a bunch of grinding noises because my little cousin put a paperclip in it while it was running and I had to go in and pull it out and it hasn't worked right since.

[Thorn]

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