I'll start off. Here is my computer that i built from December '07. nothing special. Its definitely a big upgrade from my previous windows 98 machine. (these are older pictures from the new machine)





Specs:
Windows XP Pro
Geforce 8600GT 512MB
2.13Ghz Intel core 2 duo
2 GB Od PC2 6400 RAM
Integrated sound
1 Dvd Drive and 2 cd drives (just added)
600W Ultra Power Supply
Cooler master centurion 5 case

My Old Long gone Rig:


Now It's your turn. What do you have under the hood?

Last edited by vastspace91 on Jun-20-2008 at 01:21

Mac Pro

2x 3.2 GHz Intel QC Xenon
3x ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
16 GB RAM
4x 1TB HDD
2x 24in Samsung Sync Displays



But I usually use my Macbook

1x 2.16 Intel Core2Duo
2 GB ram
160 Gb HDD




P.S. I'm a video editor. I hope that explains the madness.

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"the ghetto custom"

P4 Northwood 2.4 OC'd 2.8
1GB PC2100 OC'd 311
HD, IDE - 80GB, 60GB, 40GB
Geforce FX5200 128 (PCI, boo)
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz

it sucks but it was ~250 and a vast improvement over my P3 800 win2k dell

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'That's like telling a Kodiak bear to stop fcking older men.'

Gigabyte DS3L mobo
e6600 OCd to 3.1ghz
3GB Ram at 840mhz
8800GT
600W StealthXtream PSU
4 cooling fans

CPU = 32C idle, 50C load

ASUS P5WD2 Premium mobo

Intel 915 (BX80553915R) OC'd to 4.4Ghz
(Purchased for $80 on eBay)

2GB Transcend aXeRAM PC9600 DDR2 @ 1066Mhz (PC8500)
(Purchased for $70 on eBay)

ASUS 6800 256MB DDR3 OC'd w/ Arctic Cooling NV Silencer 5
(Engineering sample - I got it for free)

600W Seasonic PSU (S12-600)

1 x WD1500AHFD Raptor-X 150GB
1 x WD1001FALS Caviar Black 1TB
2 x WD5000AAKS Caviar SE16 500GB

Lian Li PC-7B PLUS II w/ Window

20" Samsung SyncMaster 206BW

Saitek Illuminated Keyboard

Sorry for being such a nerd but I like to keep my PCs separated for their various purposes. Here goes...

Gaming Rig:

ASUS P5N-E SLI Mobo
Intel E8500 3.16Ghz overclocked to 3.80Ghz
2 x eVGA 8800GT in SLI
2 x 250GB HDs in RAID 0
4GB PC6400 RAM
Antec 850w PSU
Windows Vista x64

This machine will play most everything maxed out EXCEPT freakin Crysis which sadly runs like piss even on this machine.

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Internet Rig:
(Used for all internet surfing, email, torrents, archiving, etc. This machine is tucked away in a room and is only accessible via remote desktop)

Intel P4 HT 3.2Ghz
2GB Ram
1 250GB HD
1 500GB external HD
1 750GB HD
Windows XP

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Music Production Rig:

Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 2.13Ghz
4GB of RAM
1 250GB HD - OS
1 320GB HD - All samples, VSTs, etc.
Windows XP DAW Edition

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Originally posted by Magnus Internet Rig: (Used for all internet surfing, email, torrents, archiving, etc. This machine is tucked away in a room and is only accessible via remote desktop) Intel P4 HT 3.2Ghz 2GB Ram 1 250GB HD 1 500GB external HD 1 750GB HD Windows XP

I like that. Good call!!

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Originally posted by Zeiben Mac Pro 2x 3.2 GHz Intel QC Xenon 3x ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT 16 GB RAM 4x 1TB HDD 2x 24in Samsung Sync Displays P.S. I'm a video editor. I hope that explains the madness.

For real, that's one monster

So all this time I always wanted a dream computer and I finally have it. The parasite is out of my system.

Coolermaster Cosmos S with 7 fans
Asus L1N64-WS/B motherboard
2xAMD FX-74
8GB Ram
2xAsus 9800GX2 in SLI
2x1TB, Raid 0 (system disk, x64)
2x150GB, Raid 0 (spare, entertainment, etc.)
Soundblaster X-Fi Extreme
Logitech z5300
Samsung T220HD

This monsters for many & many years to come

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Breaks, house, electro & downtempo.

Last edited by bluE_Neon on Jan-12-2009 at 03:02

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Originally posted by bluE_Neon For real, that's one monster So all this time I always wanted a dream computer and I finally have it. The parasite is out of my system. Coolermaster Cosmos S with 7 fans Asus L1N64-WS/B motherboard 2xAMD FX-74 8GB Ram 2xAsus 9800GX2 in SLI 2x1TB, Raid 0 (system disk, x64) 2x150GB, Raid 0 (spare, entertainment, etc.) Soundblaster X-Fi Extreme Logitech z5300 Samsung T220HD, so I can hook up the PS3 as well. This monsters for many & many years to come

Damn! That is once nice machine. Have you by chance run 3DMark 2006 or 3DMark Vantage? I'd love to know your scores with that monster.

And Zeiben WTF?! I somehow overlooked your specs but that is the mother beast of a system. It must eat video editing for lunch.

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+ 350W Power supply
+ Lite-On DVD drive
+ Logitech 5.1 digital surround sound
+ free CRT monitor I chumped from work.

All in all, spent less than $600 for a very good computer, which would have cost me well over $1000 for the same performance.

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Originally posted by Magnus Damn! That is once nice machine. Have you by chance run 3DMark 2006 or 3DMark Vantage? I'd love to know your scores with that monster.

3DMark Vantage scored a whopping 8897 and that is excellent!
3DMark 2006 score was vastly effected by not running it on a clean system so I was receiving some really lousy scores in 2K. Same thing happened to other people, oh well.

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Breaks, house, electro & downtempo.

quote:

Originally posted by Magnus Internet Rig: (Used for all internet surfing, email, torrents, archiving, etc. This machine is tucked away in a room and is only accessible via remote desktop) Intel P4 HT 3.2Ghz 2GB Ram 1 250GB HD 1 500GB external HD 1 750GB HD Windows XP

I have a very similar set up for my internet rig.

P4 @ 2.0Ghz
512MB RAM
1 x 1.5TB HDD
1 x 500GB HDD
2 x 300GB HDD
1 x 250GB HDD
Windows XP

And mine is also tucked away, only accessible through remote desktop. The P4 was a free comp from a friend, that I put in a really nice case, and made sure it had lots of cooling, then stocked it with hard drives.

My main computer is soooo old now!

Athlon XP @ 1.8Ghz
1GB RAM
30GB HDD
64MB vid card AGP
Creative Extigy sound card
5.1 system

I do not game anymore, and I am more of a data guy as you can tell. My computer does exactly what I want, and there is absolutely no reason to upgrade in my eyes. I still do enough audio editing, but I am just not willing to upgrade. I would much rather spend my money on hard drives.