So what's your rig?
As a true geek at heart, I do still love the mechanics of a computer, even though I work around them 8-hours a day and am sick of them by now...
So what's everyone running under their hood? My box is really old and in badly need of an upgrade; circa 2004. I won't go into specifics but it's bad. But I do love my 47" LCD. Typing and gaming from the couch is the way to go, people.
Also, I'm posting this here because, ironically, there's no 'computer' channel on the Sift. Maybe the seed for something new?
So what's everyone running under their hood? My box is really old and in badly need of an upgrade; circa 2004. I won't go into specifics but it's bad. But I do love my 47" LCD. Typing and gaming from the couch is the way to go, people.
Also, I'm posting this here because, ironically, there's no 'computer' channel on the Sift. Maybe the seed for something new?
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Well, It's a little outdated now, (I built it on March 07) but I have:
Core 2 duo @ 2.4 GHz
3GB RAM
800GB (300 IDE + 500 SATA)
Nvidia 8800GTS 640MB
Asus P5NSLI (So I can just drop another 8800 in there when I need to and a better CPU)
two dvd burners
650 watt PSU
Shitsta Ultimate
19" Westinghouse LCD
The only game I can't run on full is Crysis. But I can run it at near-max with about 35 fps.
Anything else I get 70fps. ( I run all games at 1440x900)
So it's decent, and gets the job done well on just about anything. And it's sort of future proof as well.
MacBook Pro 17"
2,33 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo
2 GB RAM
250 GB HD
Leopard 10.5.4
Very happy with it. Bought in Feb. 07, replaced Harddrive and OS last month everything else is original.
Core 2 Quad Core @ 2.4 GHz
4GB RAM
950GB (2X 150 SATA + 700 SATA)
Nvidia 8800GTS 640MB
Asus P5NE (I didn't buy the SLI version, I think I will be getting a Radeon 4780 X2 though now)
1 LG DVD Burners
Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic
800 watt PSU
ThermalTake Case
+
24'' Samsung Syncmaster 2493HM LCD.
With that setup I can run Crysis decently on high, Crysis Warhead is even better. Most games I run at 1920 by 1200 without a hitch.
Intel CPU T1350 @ 1.86GHz
512M RAM
40GB SATA
Intel 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
15" LCD display
LG E500 15"
Inter Core2 Duo 1.86GHz
4G RAM
NVIDIA something 256MB
300GB HD
My first laptop actually. Love it
DFI's LANParty UT NF4 Ultra-D motherboard
AMD 3800+
1,5 GB RAM
NVIDIA 7600GT 256MB
250GB WD hard drive
19" Compaq CRT
Apple IIE
64 kb RAM
16 bit color monitor
DUAL 5 1/4 DISK DRIVES
keyboard w/ no mouse
joystick
i can run Oregon Trail at max settings
^ hehehehe
Omg all urs are lamezorz. Check this out.
1.something megahurtz chip.
80 gig hdd not even close to full
integrated graphix chip
sweet two-tone dell plastic case with blocked front vent
15 inch HP monitor that has started with the green stripes at the top
Q. now, why is mine better u ask?
A. Easy, I haven't reformatted in like 5 years. So figure that I TOO can play "Crisys" at max settings, and I'm most likely running like 5 Nigerian phones scams, 3 botnets and a whole host of Trojan farms, I think I'm clearly the winner. HELLO
shit...I run videosift off of my abacus. Gaming gets pretty hairy on this thing, though.
How could you downvote my comment. Bullcrap though, one time during school my computer broke and I had to get to the internet using mental math. Thank goodness I had all my fingers and toes.
well I had to help design the LHC...
...as a sperm in my dads scrot'
CPU: Intel Core2duo 4300 (1,8 GHz) (used to have it overclocked to 3 GHz, but I stopped during the summer.. gets too hot)
GFX: NVidia GeForce 8800 GTS 320
RAM: 2 GB
HDD: 500GB
Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster 2232BW (22" widescreen lcd, 1680x1050)
Anything else is filler. A dvd drive, Logitech G7 Mouse, keyboard, speakers and such and such.
I've had no real problems running anything, though Crysis is one of the heavier loads.
Well, somebody shit in the Capt's Cheerios this morning...
None of you can even come close to what this baby can do:
http://www.videosift.com/video/Commodore-VIC-20-Commercial-with-William-Shatner
CPU: AMD 2100+
GFX: ATI 9600 256MB
HD: 7200 ATA133 200GB and 80GB
RAM: 2GB DDR 266
I need a new desktop, as a gamer this isn't cutting it, I use my laptop for most of my gaming anymore. Unfortunately because of PCIe and SATA I can't just buy a new MB CPU and RAM.
ROCK 670
2.4 Duel Core Intel
2GB RAM
100GB 7200rpm HDD
8600m GT 512MB
1GB Turbo cashe
Its awesome! except, it still does not work properly, now the HDD is SMART failed and the fecking nVidia chip is nuking itself
Pretty bollocks, but I will get a replacement system I think
1mostly on my asus laptop
not a great one either (the specs are ok but i wouldnt know em)
2the pc i got myself in 2006.
Asus A8N-SLI with the 3500 amd venice (+Arctic Freezer 64 Pro, fcourse, i wont do without overclocking) + 4 gigs of the fastest overclockable ram i could find, 6800gs vidcard, a couple harddisks (2 external), a lovely black case, samsung monitor, the pretty gaming keyboard with the blue lights in it from errr whatsitcalled (was great when i was in my WoW-period, a year ago), and my personal fav, a steelsound headset. ofcourse some pretty blue lights and fans with lighting, blue + black = lovely. eat that, mac.
oh and ofcourse the spyder calibration thing. can't do without if you do lots of photo editing.
I tend to do a major upgrade or build every two years, but so far this system has kept me going for 3 years with only two minor upgrades (GPU & HD).
ASUS A8N-SLI Premium
AMD 64 X2 4400+ running @ 2.4GHz
2GB OCZ RAM 2-2-2-5T
BFG GeForce 260 (655MHz Core, 2250MHz MEM)
SB Audigy 2
250GB SATA II HD
400GB SATA II HD
DVD-R and DVD+RW
As for upgrades, I originally only had a 250GB HD, then added the 400GB later, and I recently upgraded from a GeForce 7800GT to the GeForce 260. I was thinking I'd need to upgrade my MB, CPU and RAM since my MB and CPU are Socket 939, but after installing the video card I can run everything I have maxed at 1680x1050, so think I'm good for a while. I'll see after November when all the new games start coming out.
It's also been very stable, I have not reinstalled WinXP since the day I built it.
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