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Title: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: Ellendesu on August 02, 2006, 10:45:40 am
Inspired by tetsaru's post in the other thread about something totally different. lets see whos cybernetic dick is bigger shall we?

I'm currently running...

AMD Athlon 64 3000+. 1.8 Ghz Base Speed, AM2
1GB DDR2 RAM (800mhz)
Nvidia GeForce 6100
250 GB Hard Drive
DVD-RW/CD-RW Drive (52x Max Speed on CD writes, 16x on DVD)
7.1 Surround Sound
Windows XP Professional (Because anything less is useless)

All of that is packed into a Black Case complete with door and lock, the case is also equipped with 2 fans, one primary, and one on my heatsink, which leads into an airduct that filters out hot air through the side of my case, I run a constant temperature at base speed of roughly 30-34 Degrees Celsius (Keep in mind that the average computer runs at a temperature of 50+) Plus, my power supply fan (For a 450w Power Supply)

All of my components are barely 2 months old, and from shut-down to full load it only takes 7-8 seconds to be booted up completely. I also load Multiplayer maps on BF : Vietnam and Swat 4 so fast the rest of my friends wind taking longer and I have to sit and wait for 2-3 minutes for them.

This comp fucking rocks. Only cost me 600 Bucks by the end. This is the power of building your OWN MACHINE kids. All of those components in a computer from Worst Buy (like Best Buy would even carry high quality Overclocking class DDR2 Ram and motherboards?) would run you easily 1500-2000 bucks, for serious.

So whats in your box?
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: JG on August 02, 2006, 08:17:42 pm
Bill's is very much like mine.  Although I've had my workstation for over a year now.

Persephone (workstation):
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ (2 GHz HT clock)
1GB DDR2 RAM (also 800Mhz)
ATI RADEON 9600
120GB S-ATA hard drive
16x DVD+/-RW drive
W2K-Pro
I'm not big on sound, so I just use onboard sound cards. I really can't tell much difference.
19" ViewSonic LCD

Athena (server):
AMD Athlon 1400+ (forgot what clock speed)
1GB DDR RAM
Onboard video (it is a server after all so I don't look at it often)
48GB ATA133 IDE of hard drive space (havent needed much more)
2.4x DVD+RW drive
W2K-Pro (really would like to get server though)
Also manages my 200GB external drive for backups.

Persephone ran me about $700-$800 last year.  Athena was the workstation before then, and it probably cost me $900 or so when it was built about 4 years ago. And another $150 or so last January when i added the backup drive.

I also have a testbed system set up in another room.  Its nothing to speak of though (A 9 year old Pentium 233) Triton runs Windows 98se, and I use it mainly for testing software I write to make sure it doesn't blow up on pre-NT platforms.
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: tetsaru arigashi on August 02, 2006, 08:21:41 pm
lol, i guess it was inevitable...

so, yeah, um, i have a fucking gateway computer.  yeah, it's about 5 years old or so, seeing how i got it during high school...  it still has a FLOPPY DRIVE.  a fucking FLOPPY DRIVE, ok?  as i mentioned earlier, it has a pathetic 256 MB of RAM and a pathetic 2.0 Ghz Intel Celeron processor.  it runs on Windows XP Home Edition 2002 with Service Pack 2, and my hard drive has a capacity of a mere 37.2 GB (wtf's up with THAT kind of number??).  as a result, i constantly have to delete and re-download anime to avoid crashing it.  i only have a CD-RW, although i DO have 4 USB ports (2 in front, 2 in back), which i guess is fairly decent.  oh yeah - both my monitor (which is probably around 15"-17", i forgot exactly) and my scanner are "hand-me-downs."  the monitor is a ViewSonic E771 (i think), and it came from the band department at my old high school where my dad used to work, and was about to be thrown away since the screen kept flickering, but it seems to work fine now (although my desktop icons wig out on me all the time when i either close a large window with a lot of graphics on it, or try to access a folder with a lot of data in it)...  as for the scanner (a Microtek SlimScan C3)...  God knows how old it is, since it was stashed away with my dad's ancient Mac stuff.  i also have a Lexmark Z22 printer, which is slow as hell and runs out of ink quickly (and on occasion, feeds all the paper i've loaded into it AT ONCE and jams up and spews ink all inside the bottom, and furthermore lags up horribly when i have to cancel a printing job as a result...), a 128 MB RCA Lyra MP3 player which i cannot transfer songs onto anymore since a friend of mine accidentally CRUSHED the USB cable that went with it while he was moving around in one of the chairs in my dorm room at college (it has a weird-shaped port that goes into the player, so i can't just use a regular one), and finally, the most up-to-date thing i have is my Kodak EasyShare C330 digital camera, which, unfortunately, does not have a memory card in it, so i can only hold around 16 pictures on it at a time.  =/

NAW, I DON'T THINK I NEED TO UPDATE MY COMPUTER SYSTEM, IT'S FIIIIIINE...  >_<;

so, anyway, i saw this one computer on Alienware's site a while back that had some good stuff on it (something about multiple graphics cards, although i know nothing about that - if someone could explain how that works, that'd be nice), but it's IMMENSELY overpriced.  take a look:

http://www.alienware.com/product_detail_pages/Aurora_ALX/Aurora_overview.aspx?SysCode=PC-AURORA-ALX-R7&SubCode=SKU-DEFAULT#pdp-nav (http://www.alienware.com/product_detail_pages/Aurora_ALX/Aurora_overview.aspx?SysCode=PC-AURORA-ALX-R7&SubCode=SKU-DEFAULT#pdp-nav)

basically what i'm wanting is some of the best top-of-line, high-performance shit that i can get for no more than $2500 (lower prices are always better, of course, but i'd rather have better stuff than lower prices).  any suggestions as to where to get stuff for cheap, or what hardware is awesomely good?
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: Snorlax.RAYZR on August 02, 2006, 08:38:34 pm
ASUS A8V [VIA K8T800]
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ @ 2.0 GHz
20 GB HDD to run Windows
120 GB HDD for whatever
ATi Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB AGP 8x
1 GB DDR2 RAM
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: tetsaru arigashi on August 02, 2006, 08:49:05 pm
ASUS A8V [VIA K8T800]
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ @ 2.0 GHz
20 GB HDD to run Windows
120 GB HDD for whatever
ATi Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB AGP 8x
1 GB DDR2 RAM

one of my computer-knowledgable friends said that it might be beneficial to get a small hard drive JUST for the Windows operating system, and then use your larger one(s) for everything else.  anyone know if this gives a significant increase in performance?
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: Snorlax.RAYZR on August 03, 2006, 11:38:22 am
Uhm... well yeah. I install all the junk on my slave drive though. I'm only using the 20GB temporarily. I'm looking for a 5GB 100 000 RPM HDD.

The higher the RPM, the better. Your folders and windows will open before you even click them. Haha.
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: Ellendesu on August 03, 2006, 03:35:09 pm
Don't knock the floppy drive. You can use it set up RAID. for real.
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: Yoko Matsugane Lover on August 03, 2006, 08:40:51 pm
I got a computer...............Thats all i know
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: JG on August 04, 2006, 12:06:38 am
it still has a FLOPPY DRIVE.  a fucking FLOPPY DRIVE, ok?
I still build them with Floppy drives.  They're still useful, just less so.  Probably better off with an external floppy thesedays though.


so, anyway, i saw this one computer on Alienware's site a while back that had some good stuff on it (something about multiple graphics cards, although i know nothing about that - if someone could explain how that works, that'd be nice)
More and more video cards are starting to include dual outputs, one to amonitor and one ot either a second monitor or more often, a tv.  Some of these high end cards have dedicated processors to each of those outputs.  Some video cards can also be tied together with a duplicate of the same card, and a birgde made between them.  It accomplishes the same thing as the dual output.  So that PC can output to 4 different sources.  If all the output monitors/tvs were close enough otgether, it could look like one big tv (think arcade style setups).  Id be hard pressed to find any need for people to invest in such a setup. Its overkill.


one of my computer-knowledgable friends said that it might be beneficial to get a small hard drive JUST for the Windows operating system, and then use your larger one(s) for everything else.  anyone know if this gives a significant increase in performance?
Yeah it helps, but only if they're on different IDE channels (ie, you cant primary/slave this setup and expect it to work) and the files you're working with arent too big (bigger than say, half your ram).  Big files would essentially be copied from the data drive to the memory on reads, and if its more than your memory can hold it goes to Window's disk cache instead, which is always stored on the system drive.  File clusters not in cache would have to make a seek to another drive, which could be slower than the benefit gained by splitting the drives, especially if the other drive is busy or worse, not spiinning at full access speed yet.  Big internal caches on drives helps negate this somewhat but no matter what the setup it will never be 200% as fast as a single drive setup (probbaly 180-190%)
S-ATA drives have made this a moot point by now though.


I'm looking for a 5GB 100 000 RPM HDD.
I think you mean 10,000. Most things these days benefit from more cache rather than faster RPM.  Which is why you still see mostly 5400 and 72000 RPM drives still, with 8 meg caches and the like.
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: DualSoul on August 04, 2006, 01:23:13 am
Intel Pentium 4 Northwood 2.8C
DFI Lanparty Pro875B
2GB Corsair TWINX Pro PC4000
2 x 300Gb Seagate SATA1
ATI X800XT PE
Audigy 2 ZS hooked up to Logitech Z640
LG 4160B DVD burner/ROM
Enermax 465
19" HP F1905 LCD
Windows XP Pro
... all wrapped up in an black Ultra Aluminus case

Upgrades in the future?  Switch the Northwood out into either an HTPC or a server, hook up some SATA drives for RAID5, and get a Core 2 Duo.
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: frost on August 04, 2006, 10:32:14 am
Dell Cheapo Special($300 3 yrs ago)
2 GHZ Celleron Processor
28.5 GB HD
Windows XP Home Edition
1 GB Sdram
Nvidia Geforce FX 5500 256mb(Old PCI & overclocked)

I spent more on the upgrades than what the computer was worth when I bought it lol. I have yet to play an MMO on it yet that it couldn`t handle.
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: JG on August 04, 2006, 05:57:08 pm
Seagate

Fail.  There are two brands of hard drives I advise people to stay far away from: Seagate and IBM. (Maxtors and Western Digitals have my highest recommendations.)
I've had or been involved in the use of seven or so Seagates over the years.  At least five have died, with three of those totally unrecoverable.  They have inferior cooling mechanisms and seem more prone to electric spike damage.
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: DualSoul on August 04, 2006, 10:26:28 pm
Fail.  There are two brands of hard drives I advise people to stay far away from: Seagate and IBM. (Maxtors and Western Digitals have my highest recommendations.)
I've had or been involved in the use of seven or so Seagates over the years.  At least five have died, with three of those totally unrecoverable.  They have inferior cooling mechanisms and seem more prone to electric spike damage.

Really?  Most people I've spoken to prefer Seagates over Maxtors and IBMs.  It's unfortunate that your experience with them has been shakey at best, but luckily that hasn't spread to the majority of consumer PC users that I've dealt with.  As for me, none of my HDDs have ever failed, so I'm hoping they never will.  That and my next RAID5 setup will probably be making use of some 320 or 400Gb Western Digitals, so hopefully I don't 'fail' so much after that.

EDIT:  I will agree on the fact that they tend to run hotter than most any drive I've used.
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: Snorlax.RAYZR on August 05, 2006, 12:40:21 am
I think you mean 10,000. Most things these days benefit from more cache rather than faster RPM.  Which is why you still see mostly 5400 and 72000 RPM drives still, with 8 meg caches and the like.

Yeah sorry. My 2 and 0 on my keyboard are lm@e. 72 000? Never heard. ;)

Really?  Most people I've spoken to prefer Seagates over Maxtors and IBMs.

Really? o_O
It's the total opposite for me. Everyone here says Seagate isn't so great. But as long as it works for you I guess =]
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: JG on August 05, 2006, 11:32:51 pm
I think you mean 10,000. Most things these days benefit from more cache rather than faster RPM.  Which is why you still see mostly 5400 and 72000 RPM drives still, with 8 meg caches and the like.
72 000? Never heard. ;)

Oy, one more reason why I shouldn't go around correcting people all the time.....
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: tetsaru arigashi on August 07, 2006, 01:22:56 pm
man, i started up my computer this morning and it starting making a loud rattling noise...  i turned it off, then i went ahead and opened it up and air-dusted it, and it seems to be fine now.  scared the crap outta me, though, especially seeing how i'll be going back to college in about a week...  >_<;
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: Centurion on August 07, 2006, 02:07:02 pm
lmao... i'm playing FF11 on a GeForce 2.
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: tetsaru arigashi on September 27, 2006, 02:25:37 pm
*BUMP*

Eh, it looks like I probably won't be getting a new computer for Christmas/birthday after all, seeing how my parents tend to be such cheap-asses...  I guess I'll just have to save up my money somehow, which will be very difficult for me, seeing how I'm a full-time college student and new card game expansions keep coming out...  ;_;  Oh well... a Nintendo Wii and some new games should keep me busy for a while...

I know I can build a "good" computer for relatively cheap, but I'm one of those people who would rather pay more in order to get the really good stuff.  And seeing how hardware quickly becomes obsolete, I'd rather get all of the best stuff at once so that I wouldn't be faced with the problem of starting out with basic stuff and not being able to get the new, awesome stuff because it wouldn't be compatible with my motherboard, etc., although I know the not-so awesome stuff would significantly drop in price...  Hopefully you guys can understand what I'm saying, but I could REALLY use a new badass computer that can handle Photoshop and the most advanced games and could store shitloads of anime (sorry, but I don't like hanging on to buttloads of discs, even if that IS easier... plus, I'd like to be able to put my anime onto an iPod Video later on if possible to watch while I'm on the go), and still have the capabilities to handle any new technologies that are more specs-demanding in the future.  Sorry if it seems like I'm complaining a lot, but I've just been very limited with the outdated technology I currently have, and I want to be wary of how that may affect my future aspirations in a graphic design career.  =/

Reply or PM me if you've got any good suggestions.
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: MustardMaster on December 01, 2006, 07:11:27 am
Intel Pentium 4 1,6 GHz
1 GB of RAM
120 GB HDD
ATI Radeon 9600 PRO
Some integrated piece of shit soundcard

Good enough for pr0n, anime, music & occasional game of Heroes 3 or Age Of Empires 2
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: R-9 on December 01, 2006, 12:42:34 pm
Pentium 4 2.6 GHz
512 MB of RAM
ATI Radeon 8500
250 GB HDD
RealTek AC'97 audio

Eh, it looks like I probably won't be getting a new computer for Christmas/birthday after all, seeing how my parents tend to be such cheap-asses...  I guess I'll just have to save up my money somehow, which will be very difficult for me, seeing how I'm a full-time college student and new card game expansions keep coming out...  ;_;  Oh well... a Nintendo Wii and some new games should keep me busy for a while...

You just hit on why I don't do CCGs anymore.
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: ROMate on December 01, 2006, 01:38:24 pm
If I try to look up the specs for this heap I'm working with now, I'll get depressed, cry, eat chocolate ice cream by the pint, and think of hurting myself. >_< This thing just blows.
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: bfg00 on December 02, 2006, 12:56:45 am
AMD Athlon 3200+
1 GB RAM
160 GB HD
Nvidia GeForce 6800
Some integrated sound card.
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: DualSoul on December 02, 2006, 02:24:22 am
Intel Pentium 4 Northwood 2.8C
DFI Lanparty Pro875B
2GB Corsair TWINX Pro PC4000
2 x 300Gb Seagate SATA1 2 x 500Gb Western Digital SATA2
ATI X800XT PE ATI X850XT PE
Audigy 2 ZS hooked up to Logitech Z640
LG 4160B DVD burner/ROM
Enermax 465
19" HP F1905 LCD 20" widescreen Dell 2005FPW x 2 for dual screen
Windows XP Pro
Black Ultra Aluminus case

Some new parts!
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: tetsaru arigashi on December 02, 2006, 03:05:26 am
Good news and bad news.  As of now, my folks say that they'll still get me a computer, but it's a matter of how soon we'll get the money to pay for it, since we're a bit short right now.  I'm planning on getting a Dell XPS 410 model with the following components:

Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6600 (4MB L2 Cache,2.4GHz,1066 FSB)
Windows XP Professional
2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 2 DIMMs
250GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
Dual Drives: 48x Combo + 16x DVD+/-RW w/ dbl layer write capable
256MB nVidia GeForce 7900 GS
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Dell USB Keyboard
Dell Optical USB Mouse
13 in 1 Media Card Reader and 3.5" Floppy Drive
56K PCI Data Fax Modem
IEEE 1394 Adapter

Here's a link to the model and its features:

http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/xpsdt_410?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs (http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/xpsdt_410?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs)

The cost for this will probably be around $1,400-$1,500, and it does not include a monitor (still gonna need to save some money towards that).  I was trying to strike a good balance between the performance I was wanting and my parent's budget.  I've also asked my relatives to only give me money for Christmas/birthday to help pay for this (as well as avoid unwanted gifts - we all know how distant relatives will often buy us the most random things sometimes...  >_<; ), so hopefully I'll be able to get it soon enough.

One of my graphic design teachers also showed me a website where students can order software and other stuff at highly discounted prices:

http://www.journeyed.com/itemDetail.asp?ItmNo=19981033 (http://www.journeyed.com/itemDetail.asp?ItmNo=19981033)

In the above link, buying Adobe CS2 would save me around $800, but would still be rather pricey.  I've also heard that CS3 is supposed to come out in the spring.  Anyone know if/where I could pirate this without having to worry about software registation or any similar B.S.??

Dell also says it's providing a free upgrade to Windows Vista, but I know nothing about it.  I'd probably just stick with Windows XP Professional until I know exactly how good this new O.S. works, as I'm sure it'll have some bugs and stuff to work out at first.

Any info/suggestions about the above mentioned things would be greatly appreciated.
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: KEdakumi on December 02, 2006, 09:19:11 am
Specs?  Aren't those glasses? :P
Hey I have a computer that  works... most of the time.  It gets online, does the work I need and was lovingly hand built with mostly bootleg software by my geek little brother.  If I have issues (computer, not personal :P) then I call a family member to beg a fix.
I don't really need to know more then that a this point in life.  :bigtran
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: Snorlax.RAYZR on December 03, 2006, 04:22:00 pm
I'll be getting a laptop soon. Does anyone know if AMD Turion's any good? I'm trying to find Core Duos but none of them have any graphics (INTERNAL WTF). Only the Turion laptops do.
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: tetsaru arigashi on December 10, 2006, 02:39:30 am
I'll be getting a laptop soon. Does anyone know if AMD Turion's any good? I'm trying to find Core Duos but none of them have any graphics (INTERNAL WTF). Only the Turion laptops do.

Sorry man, the computer I've got right now has been the only one I've ever really owned, and it's a Gateway brand.  =/  I had thought about getting a laptop for my new computer, but I decided I'd prefer better hardware over the ability to take my work wherever I need to.

Still no word yet from my folks on when they'll be able to get it for me...  I'm going home soon, so maybe I can find a job over the Christmas break to help pay for it, but I highly doubt it, especially seeing how I live in a rather small town, and most places wouldn't want to bother hiring someone for just a few weeks...  kinda makes me wish you could run around and randomly encounter a cow or something, then beat the shit out of it and somehow it'd drop $10 and a Mythril Dagger, lol...
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: DualSoul on December 10, 2006, 04:10:20 am
I wish my folks would help me pay for something...
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: JG on January 01, 2007, 08:29:49 pm
I built a new PC for my parents for Christmas.  Their old one really was on its last legs - old, knotty, withered legs in fact - with a bad heart (irregular PSU) and worse memory (ram and/or hdd errors)
Thanks to after-Thanksgiving sales and recycling some components, I managed to build this for them for a little under $400:

AMD Sempron64 3400+
ASUS K8N-VM (PCIE based, intregated video and sound, SATA-2 connections)
Dynapower MicroATX case (had a very tough height limit of a mere 13.5" to work with, hence the small form factor)
LOGISYS 350W MicroATX power supply
NEC floppy drive
Plextor 12x DVD+/-RW (recycled from my PC when I got a dual layer drive)
160GB Western Digital SATA-2 HDD
512MB Kingston HyperX PC3200 memory with heat spreader
3com USRobotics 56k PCI Faxmodem (recycled from their old PC, since they still use dialup)
MAG 17" LCD monitor 1280x1024 max resolution
APC Back-UPS ES 500VA
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: tetsaru arigashi on January 06, 2007, 01:29:56 pm
Sup everyone, sorry for my recent hiatus over the past few weeks.

Guess what?

I got my new computer in yesterday.

I'm using it to type this post right now.  >=D
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: ROMate on January 06, 2007, 02:00:42 pm
specs or GTFO
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: tetsaru arigashi on January 06, 2007, 10:19:45 pm
specs or GTFO

http://www.sognadigitalmuseum.com/forum/index.php?topic=788.msg16554#msg16554 (http://www.sognadigitalmuseum.com/forum/index.php?topic=788.msg16554#msg16554)

Same as I posted here, except with Windows XP Media Center Edition and a beautiful 20" widescreen flat panel monitor, which alone has 4 USB ports on it.  >=P

Now if I can just get all my files and software straightened out...
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: 黒い灯影 on December 04, 2007, 12:08:59 pm
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6600
Windows XP Professional
2 GBs Kingston RAM
----------Drives: ----------------
750GBs Maxtor
300GBs Western Digital
300GBs Seagate
250GBs Maxtor
100GBs Maxtor
---------------------------------
2x 512MB nVidia GeForce 7900 GTX (SLI Mode)
Augidy 2 ZS w/ Outboard Unit.. something that sits ontop the compter, can plug headphones, mics, 1/4inch inputs, midi, digital (Coaxial SPDIF and Optical - Hardware 5.1 audio decoder), Firewire
620Watt Enermax Liberty series PSU

Yeah, I know Im overloaded with free space, time to download HDTV movies now
I built this rig for Gaming in mind, didnt realize that after I finished building it, i dont play much PC games
anyways.. its cost me over 2000 bucks so far, especially with the latest addition, the 750GB Harddrive
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: Nitorin on December 04, 2007, 11:35:14 pm
hahaha mine sucks! But was free...
pentium III 733 MHz! 500 RAM not sure what else..
humm Ge Force 5200...no DVD driver xD and a big 20 GIGs lol
I don't care that much tho.I only hang on the internet,play emulator(Znes yay),hang on old MMO like ragnarok(can't run anything else xD) etc...I'll get a new one.Working on it.
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: DualSoul on December 06, 2007, 07:58:36 pm
Upgrade time is almost upon me!  Just received my Q6700 and motherboard bundle from the Intel retail purchase program.  Just need RAM, a new PSU and video card for it, and the ol' P4 becomes another machine in the long line of hand-me-downs  in my family.
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: Hyperguy on January 02, 2008, 09:45:29 pm
It's 2008 and I'm still rockin' on 1 GB of memory.
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: MMX on January 05, 2008, 11:09:17 am
It's 2008 and I'm still rockin' on 1 GB of memory.

We one gigs have to watch out for eachother.  All these >1G's are going to try and separate us and pick us off one at a time.


BUT THEY'LL NEVER TAKE ME ALIVE! *cocks handgun, holds to head*
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: bfg00 on January 07, 2008, 07:38:53 pm
We one gigs have to watch out for eachother.  All these >1G's are going to try and separate us and pick us off one at a time.


BUT THEY'LL NEVER TAKE ME ALIVE! *cocks handgun, holds to head*

I'm with you there buddy.  TO THE DEATH! *pulls out remote control with a big red button on it*
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: Hyperguy on January 07, 2008, 08:33:38 pm
My 200GB stopped working the other day.  It's the one that has everything on it.  When I boot up it makes 10 clicking sounds, stops, and makes 10 more clicking sounds.  I think it may be off its spindle.

I don't know what I'll do.  I think I'll try a data recovery service as soon as I'm able.  Luckily, I backed up the site's files a month prior, but otherwise, all of my other projects are toast(Except for the VN game I'm making, which had all of its files on my laptop).
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: bfg00 on January 08, 2008, 05:00:09 pm
Well, here's hoping that you will recover your data.
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: JG on January 08, 2008, 11:13:12 pm
When I boot up it makes 10 clicking sounds, stops, and makes 10 more clicking sounds.

I've seen that several times - you've blown a head.  You may be able to recover some data by hooking the drive up as a slave in another machine, but any further attempts to write to or boot on that drive is just going to make matters worse.

I've said it before and I'll say it again:  Get an external drive for backup purposes.  You really do sleep better when crap like this occurs.
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: MMX on January 09, 2008, 12:16:27 am
I have a 500GB hard disk packaged with some backup software I heard good reviews about but I'm too lazy to set it up.  Last time I used an external hard drive it was the external HD that ended up becoming corrupted >_>
Damn you, Maxtor.


Also is that new nVidia 9800 GX2 worth holding out on upgrading for?  You people should have opinions.  Discuss and enlighten me.  THAT IS AN ORDER.
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: onions79 on January 14, 2008, 03:19:32 am
Let's see...a Gateway P.o.S. I dont know a lot of the specifics but it's without a doubt a dwindling computer on the verge of implosion or spontaneous combustion. 

I seem to have the "Midas Touch" when it comes to computers; anyone I touch simply falls apart.  Ugg..~_~
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: MMX on January 22, 2008, 08:13:33 pm
My 200GB stopped working the other day.  It's the one that has everything on it.  When I boot up it makes 10 clicking sounds, stops, and makes 10 more clicking sounds.  I think it may be off its spindle.

I don't know what I'll do.  I think I'll try a data recovery service as soon as I'm able.  Luckily, I backed up the site's files a month prior, but otherwise, all of my other projects are toast(Except for the VN game I'm making, which had all of its files on my laptop).

I'm surprised I didn't tell you to get an external disk enclosure to see if you could recover anything.  Very odd.
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: Ellendesu on January 24, 2008, 10:00:24 am
I have a Awesomeware Fuckmachine 3200 B With OVER NINE THOUSAND GIGABITS of Hard Drive Space and a superfast video card that processes over 20 infinity pixels per mllisecond, I have 10,000 Gigabytes of DDR Extreme 2 RAM and a soundcard fashioned from the space shuttle. My case is made by "Compensation Corp." And is bigger than my house so it has to sit outside and its waterproof and has security systems in place to keep thieves away from it like lasers and Johnny-5 Robots who chase off intruders, my monitor is a 2000 inch plasma HD from Frank's 2000 Inch TV Corporation, it is amazingly awesome when I play my games on it I feel like I am there.

You guys are jus jelus of my awesome maschine. ROFL

Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: bfg00 on January 24, 2008, 04:56:11 pm
I have a Awesomeware Fuckmachine 3200 B With OVER NINE THOUSAND GIGABITS of Hard Drive Space and a superfast video card that processes over 20 infinity pixels per mllisecond, I have 10,000 Gigabytes of DDR Extreme 2 RAM and a soundcard fashioned from the space shuttle. My case is made by "Compensation Corp." And is bigger than my house so it has to sit outside and its waterproof and has security systems in place to keep thieves away from it like lasers and Johnny-5 Robots who chase off intruders, my monitor is a 2000 inch plasma HD from Frank's 2000 Inch TV Corporation, it is amazingly awesome when I play my games on it I feel like I am there.

You guys are jus jelus of my awesome maschine. ROFL



Wow how much did that cost and where can I get me one?
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: Ellendesu on January 24, 2008, 05:05:30 pm
Wow how much did that cost and where can I get me one?

It cost me 10 Virgin Sacrifices and a Hot Topic Gift Card.

I bought it at Sears.
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: MMX on January 24, 2008, 11:07:27 pm
It cost me 10 Virgin Sacrifices

wtf ten that's such a waste.  I stockpile my virgin sacrifices for real bargains.
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: bfg00 on January 25, 2008, 04:50:34 pm
wtf ten that's such a waste.  I stockpile my virgin sacrifices for real bargains.

Yeah no kidding I've been saving mine up for their once a millenia sale.
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: Hyperguy on January 28, 2008, 10:00:38 pm
Virgins are too high maintenance.  That's why I prefer first borns.
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: bfg00 on January 29, 2008, 04:28:53 pm
Virgins are too high maintenance.  That's why I prefer first borns.

Yeah but you get more bang for your buck out of the virgins (or since they are virgins no bang for your buck).
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: DualSoul on February 08, 2008, 12:15:37 pm
Hurray for new PC parts!

New computer specs:
Case:  Antec P182
Processor:  Intel Core 2 Q6700
Heatsink:  Thermalright Ultra 120 eXtreme
RAM:  8GB Super Talent PC6400
Motherboard:  Intel DG33TL
Video Card:  XFX 8800 GTS Alpha Dog Edition
Power Supply:  Corsair CMPSU-620HX

Hard drives are the same for now, until I get either 5 500 or 750GB drives and RAID5 them.
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: MMX on February 08, 2008, 06:58:32 pm
Yeah but you get more bang for your buck out of the virgins (or since they are virgins no bang for your buck).

That's only if they can tell the difference after they've been deflowered.  *wink*
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: bfg00 on February 09, 2008, 12:45:25 pm
That's only if they can tell the difference after they've been deflowered.  *wink*

True but most vendors check that before accepting payment.
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: Ellendesu on February 09, 2008, 03:01:09 pm
True but most vendors check that before accepting payment.

(http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k318/hyperwill/aceinaction.jpg)

They can tell that?
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: MMX on February 09, 2008, 06:07:47 pm
Not all virgins have an intact hymen U_U

So it's much easier in the modern day to lie about such things in court.  No legal recourse for the vendor U_U
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: bfg00 on February 10, 2008, 03:23:52 pm
Obviously we use different dealers cause mine always check by using a shaman.
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: Xierfrogs on February 10, 2008, 08:39:38 pm
Why waste virgins?

Waste Virginians.

The Elder Powers I deal with have horrible spelling. It's quite amusing really.

(e.g. They once told a prisoner "Your Money or your Grains!". They are still counting sheafs of wheat, thinking they're rich.
They also mixed up Azazel with Azureus, and now have all the seasons of LOST but no newborn souls to eat. LoL)

I don't have anything against Virginians, but they are MUCH cheaper than virgins, at least around here.


Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: MMX on February 10, 2008, 11:45:47 pm
Well I would assume that, what with living in Virginia.
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: bfg00 on February 11, 2008, 05:24:12 pm
Yeah, I was just assuming that too as virgins are generally harder to come by than Virginians.
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: JG on February 11, 2008, 07:03:50 pm
Hey now, my mom's a Virginian.  Don't you be bad mouthin' my mother or I gonna step!
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: Ellendesu on February 11, 2008, 07:07:19 pm
Hey now, my mom's a Virginian.  Don't you be bad mouthin' my mother or I gonna step!

Oh snap dawg, bitches bout to get LAID OUT UP IN HERRE! (UP IN HERRE!)

I back you up mang, lets kill deez bitches. Fo rizzle mah dizzle fo shizzle.

Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: Xierfrogs on February 11, 2008, 07:39:49 pm
Hey now, my mom's a Virginian.  Don't you be bad mouthin' my mother or I gonna step!

Not saying nothing about no bad mouthin'

But she IS a viable sacrifice. (Of course, I have victims lined up for the next 80+ years, so she's probably fine)

or I gonna step!
Step all you want, but if you step on a crack you'll have done your mother just as much harm as anyone else...
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: MMX on February 14, 2008, 12:01:55 am
YO YO YO STEPP OFFA MAH GRILLEZ YO
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: Xierfrogs on February 14, 2008, 01:06:42 pm
STEPP OFFA MAH GRILLEZ YO

Ah step off a cliff witcha...
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: Hyperguy on February 14, 2008, 03:46:41 pm
Hey now, my mom's a Virginian.  Don't you be bad mouthin' my mother or I gonna step!
OH SNAP!!

My sister lives in Virginia.  But since she's not a computer if I went on about her it'd probably be a thread hijack.
Title: Re: Post Your Computer Specs in this thread!
Post by: bfg00 on February 14, 2008, 07:18:06 pm
OH SNAP!!

My sister lives in Virginia.  But since she's not a computer if I went on about her it'd probably be a thread hijack.

Sadly this thread has been hijacked and taken to the Caribbean.