whats in your computer?

[fitbikeco909]

just curious to see what you guys are packin inside your computer.

mine

p4 2.4ghz overclocked from 1.8
40gb harddrive waiting for my 120gb to be delivered
ati 9600 video card

monitor- 21in nec mutlisync xe21

mouse- logitech mx510

keyboard- logitech access

[lt]

amd 64 3000+(water cooled and overclocked to 2.6ghz)
geforce 6800GT
1gb corsair ram
80gb SATA hard drive
420 watt Powersupply

19" KDS monitor CRT

5.1 surround sound by duraband


wireless keyboard/mouse Logitech MX Duo

(Heavy gamer if you cant tell by specs.)

[deritsbrandon]

2.4ghz intel celeron
512mb ram
40gb hd
17 inch monitor i think

[Louis K]

2.8 GHz Pentium 4
512mb ram

15" dell flat screen thin moniter thing

haha

[rideohio]

i got wires and things that spin?

[danot2serious1]

p4 2.4ghz overclocked from 1.8


That's a very high OC, how are you cooling it? P4's run pretty hot oc'd...

[ps2guy123]

ANYTHING OC RUNS HOT!!!!!


2.8ghz p4
1 gig of ram
100gig hardrive
16x dvd
sound blaster audicty
nVIDIA Quadro FX 4400 512MB-MADE BILLZ
thermaltake volcano 9

too much to list

10g's worth of bootleg software

[FlyBike]

AMD 2400+
512 DDR
HD: 120 + 40 GB
Samsung TFT 17''

[bob-14]

p4 3.2
ati x800
768mb ram
60gb hard dirve for now

[turndown]

im sportin me a mean dell. with the subwoofer thing
and some mean speakers
and an even meaner pentium 4
AND i have a dvd player and a cd burner in 1
i ****ing rule

[danot2serious1]

ANYTHING OC RUNS HOT!!!!!


No shit, but +.6ghz oc on a 1.8ghz p4 is a big jump. Just asking how he's cooling it. Are you also ocing the bus and voltage?

[lowcar100]

the piece of shit family pc:

windows xp home edition
512 ram
2.6ghz (no OCed)
120gb memory
19"monitor (flat)

Pc I will build in about a month:
1+gb ram
3.2ghz+ precessor
probly 120gb mem
21' monitor (not flat, its a tank)

[scottishbmxer]

dont want to spec my comp atm, but heres the one am getting within the month hopefully.


AMD 64 Bit 3000+ Processor
geforce 6600 128mb
200gb hd
1024mb ram
dvd rewriter thingy

anda 17" tft monitor and wirless keyboard and mouse.


will that work for gaming?

[YucA]

dont want to spec my comp atm, but heres the one am getting within the month hopefully.


AMD 64 Bit 3000+ Processor
geforce 6600 128mb
200gb hd
1024mb ram
dvd rewriter thingy

anda 17" tft monitor and wirless keyboard and mouse.


will that work for gaming?

that will be a good gaming machine...

Here's my rig..

Shuttle SK41G
XP2000+
512mb PC2700 ram
60gb hdd
9800pro 128mb
NEC DVD burner

[scottishbmxer]

thanks YucA, jsut wanted to be sure as i dont know much about computers but i'm making the leap from being an xbox nut to a PC gaming nut :D

[dindon]

in total, my computer must have cost me like 400 (canadian), which is not bad.

geforce 3, 64mb i think
1 gb of ram, SDRAM i think
some AMD 1.7 ghz processor
80 gb hard drive

it works. my friends buy new computer parts all the time, so i just buy their old parts for 10% of the price, heh.

[YucA]

thanks YucA, jsut wanted to be sure as i dont know much about computers but i'm making the leap from being an xbox nut to a PC gaming nut :D

haha no prob. the only thing that i see that might be a bottleneck(if anything) for your system is the video card. And even that is a good one, so you should be rockin new games with dope resolutions...

[scottishbmxer]

what you mean 'might be a bit bottleneck'

[scottishbmxer]

what you mean 'might be a bit bottleneck'

[keep it real]

2.6GHZ P4 (Stupid celeron)
512DDR (going up to a gig soonish)
40gig hdd (going for 160gig SATA with the next fortnight)
TNT2 Video card (old and shitty but it gets me through it)
Lame CRT monitor which is on the verge of exploding in my face as i write this up.
Wireless keyboard + Mouse
Dvd burner commin in the mail

and some other crap that I can't be bothered writing down.
As you might have picked up im slowly upgrading stuff one by one and im not gain enough to overclock coz my mate fried his mobo and processor and is now relying on 733MHZ, and I don't want to stoop down that low plus my cooling is crap and the processor already hits about 50-55degrees so if i overclock it im ****ed :D

[lt]

Hey whoever has the 6600 vid card in their comp they wanna build dont get it.Its such a waste of money when you can get a 6600gt or even a 6800 regular for around 175 or less on newegg.com.That 6600 wont last to long and it struggles on any resolution above 1024 x 768 on FPS.I dont know what games you play,but if you plan on playing quake 4,f.e.a.r.,and Battlefield 2 with nice settings with minimum lag the 6600 isnt for you.The 6600gt is a much better buy.

[Antagonist]

i got wires and things that spin?

im thinking about upgrading my spin thing to one that spins faster.
then il be pimp

[fuzzrider]

Bottlenecking is like... if one part of your comp is mediocre, while the rest of your stuff is good, then all the power of your good parts is wasted because of the mediocre part. The neck of a bottle lessens the amount of water that is able to flow, hence the analogy. Or for you bmxers out there it'd be like if you had all the nicest bike parts in the world with the exception of 1 pc cranks. That video card is the one piece cranks of the computer world.

[xtimgx]

Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz HT
1024 MB's DDR2 RAM
ATI RADEON 9800 SE 128MB x16 PCI-X
Creative Labs Audigy 2
Dell 5.1 300W Surround Sound System
250 GB HDD
21" Ultra Display Flat Panel

I play a lot of games and run hard core graphics editing. I do wanna get another Gig of RAM though.-Timg

[Scorchy]

is like, a radeon 9550 graphics card 256mb good for games? cuz i wanna know if i should send it back :P

[fitbikeco909]

ANYTHING OC RUNS HOT!!!!!


No shit, but +.6ghz oc on a 1.8ghz p4 is a big jump. Just asking how he's cooling it. Are you also ocing the bus and voltage?

yeah i am. i also forget to include that i have 1gb rambus son. 300watt power supply. i really thinking about using liquid nitrogen to cool my computer down even more since its running so hott right now.

[danot2serious1]

Liquid nitrogen isn't that great for constant coolness, it's usually used just to bring the temps down for a little bit. A shot or 2 to bring down the temp. A .6 oc is water cool worthy, but then you have to worry about condensation when you turn your comp off. You'd be better off getting a new cpu. How's your comp reacting to the oc?

[ps2guy123]

im running a 450w supply and i got soo much stuff i need more!!!

and a little custom mods i got is a top fan,, and a missle switch for power

[lt]

Actually on water chilling makes condensation(that includes water chillers,the Vapor series,liquid nitrogen,and putting shit in a refrigerator then running it to your pc,Ive done that)But any smart pc person knows to insulate the tubing to protect against condensation.


and no the 9550 isnt good for gaming.The 6600gt is basically the bottom line for anything decent now a days.

[xtimgx]

is like, a radeon 9550 graphics card 256mb good for games? cuz i wanna know if i should send it back :P

only if its PCI express, lol
:twisted: -Timg

[xtimgx]

ANYTHING OC RUNS HOT!!!!!


No shit, but +.6ghz oc on a 1.8ghz p4 is a big jump. Just asking how he's cooling it. Are you also ocing the bus and voltage?

yeah i am. i also forget to include that i have 1gb rambus son. 300watt power supply. i really thinking about using liquid nitrogen to cool my computer down even more since its running so hott right now.

300W?!?!? Please update that very soon if you are running OC, even though the CPU isn't crazy fast, a low power supply could really be draining your pc.-Timg

[fitbikeco909]

danot my computer seems to be running alright, its steady, but after my b-day i plan on buying a new cpu and a 500watt power supply.

[e_eggs]

DFI lan parrty 250gb ultra
amd 64 bit 3500+
1024mb ram
200gig SATA HD
Nvidia 6800gt
The rest I got at goodwill

[danot2serious1]

Actually on water chilling makes condensation(that includes water chillers,the Vapor series,liquid nitrogen,and putting shit in a refrigerator then running it to your pc,Ive done that)But any smart pc person knows to insulate the tubing to protect against condensation.

Yeah, but you still risk condensation with w/c. There is no way to protect against condernsation with liqnitro. because the air is cooled. The cpu can get condensation on it when running w/c, because while the water doesn't cool the air, it cools the cpu unit and that means the body is colder than the air so condensation can occur.

[Rasta04]

the piece of shit family pc:

windows xp home edition
512 ram
2.6ghz (no OCed)
120gb memory
19"monitor (flat)

Pc I will build in about a month:
1+gb ram
3.2ghz+ precessor
probly 120gb mem
21' monitor (not flat, its a tank)


AHAHAHAHA!!! piece of shit? i hate you! lol, look at my specs:

128mb RAM
20gb hard drive
64mb NVIDIA vid card

no jokes

[Rasta04]

o yeh, and a whole 0.8 GHz!!!!

thats right, 800MHz 'pure' power

[Scorchy]

is like, a radeon 9550 graphics card 256mb good for games? cuz i wanna know if i should send it back :P

only if its PCI express, lol
:twisted: -Timg

ermmmmm....i duno? meh il jus send it bk.

[Chaosbmx]

1 gb ram
256 gb hard drive
pentium 4
w/ hyper threading 3.4 ghz

[paddyboy]

1 gb ram
i got two internal and 1 external for a total of 330 gb total hard drive space
pentium 4...it blows 2.4 ghz
windows xp pro
19 inch lcd monitor
now heres the good part
creative audigy z 2 platnium sound card
500 watt klipsh 5.1 speakers...170 watt sub is killer

[scottishbmxer]

Actually on water chilling makes condensation(that includes water chillers,the Vapor series,liquid nitrogen,and putting shit in a refrigerator then running it to your pc,Ive done that)But any smart pc person knows to insulate the tubing to protect against condensation.


and no the 9550 isnt good for gaming.The 6600gt is basically the bottom line for anything decent now a days.

what would you recommend for a graphics card then?

also, how does the water cooling work? what would i need to run it? and is it worth getting it? jsut some questions thats all.... :idea:

[xtimgx]

Water cooling can really just end up to be annoying and probably expensive to a novice user. Just make sure your parts are up to date, you have a couple of fans and you will probably be fine. A nice CPU fan could really help, they sell killer ones out there. Just make sure a nice heatsink is attached to that.-timg

[lt]

No water cooling isn't worth it unless you want a uber good overclock,a nice looking pc,and are obsessed with having a low termpature pc.IT takes lots of research to figure out what best for YOU.I did weeks of self modification to my water cooling and case(that means cutting and soldering shit on).

As for the vid card I would say you obvoisly are a gamer.So what games do you play?and whats the specs of your pc?

^^^Those questions can help me pick a specific card for you at minimal price.

[Sidewalk]

Stone stock 2002 Gateway laptop :D

2.4 GHz P4
512 MB
40 GB HD

Pretty much all I remember. I bought it so I can watch movies when out to sea while in bed, and program my EFI when I am home. Haven't gotten around to intalling the EFI, but I have watched a lot of DVD's :D

[scottishbmxer]

As for the vid card I would say you obvoisly are a gamer.So what games do you play?and whats the specs of your pc?

^^^Those questions can help me pick a specific card for you at minimal price.

game wise, would be first person shooters (F.e.a.r, counter stirke, delta force, rainbow six games) and also stuff like command and conquer: generals, rome: total war......

and the pc will be

amd 64seprom 3000+
1024mb ram
200gb hard drive
dvd/rw
5.1 sound card or some sort
19inch tft monitor

[Trimix]

Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz HT
1024 MB's DDR2 RAM
ATI RADEON 9800 SE 128MB x16 PCI-X
Creative Labs Audigy 2
Dell 5.1 300W Surround Sound System
250 GB HDD
21" Ultra Display Flat Panel

I play a lot of games and run hard core graphics editing. I do wanna get another Gig of RAM though.-Timg

Pretty much what I am running, except for that "D" word in there :) j/k
My personal PC has the Radeon 9800/128 AGP, and really a pretty good card.

I just built another gaming PC, with all of the above with the exception of 2 gigs of ram, and the new Radeon 850 PCIE / 256 MB. I can't tell a difference....lol

[xtimgx]

I recommend any video card that is Pci Express. It is the new technology that really blows AGP away since it is twice as fast. I personally like ATI, but I guess if you want NVidia, you could do that. A 128 MB Pci Express video card isn't even that expensive and will definately look nice. Or go all out and get the 256 Mb card. Good luck either way.-Timg

[lt]

As for the vid card I would say you obvoisly are a gamer.So what games do you play?and whats the specs of your pc?

^^^Those questions can help me pick a specific card for you at minimal price.

game wise, would be first person shooters (F.e.a.r, counter stirke, delta force, rainbow six games) and also stuff like command and conquer: generals, rome: total war......

and the pc will be

amd 64seprom 3000+
1024mb ram
200gb hard drive
dvd/rw
5.1 sound card or some sort
19inch tft monitor


In that case look at these cards
Those are pretty much the lowest you want to go
I have the 6800 and I was able to unlock the extra pipelines and shaders and overclock it and it performs similar you a 6800gt.
Those cards I listed are for the price range under 175 dollars or so.If you want to spend more get a 6800gt.Im assuming that you have agp 8x on your motherboard since you have the socket 754 semperon.

Give a look at those cards and tell me whats up
If you have yahoo or aol instant message me at coolguyshadow(yahoo name.) j slapzored(aol name)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150106
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150089

[CrazeD]

Processor: AMD 1.7GHz 2000+
RAM: 512mb DDR
Graphics card: GeForce 4 Ti4600 128mb
Sound card: Santa Cruz Turtle Beach
Mouse: Micro Innovations optical
Keyboard: Micro Innovations wireless
Monitor: Some eMachines POS

[stolen_bikes]

:my mum's:
running a p4 3.0ghtz
120gb hard drive
21" wide screen lcd also tv
wireless mouse key board microsoft
5.1 speaker logitech
duel layer dvd burner
windows XP h/e
:mine:
p3
50gb hard drive
17" crt moniter
compaq mouse and key board (with laser)
connected to my stereo
waiting for my dvd burner
windows 98se (have 2000 & XP software not installed)

[ozz]

im really not sure.. its pretty good because i do a fair bit of graphics work mainly photography now but i used to do a bit of 3d rendering.

i think its something like this

p4 (or amd equivilent) 2.8GHz (i think)
512mb ram
a 30GB hard disk and a 60GB one
17 inch monitor (wish it was bigger)
no idea about graphics cards..
i have my stereo hooked up to it as speakers so i get nice sound (430 watts RMS)
i dont really know what else to say. a lot of you have amazing computers!