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Title: 2008 Post your Computer rig thread.
Post by: Spook on September 22, 2008, 06:32:10 PM: Well since I recently purchased a new computer using my summer paychecks, I'd like to see if anyone else has done some drastic improvements on their systems.

Right now my systems stands like so:

Processor: Intel® Core™2 Quad CPU Q9450 @ 3.65 Ghz (2.66 stock) (Socket 775) (456MHz FSB)
Motherboard: XFX 780i 3-way SLI board.
RAM: 8 GB Corsair 4x2 GB @1066 mhz
Video card(s) 3x 9800 GTX's @ 800 mhz core clock (675 stock)
Power supply: Coolmax 1200 Watt power supply
Case: Thermaltake Black Kandalf LCS

The processor is water cooled, it's a low-end water system but it keeps CPU temps under 60 on full load. I may have gone a bit overboard, but all this cost me under $2000 so I was happy =]

This thing is a brick, and built tough, case is made of steel, and overall the computer weighs in at about 75 lbs. Good lifting for when I go to LAN's

Pics:
And I'm positive you guys can figure out I did my cable management after I finished building it. *cough*

(http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o162/Spookyman15/my%20computer/CIMG1250.jpg)
(http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o162/Spookyman15/my%20computer/CIMG1235.jpg)
(http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o162/Spookyman15/my%20computer/CIMG1234.jpg)
(http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o162/Spookyman15/mycpu.jpg)
Title: Re: 2008 Post your Computer rig thread.
Post by: webhead on September 22, 2008, 07:24:09 PM: whoa, triple SLI... can you tell a noticeable difference?

My desktop PC (running XP) has:
Processor: AMD Athlon64 4000+ @ 2.7 GHz (2.4 stock) (Socket 939)
Mobo: Abit KN8 V1.1
RAM: 2x512MB Corsair ValueSelect DDR400 w/ CAS 2.5
Video Card: 1x Sapphire Radeon X1650 Pro with Dual DVI
PSU: Thermaltake 430W (TR2 W0070)
Case: Kingwin SK-523 BW

sad in comparison, i know... i have limited resources tho :-\
no pics atm... sorry
Title: Re: 2008 Post your Computer rig thread.
Post by: Spook on September 22, 2008, 08:24:29 PM: While I was doing benchmarking with the video cards using 3dmark06 I noted that I got around 30 fps in the first test with one card, about 70 with 2 cards, and now I get over 100 with 3 cards. Not a noticeable difference, but it's nice to play crysis on very high with no problems whatsoever.
Title: Re: 2008 Post your Computer rig thread.
Post by: webhead on September 22, 2008, 08:43:26 PM: cool... going from 30 to 100fps seems like a noticeable difference, tho.
Title: Re: 2008 Post your Computer rig thread.
Post by: coLa on September 22, 2008, 10:27:30 PM: [09:26:52] - [@coLa] (CPU1) AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor 4000+ @ 2410MHz ( C51MCP51 mainboard) (RAM) 1GB, 503.29MB free (HDDs) 232GB, 193GB free
[09:26:52] - [@coLa] (VGA1) NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT (1GB), 1440x900x32, 75Hz (OS) Microsoft Windows XP Professional (SP2), 1w 2d 18h 35m 24s uptime, 2w 4d 9h 53m 36s uptime record

only difference between the last time i posted this up is the video card.
Title: Re: 2008 Post your Computer rig thread.
Post by: Spook on September 22, 2008, 10:43:22 PM: Didn't know there was an 8600 1 gb card, I feel bad for building my mom a computer that had the 256 version of the 8600 :P
Title: Re: 2008 Post your Computer rig thread.
Post by: eMo on September 22, 2008, 11:09:10 PM: My Laptop ( Latitude D830 )

Manufacturer:    Dell Inc.
Processor:    Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T7300 @ 2.00GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory:    2046MB RAM
Hard Drive:    119 GB
Video Card:    NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M (512Mb)
Title: Re: 2008 Post your Computer rig thread.
Post by: Eiii on September 22, 2008, 11:27:04 PM: I could never ever bring myself to do water cooling, unless it was with a non-conductive liquid. Even then, I'd be really hesitant.
Anyway,

AMD64 2.0GHz x2, 8800GT, 2GB RAM. That's all I know by heart.
Title: Re: 2008 Post your Computer rig thread.
Post by: Spook on September 22, 2008, 11:34:49 PM: I overclocked my processor to 3.65 Ghz and the temps stay at the low 40's range under slight load. (Playing crysis only puts the CPU at 20%, gotta love the quad.)

Earlier today, I overclocked my brothers computer, which is a twin computer to mine minus the water cooling. I can only get his up to 3.2 and his temps are idling around the upper 50's and are in the mid 70's range under full load.

Water cooling definitely has its advantages over air when overclocking. The cpu fan is an upgraded one in my brothers computer also, not the cheap flimsy thing that comes with these Q9450's
Title: Re: 2008 Post your Computer rig thread.
Post by: Justinph5 on September 22, 2008, 11:53:56 PM: Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
2 GB ram
Nvidia Geforce 8600GT "XXX"
Vista Rating 5.3

and so on and so on... :)
i need more ram
Title: Re: 2008 Post your Computer rig thread.
Post by: webhead on September 23, 2008, 12:16:37 AM: laptop
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T5750 @ 2.0 Ghz
RAM: 2x1GB DDR2 667
Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS w/ 256MB of dedicated GDDR2 & screen, VGA, DVI, & S-Video outs
250GB HD
Gigabit LAN
17" screen
just above 2 hrs. battery life
8 lbs.
+ Vista Home Premium 32-bit (i think the score is like 3.5, but it's only because of one part, the rest are 4.5s and 5s)
Title: Re: 2008 Post your Computer rig thread.
Post by: Spook on September 23, 2008, 12:19:18 AM: Everything on my system is 5.9 except my HDD which recieved a 5.6.
Title: Re: 2008 Post your Computer rig thread.
Post by: webhead on September 23, 2008, 12:25:40 AM: what kind of HD?
Title: Re: 2008 Post your Computer rig thread.
Post by: Cameron on September 23, 2008, 04:04:27 AM: Mines just excrement :(. Same as last time as well.
Title: Re: 2008 Post your Computer rig thread.
Post by: Spook on September 23, 2008, 05:20:05 PM: My HDD is Hitachi HDT725050VLA SCSI Disk Device, 500 GB
Title: Re: 2008 Post your Computer rig thread.
Post by: webhead on September 23, 2008, 05:42:52 PM: ah cool :)
Title: Re: 2008 Post your Computer rig thread.
Post by: jitspoe on September 23, 2008, 10:32:34 PM: Desktop:
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
Video: Palit 8800 GT, 1GB memory
Memory: 2 GB (can't remember brand offhand)
Motherboard: EVGA (can't remember model offhand)
Hard Drives: 250gig, 500gig (need to upgrade to 1TB - I'm out of space) - seagates
Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster 220WM
Sound: Razer Barracuda AC-1

Laptop: Gateway P-6860FX
Practically the sames specs as my desktop.
Intel core 2
nVidia 8800 GTS (512 meg?)
4 gigs of memory (-2 gigs for vista)
Title: Re: 2008 Post your Computer rig thread.
Post by: sonicx059 on September 24, 2008, 06:34:51 AM: *To ashamed to post specs of former and current laptops......*
*attempting to build desktop need more funds...*
Title: Re: 2008 Post your Computer rig thread.
Post by: webhead on September 24, 2008, 03:02:49 PM: hehe, its ok sonicx, go ahead :)
Title: Re: 2008 Post your Computer rig thread.
Post by: ViciouZ on September 24, 2008, 03:10:36 PM: Copied from my Xfire profile

Manufacturer:
Me!
Processor:
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.0GHz
Memory:
4094MB RAM
Hard Drive:
429 GB
Video Card:
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Monitor:
CrapTastic Monitor
Sound Card:
Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Speakers/Headphones:
Creative 4.1
Keyboard:
USB Root Hub
Mouse:
USB Root Hub
Mouse Surface:
Belkin Wristpad
Operating System:
Windows Vista™ Home Basic (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.vistasp1_gdr.080425-1930)
Motherboard:
ASUS blaghsadbljaxvyw
Computer Case:
ASUS blaghsadbljaxvyw case
Title: Re: 2008 Post your Computer rig thread.
Post by: webhead on September 24, 2008, 04:14:03 PM: im interested in the Asus Blaghsadbljaxvyw series of motherboards and cases. Where did you find them? ;D
Title: Re: 2008 Post your Computer rig thread.
Post by: jitspoe on September 24, 2008, 05:05:10 PM: I've heard bad reviews about the blaghsadbljaxvyw. Is it working well for you?
Title: Re: 2008 Post your Computer rig thread.
Post by: webhead on September 24, 2008, 05:23:15 PM: speaking of bad reviews... i've seen plenty of them for the "USB Root Hub" brand of keyboards and mice.
and i can only imagine how awesome your CrapTastic Monitor is!
Title: Re: 2008 Post your Computer rig thread.
Post by: sonicx059 on September 24, 2008, 05:56:11 PM: Quote from: webhead on September 24, 2008, 03:02:49 PM
hehe, its ok sonicx, go ahead :)
If you say so .... this is my current main laptop
Manufacturer:
Hewlett-Packard
Processor:
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T5500 @ 1.66GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory:
2046MB RAM
Hard Drive:
66 GB
Video Card:
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600
Monitor:
17 Default Monitor(laptop's)/External 17 mitac view cctv enhanced
Sound Card:
Conexant HD Audio output
Speakers/Headphones:several pairs of white/blue/gray earbuds
Keyboard:
wireless microsft
Mouse:
wireless microsoft 5 button mouse and 3 button logitech
Mouse Surface:
mickey mouce bed sheet lol
Operating System:
Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_qfe.070227-2300)
Motherboard:
2 backup emachines desktops former laptops are mia 1 alienware 2 gateways
Title: Re: 2008 Post your Computer rig thread.
Post by: Spook on September 24, 2008, 06:33:27 PM: That's actually not a bad laptop
Title: Re: 2008 Post your Computer rig thread.
Post by: ViciouZ on September 25, 2008, 11:35:34 AM: My high precision £2.49 tesco optical cord mouse and £6 Sweex multimedia keyboard with office function attatchments are the best of the best in the line of adrenaline gaming. I buy them from USB Root Hub Corp, who put them through extensive quality testing. The ASUS blaghsadbljaxvyw series of case and motherboard combos is also top-notch professional equipment. The name originates from the lead designer, who, once he saw the awesome power he had created, lost his sanity and named the case before leaping from the 40 story building he lived in.

The monitor, however, is shi_.t.
Title: Re: 2008 Post your Computer rig thread.
Post by: webhead on September 25, 2008, 12:13:27 PM: ;D ROFL ;D
Title: Re: 2008 Post your Computer rig thread.
Post by: sonicx059 on September 26, 2008, 12:14:19 PM: Right now for accessories i am looking for a cheap headset that i can use in team speak for recon. I actually want it to have bluetooth capabilities but i can use any cheap thing i get.
Title: Re: 2008 Post your Computer rig thread.
Post by: Gamabunta on September 27, 2008, 10:43:00 AM: My desktop:
CPU: c2d E8400
Mobo: Asus P5Q deluxe
Ram: 2x1GB OCZ Reaper 1066Mhz CL 5
Graphic card: 8800GTS 512MB
HDD: Seagate 500GB (11 series)
Case: Tacens Sagitta Lux
Title: Re: 2008 Post your Computer rig thread.
Post by: IronFist on September 27, 2008, 01:57:54 PM: I'm on pretty much the same rig I built when HL2 came out. It's serving me pretty well, but my FPS in TF2 bothers me. I figure I'll upgrade as I get closer to graduation...
- 2600+ XP Mobile (32bit), overclocked around 3000+
- 1GB PC-4000
- nvidia 6800 Ultra (the last great AGP card)
- 400GB Seagate
- Not polluted with Vista

My hardcore development laptop:
- Can't use batteries; the circuit is fried (it thinks it is using a battery 50% of the time, though)
- Can't wiggle the cord too much; the DC jack needs to be re-soldered a second time
- The adapter cord itself is awesome; the male DC plug had slipped wires that caused it to fail, so I re-made it using epoxy and electric tape (right after carving the plug itself out from its plastic casing)... countless people waste $40+ just because of crappy wiring with adapters
- 1.4GHz, 768MB ram, 40GB hdd
- 500GB external hdd
Title: Re: 2008 Post your Computer rig thread.
Post by: webhead on September 28, 2008, 12:15:10 AM: i just bought a new video card dirt cheap from woot.com - a Visiontek Radeon X1950 Pro - for like $60. i'm upgrading from an X1650 Pro, which for you nvidia fans would be like going from a 7600 GT to a 7900 GT. took a pic of it with my webcam - it's a HOSS:
Title: Re: 2008 Post your Computer rig thread.
Post by: Spook on September 28, 2008, 12:27:01 AM: Only thing I like about radeon is their designs.

Anyway, a bit of an upgrade (for me) is the move between Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit to Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit to completely utilize my Processor on 64-bit applications.
Title: Re: 2008 Post your Computer rig thread.
Post by: webhead on September 28, 2008, 12:34:35 AM: Quote from: Spook on September 28, 2008, 12:27:01 AM
Only thing I like about radeon is their designs.
ok, ok, wasn't trying to start an ati vs. nvidia thing. (although, unfortunately, its almost inevitable when an ati owner shows up in gaming circles :P )

i buy ati for the good performance-to-price ratio.
Title: Re: 2008 Post your Computer rig thread.
Post by: coLa on September 28, 2008, 01:35:00 AM: i got my 8600gt for $100.... sounds like you're calculating wrong.
Title: Re: 2008 Post your Computer rig thread.
Post by: webhead on September 28, 2008, 02:21:01 AM: well, i could tell you that i've had a card that performs similarly but cost a lot less... but that would be irrelevant since we probably bought them at different times.

all i know is that when i want a new video card, i always start by looking in my price range. then i note which models from ati and nvidia are about the price i want, and then compare their performance using the chip charts at hardwaresecrets.com - and so far, ati has always come out on top for me.

especially so with this latest purchase: an 8800gt would be a bit more power but almost double what i just paid ;D