 dragonPremium,Mod
join:2001-01-30
Spring, TX
kudos:1
Computer Hardware ..
PC Hardware Discus..
| Your System - September 2006 Post your system specs if you've built/bought a new system during the month of September.
If you've changed your system, put "ADDED" next to the new component(s).
If you haven't changed anything - don't post!
ORIGINAL THREAD |
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1 edit | Just finished working on mine this Labor Day weekend.
MOBO - Gigabyte 7VT600P-RZ
CPU - the same AMD Athlon XP 2800+
RAM - the same 1 GB DDR333
HDD - 9 GB ultra160 SCSI and 320 GB WD SATA
VIDEO - the same ATi Radeon 9550 256 MB 8x
NIC - Netgear WG311 802.11g wireless card (the mobo has onboard NIC as well)
SOUND - onboard
EDIT: forgot to add OPTICAL - CD-ROM and Benq DW1620 dual layer 16X dvd burner |
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 mfrostyPremium
join:2003-11-05
Crofton, MD | reply to dragon
MOBO: ABIT NF7-S v2
CPU: AMD Athalon XP 3200+ Barton OC'ed to 2.8GHZ
RAM: 1GB Kingston HyperX PC3200 Dual Channel DDR
HDD: (Added) 2x74GB Raptors RAID-0
Video: (Added) XFX 256MB GeForce 6600GT
Optical: Sony DRU-810A DL DVD-RW
NIC: (Added) D-Link DGE550-T Gigabit
Sound: Onboard 5.1
Monitor: (Added) Dell UltraSharp 20" LCD |
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1 edit | reply to dragon
Old PC
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 3.06 GHz with Hyper-Threading
Motherboard: Abit IS7
Memory: 1GB (2× 512MB) Kingston HyperX DDR400
Graphics card: PNY GeForce4 Ti 4400
Sound card: Creative Sound Blaster AudioPCI 128D
Modem card: GVC 56K PCI Voice Modem
Hard drive: 120 GB Western Digital Caviar SE
Optical drive: Samsung SW-252B CD-RW
Power supply: Antec SP-500 SmartPower 2 PSU
Case fan: Thermaltake Smart Case Fan II (×2) and YS Tech 120mm Double Ball Bearing Case Fan
Monitor: Hyundai ImageQuest L90D+
Speakers: Cambridge Soundworks GCS200
Mouse: Logitech Wireless Mouseman Optical
Printer: HP DeskJet 6122
Scanner: HP ScanJet 3400C
New PC
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 *ADDED*
Motherboard: Asus P5B Deluxe/Wifi-AP *ADDED*
Memory: 2GB (2× 1GB) Corsair XMS2 Twin2X2048-5400C4 DDR2-675*ADDED*
Graphics card: eVGA GeForce 7900 GT KO *ADDED*
Sound card: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS *ADDED*
Modem card: GVC 56K PCI Voice Modem
Hard drive: Western Digital Caviar SE 120 GB IDE
Optical drive: Samsung SW-252B CD-RW
Power supply: Antec SP-500 SmartPower 2 PSU
Case fan: Thermaltake Smart Case Fan II (×2) and YS Tech 120mm Double Ball Bearing Case Fan
Monitor: Hyundai ImageQuest L90D+
Speakers: Creative Inspire P7800 (currently 3.1) *ADDED*
Mouse: Logitech Wireless Mouseman Optical
Printer: HP DeskJet 6122
Scanner: HP ScanJet 3400C |
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 Mr Stonestupid should be painfulPremium
join:2001-06-20
From hell
2 edits | reply to dragon
Just a few new toys.
Case:
Antec Performance I P180 Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower.
Motherboard:
DFI Lanparty NF4 SLI-DR.
Processor:
Old AMD Athlon 64 4000+ San Diego.
New AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Toledo 2.4GHz 2000MHz HT 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket 939 Dual Core.
Heatsink:
Old THERMALRIGHT SI-120 High Performance, with 120mm black & white Nexus fan.
New Running stock came with Processor.
Power Supply:
PC Power & Cooling 510 SLI-PFC ATX12V 510W/600.
Video Card:
BFG 7800GTX 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16. 460 MHz/1300MHz.
Memory:
OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Platinum. 2-3-2-5.
Hard Drive: X1
Western Digital Raptor WD740GD 74GB 10,000 RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA150.
Hard Drive: X2
HITACHI Deskstar T7K250 0A31636 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/Per sec.
Sound Card:
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic 8 (7.1) Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface.
DVD Burner: X2
NEC Black 3540A.
Floppy Drive:
NEC Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Drive Model FD1231H-302.
Key Board:
Microsoft N86-00009 Black 102 Normal Keys 17 Function Keys PS/2 Wired.
Gaming Mouse:
Old Razer Copperhead Gaming Mouse.
New Logitech G5 Laser 931376-0403 2-Tone 6 Buttons 1x Wheel USB Laser Mouse.
Monitor:
Old Sony Trinitron Multiscan G520 21".
New ViewSonic VX922 Black/Silver 19" 2ms LCD Monitor 270 cd/m2 650:1 0.294mm Pixel Pitch.
And a new office set up.
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Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving
safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming
WOW!! What a Ride!
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 geierrComputer NutPremium
join:2001-07-07
Yakima, WA
 ·Charter
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As of September 9th, 2006:
AMD Athlon XP 2600+ (Barton) @1.92 GHz (Not Overclocked)
AsRock K7S8XE+ Motherboard (SiS 748 Chipset) With AMI BIOS Version P2.00 10/28/04--Board Revision 1.03
Black Mid-Tower Case
PC Power and Cooling Silencer 470W ATX PSU With Active PFC
Tripp-Lite 1000VA UPS System Connected Via USB Cable
1GB Corsair XMS Xpert PC3200 DDR SDRAM CL2.5
ATI X1300 Pro AGP 256MB DDR2 RAM (Catalyst Driver Version 6.8 WHQL Certified) **ADDED 9/9/06**
Maxtor 6L100M0 (100 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA/150) HD on SATA primary
Maxtor 6L100M0 (100 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA/150) HD on SATA secondary
JLMS (Lite-On) XJ-HD166S DVD-ROM Drive on Sis ATA primary (master)
Plextor DVD/CD Writer PX-708A on Sis ATA secondary (master)
Generic 1.44MB Floppy Drive
19-inch Samsung SyncMaster 930B LCD Monitor
SiS 900-Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter (integrated)
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS
Logitech Z-5300e 5.1 THX Certified Speakers
Microtek ScanMaker i320 USB 2.0 Scanner
Microsoft IntelliMouse Optical (USB)
Microsoft Multimedia Keyboard (PS2)
Gravis Blackhawk Joystick (Game Port)
Microsoft Sidewinder Joystick (USB)
HP 932C Printer Connected Via LPT1:
Motorola SB5100 Cable Modem
ISP Charter Pipeline 3000/256
OS Windows XP Professional OEM SP2
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Robert L. Geier
WFSE/AFSCME Local 1326 |
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 cbianco
join:2006-07-25
San Antonio, TX
1 edit | reply to dragon
MOBO - Gigabyte M55plus-s3g
CPU - AMD X2 3800+ AM2
COOLER - AC Freezer 64
RAM - Corsair XMS2 2 x 512MB
PSU - Masscool 460 Watt
HDD - 2 x Cheap 80GB
VIDEO - Gigabyte X1300 128MB PCIE
NIC - 3Com
SOUND - Onboard 8.1
MONITOR - Hanns G 19' Widescreen
*EDIT*
The Gigabyte board got fubar'd up. I decided to replace it with...
MOBO - MSI K9A Platinum
VIDEO - 2nd Gigabyte X1300 128MB PCIE (For Crossfire)
Christopher
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My Frankenstein computer is better than yours.
AMD X2 3800+ AM2 soon to come, stay tuned! |
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 lonlsLife is goodPremium
join:2006-03-20
Newark, DE
 ·Verizon FiOS
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New build in June... I'm already messing with it. I didn't wait long enough to order the MB so I got a revision 302 from Newegg... I perchance see a new MB and a core 2 Duo in 2007... along with a direct X 10 video card...
CPU: Intel Pentium D 930 Presler 3.0GHz LGA 775 Dual Core Processor
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro
Motherboard: Intel BOXD975XBXLKR Rev 302
Memory: Patriot 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel 4-4-4-12
Graphics card: GIGABYTE Geforce 7600GS 256MB GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Silent Pipe
Sound card: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4 *ADDED* Replaced on-board audio
Hard drives:
XP - Western Digital Caviar RE WD2500YD 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
Vista - Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600JS 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
Storage - *ADDED* Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200KS 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
Storage - Western Digital My Book Essential WDG1U1600N 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache USB 2.0
Optical drives:
ASUS 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM ATAPI/E-IDE DVD-ROM Drive
Plextor PX-750A 16X DVD±R/RW Super Multi DVD Drive *ADDED* Replaced Pioneer drive
Power supply: ENERMAX Liberty ELT500AWT ATX12V 500W Power Supply
Case: Thermaltake Matrix VX VD3000BWA Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Monitor: LG L1920PQ Black-Silver 19" 8ms LCD Monitor *ADDED* Replaced old Dell 17” crt
Mouse: Logitech MX518 Optical *ADDED* Replaced POS defective Razer Copperhead
Keyboard: Logitech Media Elite
Also *ADDED* StarTech 35FCREAD20BK 20-in-1 USB 2.0 Card Reader and a groovy UV 2X12” cold cathode light kit |
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Reviews:
 ·Clearwire Wireless
·Comcast
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Built mine on December 17, 2004 When I built my computer I spent around $1,000
1) iCute frame
Size 17"
Drive Bay Extermal 4X5.25", 2X3.5" internal 5X3.5"
Side Window Yes
Front Ports 2xUSB2.0, 2xFirewire1394(Optional)
Color Black, Silver
Dimension (WxDxH) 200x440x430mm
Material S.E.C.C
Slots 7
Top Window Yes
ATX 12V 2.0 450W 20+4pins Switching Power Supply
2) SY-P4VGM Version 1.0 (Prescott-Ready!) Motherboard
Embedded AC97 Codec provide 6 channels audio solution
Embedded Prosavage 8 GFX video solution
Supports ATX12V power supply only
Supports on-board Hardware Monitoring
Supports WOL function to simplify network management
On board 10/100 Mbps Ethernet function
Suspend To RAM, Suspend To Disk
3) ASUS DRW-1608P2
16X DVD±R/ 8X DVD+RW/ 6X DVD-RW/ 8X DVD±R (DL)
40X CD-R/ 32X CD-RW
16X DVD-ROM/ 40X CD-ROM
2x DVD-RAM Read
Burn 2.4X DVD±R (Double Layer) Disc at 4X /6X/8X Speed
Burn 8X DVD±R Disc at 16X Speed
4) Intel Celeron D 330
CPU Socket Type Socket 478
Core Prescott
Single-Core
Operating Frequency 2.66GHz
FSB 533MHz
L1 Cache 12KB+16KB
L2 Cache 256KB
Process Type 90 nm
Multimedia Instruction MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3
5) (Added Apirl 23, 2006) Card Reader, USB Int 3.5" Black
Cables Unlimited Card Reader
USB 2.0
w/ 1 USB Port USB
6) AllComponents 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 266 (PC 2100)
7) Sound Blaster Live! 24bit
Channels 7.1
Sample Rate 96KHz
Line In Yes
Line Out Front/Rear/Center/Subwoofer/Rear Center
MIC In Yes
Other Ports Digital I/O Aux Audio in
Interface PCI
8) 120 GB DiamondMax Plus 9
Average seek time: 9.3
Rotational speed: 5400 RPM
9) 200 GB, 100 MB/s, 2 MB Cache, 7200 RPM
10) Belkin Hi-Speed USB 2.0 5-Port PCI Card
11)NVIDIA® GeForce™FX 5200, 128/256MB DDR SDRAM
0.15u process technology
64/128-bit memory interface
256-bit graphics architecture
250 MHz engine clock
400/332 MHz memory clock
350 MHz internal RAMDAC
63 Million vertices/ sec
1.0 Billion texels/ sec fill rate
5.3 GB/sec memory bandwidth(128bit,332Mhz)
6.4 GB/sec memory bandwidth(128bit)
3.2 GB/sec memory bandwidth(64bit,332Mhz)
2.65 GB/sec memory bandwidth(64bit)
4 pixels per clock rendering engine
16 texels per pixel with 8 textures applied per clock
CineFX Shading Architecture
128-bit studio-precision color
High-performance, high-precision 3D rendering engine
High-performance 2D rendering engine
Advanced Display Pipeline with full nView Capabilities
Digital Vibrance Control (DVC) 3.0
NVIDIA nView multi-display technology
Unified Driver Architecture (UDA)
12) (Added Apirl 25, 2006) External Fantom USB 2.0 hard drive 60 MB/s, 5400 RPM |
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| Also added: (June 1, 2006) Motorola Wireless PCI WPCI810GP 802.11g 54Mbps |
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| reply to dragon
Re: Your System - September 2006 CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
Motherboard: Asus P5B Deluxe/Wifi-AP
Memory: 2GB (2× 1GB) Corsair XMS2 Twin2X2048-5400C4 DDR2-675
Graphics card: eVGA GeForce 7900 GT KO
Sound card: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS
Modem card: GVC 56K PCI Voice Modem
Hard drive: Western Digital Caviar SE 120 GB IDE
Optical drive: Samsung SW-252B CD-RW
Power supply: Antec SP-500 SmartPower 2 PSU
Case fan: Thermaltake Smart Case Fan II (×2) and YS Tech 120mm Double Ball Bearing Case Fan
Monitor: Hyundai ImageQuest L90D+
Speakers: Creative Inspire P7800 (now 7.1) *ADDED*
Mouse: Logitech Wireless Mouseman Optical
Printer: HP DeskJet 6122
Scanner: HP ScanJet 3400C |
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 nukleuzPremium
join:2006-07-23
Columbia, MD
2 edits | DFI INFINITY 975X Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 975X ATX Intel Motherboard
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000KS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor now @3.1ghz
CORSAIR XMS2 2x1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Unbuffered DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) System Memory
ENERMAX Liberty ELT620AWT ATX12V 620W Power Supply 90V~265V (Auto Adjusted) UL, cUL, TUV, CB
Dell UltraSharp 2407FP,Wide Flat Panel
Lian Li PC-V2000BW- Black
POWERCOLOR X800GTO256MBDDR3 Radeon X800GTO 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card
Zalman USA CNPS 9500 LED Multi-Socket Processor Cooler |
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net02
join:2006-09-25
Egg Harbor Township, NJ | PC Specs MOBO: MSI RS480
CHIP:AMD Athlon 64 3400+
GPU:ATI Radeon X1300 Pro Crossfire-ready
RAM:1024 megabytes DDR400
HDD:2x250 gigabyte Hitachi Deskstars
AUDIO:Creative Audiogy SE
PSU:Antec 430 watt
CASE:some case I got from a friend
OPTICS:1xDVD-RW+/CD-RW+ double layer
EXTRA:3 case fans.1 exhaust.1 intake. 1 cpu. 2 gpu. |
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