Post your PC's specs here! + Discussion about hardware

[sh15uya]

^
wow thanks.

Actually I saw that the HD4870 will be available the 25th june @ 259.00 € ( here ).
I'm confused about the GTX+; only 512DDR3 ? but the 55nm tec & PhysX system sounds promising especially if the price is really around 230$...
and I don't see the point of getting a 9800GTX now.
I guess I'll have to wait few more weeks before buying anything 

[flawlesly]

im must to hard working to collect some money tahat it will be buy some hardware for me...

im still loyal with this
BIOSTAR TA780G
CORSAIR 2 GB
ATHLON 5000 X2
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want upgraded to Phenom

[Shining Star]

Since my notebook is broken now only got one PC and it's not the yougest but still enough for gaming.
CPU AMD 64 bit single core 4000+
2x 1GB Kingston DDR I think 400mhz(not sure)
VGA GeForce 8800GTX 512mb ram
Around 860GB HDD space split up on 4 HDD's.
480watt PSU
And a full PINK midi  tower I save somecash to buy a pink mouse, and the pink wank proof rubber keybord. (jk)

[BX_LeMans]

My sister always get my old pc, when I buy a new one for myself. This time hers broke down so I had to think about a new one for her or a new one for me and the old one for her 

Since my girlfriend and me wanted a good entertainment system and I need a good system for games, we decided to kill some money.

My sis got my old one (P7) + a new 22" LCD and two 512MB XFX GeForce 9600GT XXX GDDR3 DVI TVo PCIe because one of the old ones makes terrible sounds. Sold them to a friend with a new cooler.

So I use now since this month(as very early X-Mas gift ) the following with a total of 2800€

CPU : AMD Phenom X4 9850 4x2500MHz 4x512kB AM2+ Box Black Editon
Cooler : Thermalright IFX-14 AMD Heatsink S AM2/AM2+
Fans :  140x140x20 Aerocool Streamliner LED-Fan silver , 2 for the cpu-cooler, 1 for the bottom of the case
Board : Asus Crosshair II Formula AM2+ NF780a HTB 5200MT PCIe ATX
RAM : 2x2048MB Kit G.Skill 4GBPI 1100MHz CL5 , two sets, in total 8GB, limit of the board
Graphic : 512MB MSI Geforce N9800GTX Plus-T2D512-OC GDDR3 DVI TVo PCIe , two over SLI
Sound : Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro Series , together with the onboard sound, i can play, while my girl is watching DVD
HDD : 1000GB Samsung Spinpoint F1 32MB SATA 2 Retail , two of them, in total with one of my old hdd, 2,5TB
Blue-Ray : LiteOn DVD Blu-Ray R/RW/DL/RAM SATA
Power : Aerocool HorsePower - 1020 Watt
Case : Thermaltake Xaser VI Super Tower G4000BNS                                 

Screen : 26" Samsung SyncMaster T260 Rose Black 5ms 20000:1 DVI-D/HDMI
Sound : Logitech Z Cinema
Keyboard : Logitech Ultra-Flat Keyboard black
Mouse : Logitech G9 Laser Mouse

TV runs over a 46" Samsung LE46A557 30000:1 Full HD 1080p since end of juli, a gift for the 1.2 Abitur of my girlfriend.

GTA4 runs at highest details like hell    At my old one still with upper middle details.
My sis is happy, she got as a bonus the complete Sims2 series with all add-ons. - Me less, I had to install this for my girl on the new system too.

Only bad thing at all this, I had to sell one of my restaurated Citroën CX. But in spring I get a new one to build up.

[NAzu]

That's not bad... Though Core 2 Duo or Core 2 Quad would have offered more bang for buck and Phenom II will hit the shelves next month. I prefer just buying a one fast card rather than two slower one, not to mention that SLI/Crossfire is not always scaling tha well in games (not to mention that it doesnt work in some games). So yeah your system isnt bad but you could have used the money more wisely.

[BX_LeMans]

The onlineshop where I always buy, these components where nearly the best they had in stock.
graphic will change eventually next year, when I finish the next oldtimer for sale. For now I'm not allowed to put more money in the computer. The rest of the cars money is for a new kitchen in january.

SInce GTA4 is running on max details, I have no intention to upgrade now ANd I don't think, the next new games to come has higher expectations than GTA. What GTA want is for normal systems not normal. I think that is not good for the sale.

[SomethingWild]

Just got a new PC! Hope it'll last longer than the previous one.

Windows Vista Home Premium
Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q8200 @ 2.33 GHz
4GB RAM
2x 630 Gigabyte Hard Disk
Nvidia GeForce 9300 GE

So far it's been great. It's a very quiet!

[Asmodai]

New PC gives me an excuse to postwhore.

Asus 1000HE

10" 1024x600 screen
1.7ghz Intel Atom CPU
2gb PC5400 DDR2 RAM
160gb HDD
Intel 945 Video
Win XP Home


OK, the stats are kinda anemic compared to most of the PC's in this thread - but mine is 3 pounds and gets 7-8 hours of battery life on the go.

[LaJon]

My laptop that I bought about a year ago.

14.1" 1280x800 Display
Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 (2.2GHz/800Mhz FSB/4MB cache)
2GB DDR2 667MHz RAM
256MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 8400M GS
160GB SATA HD (7200RPM)
8X DVD+/-RW DL Drive
Ubuntu Linux 8.10 x86_64

[kosu]

CPU : Intel i7 920
HeatSink : Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme (+LGA 1366 Bolt-Thru-Kit)
Fans : Scythe SLIP STREAM KAZE JYUNI x 5, Scythe ULTRA KAZE x 3 (yep, all wired to a fan controller lol)
Board : EVGA X58
RAM: 12GB DDR3-1600 7-8-7-20
Display: EVGA GeForce GTX 280
Monitors: BenQ G2400W + Samsung SyncMaster 172w
OS : Windows Vista Ultimate (64bit)
Harddisks : 1TB (system) + 1.5TB (H!P stuff) + 500BG (Movies, Dramas) + 500GB (Music, others) + 1TB External (BTs or other downloads) + 320GB (currently dead >_<) + 200GB (dead too)
Burner : LG Blu-ray Disc burner (GGW-H20LK)
Power : Silverstone OP1000-E 1000W
Speaker : 5.1
Printer : HP Photosmart C5580 All-in-One

[Datalanche]

^ 

Now that is a machine. 

[kosu]

lol thanks ... I went overboard lol

luckily I got 1 year no iterest to pay them off ... but still don't know if I'll be able to pay it off lol

[Mugen]

CPU: Intel Core i7 920 Quad Core Processor LGA1366 2.66GHZ
RAM: G.SKILL 6GB DDR3-1600
Heatstink: Scythe Mugen 2 Heatpipe CPU Heatsink LGA1366 LGA775 Socket AM2 120MM
Mobo: ASUS P6T X58
Power Supply: Corsair TX650W
GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 1GB GDDR5
OS: Vista 64bit Home Premium
HD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1000GB 1TB
Monitor: My 27'' TV with hdmi output LOL

[BigDnm01]

I just bought a VisionTek ATI Radeon HD 4670 PCI Express Graphics Card, but only later do I found out on the internet that this product tends to overheat.  Now does anyone knows how do I go to prevent that?  I'm asking like how to set the settings either from the ATI Catalyst Center or BIOS?

[NAzu]

I just bought a VisionTek ATI Radeon HD 4670 PCI Express Graphics Card, but only later do I found out on the internet that this product tends to overheat.  Now does anyone knows how do I go to prevent that?  I'm asking like how to set the settings either from the ATI Catalyst Center or BIOS?

With a program like rivatuner you can probably control the fan on the videocard. You can raise the rpm's on the fan so it keeps the card cooler. Other option is to get a aftermarket cooler for it. Ofc that voids the warranty and if your not experienced with computers I recommend not doing it. Other thing is that if the card overheats at stock clocks you can probably RMA it and change it for another card that doesnt have any heat problems.

[Flyp]

Bought a new computer today.  It's not TEH LEET GAMING RIG, but its a *serious* upgrade to what I'm using now (9yo dell laptop with 256mb of ram and a 16mb geforce2)

Specs:
HP Pavillion Desktop
64bit Pentium Dual Core CPU E2200 2.20ghz
3gb DDR2 RAM
nForce 630i chipset with onboard geforce 7100
16x Lightscribe DVD burner
15-in-1 Memory Card reader
320gb SATA HDD
Vista Home Premium 64bit edition

Now here's the kicker, only $299 =O

With NAzu's advice (thanks NAzu!), I'm going to upgrade the PSU to a 400w Corsair and add a Radeon HD4670 video card for an additional $100 or so in a couple of weeks.

Now to wait for it all to ship...

[Shuji-kun]

CPU : Intel e8400 (oc'd to 3.6ghz)
HeatSink : Stock (surprisingly decent cooler but was a pain to seat correctly)
Fans : 3 random 120mm silent ball bearing fans
Board : ASUS P5Q Pro
RAM: 4GB DDR2 PC6400 [800MHZ] Corsair XMS (forget timings)
Display: Sapphire HD4850 512MB 
Monitors: DELL 20.1" 2005FPW
OS : Windows XP (32 Bit)
Harddisks : WD Caviar 640GB, Maxtor 40GB
Burner : DVD-RW (Forgot brand as it's not hooked up atm)
Power : Antec Neopower 500W
Case: Antec 300
Speaker : Monsoon 5.1 speakers/subwoofer (using old subwoofer as monsoon sub died and only 2 of the speakers)
Sound Card: Onboard used for headphones/mic (routed to front ports), Creative Labs SB Audigy 2 ZS for speakers

[Rick-e]

replaced my 4 year-old home PC and got a new one, it's not top of the line but it's good enough

Board:  Gigabyte EP31-DS3L
Processor: Intel E7400 C2D @ 2.8Ghz
Memory: Corsair 4GB (2x2048) DDR2 PC6400 RAM
Display: Sparkle Nvidia 9400GT (I wanna replace this with 9800 later)
HDD: WDC Green 640GB
Optical: Samsung 22x DVD-RW
Case: Powerlogic futura 2000 (nice glossy black front)
Monitor: Acer X203H at 1600x900
OS's: Dual Boot Windows XP pro & Windows 7 RC1

Main use is to watch PVs, Video & light gaming. it performs very well, considering the low cost (the whole system costs less than $750)

[StreakInTheSky]

With NAzu's advice (thanks NAzu!), I'm going to upgrade the PSU to a 400w Corsair and add a Radeon HD4670 video card for an additional $100 or so in a couple of weeks.

Now to wait for it all to ship...

I just got that power supply a few weeks ago. Replaced, my shitty one that was pretty much a heater... but forgot to send in the rebate form... I really should send those in right away.

Waiting for my new Antec Tri-cool fan since my old one crapped out on me.

Was wondering if it would be worth upgrading my vid card for my dated computer. 939 socket Athlon X2 +3800 with Radeon x800 GTO 256-bit 256mb GDDR3. The setup itself isn't too bad for light gaming, plays most Source based games on high settings and that's all I really need it for in terms of gaming, but the vga fan sucks and it's super loud. I also get green artifacts in the black parts of divx/xvid vids. I mostly just want it to be able to play HD vids nicely and play games as well as the one I have now. I also plan to use it to share media so quiet is important to me since it's in my room. I look in newegg mostly, I've read reviews on some cards and I get mixed results on noise with most of them. My old one, half of the reviews said it was quiet so I don't trust them anymore...  I haven't been using the desktop much for everyday stuff since I have a laptop, but I don't like watching vids on it. So anyone have any recommendations for around 100USD? Or should I just live with what I have until I get a newer cheap PC in a couple years?

[NAzu]

I just got that power supply a few weeks ago. Replaced, my shitty one that was pretty much a heater... but forgot to send in the rebate form... I really should send those in right away.

Waiting for my new Antec Tri-cool fan since my old one crapped out on me.

Was wondering if it would be worth upgrading my vid card for my dated computer. 939 socket Athlon X2 +3800 with Radeon x800 GTO 256-bit 256mb GDDR3. The setup itself isn't too bad for light gaming, plays most Source based games on high settings and that's all I really need it for in terms of gaming, but the vga fan sucks and it's super loud. I also get green artifacts in the black parts of divx/xvid vids. I mostly just want it to be able to play HD vids nicely and play games as well as the one I have now. I also plan to use it to share media so quiet is important to me since it's in my room. I look in newegg mostly, I've read reviews on some cards and I get mixed results on noise with most of them. My old one, half of the reviews said it was quiet so I don't trust them anymore...  I haven't been using the desktop much for everyday stuff since I have a laptop, but I don't like watching vids on it. So anyone have any recommendations for around 100USD? Or should I just live with what I have until I get a newer cheap PC in a couple years?

I wouldn't get anything better than a HD4770 for that kind of a comp (assuming the motherboard has an pcie express port). Even the HD4770 might be too fast for the cpu and there would be a bottleneck. Still that would give you a good boost for games and if the old videocard is broken (sounds like it is, based on what you said) it's definitely a good idea to get new one.