Your Current Computer Specifications

[Dr Super Good]

blightn1, I cant help but thinking you were ripped off a bit. Core2Duo's are starting to be too slow for modern games, especially GTA4 which needs 4 - 8 cores to run well.
The Nvidia BFG 280 OCX is also not the strongest card, nor the best value for money.
Also I take it you are using 64 bit vista, or else that 9 GB of RAM will be capped at 4 GB.

Still not a bad PC, but dual cores should start to fade, especially since the new I7 is out. Should run all modern games but GTA4 playably.

Currently the best possiable PC that money can buy is 4+ GB DDR3 ram, 2* Ati 4870 2X (or what ever that monster for a card is) in crosfire mode, an intel core I7 and ofcourse 1-2 1 TB HDD for storage and bluray drive.

Ofcourse that rig costs like 2000-3000£ which is like 3000-4000$ so it aint cheap, but that can get graphics so high, that you would make the 360/PS3 look last gen, as it would have 4 GB of graphic ram and 4 GB+ of normal RAM. Logically it only works with 64 BIT os as otherwise there would be a problem with RAM allocation.

Currently, nvidia is behind, as they have not moved on to gdr5 ram or what ever ATI is using and are still on 3. They also are at the 55 nm stage still while ati is at the 40 nm. However it is a matter of time before they release a card that makes even the ATI cards pale with their 2 GB of ram and 1000+ shaders supporting DX10.1.

 

[Samuraid]

The GX295 is out and wins agains the Radeon 4870 X2 in a number of benchmarks. The Radeon 4800's are still great cards, but nVidia has re-asserted itself in the market with this new card.

 

[brad.dude03]

It's about time too. I've always been an Ati fan, but I find they perform best as the underdog, that's when the new ideas come.

 

[nogagplz]

Desktop:

Intel Q6600 at 2.4GHz
GA-EP45-DS3L
4GB 800MHz DDR2
Nvidia Geforce 9600GT
500GB SATA Seagate hard disk (home partition)
160GB IDE Seagate hard disk (root partition)
DVD-RAM optical drive on its last legs
Onboard sound
Onboard ethernet connection
Keyboard is 105 key thing left from days of yore
Simple optical mouse
Running HVLinux

Offhand:
Pentium D 2140 1.6GHz
2GB 667MHz DDR2
GA-VM900M
Nvidia Geforce 6600GT
onboard sound, network, etc
20GB IDE Seagate hard disk (root partition)
20GB IDE Seagate hard disk (home partition)
None of them fancy CD/DVDROM drives D:
basically same keyboard and mouse as above
Running HVLinux

Switch:
Intel Pentium 3 800MHz
GA-something-or-other
128MB PC133 SDRAM
800MB nondescript IDE Hard disk
5 10/100 D-Link ethernet PCI cards
Running CRUX

An uber force, don't you think?

 

[brad.dude03]

Bout time someone revived this thing.

I've got my 4 Gb of RAM back in.

I dropped down to 3 Gb some time ago due to a freezing issue, but it turns out it wasn't related and only got around to putting it back in recently.

Windows XP only picks up 3.25 GB but having the extra channel (It's dual channel of course), makes all the difference.

 

[Samuraid]

I've upgraded as well.

Feanor, the audio workstation has 8GB of RAM now, and Finwe the laptop has a cardbus Creative Soundblaster X-Fi.

It's actually mostly similar to last time, just with about 7GB more RAM.

Finwe - Dell Vostro 1500 Laptop
- 15.4" screen
- Intel Core 2 Duo @ 1.6GHz
- 4GB DDR2 RAM @ 667MHz
- GeForce 8600GT 512MB graphics (just waiting for it to fail any day now)
- 160GB 5400RPM SATA HDD
- Cheap integrated audio
- 89W/Hr battery cell (Hooray for 5-6 hours of battery life with wireless active)
- Windows XP Home 32-bit

Feanor - Audio Workstation
Custom built by me
- Antec Sonata 3 case with a 500W Earthwatts PSU
- Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 @ 2.66GHz
- 6GB DDR2 RAM @ 800MHz
- Gigabyte G33M-DS2R motherboard
- Intel G33 integrated video
- 2x320GB Western Digital 7200RPM SATA HDDs (RAID 1)
- 2x250GB Maxtor 7200RPM SATA HDDs
- Soundblaster Audigy 2 sound
- Echo Audiofire 4 sound
- Windows XP Pro 64-bit

That's about it.

 

[Kimbo]

+
17 inch widescreen
Webcam (2mp+)
Windows Vista home premium (i think) 32bit
Fingerprint scanner

 

[Belgarath]

21.something" widescreen (Acer LCD)
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E6750 @ 2.66GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 2048MB RAM
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT 1GB
HDU: 160GB Samsung
XP Professional
Some other shit.

 

[Pyritie]

My battery is getting horrible now. Even if I have the brightness all the way down and set on "Power Saver" mode it still can only last for about 30 mins. :<

 

[TheDivineBoss]

My battery is getting horrible now. Even if I have the brightness all the way down and set on "Power Saver" mode it still can only last for about 30 mins. :<

Rip off that Dell sticker and look if there is an apple mark under it.

And replace the damn thing(/battery).

 

[brad.dude03]

My battery is getting horrible now. Even if I have the brightness all the way down and set on "Power Saver" mode it still can only last for about 30 mins. :<

At least it hasn't caught fire and melted your laptop, unlike some....

 

[Pyritie]

Rip off that Dell sticker and look if there is an apple mark under it.

And replace the damn thing(/battery).

Rather ironically, I have an apple sticker on the top of my laptop, covering up the dell logo silver thing.

:B

 

[TheDivineBoss]

God I'm good.

 

[Gilles]

I can almost post here. I've got around 800 saved for my computer. Hopefully no surprise bills come in. I've got a few builds in mind, but nothing final yet.

 

[brad.dude03]

Well post the builds here and Dan can mill over them fine tuning things

 

[Gilles]

I already planed on it.

 

[robot-dude]

Here's My Setup (still slowly updating just need another 4GB, and a new CPU, and 2 new hard drives)


200GB Sata2 Hard Drives x2 <--- Need to Repalce with 1TB Seagate Sata2 Hard Drives x2 (As soon as feel like paying £150)
2GB Ram PC2-6400 <---- Need To Add another 2GB
Geforce 9800GT 512mb <---- Thinking About replacing it with a 9800GTX OC2
800W PSU
Gigabyte GA-73VM-S2 ( NVIDIA GeForce 7050 / nForce 610i chipset )
Intel Core 2 Duo 3GHz E8400 (Non-OC) <---- Replacing soon with a Intel Core 2 Quad 2.66GHz/3GHz (Non-OC) When i get the money sorted out.
Zalman Cooling System (CPU)
21" Samsung LCD TV (HD Ready)
Microsoft Gaming Keyboard (Reclusa)
Microsoft Mouse
Logitech Speakers + Bass (X-230)
CD/DVD-RW
Blue Ray-RW

(Also thinking about just upgrading my motherboard, and this time pay out £100 insted of £40)
(Slowly Updating my pc haha... God damn i hate being unemployed...)

 

[Gilles]

Your unemployed, but you seem to have more money than I do.

 

[Belgarath]

Some people get crazy shit pocket money >_>
Maybe once (if) I get a job I can do something on my comp, maybe not :>

 

[Gilles]

Bump. Got mine now.

Intel E8400 Duel Core.
ASUS P5QL Pro
Gskill 4 (2x2) GB RAM
Radeon HD 4870 512 MB
PC Power and Cooling Silencer 610 watt
Seagate 500 GB HDD
Antec 300 case
22" Samsung

 

[Kwaliti]

I recently got a new PC:

Intel E8400 Dual Core
4GB RAM
nVidia GeForce 9800GT

That's all what I can recall at the moment. I'll see and post the full spec later

 

[KYTON]

Core Specifications
OS: MS Windows Millennium
Manufacturer: Hewlett Packard
Processor: Intel Pentium II 400 Mhz
Video: NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 400
RAM: 128 Mb
Hard Drive: 6 Gb
Accessories
1 32x CD-ROM drive
1 Floppy Drive
2 USB ports
1 Network (Ethernet) port
2 Dial-up/Modem jacks

Yes, I can play Wc3 on this machine.

Lawl...the thread is way past the subject...but the MX 400 was a legend card back in the day and is the oldest card that is still supported by nvidia...I used to mod maps on a similar rig....


My pc I bought a year ago: (nothing amazing...) (copied from x-fire)

Processor:
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.4GHz
Memory:
2046MB RAM
Hard Drive:
250 GB & 320 GB
Video Card:
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS
Monitor:
19-inc wide screen
Mouse:
Razer Habu
Mouse Surface:
Defcon Gaming Pad
Operating System:
Windows Vista™ Ultimate
Motherboard:
Asus P5K Deluxe Wi-fi
Computer Case:
Antec 900

 

[Gilles]

Looks like everyone owns an intel.

 

[Kwaliti]

I had an AMD a while ago, it started to turn off at random intervals.

 

[brad.dude03]

AMD is blowing ass right now. Usually it fluctuated back and forth each generation, but Intel has really been on top lately.

 

[Gilles]

I'd argue otherwise. Of course the i7 is on top right now, but things like the X3 are a great deal. I usually see a lot of budget AMD builds, since they usually sell for a little less, but there really isn't a difference in quality.

 

[Samuraid]

If you have to have the fastest, Intel's the way to go. But I would give AMD high marks for cost-effectiveness currently. As Gilles mentioned, the Phenom II X3 chips beat the socks off the Core 2 Duos and many of the Quads as far as maximum performance for minimum cost goes.

 

[brad.dude03]

Yes, the only thing AMD's got right now is cost. They're cheap as hell, but they still suck. The company is on the fritz actually.

 

[Gilles]

But Sam and I are saying that they don't suck, like Sam said, "the Phenom II X3 chips beat the socks off the Core 2 Duos and many of the Quads as far as maximum performance for minimum cost goes."

I think my next processor will be AMD, mostly because I've never used one, and I'd like to try it out. That way I'll also be more objective, and have personally experience.

 

[brad.dude03]

By the time you get another processor AMD will be out of business. That's honestly the way they're headed. Their market performance has been fucking terrible these last few years.

 

[Gilles]

Links? I'm really surprised, I see people using them in builds all the time.

 

[brad.dude03]

I haven't seen anyone use one in years. The Phenom was a major disappointment, their ATi division is solid but Nvidia is just as solid, and Intel keeps putting out better chips.

 

[Samuraid]

Time will tell.

While I love Intel a lot, I personally like to see AMD do well also. Without competition, we the buyers lose in the market.

 

[Gilles]

I haven't seen anyone use one in years. The Phenom was a major disappointment, their ATi division is solid but Nvidia is just as solid, and Intel keeps putting out better chips.

The one forum I spend most of my time supports AMD as much as Intel. A large portion of the members there use AMD, looking at sigs. I haven't seen evidence of other sites being different.

The one thing that would make sense, is if production PCs, like HP and Dell, are using more Intels now. If you can get a stranglehold on that market, it would kill the competition.

 

[brad.dude03]

Samuraid, yeah, but Intel doesn't have a monopoly. We just see the best performer win. Someone else (Like the Chinese CPU's) will come along to size up Intel, to keep them wary.

Intel has always tried to be the best (Besides the Celeron *shudder*), and I think, even if AMD does goes under, someone else will come along to show them up and keep them from having complete dominance over the industry.

 

[Gilles]

One hopes so.

 

[thelifelessone]

Manufacturer:
Home made piece of junk...
Processor:
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3000+, MMX, 3DNow, ~1.8GHz
Memory:
1022MB RAM
Hard Drive:
160 GB
Video Card:
NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT
Monitor:
Plug and Play Monitor
Sound Card:
Realtek AC97 Audio
Speakers/Headphones:
Just some cheap Sony headphones I got at wal-mart. Not too much thought there.
Keyboard:
Logitech Wireless Keyboard
Mouse:
Same as keyboard
Mouse Surface:
Wood
Operating System:
Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.080814-1236)
Motherboard:
No idea...
Computer Case:
Really old thing I got at a store I can't even remember. Works fine though.

Taken from my xfire profile.... didn't feel like typing it all.
Not the best in the world, but I don't do much with it.. Wc3, 4 bots, map making...

 

[Warhunter]

My Computer is custom built by myself, just as you know.
Ans yes, I need a new screen!!
I also need a new mouse.
But I don't think that I am going to buy a new, I like my old mouse.
My mousemat is the same age as my mouse. ^^

Motherboard: GIGABYTE MA78GM-S2H HDMI

DVD Reader: PIONEER DVD±R/RW DL 16X DVR-216BK
Screen: NEC Multisync TCO 99 Ecology Energy - around 17"
Processor: AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core Processor 2.5GHz
Operating System: 32-Bit Windows Vista Ultimate
Ram: 4GB Corsair DDR2
Headset: Logitech Icemat Audio - Siberia
Mousemat: JRA Data-Center AB - Nucleus
Hard Drive: SAMSUNG SPINPOINT F1 750GB SATA/300 7200RPM 32MB
Graphic Card: ATI Radeon HD 3200
Chassi: NTEC MIDTOWER SONATA III 500 ATX SVART 500W

Speakers: Samsung SMS-5100

Keyboard: RAZER LYCOSA

Mouse: Some old Microsoft thingy... (Mine is white)

 

[Dark.Revenant]

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 5600+ (OC'ed to 3.2ghz)
Video: ATi Radeon HD 4870 512mb (OC'ed to 790mhz)
Memory: 4x 1gb Crucial Ballistix DDR2 800mhz RAM
Storage: 500GB Seagate Barracuda SATA drive
Sound: Integrated ): but it sounds OK
PSU: Antec 600W
Motherboard: Something that is liable to catch on fire

Cooling: 140mm and 2x 120mm case fans, PSU fan, huge GPU fan, and custom CPU fan and Arctic Silver thermal grease
Case: Antec 300
Monitor: 22" Widescreen LCD
Speakers: A couple old pieces of shit, but they sound good
Keyboard: Beige crap
Mouse: Finnicky and dilapidated optical mouse

All of these parts together cost me about $1,500. Today, they would be about $1,200 or thereabouts.

 

[Gilles]

What size of 4870? I still haven't OC mine. Was going to do it yesturday, but didn't get around to it.

 

[knight26]

This is it pretty much? :S btw its shit for the new age games.

-AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core processor, 4200+, 2.19GHz.

-2GB of RAM.

(disk):
-132 Gb
-100 Gb

-Nvidia GeForce 7050 Pv/Nvidia nForce 630a

-512 Mb(memmory)

-monitor 19"

 

[BlargHonk]

I have a new record for old.

200 mhz Pentium Pro
Came with: 128mb PC100 SDRAM, Current: 256mb PC133 SDRAM
Imagine-128
Not sure what board it is, E-ATX, 4 PCI, 4 ISA, 4 168-Pin, Socket 8, one 20-Pin Power, one 6-Pin Power

 

[HappyTauren]

eh.. Do you live underwater?

 

[BlargHonk]

No, I don't use that comp anymore.

But my main one is fried so I'm on Backup:
933 mhz P3-EB-Coppermine@1004 mhz
512mb PC133 SDRAM
Radeon 9200 Pro
Asus P3V4X


And if your wondering, Imagine 128 is a graphics card

 

[Gilles]

I wish I still had my old computer with Windows 3.1 on it.

 

[BlargHonk]

I do have a 286, but the PSU burned out.

Only PSU I have that would work is in the Pro

 

[leet.firefox]

Motherboard - ASUS M3A78-EM
CPU - AMD Athlon 64 X2 7750 Black Edition
Video Card - XFX 9800GT
RAM - Corsair XMS2 4 GB PC2-6400
PSU - Logisys 575W
Monitor - Westinhouse 19" Widescreen LCD
HDD - 100Gb, 160gb, 20gb
OS - Windows XP Home Edition SP2 32-bit

Nothing fancy, does what I need.

 

[QueloR]

HDD

500 GB
+1 TB Extra​

Graphic

Nvidia Gforce 8800 GT 1GB​

RAM

8GB - 4x2​

CPU

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4ghz (Clocked at 2.6)​

Monitor

Crappy Dell-From-Hell​

 

[BlargHonk]

No I have the crappy Dell from Hell

 

[Gilles]

Ouch.