Computer Showoff Thread

[GodandRock]

Nice looking CPU man. Hopefully you've got good software/hardware, becuase a good looking computer is nothing without killer performance.

[DaRkStAr]

-Intel P4 2.4 GHZ
-Dual-Channel DDR2 512 SDRAM PC3300
-NVIDIA Geforce FX 5200 128 MB
-160 and 80GB Hard Drive
-17" Flat Screen Monitor
-2 Speakers(Stereo) w/ Sub (Lab Tech)
-1 DVD Rom
-1 CDR/RW Rom
-Win XP Pro
-Verizon DSL Internet

[Dan]

^thats more like it i'll post the crappy computers that my family has

my laptop:
Dell Latitude C600
P3 750 mhz
10 gb harddrive
512 SDRAM(might be wrong acroynm, its the really old really slow crappy ram)
integrated ATI graphics AGP 2x, slow and old

Bro's computer:
Dell Demension 3000
2.8 ghz p4
512 mb ram
80 gb harddrive
intel integrated extreme graphics

Dad's laptop:
Dell Insperon 8200
mobile P4 2ghz
256 DDR ram
60 gb harddrive
Nvidia Geforce 440 32 mb ram mobile (i think, been a while since i looked)

Old computer that i used to use for games:
Sony Vaio
1.6 ghz P4
512 DDR ram
Nvidia 5500 128 mb AGP4x
60 gb harddrive
ATI tv tuner

[Dynafrom]

2x 1GB OCZ Platinum,
AMD x2 4800
EVGA GF 7900GTX
SB Audigy Fatal1ty
A8N-SLi Deluxe S939 Mobo
550w antec psu

[Deadlyy-Guy]

meh...

ASUS A8N-SLI
athlon64 3200+ (running at 2.2ghz right now)
EVGA Geforce 6800XT 256mb vid card overclocked, extra pipes/vertex unlocked
2x 512mb PQI ddr-400 Turbomemory
40gb Maxtor IDE hard drive, haven't gotten around to purchasing any sata drives yet.
480w PSU
Windows XP home
Xoxide demon case
lotsa lights and a few extra case fans for the overclock

[DaggothUr]

I don't understand why people put so much money into a pretty case rather than upgrading the hardware.

Because some guys treat their computers like their women. Pretty the outside before you try and do something with the inside. lol.

[virual]

@ Darkstar - that's not a flat screen monitor dumbass... And why do you have two keyboards???
@ Tool - it's impossible to compare temps. I guarantee you that none of the thermisters on processors are accurate. The only way to get the real temp is to use a digital thermometer. And it's not overkill when you're overclocking. AND I don't see why you need to insult my computer because YOU feel that LED's are gay. It's a gaming machine. The point is to draw attention to it. Best way to draw attention to something - light the ****er up like a christmas tree. Also I agree that AMD is better than Intel, but on those pictures comparing the speeds... The motherboards and memory are all different, so obviously they are going to perform differently. To be accurate, you need to compare by using the same board, memory, etc.

By the way, the "refridgerator" cooling is called phase change. Basically it is a refridgerator, but the evaporater is custom-made to fit on top of the processor. I'm building one. I just need a vacuum pump, an evap, and some insulation.

[BlindMansTicket]

AND I don't see why you need to insult my computer because YOU feel that LED's are gay.

..read on...

But like the guy above me, sweet computer.

Settle down. You act as if someone insulted your mother.

Anyway,
Amd Athlon 64. 2.4 Ghz I think
1.5 gig ddr ram
160 gig hd
128 mb onboard graphics rolleyes:

[virual]

I know what he said above, and thank him for the compliment. But if he likes it, then why say the LED's are gay? It doesn't make much sense to me.

[defcone]

Teh 1337:
Pentium 3:1Ghz
256Mb Ram
Nvidia Geforce 2 MX/MX 400
80 G1G4H3RT5 ST0R4G3 FTW!!!!!
btw..it still runs fine with 2 d2 windows open though,lol

[Tool]

I know what he said above, and thank him for the compliment. But if he likes it, then why say the LED's are gay? It doesn't make much sense to me.

Because they are extremely fruity. Paint a rainbow on the side of your computer while you're at it.

@Defcone: lawlz

[SpoonMan999]

Wow two D2 windows? Man...that must take like a super computer!

[DiGiTaLiS]

amd sempron 3300++ 2ghz
512 mb ram
64 mb unicrap gfx card

pretty elite

[modulus]

The Stuff I bought:

• ABiT AV8 w/ uGuru
  
• AMD Athlong64 3200+ (2040MHz)
  
• 1Gb Kingston Dual-Channel Kit
  
• ATi Readeon 9800PRO 128Mb AGP 8x
  
• 80Gb SATA Western Digital HDD
  
• 2 x NEC DVD+/-RW 48/16/16
  
• Classic Zalman Copper CPU Cooler
  
• Zalman Ultra Quiet VGA Cooller Half Copper (They didn't have the full-copper one in stock)
  
• VIA 4+1 PCI USB Card
  
• External USB2 80GB HDD for Backups
  
• On-Board Sound *quivers*
  
• Logitech X530 5.1 Surround Speaker System
  
• Over-Priced Z-board ($70+tx)

Stuff I already had:

• LS120 SuperDrive (Oh Yeah!)
  
• HP ScanJet 5300C
  
• HP photosmart 1215
  
• Raven PR-2418 24-pin Dot Matrix ($6.00!!!)
  
• PanaSync E70i 17in CRT (I know it's crappy, but is was free)

I can run Quake 4 at High-Quality with around 50-60 FPS
Doom 3 at 80-100 FPS
And Diablo II around 10000 FPS (lol)

[Tool]

That graphics card is still kinda bleh. Should've gone with at least the x1300 if you're going ATI.

[Spitfire]

Desktop PC:
CBF Posting :p AMD, 9800pro, 1gb, 200gb sata etc.

Laptop:
Dell Inspiron 9400
Centrino Duo T2500 (2.0GHZ)
17" Widescreen UXGA 1920x1200 rez
1gb 667hmz DDR2 ram
100gb SATA 7200rpm HDD
256mb Geforce 7800
BlueTooth
Wireless
Dual Layer Burner
9Cell + 6Cell Battery's
3yr Warrenty
Xp Pro SP2

100gb isnt enough. About to buy a 300gb NAS Networked drive

[Arc]

@ Darkstar - that's not a flat screen monitor dumbass... And why do you have two keyboards???

hes prolly like me and the one is a wireless, i need to keyboards because my wireless one does not work in dos for some f*cked up reason

lol anyway my comp is kinda a piece
Amd sempron 2400+
radeon x800
512Mb sd ram
foxconn motherboard (wth is this? my brother bought it for me lol)
etc etc, mostly sh*t

[10 man]

well i decided to go for broke and spend most of this semesters left over tuition money on a comp. i just ordered it and i should get it in like 2-4 days.

i went for the power mac tower because it works great with all the video editing and 3d rendering im doing right now. well and probably for a long time too. 2.5Ghz quad-core powerPC g5, 2gb 533 ddr, 250gb hard drive, NVIDIA geforce 7800 gt 256 . it was way to much but i can use it all i guess for rendering those lightwave .MOV files ive been having to wait so long to render. my last 20 second clip took close to 12 hours. this shoudl increase it like 20 fold since my current pc is a pile, and my little macbook cant handle it either. should be a good investment on my part and the best thing is the good ol US Government is paying for it via my Navy college fund.

when i was down at comp usa today the Mac rep was showing me the duel core. he had like 50 quicktime movies running at the same time . 50.. thats insane. i asked him how much of a diference the quad-core would make over the duel-core and he said it would double it if not more so. im not so sure about it doubling it or more so but it should be more power than i will need for a good year or so. im sure you all are like.. EWW A MAC.. lol. i used to be like that too but they seem to work so much better for me for the gfx stuff i do at school that i had to have one. now you can even upgrade them all by yourself. although it voids the waranty lol. well thats it i guess. enough of my endless rambling.

[A.D.]

Ack, whats with all the high end comps running 17 inch monitors?

Just bite the bullet and get a 21. Get yerself a compusa/bestbuy/circuit city card and make some payments, you'll thank yourself.

[Dan]

well i decided to go for broke and spend most of this semesters left over tuition money on a comp. i just ordered it and i should get it in like 2-4 days.

i went for the power mac tower because it works great with all the video editing and 3d rendering im doing right now. well and probably for a long time too. 2.5Ghz quad-core powerPC g5, 2gb 533 ddr, 250gb hard drive, NVIDIA geforce 7800 gt 256 . it was way to much but i can use it all i guess for rendering those lightwave .MOV files ive been having to wait so long to render. my last 20 second clip took close to 12 hours. this shoudl increase it like 20 fold since my current pc is a pile, and my little macbook cant handle it either. should be a good investment on my part and the best thing is the good ol US Government is paying for it via my Navy college fund.

when i was down at comp usa today the Mac rep was showing me the duel core. he had like 50 quicktime movies running at the same time . 50.. thats insane. i asked him how much of a diference the quad-core would make over the duel-core and he said it would double it if not more so. im not so sure about it doubling it or more so but it should be more power than i will need for a good year or so. im sure you all are like.. EWW A MAC.. lol. i used to be like that too but they seem to work so much better for me for the gfx stuff i do at school that i had to have one. now you can even upgrade them all by yourself. although it voids the waranty lol. well thats it i guess. enough of my endless rambling.

apple computers kickass for video editing and things like that

and a side question, if u wanna respond through pm thats cool, but if u know....is a 1 min to 1 min conversion rate good for converting reg video files like .avi to dvd format?