Mole 0 Report post Posted May 8, 2006 Since there is the cell phone thread, I figured I'd do another "what computer do you have?" thread. I have a 12" Powerbook G4. It has a 1.5GHz processor with a 512K level 2 cache. It is a 80GB hard drive with a DVD/CD burner, blah, blah blah. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vitamin X Report post Posted May 8, 2006 Right now I have a Dell Dimension 3000, which isn't quite the same computer it was when I first got it. Slowly but surely over time I've been adding and changing things, the real kicker will be sometime this summer when I get a new case/mobo/video card so I can edit at home as well as at school. I'm also planning on getting a new MacBook (I hear they're coming out pretty soon) by the end of the year, provided it's relatively powerful. Mainly I'd be using it for editing and of course portability, so I don't want to go all out for a desktop replacement or anything. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Princess Leena Report post Posted May 9, 2006 Homemade Athlon 1600, with pieced together crap. I'm thinking of buying a new one, though. Well, once I get the bankroll a little more stable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ripper 0 Report post Posted May 9, 2006 Homemade Opteron 165 Dual Core and a homemade Athlon XP 2400+. I have this Duron 1800+ laying around so I might make a third option. Right now, I have the internet computer(the XP) and the animation computer(Opteron) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mole 0 Report post Posted May 9, 2006 I'm also planning on getting a new MacBook (I hear they're coming out pretty soon) by the end of the year, provided it's relatively powerful. Are you talking about the next version of the MacBook? Because I would even wait until the one after that, until they fix all of the kinks with the Intel chip. The PowerBook is perfectly fine for editing. I bought a external hard drive today and everything moved smooth editing wise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted May 9, 2006 Compaq Presario SR1200NX AMD Sempron Processor 2800+ 512MB DDR RAM 40GB Hard Drive CD-RW (Added a DVD +/- RW Drive from my old computer) Bought it 1 1/2 years ago for $199 at Staples on sale after some rebates. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Hot Thumbtack In The Eye 0 Report post Posted May 9, 2006 There's really no excuse not to build your own system at home anymore, especially since all the pieces only go into the proper slots. It's damn near impossible to fuck it up if you follow instructions. Gigabyte GA-7VM400AMF Sempron 2400 (1.67ghz) 768mb pc 3200 ocz ATI 9550 Omega driver SoundBlaster Audigy 2 with Creative Labs I-Trigue 3400 speakers 1x 120gb who's brand I've forgotten 1x 80gb WD DVD/CD writer 17'' AOC lcd display Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrRant 0 Report post Posted May 9, 2006 Homemade... Athlon 64 X2 (Dual Core) 3800+ 2GB PC 3200 RAM 512MB PCI-X ATI Radeon X1300PRO 2x 80 GB WD Raptors RAID 0 1 External 160GB drive 17in LCD DVD Player DVD Burner Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Princess Leena Report post Posted May 9, 2006 The only bad thing about building your own computer is getting all the singular parts for it... and nowadays, it doesn't end up saving you a whole lot unless you're the type that must have the most updated technology. And I'm the type that worries that one part will be faulty, and frustration will ensue. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Coffey Report post Posted May 9, 2006 Custom built rig with an old Gateway '98 monitor. Gig of RAM, GeForce 4 vid card, etc. Basically strong enough to play World of Warcraft, so, to me, that means it's up to date. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Tyler; Captain America 0 Report post Posted May 9, 2006 Custom build. AMD A64 FX-55 ATI Radeon x850 XTPE 2 GB PC3200 RAM 1 200 GB SATA HD, 1 200 GB IDE HD DVD Burner 17" LCD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrRant 0 Report post Posted May 9, 2006 The only bad thing about building your own computer is getting all the singular parts for it... and nowadays, it doesn't end up saving you a whole lot unless you're the type that must have the most updated technology. And I'm the type that worries that one part will be faulty, and frustration will ensue. That happens with retail computers as well. NewEgg has good warranty plan addons and if you are even too scared of that, don't buy the OEM parts and buy the retail parts. There is only about a 5-10% difference in price but you get a better warranty. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tekcop 0 Report post Posted May 9, 2006 Custom build. Don't remember much about it anymore since it's been awhile. Anthlon XP something or the other. Gigabyte mother board. DVD burner. Three hard drives--two 60 gigs and a 120. 21" CRT monitor. A gig or RAM. That's all I remember, really. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Stanley 0 Report post Posted May 10, 2006 Tweaked to hell eMachines. Sempron 3400+ Processor 1GB RAM 1 Samsung 80GB HD 1 WD 80GB HD 1 LiteOn DVD Burner 1 Samsung DVD Burner Radeon 9500 PRO Video Card PCI Capture Card Creative Sound Card Labtec 2.1 Speakers 19" CRT It's a media machine. I use it to edit MN indy feds i tape onto DVD. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tominator89 0 Report post Posted May 10, 2006 A 2.6ghz Dell from 2004 that cost $299. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravenbomb 0 Report post Posted May 10, 2006 Dell Dimension 8400 and I'm thinkinking of building a seperate one without internet that I'd use solely for video editing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ripper 0 Report post Posted May 10, 2006 The only bad thing about building your own computer is getting all the singular parts for it... and nowadays, it doesn't end up saving you a whole lot unless you're the type that must have the most updated technology. And I'm the type that worries that one part will be faulty, and frustration will ensue. That happens with retail computers as well. NewEgg has good warranty plan addons and if you are even too scared of that, don't buy the OEM parts and buy the retail parts. There is only about a 5-10% difference in price but you get a better warranty. Plus getting a good computer for more of the higher end stuff would still cost you alot more. My Opteron comp cost me about 600 bucks total. That with case, ram, hardrives, motherboard and video card. You try to get a dual core Opty from a retailer, and you aren't getting under a $1000. The ONLY reason not to build your own these days is not having tech support. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Big Chris Studd Report post Posted May 10, 2006 Homemade AMD 64 3000+ Gig O' Ram ATI 9700 Pro 120GB HDD Samsung 17" LCD Nforce onboard audio WTB [Vidcard] [Harddrive] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZGangsta 0 Report post Posted May 11, 2006 Homemade... Athlon 64 X2 (Dual Core) 3800+ 2GB PC 3200 RAM 512MB PCI-X ATI Radeon X1300PRO 2x 80 GB WD Raptors RAID 0 1 External 160GB drive 17in LCD DVD Player DVD Burner That is a damn nice rig right there. For my desktop: 2 Ghz P4 (that I overclock up to about 2.6 Ghz if I'm playing games or audio editing) 1536GB RAM GeForce 6600GT 80GB WD HD 19 inch Samsung monitor (CRT baby, who needs LCD) Normally I'd be feeling the upgrade itch, but I havn't really gamed at all in ages, and I figure that when I do there are enough games that have come out in the past couple years that I haven't played that will still run fine on my system to hold me over for a long time. Maybe I'll upgrade when (if?) Vista comes out and I decide to take it up the ass from Microsoft as usual and early adopt. My laptop is an LG LM40. It's 14 inch. Since I take it to school and stuff I really didn't want anything bigger than 14 inches. It's a Centrino system at 1.5GHz with 512MB RAM, and a Radeon 9200 video card. I wasn't even aware that LG made laptops until I was shopping for mine, but this thing was priced really nicely and had a lot of little features that really impressed like: XP Pro instead of Home, a built in SD card reader, a 3-year warrantee, and the fact that the RAM was packed into one DIMM and it had 2 so I can easily toss another 512MB chip in there when I need it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted May 13, 2006 Looks down at PC spec stuff: HP Pavilion a844n 630 Intel Pent. IV 1 GB PC 320 DDR SD RAM 250 GB Hard Drive DVD/RW, CD/RW 3GHZ, 2MB l2 cache, 800MHZ Front Side Bus Don't know what half this shit means, but it runs fine for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mik 0 Report post Posted May 15, 2006 iMac G5 - two iterations outdated. It's the Power PC before they added the media center and remote, and before they switched over to Intel. It's two models outdated and still not even a year old. Go Apple. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skullman80 0 Report post Posted May 15, 2006 Homemade: Gigabye KNS Ultra 939 MB AMD Athlon 3200+(64 bit) 2 gig Corsair ram(dual channel) 160 gig sata hdd 250 gig sata hdd Geforce 6600GT vid Card LG Cd R/Rw Burner BenQ DVD R/Rw Burner Windows Xp Pro Sp2 Hauppage PVR 150(Tv Tuner PVR card) My PC runs 24/7 w/out a hitch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skullman80 0 Report post Posted May 15, 2006 The only bad thing about building your own computer is getting all the singular parts for it... and nowadays, it doesn't end up saving you a whole lot unless you're the type that must have the most updated technology. And I'm the type that worries that one part will be faulty, and frustration will ensue. Not entirely true. The Rig I built for myself would have ran me 1000$ more if I would have bought a pre built system. As far as tech support goes, I have a degree in computer programming, so if something does go wrong(not often)....I can fix it. My specs are in the post right above this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ripper 0 Report post Posted May 15, 2006 I would like to say that unless Tyler is overclocking, I have the best computer here. HA. Ripper - doesn't have much in life and must cherish every little victory he has. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Just John 0 Report post Posted May 15, 2006 Since there is the cell phone thread, I figured I'd do another "what computer do you have?" thread. I have a 12" Powerbook G4. It has a 1.5GHz processor with a 512K level 2 cache. It is a 80GB hard drive with a DVD/CD burner, blah, blah blah. I have the 14" variety, but same basic principles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Tyler; Captain America 0 Report post Posted May 15, 2006 I've been having cooling problems recently, so I haven't been overclocking. But, when I get a new case.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoCalMike 0 Report post Posted May 19, 2006 Dell Dimension 9100 Series. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vitamin X Report post Posted May 19, 2006 What's more powerful, the Dual Core or the AMD AthlonX2? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkktookmybabyaway 0 Report post Posted May 19, 2006 I have the best computer here. HA. This thread is about what kind of computers we have, not steal. You big silly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Garth 0 Report post Posted May 19, 2006 Columbia L (GA-8SIML) Ver 1.0 (Legend) µATX motherboard Intel Pentium 4 2.5 GHz HDD Maxtor Falcon series HLDS GCE-8481B 48x/24x CD-RW drive Mistwhite/Grey HDD Maxtor d540X-4D Romulus Series DVD 16x/48x Samsung DVD-616T HDD Seagate U6 series Video Component Leadtek NV17 GeForce 4 MX GeForce 4MX440 / 4MX440SE (NV17/NV17SE) 64 MB DDR AGP A lot of that means bugger all from where I'm sitting. Works okay. I want to improve it though but I'll be damned if I know where to start. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
