Geeks: Post your computer specs.

[chuyler1]

reason why i suggest a 2400+:
so is a 9800 pro 256mb a waste of electricity if all of his averageness is going to be playing at most solitare and minesweeper?

I just revamped my sister's Gateway this weekend...

Gateway Mini Tower circa 1998
Pentium II 350
32MB Video Card (NVidia something)
256 MB RAM (up from 64)
6GB HD (replaced old one that was whining)
56X CDROM (replaced broken 32X)
Installed a fan (so HD and CDROM don't break again)
WinXP Pro SP2 (upgrade from Win98)
Office XP (upgrade from 97)
eTrust EZantivirus (I get it free from work)

It takes about a minute to boot. Programs don't come up immediately but MS Word and Outlook work fine and cruising the internet is just as fast as my 2GHz machine. The only thing that didn't work was the power management. It rebooted instead of shutting off and I couldn't get the BIOS upgrade to work. Installing patches and upgrades was a little slow with the AV software running but it was manageable.

I post this as proof that you do not need over 1GHz for email, web, and word processing. In most cases, if your computer fits the minimum requirements of WinXP you should toss Win98 (or ME) out the window and upgrade to XP SP2 before considering new hardware.

 

[Paul]

ok here's mine
Black Case w/ 2 Neon fans
AMD Athlon 2700
Foxconn Motherboard
768MB DDR PC400 RAM
40GB 7200rpm HDD
120GB 7200rpm HDD
3Com LAN Card
Sound Blaster (i think i dont remember) 5.1 Sound Card
Nvidia 5600 256MB VGA Card
Floppy
6-in-1 Card Reader
NEC DVD Burner

I think that's it, can't remember.
Oh and it was built by me

 

[SpicyMchaggis]

New Rig for me as of today! Just spent the 2200$ i've been saving for the last few months for my new game machine/workstation. Running nothing but after effects and final cut takes it's toll.

AMD Athlon 64 4000+ Clawhammer (2.5ghz)
ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe mobo
Ati XT850PRO 256MB PCI-X Video Card
SB Audigy 2 ZS Sound
Corsair XMS DDR400 (2GB)
Lite-On DVD+/-RW
Lite-On DVD/CDRW Combo
Antec True550 Power
Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm 300GB serial HD
Lian-li PC-65B case

The bittorrent box/ back up lan box:

2.4ghz P4 Celeron
Gigabyte mobo
Crucial PC2100 (1GB)
ATI 9800PRO 128mb Video
SB Audigy gen1 Sound
Western Digital 120GB HD (RAID 0)
Maxtor 80GB HD (RAID 0)
Antec True 430
Lite-on CDRW
Samsung DVD-ROM
Antec Case


Both run on a KVM switch and are dual signaled on my 22" LaCie Electron BLUE III

 

[Paul]

^^nice thats what i wanna do but then i decided that i dont download enough so i didn't.
i have a kvm hooked up to my laptop & desktop too. works decent

 

[fLyPiNoY7]

old desktop, now my parents':
epox 8rda+ mobo
512mb pc2100 ram
amd athlon xp 2100+
ati all in wonder 7500 video card
maxtor 30gb hdd
maxtor 80gb hdd
some generic case
17" crt monitor
sony dvd burner
jaz drive

my laptop:
dell inspiron 8600
pentium m 1.5ghz
15.5" monitor (i think)
40gb hdd

my htpc (under construction):
sapphire radeon 9600
gigabyte k8vm800m microatx mobo
512mb ddr400 ram
amd athlon 64 3200+
silverstone lc11 htpc case (soon)
160gb western digital sata hdd (soon)
hauppauge pvr-150mce capture card (soon)
wireless keyboard and mouse
...all this hooked up to a 60" hitachi lcd rear projection hdtv...

 

[Geezer000]

Aspire 520w Power supply
Athlon XP-M 2500+
(1800mhz stock, running 2500mhz)
250fsb x 10
OCZ EL3500 running 2-2-2-11-1t @250
DFI Ultra Infinity Mobo
onboard 5.1 sound
onboard LAN
LG 48x CDRW
80-40gig maxtor HD's
Thermaltake ALX-800 HSF
80mm Tornado running @ 7v
XFX Geforce 6600GT AGP (560 x 1170)
Sony Trinitron 19' Monitor
Proview 14' Monitor (dualview)
Custom Case

 

[novAKs47]

A little old now, but runs ALL games fully maxed out.

Asus A7N8X-E motherboard
AMD Barton core 2.1Ghz cpu
1Gb Crucial PC3200 ram
Geforce 6800GT(256mb version) video card
Maxtor 80GB 7200RPM SATA hard drive
Enermax 480W power supply
Swiftech MCX462-V heatsink w/92mm Enermax adjustable fan +custom ducting
Creative SB Audigy
LiteOn 16X Dual Layer dvd burner(3:45 burns at 16x)
Large Antec case(forget model)
3 Enermax adjustable 80mm fans
21" CRT monitor

 

[ChopstickHero]

Gaming/Graphics rig:

P4 3.0Ghz
ASUS P4800 Deluxe
1GB Corsair Dual Channel RAM
160GB WD Caviar 8mb cache
40GB Maxtor
LiteOn 16x DVD
LiteOn 52x CDRW
BFG GT6600 128mb DVI
Antec Case with Window
4 LED fans red/green w/ Nexus fan controller
1 red neon tubing
17" Viewsonic VP171B 8ms DVI
BenQ curved keyboard
Logitech MX510
Intel camera
Linksys ethernet card
Netgear 54G wireless card
onboard 5.1 sound

 

[GHOSTWHISPER]

My carputer owns all. Shuttle X 2.8ghz p4 X, 1536MB DDR, 64GB SATA Raptor, 256MB Barton 256bit Video, Mt440 Sound Card, Pioneer, 8x DVD burner, Wardriver INC antenna, 120GB external.

What what. Its not in the car, becuase I am dumb and ran the wrong power for it.

 

[Chiguy_2002]

(One of) My rigs:

Athlon XP 3000+
DFI NFII Ultra AL
1GB Kingston Dual Channel RAM
200GB Seagate Baracuda 8mb cache 7200RPM
LiteOn 16x DVD-RW
TDK 16x DVD/CD-RW
BFG GeForce FX5700 Ultra
Antec Case
3 LED fans blue
Hitachi 21" Monitor
Microsoft Natural Keyboard
Logitech Trackman Wheel
SB Audigy Sound Card
Advent AV300PL (?) 2.1 Speaker System

I think I'm updgrading again in a few months. Possibly going Athlon 64 or P4 route...

 

[nealric]

Couldnt resist resurection...

Athlon64 3000+ venice at 2.8ghz (custom h20 cooled @ 32c)
DFI NF4 Ultra
1gb Corsair Pro series TCCD (runs 300mhz)
Radeon x800xl
Antec True Control 550
A0pen 16x dual layer dvd burner
Maxtor Diamond Max 10 250gig HDD with 16mg cache.
Logitech Wireless Kb/M
Samsung 910T 19in LCD

Yeah, I thought computers were expensive- then I discovered cars.