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Built mine myself [heroic pose]
Specs:
Abit IP35-e
2x1GB OCZ DDR2
Radeon HD4850
Intel E6550
Watercooled :>
Specs:
Abit IP35-e
2x1GB OCZ DDR2
Radeon HD4850
Intel E6550
Watercooled :>
Bought mine from a local "used" laptop dealer. The thing is, he has to sell them used even though the laptops he has haven't even been turned out yet.
The originals owners ordered them in, opened the both and didn't like them, but since they opened the box and aren't entitled to a refund, they have to sell them used. So I managed to get a decent laptop for half the retail price even thought it still technically brand new. :-D
Anyway, specs wise:
- Duo Core Processors @ 1.7Ghz
- 140GB Hard Drive
- 2GB Memory
- 126MB Graphics memory
I don't think that's too bad for a laptop, anyway. ;-)
The originals owners ordered them in, opened the both and didn't like them, but since they opened the box and aren't entitled to a refund, they have to sell them used. So I managed to get a decent laptop for half the retail price even thought it still technically brand new. :-D
Anyway, specs wise:
- Duo Core Processors @ 1.7Ghz
- 140GB Hard Drive
- 2GB Memory
- 126MB Graphics memory
I don't think that's too bad for a laptop, anyway. ;-)
Self-built.
Under-the-hood:
nVidia edition Coolermaster Stacker.
ASUS P5N-D Mobo. (nForce 750i)
3 Gigs of Corsair generic DDR2. I am pretty sure that this is my weakest link.
Intel Core 2 e8400. (3Ghz Wolfdale CPU)
ASUS nVidia GeForce 9800 GX2. Yeah, that's right. GX2. Boo-yah.
Dual-Boot: Vista Basic / XP Pro on two seperate 500 GB SATA2 HDDs.
Internal DVD Writer. External CD Writer/DVD player.
Peripherals:
Logitech MX Revolution wireless mouse.
Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard.
Belkin USB hub. (4 Port)
Crappy 17' Dell monitor.
Sennheiser PC 166 gaming headset.
...Well that was overly extensive.
Under-the-hood:
nVidia edition Coolermaster Stacker.
ASUS P5N-D Mobo. (nForce 750i)
3 Gigs of Corsair generic DDR2. I am pretty sure that this is my weakest link.
Intel Core 2 e8400. (3Ghz Wolfdale CPU)
ASUS nVidia GeForce 9800 GX2. Yeah, that's right. GX2. Boo-yah.
Dual-Boot: Vista Basic / XP Pro on two seperate 500 GB SATA2 HDDs.
Internal DVD Writer. External CD Writer/DVD player.
Peripherals:
Logitech MX Revolution wireless mouse.
Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard.
Belkin USB hub. (4 Port)
Crappy 17' Dell monitor.
Sennheiser PC 166 gaming headset.
...Well that was overly extensive.
AMD X2 5200+ 2.6Ghz Codename: Windsor
Zalman 9700 Copper heatsink+fan couldn't get the bracket to fit and thus used 2 steel door bolt hinges to hold it in place
Asus Crosshair R.O.G series AM2 motherboard 590 Sli chipset
2x1 gig Crucial Ballistix tracers 800Mhz DDR2 4-4-4-12 2T
P.O.V 9800GTX
2x 500GB 7200.11 Seagate HDD 32MB Cache
850W Enermax Galaxy Quad-Sli PSU
19" CRT 1280x1024 85Hz is my gaming choice
Custom Built is really the only way to go I Reckon I can squeeze another 2 years without upgrading by which time It will be a whole new build as a more powerfull graphics card will just get bottlenecked by the CPU and the AM2 socket is effectivly dead.
Built it in 2006 and so far i have spent about £2000 on it so if it lasts till 2010 without upgrading I see it as only £500 a year for a gaming Pc.
By then DDR3 should be fairly cheap (USB 3.0 at last) and I can recycle the HDD/PSU/Case/Monitor.
Basically a new CPU/Motherboard/Ram/GPU so it should be easy on the wallet as the first 3 are often easy to find a combo that saves money and provides compatability.
Zalman 9700 Copper heatsink+fan couldn't get the bracket to fit and thus used 2 steel door bolt hinges to hold it in place
Asus Crosshair R.O.G series AM2 motherboard 590 Sli chipset
2x1 gig Crucial Ballistix tracers 800Mhz DDR2 4-4-4-12 2T
P.O.V 9800GTX
2x 500GB 7200.11 Seagate HDD 32MB Cache
850W Enermax Galaxy Quad-Sli PSU
19" CRT 1280x1024 85Hz is my gaming choice
Custom Built is really the only way to go I Reckon I can squeeze another 2 years without upgrading by which time It will be a whole new build as a more powerfull graphics card will just get bottlenecked by the CPU and the AM2 socket is effectivly dead.
Built it in 2006 and so far i have spent about £2000 on it so if it lasts till 2010 without upgrading I see it as only £500 a year for a gaming Pc.
By then DDR3 should be fairly cheap (USB 3.0 at last) and I can recycle the HDD/PSU/Case/Monitor.
Basically a new CPU/Motherboard/Ram/GPU so it should be easy on the wallet as the first 3 are often easy to find a combo that saves money and provides compatability.
After a bad experience with a pre-built pc, I used the refund and some extra to build my own.
Zalman Z-Machine GT-1000 case
C2D E8400 @ 3.6Ghz Codename: Wolfdale
Abit IP35 Pro
2x2GB Corsair Dominator 1066mhz DDR2
Gainward 8800GT 'Golden Sample'
1xWD SE16 500Gb
1xWD GP 500Gb
24" HP W2408 tft
Built for looks and silence. Currently eying a Q9550 and waiting for good SSD's, but haven't got the money
Zalman Z-Machine GT-1000 case
C2D E8400 @ 3.6Ghz Codename: Wolfdale
Abit IP35 Pro
2x2GB Corsair Dominator 1066mhz DDR2
Gainward 8800GT 'Golden Sample'
1xWD SE16 500Gb
1xWD GP 500Gb
24" HP W2408 tft
Built for looks and silence. Currently eying a Q9550 and waiting for good SSD's, but haven't got the money
Got something from Futureshop in March 2006,only given it a memory upgrade and the ocacaional newer graphics driver for nVidia 6150LE. Otherwise is stock.
I know there are better computers but I don't care.
I know there are better computers but I don't care.
Wait a couple of years. Quad-core isn't really used much by games nowadays. Wait for a price-drop. (Or, failing that, for "Crysis 2: Systemraper" to be released)F_demon said:Built for looks and silence. Currently eying a Q9550 and waiting for good SSD's, but haven't got the money
Built my own:
-All clear acrylic case, not sure what brand it is
-650 Watt Power Supply
-MSI P6N Platinum Motherboard; nForce 650i SLI
-Pentium 4 3.2 GHz
-MSI GeForce 8800 GTS 320 MB Overclocked Edition, getting another soon I hope
-2 GB DDR2 RAM, going to upgrade soon
-320 GB SATA Hard Drive, plus 250 GB and 40 GB PATA HD's
-Windows XP/Ubuntu 6.10 dual boot
-Logitech Wave keyboard
-Microsoft 6000v2 Laser Mouse
-Generic Logitech headset
It's pretty good I think, at least I won't have to upgrade it a lot any time soon.
-All clear acrylic case, not sure what brand it is
-650 Watt Power Supply
-MSI P6N Platinum Motherboard; nForce 650i SLI
-Pentium 4 3.2 GHz
-MSI GeForce 8800 GTS 320 MB Overclocked Edition, getting another soon I hope
-2 GB DDR2 RAM, going to upgrade soon
-320 GB SATA Hard Drive, plus 250 GB and 40 GB PATA HD's
-Windows XP/Ubuntu 6.10 dual boot
-Logitech Wave keyboard
-Microsoft 6000v2 Laser Mouse
-Generic Logitech headset
It's pretty good I think, at least I won't have to upgrade it a lot any time soon.
Got mine free used
Its an Evo N800v
And it cant run any new games but it runs older games very well
very good shape
pentium 4
512ram
CPU 1.80GHz
Mobility Radeon 7500
Its an Evo N800v
And it cant run any new games but it runs older games very well
very good shape
pentium 4
512ram
CPU 1.80GHz
Mobility Radeon 7500
I built it myself, I got the motherboard/cpu combo on sale, and my friend gave me some of his old RAM, and I got a case I liked, and I re-used my keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, hard-drives, and there's probably something I'm missing.
The graphics card wasn't on sale, but it's a great deal regardless (the Nvidia 8600 GT)
Cost me like $400 CAD, and it was worth every penny.
The graphics card wasn't on sale, but it's a great deal regardless (the Nvidia 8600 GT)
Cost me like $400 CAD, and it was worth every penny.