I'm going to start by saying that I don't want any flame wars at all. I've been stewing over this thread idea for a little while, and the only thing that has stopped me until now is the flaming at things like Intel vs AMD.
The way this thread will work, is you post what your PC is. If you bought it from a store, say what make and model it is, and specify why you picked that particular one over the others. If you built it yourself (or had it built for you), use spoiler tags to say what you have in your system, and why you picked those parts.
I'll use my own as an example.
I hope this gives you a basic idea on what I'm going for here. Ask other users about their builds, and answer questions about your own. I want to see what's out there.
I'm adding a poll to get an idea of how many people build their own PCs.
The way this thread will work, is you post what your PC is. If you bought it from a store, say what make and model it is, and specify why you picked that particular one over the others. If you built it yourself (or had it built for you), use spoiler tags to say what you have in your system, and why you picked those parts.
I'll use my own as an example.
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500: I picked this processor for it's overclocking capabilities, and it's rather decent reviews.
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3L: This motherboard was actually the 3rd that I've used in this PC, the others all had a case of death and this was all I could find in town. Upon research however, I found that it's actually a very nice board. The features leave a little more to be desired, but for the average user, it's got everything you could want.
4x1GB DDR2 PC-6400 OCZ Platinum: Basically, it's the RAM that stood out from the crowd. I've always held OCZ RAM above all but G-Skill, and I've never been dissapointed by this set I have now. It overclocks well and the timings are amazing.
ATI Radeon HD4850: To be honest, I was always an nVidia user. I went through many nVidia cards before I decided to give ATI another go (last one I had was the X1650) and I'm happy with my decision. It performs well, runs cool and I know I'm not going to need to upgrade for at least 12 more months.
Cooler Master RC-690: I picked this case because of it's design, nothing else. It's sleek, well laid out, pleanty of internal room, and it just screams cable management.
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3L: This motherboard was actually the 3rd that I've used in this PC, the others all had a case of death and this was all I could find in town. Upon research however, I found that it's actually a very nice board. The features leave a little more to be desired, but for the average user, it's got everything you could want.
4x1GB DDR2 PC-6400 OCZ Platinum: Basically, it's the RAM that stood out from the crowd. I've always held OCZ RAM above all but G-Skill, and I've never been dissapointed by this set I have now. It overclocks well and the timings are amazing.
ATI Radeon HD4850: To be honest, I was always an nVidia user. I went through many nVidia cards before I decided to give ATI another go (last one I had was the X1650) and I'm happy with my decision. It performs well, runs cool and I know I'm not going to need to upgrade for at least 12 more months.
Cooler Master RC-690: I picked this case because of it's design, nothing else. It's sleek, well laid out, pleanty of internal room, and it just screams cable management.
I hope this gives you a basic idea on what I'm going for here. Ask other users about their builds, and answer questions about your own. I want to see what's out there.
I'm adding a poll to get an idea of how many people build their own PCs.
