popped my new computers cherry

[chrisw]

So i built a new desktop yesterday, nothing massive. just for documents and surfing really.

2.8 dual core celeron.
2 gig ram (because i prefer XP, HATE vista)
1gb geforce graphics
500gb HD
big glowy iCute box
7.1 HD audio
asus motherboard
20 inch samsung widescreen (16:9... which is a **** to get stuff for i realise)


so yeah i popped its cherry by finally going online and opening it up to a world of STD's and internet babies.

anyone else in here enjoy a nerdy side and build computers?

oh heres a little screenshot of how virginal it actually is O_O

and yes that is Winamp, its better than iTunes :P

[chicaboo]

I like putas, and I currently have 3.
1. Gaming
2. Workstation/CAD
3. HTPC

I pretty much just use the gaming puta for everything, and occasionally jump on the CAD machine for learning new software. I don't have a TV or place to use the HTPC at the moment though.

Gav.

[chrisw]

nice, yeah i built this because i used my dell laptop for everything, and its really delapidated at the moment.

3 things i learnt about laptops;
- they dont drink beer
- beer makes them unhappy and malfunction
- dell preloads 60 million pieces of usless ram-whoring software from the factory.

[bourbon]

yeah im a comp geek in a way haha

comp for gaming & everyday use
laptop for just everythin apart from gaming (like this cause i can use it while watching tv)
and last is a apple mini desktop thing...only used it for itunes cause its slow...

[chrisw]

ewww apple :S

well ive never liked anything apart from laptops until i built this, its just fun having something i can finally upgrade when it slows down. and something that has better sound than a tincan with a earphone in it.

*blasting 80's from shoutcast atm - juuust the two of us*

well its better than my playlist with the used in it ;S

[bourbon]

apples are great...but upgrading parts is a pain in the arse if possible

[70NYD]

nice man v nice
i built mine a litle over a year nad a half ago
3Ghz dual core x64
4Gb ram for vista that i thought would b good
some ge force i dont remember which one, 8800 i think
all in a icute super cooling tower
on samsung 22"
i use it for gaming sortof, cad, and study

i want a i7 but

[Mc_Nuggets]

Nice back ground looks like Istanbul.
I bought a costom one for 1g
Its got
-ASUS Mother board
-3Ghz Dual core
-ASUS 22inch wide screen
-2g ram
-ge force 500mg
-xp till vista is rid of bugs wich probly wont happen
i use it for every thing and as you can see i play cs

[chrisw]

if i had to build an ideal computer it would be similar to;
- nice thermaltake case
- quadcore
- as much ram as possible since id probably have to run ****ty vista
- twin 500g HD's
- nice soundcard for 7.1
- not watercooled but multi-fanned
- probably twin moniter setup since i used to be an ace in photoshop but havent had time to use it lately (i use it for my digi enhanced photography and digital car modification)

heres examples of some of my much older work.

[70NYD]

hahaha awesome man

[chrisw]

yeah pity im running a 7mp prosumer style digi camera still, id love to get some shots from cruises but yeah, no matter what i do it still gets massive chromatic abberation and sucks with bad contrast light.

[Dogo]

Originally Posted by bourbon

apples are great...but upgrading parts is a pain in the arse if possible

Great if you like paying through the arse.

[bourbon]

Originally Posted by Dogo

Great if you like paying through the arse.

yeah but i got it for free...id use it more if it was a newer one...just too damned slow atm...

[70NYD]

mate comon anything free is good

[RHINO145]

im running a single core amd 3.2 on a asus board with 2 gig of ram, a 8800gt vid card (512mg) and 200GB of harddrive. somthing has died and its only starting randomly every few days im swapping the ram motherboard and processer for newer bigger better stuff

[Frankie17]

lol I work at a netcafe, so yeah im somewhat into computers lol

currently Im running these machines

1x network storage server with 4GB of HDD space raided of course.

2 x Gaming/Photoshop/Daily use PC

CPU: E8400 3.00Ghz OCd by about 20%
RAM: 8GB Corsair dominator DDR2 1076mhz
HDD: 2 x 1TB raid 1 set up.
MOBO: ASUS Striker II formula
CASE: ANTEC NINE HUNDRED
PSU: Vantec 750W


My gaming one is also hooked up to a logitech g15 rev. keyboard, Razor lachesis and a razor mantis speed.

I used to play a fair bit of games lol and i get my parts real cheap from work and such.

[gtarone]

Originally Posted by Frankie17

CASE: ANTEC NINE HUNDRED

^ Hell yeah!

I build and repair PC's in my spare time, and I'm a Network Administrator by day.
I'm currently running three "rigs", they all run on the same monitor:
42" 1080i LG

1: Surfing / Gaming / Ruling the world
OS: XP
Cpu: AMD Phenom Black Quad-core
Mobo: ASROCK AOD790GX
Hdd: 4 x 500GB RAID 10 (1TB)
Ram: 4GB
Gpu: 2 x Asus Nvidia 9800GTX (512mb x 2)
Case: Boring spare (its my ninja PC)

2: Media Centre
OS: Custom build Ubuntu shell / XBMC
Cpu: AMD Dual Core
Mobo: Asus
Hdd: 4 x 1TB RAID 10 (2TB)
Ram: 2GB
Gpu: Built in (256mb)
Case: Black Minuet 350

3: Xbox 360 Elite
Case: Black Knight Chameleon
Mobo: Custom Airflow, bigger heat-sinks

Dedicated Media Centre's are great and have about 40second boot time straight into XMBC. Don't need anything big hardware wise, but would recommend Dual Core, at least 256mb video and 2GB Ram.

Cheers,
Steve.

[Frankie17]

Originally Posted by gtarone

^ Hell yeah!

lol i love this case, even though its a dust magnet, with after market fans i keep my chassi and CPU temp below 15 degrees

[zappy65]

Im building one atm:

1. Thermaltake Armor+ VH6000BWS Black Steel Case with 23cm FAN on Side Panel
2. Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 X58+ICH10R QPI 6.4GT/s DDR3 2000
3. Corsair TR3X6G1600C8D 6GB (3x 2GB) PC-12800 (1600MHz) DDR3 Triple Kit
4. Intel Core i7 920 Processor LGA1366 2.66GHz 8MB Cache CPU
5. XFX GTX260+ 896M 216SP Extreme Ed 621Mhz CP PCI Express
6. Cooler Master V8 HeatPipe Universal Cooler (Maybe a bit of overkill!!)
7. CoolerMaster Real Power Pro 1000W Extreme SLI Ready(RS-A00-EMBA)

The processor runs at 2.6 GHz per core I think but ill overclock it to 3.2GHz and it should be bloody quick...

I wanna run Windows 7 but Im not sure whether it will be 64bit compatible atm?...pretty sure Vista is but who cares...Just run XP Pro for now...

Also looking at getting a decent 20" monitor for games...this will be running alot of photoshop for the missus as well, hence the 1600MHz memory...

Might look at running dual SLI in the near future as well, depends how much I want to spend on an ever depreciating device...

Personally I'm not a fan of AMD, just didn't have the high end stuff that Intel offers but Intel are dearer...

[bourbon]

stick with intel...graphics card a good one is the ATI Raedon HD4800 series...i dont like the i7 cause wont really be usable for home machines yet...the windows 7 64bit is compatible as far as i know...few guys on the forums for gaming im on have it set up...dont get a 20" screen...if your gonna buy one now buy a 22 or 23 inch...but make sure its 16:9 not 16:10