What kind of computer do you use?

[Jayp]

My custom PC I built sometime in 2004.

CPU: Athlon64 3200+
Mobo: Asus A8V Deluxe with practically everything integrated busted while still being able to boot (well, eventually... usually after a few hours of trying - after which I never turn my PC off until it crashes again or such)
Case: Antec Sonata Piano Black
PSU: Nexus NX4090 400W (2 PSUs have blown up so far, hoping this one lasts until I can build my next setup)
GPU: Gainward GeForce 6800 GT Ultra/2400 Golden Sample Goes Like Hell 256MB (I just LOVE that name)
RAM: 2GB DDR400 (4x512MB, Dual Channel)
HDD: 2x 250GB, 4x 300GB, 2x 500GB, 2,7TB total
Monitor: BenQ G2400W 24" black
DVD: Lite-On SOHW-1633S that won't read or write CDs anymore, only DVDs.
Keyboard: Microsoft Wireless Desktop Elite Keyboard
Mouse: Microsoft/Razer Habu (R.I.P. Copperhead)
Headphones: Sennheiser HD 570
Speakers: 2x Behringer Truth 2031A

My setup is getting pretty old already but since I haven't played much after quiting WoW ages ago the only real problems are the failing mobo, integrated sound which blows and the fact I can almost watch 1080p video without stuttering. Currently trying to save for a new mobo/CPU/RAM/GPU/PSU/case... and more hard drives... and a GOOD sound card... and a subwoofer...  and a wired keyboard, maybe G15... and eventually a bluray drive... *sigh*

Good setup, should last me for the next 5 years atleast.  Or until I get bored and build something new.

Sounds quite optimistic. 5 years is freaking forever in IT. My last PC was high-end in 1998 and a piece of junk in 2004 and I had replaced everything except the mobo so it had rougly 4x the original computing power and RAM and the GPU was infinitely faster than the original . My current setup was also high mid-end when I got it and now it's just meh.

[ben7337]

My build is the following and was built by me in August 2007

Case: Antec 900
CPU: Intel C2D E6550 2.33 GHz
Mobo: EVGA 680i SLI
GPU: EVGA 8600 GTS
RAM: 2 GB Patriot 800 MHz 4-4-4-12 timings
Optical Drive 1: Pioneer 112D
Optical Drive 2: Samsung SH-203B
HDD 1: Seagate 320GB 16 MB cache
HDD 2: WD 500 GB 16 MB cache
Monitor: Westinghouse L2410NM 24" MVA panel for like $370 a month or two ago.
Speakers: Some cheap altec lansing 2.0 things that came with a dell computer my parents bought back in 2003.
Webcam: Logitech Communicate STX
Mouse/Keyboard: some cheap microsoft crap.

[kidonabike]

Good setup, should last me for the next 5 years atleast.  Or until I get bored and build something new.

Sounds quite optimistic. 5 years is freaking forever in IT. My last PC was high-end in 1998 and a piece of junk in 2004 and I had replaced everything except the mobo so it had rougly 4x the original computing power and RAM and the GPU was infinitely faster than the original . My current setup was also high mid-end when I got it and now it's just meh.

well I generally use a computer until my HD or motherboard burns out.  I was using a 1.7Ghz Pentium with 512Mb memory until about 2 months ago lol

Then the head on the HD died and I said "Ok! Time for a new machine!"  Now my old computer is a family word doc/web machine.

[PowerMac]

Desktop:
Apple Mac Mini
Intel Core Duo 1.66Ghz (T2300)
2GB Crucial DDR2 667Mhz Memory
120GB SATA HD
DVD-RW
Intel GMA950 Graphics

Laptop:
Apple 12" iBook
1.33Ghz PowerPC G4
1GB DDR 333Mhz RAM
40GB PATA HD
ATI Mobility Radeon 9550 32MB
CD-RW/DVD-ROM

Custom Machine:
Intel Pentium 4 3.0Ghz (531)
1GB DDR400 RAM
120GB SATA HD
DVD-RW
Radeon 9600Pro 256MB

[kyanwan]

Good setup, should last me for the next 5 years atleast.  Or until I get bored and build something new.

Sounds quite optimistic. 5 years is freaking forever in IT. My last PC was high-end in 1998 and a piece of junk in 2004 and I had replaced everything except the mobo so it had rougly 4x the original computing power and RAM and the GPU was infinitely faster than the original . My current setup was also high mid-end when I got it and now it's just meh.

Nah, 5 years is your system is near extinct in the market - good luck finding parts.  I've got a pretty decent Athlon XP 3000+ system:

XP3K+
2GB
GeForce 6800
A78NE-Deluxe
250gb

Really, that machine there is great for most of the apps I run, and even quite a few modern games, with the exception of some of the absolute latest releases with heavy-duty graphics (Crysis, for example - it can run it, but it runs like shit.)

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but ... the MB is sorta crapped, and -well- replacement parts are harder to find for it.  It's borderline on, wtf, if I want to spend that much to grab parts for this POS - why the hell am I maintaining it?   I'll just buy a new PC (CPU/MB/RAM - that's a "new PC" to me.    I cannibalize until parts turn to dust/die.) 

( NOTE: Yes, the parts are old, yes you can probably get them cheap - BUT - for me, ebay/used is not an option.  My experience on used/ebay - is the parts you get are 70-80% to their MTBF, unless, the thing's like a couple months out of release.  Other stuff - was abused heavily by the previous owner, cleaned, and sold as "barely used".  I don't buy ANY pc parts, mission-critical hardware, or business gear used anymore.  I've had too much problems. )

T_T  dilemmas ... I want to try a core 2 so bad, but the last time I jumped ship on AMD (P4) ... Intel took a huge 2.4ghz shit in my nice aluminum case ... and I was stuck with it for too long.  I guess I'll wait until AMD's next offering to see if it's worth testing the Intel water again.

[WizardEly]

Some really nice systems out there. mine seems pretty standard compared to evryone here

Case: Antec P182
PSU: Some CoolerMaster crap (Does a decent job and its quite)
CPU: Intel Core Duo E6850 @ 3GHz
Mobo: Gigabyte P35-DS3P
GPU: Leadtek 8800 GT 512
RAM: 2 GB 1066 Mhz
Optical Drive: Pioneer 112D
HDD: 4x 500Gb western Digital (Total of 2Tb)
Monitor: 22” 5ms DVI WS Viewsonic VA2226W
Speakers: Logitech Z4
Mouse/Keyboard: Some random wireless Logitech set.
OS: Vista Ultimate (I don't see much difference appart from the ecryption stuff that i sometimes use)

Only thing good about my system is that it runs quite and i mean really QUITE, theres pratically no sound when its on (except when the DVD spins).
Should last me for a bit, but i think i need more HD room already, probably get 2 more 1Tb HDD soon, see what happens

[kidonabike]

Only thing good about my system is that it runs quite and i mean really QUITE, theres pratically no sound when its on (except when the DVD spins).
Should last me for a bit, but i think i need more HD room already, probably get 2 more 1Tb HDD soon, see what happens

ah a quiet computer eh?  I remember when my computer was quiet.  Before I installed the two case fans pushing 50-70CFM

Totally unnecessary? Yes.  Does it keep my computer cool? Also yes.

[NaRu]

I rather hear my computer on...because if a fan fails I will know

[costi]

You'll hear the dying bearing much earlier

[NaRu]

I see...I never had a fan failed once

[Lurch]

You'll hear the dying bearing much earlier

Man I hate that sound. Nothing more unnerving than waking up to that noise.

[nephilim]

nForce 680i mobo
2.4GHz Core2 Duo @ 3.4GHz
Koolance Exos2 watercooling system
2x eVGA 8800GTS 640MB video cards
2x 500MB Seagate HD in RAID-0
Creative X-FI Platinum
4GB RAM, so 64 bit XP

[kyanwan]

I see...I never had a fan failed once

I suggest you go out and buy a spare right now.   If you've got my luck, lol! 

Just about a month ago, I had the 120mm inside a system's PSU die.   Worst part about it - it was a $100.00 PSU...

I didn't want to junk it, and, I couldn't wait for warranty service -so- I cracked it open and frankensteined a standard molex connector ( 5 1/4 floppy power connector )120mm fan into a PSU fan ( took off the connector, reconnected it to the new fan. ) - at first, it wouldn't turn on (DOH!  reversed polarity on the plug!  oops XD ) - but it worked like a charm afterward. 

Say, you don't happen to have forced air heat/cool in your house, do you?   That kind of h/c system usually has particulate filtration built right in. 

B/C dusty homes = dead fans & clogged PSU.   This place I'm in is OLDCORE (built 1890) - so we have dust galore - and - I need to clean out systems *all the time*. 

You'll hear the dying bearing much earlier

Man I hate that sound. Nothing more unnerving than waking up to that noise.

In the aforementioned PSU's case - it sounded like a dying animal. 

[Ph33rViper]

Case: Black CM Stacker 810
PSU: Corsair HX-620
Mobo: EVGA 750i SLI FTW
CPU: Intel Q6600
RAM: 2GB OCZ Platinum Rev2 x2 (one is going back, reason: Faulty)
Video Card: EVGA 9800GTX 675mhz
Sound: X-Fi Elite Pro
HDD: WD 500GB SATA2, Seagate 320GB SATA2, Seagate 200GB SATA2, Seagate 250GB IDE. About 1.3 TB of space XD
Speakers: Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Speakers, Headphones: Sony V700 Headphones
KeyBoard: Logitech G15
Mouse: Logitech G5
Monitor: 17" CMV CT-726D LCD running on DVI.

iMac G5 1.9Ghz with 1.5GB RAM with 160GB SATA (Macs Pwn)

[WizardEly]

I see...I never had a fan failed once

You'll hear the dying bearing much earlier

Man I hate that sound. Nothing more unnerving than waking up to that noise.

Never heard a dying fan before. had pretty much every part of the computer die on me at least once before, but never a fan, lucky or unlucky 

[mgz]

Case: Thermaltake armor with 25cm side fan
PSU: OCZ 700 watt
Processor: AMD 5200 2.6ghz Dual Core
MOBO: XFX 590i SLI
Memory: 2 Gig corsair 800mhz xms stuff
HDD: dual 320gig seagate 7200rpm 16mb cache
GFX: 2 EVGA 7900gs KO running in SLI
Soundcard: X-fi Gamer Elite
Mouse: MX518
Keyboard: Saitek 2
Speakers: sennheisers forget model number
monitor: 32 inch samsung hdtv

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Soon to be coupled with new computer running
EVGA 790i SLI mobo
Q6600 quad core processor
3 Gig kingston ram
850 or 800watt forget which it is OCZ power source
antec p182 case(I LOVE THE LOOK OF THIS CASE ITS SO SEXY)
9800gtx videocard if the dual card the gtx2 or w/e comes down in price that might go in there
steal my xfi gamer elite from pc above and be done
and slap a WD raptor drive in for OS and games and a 750 or 1tb drive in for anime and other stuff

[NaRu]

I see...I never had a fan failed once

I suggest you go out and buy a spare right now.   If you've got my luck, lol! 

Just about a month ago, I had the 120mm inside a system's PSU die.   Worst part about it - it was a $100.00 PSU...

I didn't want to junk it, and, I couldn't wait for warranty service -so- I cracked it open and frankensteined a standard molex connector ( 5 1/4 floppy power connector )120mm fan into a PSU fan ( took off the connector, reconnected it to the new fan. ) - at first, it wouldn't turn on (DOH!  reversed polarity on the plug!  oops XD ) - but it worked like a charm afterward. 

Say, you don't happen to have forced air heat/cool in your house, do you?   That kind of h/c system usually has particulate filtration built right in. 

B/C dusty homes = dead fans & clogged PSU.   This place I'm in is OLDCORE (built 1890) - so we have dust galore - and - I need to clean out systems *all the time*. 

You'll hear the dying bearing much earlier

Man I hate that sound. Nothing more unnerving than waking up to that noise.

In the aforementioned PSU's case - it sounded like a dying animal. 

I never keep the same case for more then a year..so all the fans get replace

[Nighthog]

I never keep the same case for more then a year..so all the fans get replace

Do you buy cheap cases that are so ugly you need to scrap em becouse they look so ugly that you can only stand it... well not stand a second to look at?

[NaRu]

I never keep the same case for more then a year..so all the fans get replace

Do you buy cheap cases that are so ugly you need to scrap em becouse they look so ugly that you can only stand it... well not stand a second to look at?

I only change it when I get a new mobo..I don't like to keep the same look for long..I normally spend $150 to $250 on a case

[sdedalus83]

Just for the novelty factor:

Athlon XP-M 2500+ @ 12.5 x 200
volt modded X800XL AGP @ X850XT speeds
basic mushkin DDR 400 512mb x 2 @ CAS 2

I was in the process of a rebuild using a Athlon 64 X2 when my former cotenant burned the house down, destroying my drives, the new board and the new CPU.  The old board and video card were okay, but I haven't had the chance to build a new system.

Right now I use a pretty decent laptop with no gaming capabilities whatsoever.

My audio system is far more impressive:
TDA1543 based non oversampling dac fed by a usb to I2S interface, technically it's still a sound card, technically.
Ray Samuels Audio HR-2 headphone amp
Sennheiser HD-600 and heavily modified Grado SR-325 headphones.  The Grado headphones have maple enclosures similar to the
RS series, along with solid silver wiring.