Start talking about what hardware makes your system rock?
Share as much detail as you can. I will share it later on when I am free from this new forum administration work which i am doing now. :lol:
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Start talking about what hardware makes your system rock?
Share as much detail as you can. I will share it later on when I am free from this new forum administration work which i am doing now. :lol:
Alrighty,
While I don't have the top of the line "everything" my computer is perfect for me and so here it goes...
Windows 7 X64 Pro
NZXT black case w\blue lights and two blue lcd 20 mm fans
1 tb Hitache sata drive
1 80 gig IDE western digital drive that I use for whatever ;)
6 gigs Gskill DDR2 X800 dual channel w\heat sink
Huge thermaltake heat sink and fan
Asrock MB
Thermaltake 500 w psu
two DVD burners\readers, one just a standard, the other Lite on with light scribe
X64 4200+ AMD windsor dual core
22" HANNS-G lcd monitor
80W Logitech sound system "it rocks" :)
Razer Lycosa gaming board, lights up blue, matches pc
Razer DeathAdder gaming mouse, lights up blue as well
Ati radeon HD2600 512 Graphics card
That's the gist of it, and while not a huge deal to some, it's perfect for what I need and more than enough for others. It took a few years to complete by getting stuff little by little for father's day, bday, etc...
MIne PC config :
Windows 7 64 bit
Intel C2D 2.4 GHz
2 GB RAM
LG 8x DVD Writer
What else should i write, rest is just normal stuff thats needed. :P
Is your Computer an OEM or did you build it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Avinash
Its custom built , not an OEM.Quote:
Originally Posted by PChammer
In India, majority of personal computers are custom built not OEMs. :P
I consider that a good thing ;) If most could, I would suggest a home built, I don't like OEM.Quote:
Originally Posted by Avinash
Well, many reasons for which i don't like OEm. First they are bloated with lot of software you will never need.Quote:
Originally Posted by PChammer
Also, what hardware they use inside, you don't know and if you decide to change the operating system, its almost impossible to find the drivers sometimes as you really don't know what the hardware actually is inside. Most often , you will find no drivers for the hardware if you changed or upgraded or downgrade your operating system as the new OS isn't supported by OEM for that hardware.
The price difference too plays a crucial role as the difference for the same configuration between a custom one and OEM is too high.
In India, almost every Home computer will be a Custom one assembled with the help of local vendor or technician. :P
Wow, here in the U.S., unless you know someone, a vendor is going to charge you an arm and a leg to build anything. All good points about the OEM btw. I would also add that here, people think it's cheaper to go with OEM, in some cases, yes but in the long run it's far more expensive. I can upgrade anything without having to buy a whole new system and I've proven to numerous people who bring their "broken" computers to me, that mine has outlasted all their OEMs, mainly 2-3 new buys which exceeds my PC's cost by nearly 2\3 . Even if I had a major brake down, it wouldn't be much to replace it. It's almost funny how the warranty runs out on these about a month prior to disaster lol.
Well, here its like if you buy all the hardware components from same shop, the guy will assemble it for no charge. That makes the assembled or custom built systems cheap.Quote:
Originally Posted by PChammer
Also, OEMs here don't have a wide service network. You will end up going to a local vendor or technician if something breaks until You are in a big city like in Delhi here or the OEM got a great service network which I don't think any OEMs have in India.
I have a small network of five machines. I build all my own computers. The one I just finished is as follows:
Gigabyte EP45-UD3P mobo
Intel E8500 CPU
6 GB G.Skill PC2 8500 RAM
2 WD 1TB WD1001FALS Sata drives
2 Lite-On 24X iHAS124 drives
Powercooler HD 3650 1GB video card
Dynacooler CPU fan
Win 7 ultimate 32-bit
Antec Sonata II case
I'm using the onboard audio for the moment. Decided to switch out my old 22" NEC CRT for a ASUS VK266H LCD monitor. Lots of real estate!
im using a low end core 2 duo pc. budget nvidia graphics card, 22inc monitor for surfing & light gaming. OC a bit but suffice for now.
i like to read about the latest hardware but cannot afford to keep up with all the montly changes.
my pc broke down once & had to change the MSI mobo. Next time i like to try different mobo maybe Asus or EVGA. and get a more medium range graphics card, powerful ram a bigger lcd monitor.
Just some advice, I personally would research Asus boards completely before getting one as over the last couple of years they have been really giving people issues and being DOA or soon after. Not saying every Asus board will be bad, don't get me wrong, but read the user reviews first. Asrock is a really good board but as with Asus, read reviews first. New egg is a great place for that. MSI is not one I'd get or Gigabyte. All in all, Asus has a lot of boards but be very careful which you get and don't forget to check Asrock. Bought 3 of them and had no issues thus far. But once again, research ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by darma
This is my PC spec, built oct.2009, changed gpu august 2010
Operating System
MS Windows XP Professional 32-bit SP3
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 945
Deneb 45nm Technology
RAM
4.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-MA790XT-UD4P
Graphics
ATI Radeon HD 5750
Hard Drives
488GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AADS-00M2B0 (SATA)
Optical Drives
Optiarc DVD RW AD-5240S
Audio
AMD High Definition Audio Device
Everything runs smooth, no OC, using AMD Cool&Quiet.. and its cool&quiet :)
i5, 4Gb RAM...500gb HDD
Sony Vaio VPCEB36FM/BJ
:pray2:
My laptop : Core 2 duo T6600 , ram 2gb, HDD 320gb
hi video i am also a amd fanQuote:
Originally Posted by video
Guys here my config
Operating System MS Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit+ 64 -bit dual boot
CPUAMD Phenom II X6 1055T Thuban 45nm Technology
RAM G skills Ripjaws (2*2) 4.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 800MHz (9-11-11-29), plannign to add 4 G.B withing next week (Price is low now only Rs.2650)
MotherboardMSI 890GXM-G65
Graphics ATI Radeon HD 4290(Default ) Plannig to buy GTX 460 (Zotac or Msi Twin Forz Edition)
LCD LG L194WT (1440x900@60Hz)
Optical Drives HP DVD Writer 1260d ATA Device
Hard Drives
80GB Seagate ST380815AS ATA Device (SATA)
500GB Seagate ST3500630AS ATA Device (SATA)
500GB Seagate ST3500410AS ATA Device (SATA)
1TB Seagate ST31000xxx0AS ATA Device (SATA)
Cabinet
Cooler Master 690 II Advance
SMPS
Cosair VX 550 w
Speccy screenshot attached.
HP Pavilion dv7t Entertainment PC
• black cherry
• Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-380M Dual Core Processor (2.53 GHz, 3MB L3 Cache)
• Intel(R) HD Graphics [HDMI, VGA] - For Dual Core Processors
• FREE Upgrade to 6GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
• 500GB 7200RPM Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
• 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (standard) - Up to 5.0 hours of battery life +++
• Standard Keyboard
• 17.3" diagonal HD+ High-Definition HP LED BrightView Widescreen Display (1600 x 900)
• SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
• HP TrueVision Webcam with Integrated Digital Microphone
• 802.11b/g/n WLAN
• HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope
My PC Setup
Case - Thermaltake Level 10 Designed by BMW
Motherboard - ASUS P6X58D Premium LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
CPU- Intel Core i7 2.8gHz (8 Cores)
RAM - Corsair Dominator GT running at 1866 with independent cooling
OS Drive - Intel X25-M Mainstream SSDSA2MH160G2R5 2.5" 160GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Storage Drives - 2 1TB Raptors
GPU's - (2) nVIDIA GTX 260's in SLI
Sound Card - Creative Sound Blaster X-fi Titanium HD
PSU- Cooler Master 1000W PSU
5.25" Bay Drives - 2 Asus DVD Combo Drives
5.25" bay LCD Temp monitor.
5.25" Antec Veris Multi-Media Station Elite
CPU Heatsink - Corsair H50 Hydro Series Liquid Cooling with Radiator
System Cooling - 1 front 120mm fan, 1 rear 120mm fan, independent RAM cooling fans,
each hard drive has it's own cooling fan.
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This last pic is a stock photo to better show the case.
@TheGame that is an incredible computer :hail:
@TheGame - what do u use this PC for?:boom:
Processor:-Intel Core i3 540 @3.07Ghz
RAM:-4 Gb DDR3 (speed 1333 Mhz)
MotherBoard:-Intel Genuine Board Media Series DH55TC
Monitor:-ViewSonic VA1703w Series(17.5",Resolution 1440*900)
Harddisk:-500 GB SATA
Graphics:-Intel(R) HD Graphics
Keyboard:-:-Logitech Standard Keyboard
Mouse:-Optical Mouse
Want to bye a 1 Graphics Card (Range Rs.5000 to 6000/-)
Please Suggest me.:wave:
I use it mostly for gaming and advanced graphics rendering and programming, and program mods. But if you want full honesty, I use it mostly for fun lol. :;;D:Quote:
Originally Posted by Grr
Manufacturer: Custom
Computer Case: Antec 900
Motherboard: eVga 750I FTW
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q6600 2.4GHz
Memory: 3070MB RAM
Hard Drive: 300 GB Western Digital 10.000 RPM VelociRaptor
Video Card: eVga NVIDA GeForce 8800 GT Akimbo Superclocked
Monitor: HP 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor
Sound Card: HD Audio 5.1
Speakers/Headphones: Medusa 5.1 Surround Sound Headphones / 6.1 Creative Speakers
Keyboard: Logitech G15 Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech G5
Operating System: Windows 7 Proffesional
It is way out of date now but it was top of the line when I built it....Go figure
I just modded my Level 10 case and added clear windows to the case. I am just starting out, but I plan to cover the PSU and Optical Drive compartments with plexiglass as well. Then I am going to apply thin red transparent film gel.
Remember I am just getting started but let me know what you guys think!
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Whats your PSU brand ?Quote:
Originally Posted by niroop
If its generic get a FPS saga II 500w @ 2.2 k and ati 5670 4.8-5.2 k
Note:- You can even run 5670 on a generic PSU but its strongly recommended to use a branded PSU.
I finished up with the case mods I was doing. I ended up putting red led's inside the case and I put transparent panels on the PSU and Optical drive bays.Attachment 196Attachment 197