[SactoMan101]

Here's my system spec:

HP Pavilion a6400f with:

Intel Pentium Dual-Core CPU E2200 (essentially a Core 2 Duo CPU with reduced size CPU cache running at 2.2 GHz) on ASUStek Benecia motherboard with on-board video, Realtak on-board audio, gigabit Ethernet jack, six USB 2.0 ports and two Firewire 400 ports
3 GB system RAM
Western Digital 500 GB Serial ATA-II hard drive with Windows Vista Home Premium (SP1) preloaded
HP-DT-ST Serial ATA-II DVD burner drive
Built in card reader for Compact Flash, SD/MMC, xD and Sony Memory Stick flash memory cards
ZyXEL ADSL modem connected to Ethernet port
Logitech QuickCam Connect webcam connected to USB 2.0 port
Logitech MX500 mouse connected to USB 2.0 port
Microsoft Natural Elite keyboard connected to PS/2 keyboard port
Samsung SyncMaster 930B 19" LCD monitor connected to VGA DB-15 port
Klipsch Groove PM speakers connected to line out 3.5 mm stereo jack connector
HP Officejet J3680 connected to USB 2.0 port

I also have a Western Digital 750 GB external hard drive I connect to USB 2.0 port for regularly weekly incremental backups and also connect my 3G iPod nano and SANSA Clip portable media players to the USB 2.0 port on an as-needed basis.

EDIT: I have replaced my Samsung SyncMaster 930B LCD panel with a new LG Flatron W2053TQ-PF 20" widescreen monitor with 1600x900 maximum resolution as of June 1, 2009.

 

[Enigma974]

AMD Phenom II 940 X4 Black (3.6Ghz)
Cooler Master Cosmos S
Cooler Master Real Power Pro 850W
ASUS Crosshair II Formula
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066
(2 in SLi) XFX GeForce GTX 260 Core 216
LITE-ON 22X DVD Burner with LightScribe iHAP422-08l
Seagate FreeAgent Pro 750GB External
(2) Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB
(2) Western Digital Caviar 250GB
Sceptre 40” Full 1080P LCD HDTV
Auzen X-Fi™ Forte 7.1 --> HFI 780's
Logitech Cordless Optical TrackMan
Cooler Master Aluminum Alloy Keyboard

Just finished this last week, I love it!
The Mouse is the only thing brought over from my previous system.

 

[iriverdude]

Why didn't you buy a Intel? afaik this time round they're faster than AMD's.

 

[dazzer1975]

dell dimension e521
500gb hdd (2x250gb)
dvd rom
dvd re-writer
multi card reader
amd athlon 64 x2 dual core 5000+ 2.6ghz
4gb ram
32bit vista ultimate
256mb ati radeon x1300pro
20" lcd
netgear gigabit switch
buffalo 500gb gigabit nas
buffalo 1tb ext hdd
freecom 500gb ext hdd
iomega 500gb ext hdd

2 year old at present more or less

 

[Enigma974]

Quote:

Originally Posted by iriverdude /img/forum/go_quote.gif Why didn't you buy a Intel? afaik this time round they're faster than AMD's.

to get a gain in performance over the AMD's you have to spend 100's more.

the performance to price ratio is a lot better with the new AMD's

 

[xkRoWx]

Apple Unibody MacBook:
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz
2GB DDR3 1067MHz
250GB S-ATA
nVidia 9400m
Leopard
Logitech MX Revolution (Bluetooth)

Desktop:
AMD Athlon 3500+ 64Bit
ASUS A8N motherboard
nVidia 6600GT 256MB
2GB DDR2 667MHz
180GB S-ATA
Windows XP
Samsung T220
Logitech Z-530
Logitech MX 5500 keyboard only.
Logitech G5 gaming mouse

 

[PerformanceFirst]

Quote:

Originally Posted by LFF /img/forum/go_quote.gif Pentium 4 @ 2.5Ghz 1 GB RD-Ram Geforce 2 MX Intel Mobo 500 GB Maxtor 19 Inch Sony Widescreen Yes, yes - I know. I need to upgrade badly. I can't even run Foobar and Firefox at the same time.

That isn't normal at all. Perhaps a clean Windows install is in order?

 

[roastpuff]

I have an opportunity to get a Phenom X2 (not Phenom II) 9500 for $99 CAD - is this worth it? Currently running a X2 5000+ BE, but I want to upgrade the secondary rig from the E2200 on it currently so that I can at least edit photos better using Lightroom.

My Macbook Pro is showing its age and having trouble when editing large sizes and series of RAW files... quite slow!

 

[iriverdude]

Quote:

My Macbook Pro is showing its age and having trouble when editing large sizes and series of RAW files... quite slow!

More RAM? Is the HD light going mental?
As to PC, if your CPU demand is quite high I'd upgrade to a quad. Make sure your applications use multi-core (new Photoshop)

Hang on a sec 9500 is quad.

 

[roastpuff]

Quote:

Originally Posted by iriverdude /img/forum/go_quote.gif More RAM? Is the HD light going mental? As to PC, if your CPU demand is quite high I'd upgrade to a quad. Make sure your applications use multi-core (new Photoshop) Hang on a sec 9500 is quad.

I've got 2GB on the MBP at the moment (Core Duo 2.16, DDR2-667) and I can only max it out to 3 (but probably not worth the effort) so I'm thinking of moving my photo-editing to the secondary desktop that's not being used by my sister since she's got her EEE now. The secondary is having some issues and is in pieces, as I'm sort-of rebuilding the entire thing so as to eliminate the constant-restart bug which it is afflicted with.

The laptop's HDD might be an issue too, in affecting speed. I'm also running out of space!

The secondary desktop is running an Intel E2200/2GB setup right now, which is ok for general use/light gaming but probably not enough horsepower as Lightroom is lagging a bit when I run it on the primary desktop which is X2 5000+ BE (not-OCed... yet)/2GB.

I'm still on XP 32-bit so I'm hesitant to upgrade to 4GB of RAM right now.

And yes, the Phenom I'm mentioning is a quad. And there's a special deal going on for it right now. http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...s&promoid=1033

 

[Iron_Dreamer]

Quote:

Originally Posted by LFF /img/forum/go_quote.gif Yes, yes - I know. I need to upgrade badly. I can't even run Foobar and Firefox at the same time.

Egads man! I had no idea you had that kind of issues. I should at least try to resuscitate it a bit the next time I am in town.

 

[Edwood]

Quote:

Originally Posted by iriverdude /img/forum/go_quote.gif More RAM? Is the HD light going mental? As to PC, if your CPU demand is quite high I'd upgrade to a quad. Make sure your applications use multi-core (new Photoshop) Hang on a sec 9500 is quad.

Unless you're batch processing a lot of Raw files constantly, you're always better off getting more RAM when it comes to Photoshop.

Oh, and upgrade to a 64 bit OS with a PC and Photoshop CS4.

 

[roastpuff]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Edwood /img/forum/go_quote.gif Unless you're batch processing a lot of Raw files constantly, you're always better off getting more RAM when it comes to Photoshop. Oh, and upgrade to a 64 bit OS with a PC and Photoshop CS4.

But, but I'm waiting for Windows 7, because I don't want to upgrade to Vista and then upgrade again!

I prefer to use Lightroom, because I find Photoshop a bit intimidating - are the functions the same?

 

[zeroibis]

Silver Bullet II
CPU: i7965 @ 4.2GHz CPU-Z Validator 3.0
RAM: 3GB Hyper-X DDR3-2000
GPU: GTX 280 @750|1307|1614 techPowerUp GPU-Z Validation avz3
HDD: 1TB Deskstar, 2x 150GB Cheetah 15.6 (15,000rpm) SAS-RAID 0, 250GB Maxtor Diamond
Soundcard: X-FI Extreme Music
Cooling: Custom water/quiet with silent mode

Silver Bullet 1.5
CPU: Dual 2.5GHz Xeons
RAM: 2GB Hyper-x
HDD: 1TB Deskstar, 3x WD Raptors 75GB in RAID-5, 250GB Maxtor Diamond
GPU: Geforce 7800gs
Cooling: Custom water/air/very loud and old

Silver Bullet 1.4
TV Computer
CPU: Pentium 4 2.4Ghz
RAM: 1GB Hyper-X
HDD: 75GB IBM Deskstar (2001)!
GPU: Geforce 6 series with component out
Soundcard: Soundblaster Live 5.1 (2001)

Alienware Laptop
2001-2002
CPU: Pentium 4 2.4Ghz (not the mobile version)
RAM: 1GB
GPU: I think a mobile 9000 series ATI card

All of these run WIN XP Pro except the 1.4 which runs home. All run PC Power and cooling PSUs except the 1.4 sometimes gets its swapped out for use in testbeds.

 

[twylight]

Core i7 3.2 quad core (oc to 3.8)- 12gb 1600 ddr3 matched set memory (whatever the hell it is in the core i7)
3x500gb 15k SAS, adaptec 5805? controller
Nvidia 285
some 1200w power supply - corsair I think
V10 cooler on the proc