[taylor]

Just upgraded about three weeks after this post.
 
Current rig:
Phenom II X6 1050T
Asus 785 MB
MSI Radeon 5750 1GB
4GB G.Skill DDR3-1600
700w OCZ PSU
Thermaltake Element G case
Lite-On DVD Burner
1TB Seagate 7200rpm SATA
1TB Samsung 7200rpm SATA
 
It's fast, but I am really kicking myself for not dropping a couple extra bucks and getting a Core i7-930. Supposed to be a much nicer CPU, especially for gaming.
 
If I could get my money back in full, I'd replace it with a Core i7-930 and a GTX 460.
 
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my main pc is a HP 8510w laptop, vintage 2007
It's a Core 2 Duo "Santa Rosa" T7500 2.2GHz
4GB of DDR2-667
Qudro FX 570M graphics
120gb 7200rpm hard drive
Windows 7 Pro 64-bit
 
One of the really nice things is that it has amazing pixel pitch. It's a 15.4" widescreen capable of 1920x1200. Took some getting used to, but the high resolution is awesome.
 
I also rock out with an Acer Aspire One, vintage 2009
Atom N270 at 1.6GHz
1GB of RAM
160gb 5400rpm hard drive
Windows XP Home SP3
 
And, I do have a desktop, vintage 2006 or so
Athlon FX-55 2.6GHz
2GB of DDR-400
Radeon X1300 PCI-E graphics
Chaintech AV-710
Biostar 939 nForce mobo
Seasonic S12-330w PSU
Samsung 250gb SATA drive
AOpen cube case
 
I carry the netbook with me almost all of the time. It weighs 2 pounds and lasts 2 and a half hours on a 3 cell battery.
 
The laptop is what I use for everything. I have a docking station, and it spends far more time there than it does anywhere else. It's hooked up to an IBM Model M keyboard, a Microsoft Sidewinder mouse, my Maverick DAC, a 25.5" Asus LCD monitor, and a 160GB Seagate external hard drive.
 
The desktop is just sitting around at the moment. It used to be my main PC before I got the laptop. When I move into an apartment in August, I'm planning on hooking it up to my roommate's plasma TV and my other roommate's surround sound system. For peripherals, I have a pair of 500gb Western Digital usb hard drives, and a Microsoft wireless KB and mouse. I'm going to map network drives and connect them via gigabit, so it should be great for streaming videos and music.

 

[azncookiecutter]

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Just upgraded about three weeks after this post.
 
Current rig:
Phenom II X6 1050T
Asus 785 MB
MSI Radeon 5750 1GB
4GB G.Skill DDR3-1600
700w OCZ PSU
Thermaltake Element G case
Lite-On DVD Burner
1TB Seagate 7200rpm SATA
1TB Samsung 7200rpm SATA
 
It's fast, but I am really kicking myself for not dropping a couple extra bucks and getting a Core i7-930. Supposed to be a much nicer CPU, especially for gaming.
 
If I could get my money back in full, I'd replace it with a Core i7-930 and a GTX 460.
 

 

 
Cool stuff, got a similar setup going right now. All AMD, mainly because I get a discount from work, which just so happens to be ATI (and AMD, in extension).
 
Phenom II X6 1055T
Gigabyte GA-890GPA-UD3H
Asus ATI Radeon HD 5870 1GB
8GB Corsair XM3 DDR3
620W Seasonic PSU
Antec P193
Lite-On BluRay drive/DVD burner
OCZ Vertex 60GB
2 WD Caviar Blue 320GB
Dell 2209WA

 

[mralexosborn]

Newly built PC.
 
AMD Athlon II 630 @ 3.6 Ghz
Gigabye GA-MA785GM-UD2H
4GB Kingston HyperX DDR2 1066 
500GB Seagate Barracuda HDD
XFX 5770
Corsair 650TX
Windows 7 64-bit
Samsung DVD Burner
Thermaltake V3 Black Edition
Coolermaster Hyper 212+

 

[Pseudonyms]

OS: Win7 64bit, Ubuntu 10.04 just for giggles and when I want to mess around with it

CPU: Core 2 duo 2.66ghz @ 3.3 Ghz (Upgrading to something better when I get the money)
HDD1: 300gb Maxtor (Yeah. I know. It was free)
HDD2: 1000gb (1tb) Seagate
HDD3: 500gb Western Digital
GPU: Sapphire 4870 1gb
RAM: 4gb Corsair XMS2 DDR2 RAM
PSU: Antec 550 watt (Need a new one)
MOBO: Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6
Sound Card: Asus XONAR STX (PCI)
CASE: Azza Solano 1000 (blue.  Got it on newegg for like, $70 and free shipping during a sale )
Heatsink: Coolermaster Hyper TX3
FANS: 2x 230mm Blue LEDs, 2x 140mm Blue LED fans, 2x 120mm Fans.
 
Older PC that I've been upgrading for the past two or three years.  It's in for a big upgrade soon because of some of the dated hardware as far as my Mobo, CPU, and RAM goes.
 

 
Most recent picture I have of it, for reference. Haven't gotten one with my Xonar card in it yet.  I've only spent like, $300 on it because the rest of it was parts I have just acquired over the years

 

[mralexosborn]

@Pseudonyms
 
Get rid of that weaksauce. Haha.

 

[Pseudonyms]

Our hardware specs are about the same, bud.

 

[thinkpol]

CASE: Silverstone TJ-07 with internals powder coated (flat black)
PSU: Seasonic X750 Gold (sleeved with million dollar PC sleeving)
RAM: 12gb (3x4) G.skill Ripjaws
HDD: 2x Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB (raid 0)
SSD: 2x OCZ Vertex 2 100GB (raid 0)
GFX 2x HD5870
MB: Asus Rampage III Extreme
Heatsink: Thermalright Venomous X
Fan Controller: Lamptron FC5
Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence ST
Processor: i7 930
 
Noiseblocker, San Ace fans throughout.

 

[latent]

I got a new rig begin May this year. All the PC's my parents bought before are 5+ years old. I replaced one of them on my own costs because it was necessary for my needs. Spent more money on the SSD and heatsink and cut down my budget for the processor. My GFX has to drive a 30'' monitor so I also didn't cut budget on that. 
 
CASE: Cooler Master CM 690
PSU: Cooler Master Silent Pro M 600W
RAM: GEIL 4GB DDR3-1333 Kit CL7
HDD: WD1002FAEX (1 TB SATA 600)
SSD: OCZSSD2IVTXLE50G (50 GB)
GFX: HIS 5770 IceQ
MB: Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4 
Heatsink: Scythe Orochi Rev. B
Processor: AMD Athlon X4 II 630
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-B083L (DVD + Blu-ray)
Wireless Network Card: TP-link TL-WN851N
Others: Sharkoon swapframe (for the SSD), Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, 8 silicone fans (one had to be removed due to unexpted ''noise-making'' (made the case shiver)), Kensington Combination Lock (unused)
Grand total: 1245 EUR (including assembling and postage).
 
My Dell 3008 WFP 30'' monitor was 1400 EUR and that's a good price (yes these things are incredibly expensive!) for it if you compared to what it's pricetag has been in the past. 

 

[stevenswall]

1.6ghz CPU (Pentium III)
2gb RAM
 
On-Board audio and graphics
 
40+ open applications without freezing... Thanks to Puppy Linux!

 

[mralexosborn]

@Pseudonyms
 
Talking about the dual core proc. 
 
People uses Pentium III? I have heard the legends but....

 

[cifani090]

CASE: Crappy Ass Asus case (upgrading to Corsair 800D soon)
PSU: Delta 400 Watt (Upgrading to Corsair 850 Watt soon)
RAM: Off Brand 8gb DDR3 1333
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB
Video Card: Nividia Extremely rare (Non-Branded) GTX 260
MB: Crappy Asus motherboard
Processor: Intel i5 650
Optical Drive: RW DVD Multi Recorder
Wireless Network Card: Linksys Wireless-N
Others: Windows's 7

 

[Pseudonyms]

Well now I'm just confused. Mine isn't a pentium III. This is mine: http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=30784
 
And I got it for free, along with the mobo so I'm not complaining

 
But it seemed like you were talking about the pentium III above your post.
 
Either way, I love my processor.  It overclocks fine and I didn't pay a cent, so I'm perfectly happy

 

[mralexosborn]

I was talking about the guy a couple lines below you. But as long as you are happy. 
 
Can anybody recommend a sound card for about $50 or less? or (while I am at it) recommend a pair of headphones (sub $90) with decent bass, preferably closed (does not have to be), and sounds good with ALL music?
 
Sorry if I am ruining this thread.

 

[EnOYiN]

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I was talking about the guy a couple lines below you. But as long as you are happy. 
 
Can anybody recommend a sound card for about $50 or less? or (while I am at it) recommend a pair of headphones (sub $90) with decent bass, preferably closed (does not have to be), and sounds good with ALL music?
 
Sorry if I am ruining this thread.

I'm sure someone can since this is Head-Fi after all, but I think people would prefer it if you started your own thread for this in the headphone forums. If you haven't already I suggest you take a look at this to start off with.
 
Now for my computer specs:
 
 
Case: Cooler Master Cosmos Pure Black
PSU: Sharkoon of about 600W.
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P
CPU: Phenom x4 @ 3.2 with Scythe Mugen 2
GPU: ATI HD4890 (Sapphire Vapor-X I think it was)
RAM: 8 GB Corsair XMS3 DHX
Drives: 2x 60 GB OZC SSD in RAID 0 (stripe size 128 I think) and a 320GB Samsung drive.
Optical Drive: Plextor PX-860SA
Mouse: Steelseries Xai.
Pad: The biggest thing Corepad is selling.
Keyboard: Cherry G803000something. It has black switches either way.
Screen: iiyama Prolite E2407HDS
OS: Windows 7 64
 
That's about it. I've had it for about a year now. Working well enough so far. I might swap the videocard next year if needed.

 

[mattering]

Case: HAF-X
PSU: Antec Truepower 850W.
Mobo: MSI P7N SLI Platinum
CPU: Intel Core2duo E8400 @ 3.8GHz
GPU: 2x Nvidia ASUS 9800GT [This was a dumb choice LOL]
RAM: 4GB Kingston DDR2 800MHz
HDD: 1x 1TB Seagate Barracuda 
ODD: 1x LG Supermulti DVD RW
OS: Win 7 64-Bit
 
If you are wondering why the heck there is a HAF-X in the list, I'm buy parts slowly for my new rig