Legit Reviews

There are plenty of power stations in this thread.

wildlaser wrote:Here is my DELL INSPIRON 9400 / E1705 I modded after reading up on here.

2 GHZ CORE 2 DUO T7200
2GB RAM
128 OR 256MB Geforce 7900 GS GO Dual Heatsink (does run a bit hot and overheat maybe add some thermal paste to it) (still have the ATIX1400 to pass on) I forget what RAM specs it has, it was in early 2007 I believe when I ordered and put together this system over the next few months (first half of 2007).
17" screen

As you can see it's been a while since I've upgraded, and many games I run crash on me, some don't fully support this card.....
I think about getting a more portable / small notebook or netbook and projector, and separate system for high end stuff. Or winning? (yes)
We shall see =)

PS. If any mod knows how to undo the boxes my images appear to be shown in, feel free to correct it.

sorry I know this is a little bit off topic but I love the background on your desktop, what is it called?

From my cursory browsing of this thread, I think I might win the "Saddest PC" award

My current main x86 machine is a beige (literally) box with the following specs:

Dual Pentium III-S Tualatin 1.4ghz/512kb L2/133mhz fsb CPUs
1.2gb PC133 RAm
GeForce 9400GT 1gb PCI video card
20gb IDE boot drive, 40gb IDE storage drive, 500 and 300gb sata storage drives
DVD Burner
Running Windows XP Pro.

It runs decently, actually. EvE Online plays fine on it with maxed out graphics settings @ 1024x768
At some point I'll have the money to build a newer machine...



My other box is my NeXTstation Turbo Color Unix workstation that I still use daily.
It has a 33mhz Motorola 68040 CPU, 128mb ram, 2gb scsi hdd, and it runs NEXTSTEP 3.3 as its operating system. It was made in 1992. I really do use it every day.

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Edited to save further embarrassment.

General Spec
Brand HP
Series Pavilion Elite
Model M9250F(KJ382AA)
Recommended Usage Media Center / HTPC
Processor Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700(2.66GHz)
Processor Main Features 64 bit Quad-Core Processor
Cache Per Processor 2 x 4MB L2 Cache
Memory 4GB DDR2 800
Hard Drive 1000GB (2 x 500GB) SATA 7200RPM
Optical Drive 1 SuperMulti DVD Burner with LightScribe Technology
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT graphics card with 512MB dedicated video memory, TV-out, DVI, and HDMI capabilities with support for Microsoft DirectX 10. Up to 1791MB Total Available Graphics Memory as allocated by Windows Vista
Audio High Definition Audio
Ethernet Integrated 10/100/1000Mbps network interface
Wireless Card Wireless LAN 802.11 b/g
Keyboard HP wireless keyboard with extended range (up to 30 feet)
Mouse HP wireless optical mouse
Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit
Special Features HP Personal Media Drive Bay
HP Pocket Media Drive Bay

NTSC Analog TV tuner, over-the-air ATSC high-definition Digital TV tuner, and FM tuner

HP Media Center remote control with IR (infrared) receiver
Motherboard
Chipset Intel G33
CPU
CPU Type Core 2 Quad
Installed Qty 1
CPU FSB 1066MHz
CPU Speed Q6700(2.66GHz)
L2 Cache Per CPU 2 x 4MB
CPU Socket Type LGA 775
CPU Main Features 64 bit Quad-Core Processor
Graphics
GPU/VPU Type NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
Graphics Interface PCI Express x16
Memory
Memory Capacity 4GB DDR2
Memory Speed DDR2 800
Form Factor DIMM 240-pin
Memory Spec 1GB x 4
Memory Slots (Available/Total) 0/4
Maximum Memory Supported 8GB
Hard Drive
HDD Capacity 1TB
HDD Interface SATA
HDD RPM 7200rpm
HDD Spec 2 x 500GB
Optical Drive
Optical Drive Type DVD Super Multi
Optical Drive Spec SuperMulti DVD Burner with LightScribe Technology 16x DVD±R, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD+R DL, 8x DVD-R DL, 12x DVD-RAM, 16x DVD-ROM, 40x CDR, 32x CDRW, 40x CD-ROM
Audio
Audio Chipset Integrated
Communications
Modem 56K
LAN Chipset Integrated
LAN Speed 10/100/1000Mbps
WLAN 802.11b/g Wireless LAN
Front Panel Ports
Front USB 2
Front IEEE 1394 1
Card Reader Front panel 15-in-1 memory card reader: supports SmartMedia, xD, MultiMedia Card, Secure Digital (SD), Mini Secure Digital, Compact Flash I, Compact Flash II, IBM Microdrive, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick Pro Duo, RSMMC, MMC Mobile, MMC+
Back Panel Ports
PS/2 2
Rear USB 4
Rear IEEE 1394 1
RJ45 1 port
Expansion
External Bays 2 x 5.25" external
1 x 3.5" external
Internal Bays 2 x 3.5" internal
PCI Slots (Available/Total) (0/1) PCI slot
(0/1) PCI-E x16 slot
(1/2) PCI-E x1 slots
Mouse
Mouse Type HP wireless optical mouse
Keyboard
Keyboard Type HP wireless keyboard with extended range (up to 30 feet)
Physical Spec
Dimensions 16.61" x 15.51" x 7.00"
Weight 24.25 lbs.
Manufacturer Warranty
Parts 1 year limited
Labor 1 year limited
Heres a link to my pc sorry i dont have camera so I cant show you the actual picture of how my pc looks like but its still the same just click on the pics:)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6883107658

Behold my beauty.


4 years old, but I clean it regularly.

Specs:
AMD ATHLON 64 X2 DUAL CORE @ 2.51 GHz
ASUS M2N-MX SE MoBo (with intern sound card)
2GIG of ram
NVIDIA GeFORCE 8600GTS (wished I had picked up the popular 8800GT back then)

Works great.

Well I usually rebuild every year, but this beast is 3 years old except the video card which I bought last year. With medical school and a newborn, I don't have the money or time anymore to continuously build... If you look closely you can see who I bought my case from

Wow, I thought I was only one of those rare people with a X2 4400+. Guess I'm wrong I should post some pics of my computer

I am using my back up right now because of some mods Im doing to my i7 setup.

CPU - Intel E8400 overclocked to 3.8
Mobo - Biostar i45 Tpower
Video Card - Sapphire 4870
HDD WD 1TB Black Edition
Power Supply - OCZ 600w Modxtreme
RAM - 4 Gig G Skill 1066

Here she is in all her glory. Been keeping her alive for the past couple of years so I could finish college (I went year round so I never really had time to build a new one).
Abit NF-7s v2
2 Gigs G.Skill DDR 400
AMD Athlon XP 2500+ Mobile (running a 2.2Ghz)
HIS Radeon X800 XT Oh, that's my dog's tail in the bottom right... She wouldn't get out of the way.

Here's my Rig.. although a couple things have changed..but it's roughly the same... about 3 years old now.



Specs:
Monitor: Gateway XHD3000
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6400
Mobo: ASUS P5B Deluxe WiFi
Case: Lian Li V1000B Plus II
RAM: 4G OCZ
Video Card: eVGA 8800 GTX
Sound Card: Creative X-Fi Fatality
HD 1: 74 Gig Raptor
HD 2: 1T Seagate

Currently don't have a true gaming rig...

Here's my work computer notebook though! (HP Elitebook 6930p)

We'll the rig is not pretty...
At this time it is a collection of donated parts,
Case old Antec BT46?? can't find parts for anymore
MB Asus P5B
X6800
Mem Corsair 533 4gb
250 WD sata drive
1 samsung DVD drive
HD 3850
Acer Al20 Mon.
Here is the pic....

Not much to look at but it runs.

Gigabyte X48-DS4
Intel E8500 3.16 @ 3.33
Corsair Dominator 4GB (2 x 2GB @ 1100 I think)
Gigabyte HD4870 @ 780/1090
Sound Blaster Xtreme Gamer Fatal1ty (not installed in pictures)
WD 1TB HDD
Cooler Master 850W PSU
Big Ass Case

Love me some Antec 1200! Nice rig!

SORRY FOR THE CRAPPY RES! Latest iteration of my baby, although you can't really see the upgrade. I replaced the original front panel headers as it didn't support Azalia (HD front panel audio).
Still in my Antec P180-B! Just helped rebuild my buddy's machine so I'll have to get him to post here
Specs in my sig! Add in my latest upgrades and it's a full gaming machine: Razer DeathAdder, Razer Sphez desktop skin, Logitech Z4 2.1 Speakers, Plantronics HD GameCom headset.

Racerboyf1 wrote:Gigabyte X48-DS4
Intel E8500 3.16 @ 3.33
Corsair Dominator 4GB (2 x 2GB @ 1100 I think)
Gigabyte HD4870 @ 780/1090
Sound Blaster Xtreme Gamer Fatal1ty (not installed in pictures)
WD 1TB HDD
Cooler Master 850W PSU
Big Ass Case

Dude that is a SWEET case....very clean as well. Nice...

Skippman wrote:Love me some Antec 1200! Nice rig!

Thanks!

priyeshpandya wrote:

Racerboyf1 wrote:Gigabyte X48-DS4
Intel E8500 3.16 @ 3.33
Corsair Dominator 4GB (2 x 2GB @ 1100 I think)
Gigabyte HD4870 @ 780/1090
Sound Blaster Xtreme Gamer Fatal1ty (not installed in pictures)
WD 1TB HDD
Cooler Master 850W PSU
Big Ass Case

Dude that is a SWEET case....very clean as well. Nice...

Thanks to you as well sir!

Skippman wrote:My camera sucks but here's Warmachine 2.0.





SPECS

CASE AND COOLING
Antec 1200 Case
NZXT Sentry LX Fan Controller
5 x Yate Loon 120mm High Speed Fans
Swiftech MCR320-QP Tripple Radiator
Swiftech Apogee GTZ CPU Waterblock
Swiftech MCP-655 Pump
Feser One F1 Coolent
Artic Silver Thermal Paste
10' Tygon Tubing (1/2" ID, 11/16" OD)
6 x Worm Gear Clamps


COMPUTER PARTS
Asus P5W DH Crossfire Supporting Motherboard
Intel Core2Duo E6600 OC'd to 3.3Ghz (9x367mhz)
2 X 4 Gig DD2-800 OCZ Fatality Edition RAM sets
2 X PowerColor PCS+ HD4870 1GB GDDR5 GPU
2 X Wester Digital Caviar Black 640GB WD6401AALS Drive in RAID 0
Lite OnLH-20A1L05 SATA DVD-R/W
Corsair HX620 Modular Power Supply

I/O
Dell 2405FPW 24" LCD Monitor/USB Hub
Logitech G-15 (1st Gen) Keyboard
Logitech MX Revolution Mouse
Creative Labs 5.1 Surround Sound Speaker Set


Misc
4 x UV/Black Lite Cold Cathode Tube Lights
Wire Loom
UV Reactive locking SATA cables, Blue
Wire ladders
Wire Locks
Wire Loom
Angle brackets, screws, lock washers, and washers from local hardware store.

Very nice! I don't think I'm ready for water cooling yet.