Author Topic: your big rig specs** (Read 74096 times)

Rajagra · « **Reply #50 on:** Sun, 08 November 2009, 17:20:25 »

Quote from: bigpook;131073

cool, my very first computer; a 486/33 came with a 170M conner hard drive. I was told at the time that I would never fill it up, it was too big.
Those were the days.

When I was a kid with my first computer - a Superboard 2 that read data from cassette tape - I read on the back of the manual that you could buy a 5MB hard disk for it. I thought that's crazy - there isn't enough information on the planet to fill that up! Yes, I was young and naive.

Now these 1TB drives we can get now. They'll never fill up, right? :lol:

iMav · « **Reply #51 on:** Mon, 09 November 2009, 02:39:40 »

My current laptop "big rig" is a 13.3" MacBook Pro. With 500GB hdd and 8GB of ram, it fulfills my portable VM needs. (I actually considered an i7 laptop, but decided I actually needed SOME real-world battery life)

TWX · « **Reply #52 on:** Mon, 09 November 2009, 11:57:28 »

Back in high school the district picked two of us from each high school and paid for training for the then-new A+ Certification, and they took us to one particular campus for the classes. In the room was an old typesetting computer used for Yearbook and Journalism class that was basically a layout and formatting machine. It had fonts on 8" floppy. Cool old computet

williamjoseph · « **Reply #53 on:** Wed, 11 November 2009, 13:13:22 »

Quote from: Rajagra;131075

When I was a kid with my first computer - a Superboard 2 that read data from cassette tape - I read on the back of the manual that you could buy a 5MB hard disk for it. I thought that's crazy - there isn't enough information on the planet to fill that up! Yes, I was young and naive.

Now these 1TB drives we can get now. They'll never fill up, right? :lol:

i have. nuff said.

microsoft windows · « **Reply #54 on:** Wed, 11 November 2009, 16:31:09 »

I could never fill up a terabyte. I haven't even filled up half of my 10gb hard disk yet!

itlnstln · « **Reply #55 on:** Wed, 11 November 2009, 16:34:45 »

I'm thinking my next setup will be a 2TB NAS and a couple of IONs.

zwmalone · « **Reply #56 on:** Wed, 11 November 2009, 16:55:46 »

WoW, music, and CS2 don't take up very much space of my 520gb...

microsoft windows · « **Reply #57 on:** Wed, 11 November 2009, 17:33:02 »

I'm so far behind you guys...I just installed a 515mb hard disk in one of my computers.

ch_123 · « **Reply #58 on:** Wed, 11 November 2009, 17:35:33 »

I have an IBM 80MB SCSI drive lying around. It's a 3 1/2" drive, but it's about the size of two or more modern drives stacked on top of eachother.

microsoft windows · « **Reply #59 on:** Wed, 11 November 2009, 17:39:55 »

How small is a new hard disk?

ch_123 · « **Reply #60 on:** Wed, 11 November 2009, 17:43:45 »

The size has remained pretty constant size the early 1990s - so the same width and same approximate height as a 3.5" FD drive. There is a trend with the new Solid State Drives to use laptop-sized form factors only though.

microsoft windows · « **Reply #61 on:** Wed, 11 November 2009, 19:02:13 »

Oh so they're the same size as mine.

That 80mb drive you were talking about must not be a 3½" then if it's twice the height as a newer hard disk.

ch_123 · « **Reply #62 on:** Thu, 12 November 2009, 03:36:47 »

3 1/2" is width... You can have different heights within those form factors, example - the double height 5 1/4" floppy drives in the original IBM PC vs the single height 5 1/4" CD Drives.

itlnstln · « **Reply #63 on:** Thu, 12 November 2009, 09:22:47 »

Microsoft Windows, I'm suprised you're not sporting Winchester drives in any of your setups.

Grizaptimus · « **Reply #64 on:** Sat, 05 December 2009, 22:00:37 »

I am currently running a:

AMD Phenom 9600 @2.3GHz
Gigabyte GA-MA780-SH2
4GB DDR2 800 RAM
73GB WD Raptor
3 WD 640GB Drives
1 WD 250GB Drive
Nvidia GeForce 9800GX2 1GB
Lian Li Full Tower
Corsair 850TX 850W Power Supply
Dell AT101W Keyboard
Logitec MX510 Mouse
Acer AL2216W 22" Widescreen Monitor
2 KRK RP5G2 Studio Monitors (Best Speakers Ever!!)

Currently running Windows XP but soon hope to switch to linux when i finally get an audio interface that will work with the penguin

I may finnaly be able to get back to my Q6600 machine now that my friend has been able to somehow get my old MB running that I had completely given up hope on!

microsoft windows · « **Reply #65 on:** Sun, 06 December 2009, 09:55:56 »

850-watt PSU? You must have a very powerful system to power!

Xuan · « **Reply #66 on:** Sun, 06 December 2009, 12:17:51 »

My pc is getting old

Opteron 165 Socket 939
DFI Lan Party nForce 3
2GB GSkill DDR
HIS Radeon HD3850 AGP (Yes! AGP still kicking)
Cooler Master Real Power Pro 550W PSU
160GB Maxtor (pre Seagate) and 320GB WD HardDrives
Dell E207WFP
Logitech MX300

Computer-Lab in Basement · « **Reply #67 on:** Sun, 06 December 2009, 13:07:21 »

My best computer:

Dell Dimension 4600
2.8ghz P4 CPU
1638mb of DDR
128mb nVidia graphics
40g Maxtor HDD
IBM Model M 1391401
IBM TrackPoint L40SX Trackingball

ch_123 · « **Reply #68 on:** Sun, 06 December 2009, 13:49:24 »

1636MB... Do you have a 1GB, 512MB and 128MB?

HaaTa · « **Reply #69 on:** Sun, 06 December 2009, 21:00:01 »

My best (when its all together, some of the HDDs are in Canada atm):
2.4 GHz Q6600 (OCd to 3.2 GHz)
8 GB DDR2 at 1100 MHz
Gigabyte EP35-DS3P
512 MB AMD Radeon 4870
3 x 500 GB RAID 5 (Seagate) (Backup set #1, I have a pair of 1.5 TBs for #2)
3 x 74 GB RAID 0 (WD Raptor 10 000 RPM) - Need to get me some SSDs sometime (for Linux/compiling)
A 2x 5.25 bay 3 x Removable HDD trays
1 x 500 GB (WD) - Windows 7 Crap/Games drive
Cooler Master Cosmos
Some Cheap DVD writer with lightscribe that I've never used
Some Cheap card reader (only use it for SD cards, for my Eee PCs)
Samsung 24" (can't remember the model number) (1920x1200)
BenQ 22" 1920x1080
Logitech G7 mouse
Unicomp Spacesaver
600W power supply OCZ (it actually handles the RAID load fairly well)
Belkin 800VA (or was it 900VA) UPS (I got pissed off when the power failures kept reseting my uptime)

I wish I had something comparable at work, it would make my job so much easier. Stupid 1GB of ram.

Xuan · « **Reply #70 on:** Sun, 06 December 2009, 21:13:38 »

I'm fine with my work's computing power, but I still don't get why people don't care about PSU quality.
It's using the forth PSU, all previous three blown up and they keep giving me those crappy cheap ones.

InSanCen · « **Reply #71 on:** Mon, 07 December 2009, 01:28:49 »

Quote from: Xuan;139601

I'm fine with my work's computing power, but I still don't get why people don't care about PSU quality.
It's using the forth PSU, all previous three blown up and they keep giving me those crappy cheap ones.

This is one of my personal bugbears. Spend several hundred on a PC, and couple it with a ****ty PSU. Granted, I'm not above shaving a bit of cost off of one of my builds, but not where it can add more risk of it going tit's up and taking out the rest of the system. So many times in work I've had to phone someone and tell them that the PSU has gone, and taken out what would otherwise be perfectly serviceable hardware. On Friday it was a E6600 and an AM2 6000. both PSU's were gone, but so were the boards, chips, and in the E6600, the RAM as well.

It's not to say that a Quality PSU will make you invulnerable to this (I lost my E6600 and a P45 board to a FSP Blue Storm curling it's toes not so long ago), but rather much less vulnerable.

Rajagra · « **Reply #72 on:** Mon, 07 December 2009, 02:13:18 »

Quote from: Computer-Lab in Basement;139461

My best computer:

Dell

Just kidding! :wink:

microsoft windows · « **Reply #73 on:** Tue, 08 December 2009, 19:17:50 »

It's the TRUE Microsoft Bob! (By the way, I went on it today!)

zwmalone · « **Reply #74 on:** Tue, 08 December 2009, 20:37:46 »

I have a dependable Rosewill RE-501 500w... even better considering I recapped it with Nippon Chemicon caps.

microsoft windows · « **Reply #75 on:** Wed, 09 December 2009, 08:48:48 »

Quote from: HaaTa;139595

2.4 GHz Q6600 (OCd to 3.2 GHz)

You know that overclocking the CPU drastically reduces its life span and automatically voids the warantee.

Computer-Lab in Basement · « **Reply #76 on:** Wed, 09 December 2009, 08:54:01 »

That's why I never have bothered with such things.

microsoft windows · « **Reply #77 on:** Wed, 09 December 2009, 08:59:16 »

Neither did I. my CPU's are all so slow they won't be fast no matter what.

ch_123 · « **Reply #78 on:** Wed, 09 December 2009, 09:52:18 »

Quote from: microsoft windows;140422

You know that overclocking the CPU drastically reduces its life span and automatically voids the warantee.

Thanks Mom.

itlnstln · « **Reply #79 on:** Wed, 09 December 2009, 09:54:32 »

You know, that's not always the case, anymore. AMD released the "Black" series CPUs with the intention to be OCed, IIRC.

ch_123 · « **Reply #80 on:** Wed, 09 December 2009, 09:59:09 »

All CPUs have a perfectly safe and stable range, such are the way they're designed. And lifespan? Well, if reducing it from 100 years to 10 is a big issue, then sure, whatever...

itlnstln · « **Reply #81 on:** Wed, 09 December 2009, 10:01:50 »

That, and CPUs are so cheap these days, that replacing it wouldn't be too much trouble; not that you would want to spend the extra money. You're right, you are more than likely going to upgrade before your CPU dies of OCing, anyway.

Computer-Lab in Basement · « **Reply #82 on:** Wed, 09 December 2009, 10:35:09 »

I am not as interested in the performance of my PC as I am interested in its lifespan. Being a high school student , and being in these tough economic times, it will be hard to find a job by the time I am 16, so I want my current computers to last as long as possible so I don't need to get new ones.

itlnstln · « **Reply #83 on:** Wed, 09 December 2009, 10:42:22 »

What state do you live in?

Computer-Lab in Basement · « **Reply #84 on:** Wed, 09 December 2009, 10:52:26 »

itlnstln · « **Reply #85 on:** Wed, 09 December 2009, 11:00:45 »

You guys are getting hit pretty hard up there. While I am not a big fan of the politcs (and to a lesser extent, the people), TX hasn't been impacted nearly as much as other states. But when you're already near rock bottom, there's not much lower you can go.

InSanCen · « **Reply #86 on:** Wed, 09 December 2009, 11:12:43 »

Quote from: microsoft windows;140422

You know that overclocking the CPU drastically reduces its life span and automatically voids the warantee.

I take you off Ignore, and you post this crap...

Okay, look up the QX (Intel) and Black Edition (AMD) range. These have unlocked multipliers, for the sole purpose of Overclocking. There is no other logical purpose to having unlocked multipliers.

If you want to get into the "Electro Migration" argument, I wouldn't advise it.

As has been stated, if the useful life of the CPU is now, ooohhh.... 10 years say, instead of 50-100, who cares? I guarantee you I will not be running it in 10 years, and I pity the person who is running it for anything other than Nostalgia or Collectors Value.

FWIW, I am running an AMD 6400 Black Edition now, and I have in the next room, a perfectly functioning AMD 386/40 that was ran at 56MHZ (IIRC, this was a while ago to say the least) for a few years. Crystal swapping was good, if somewhat unpredictable. There is also an XP1700 there as well, that, unless it's been beaten recently, holds the Euro aircooled record for that chip at over 2.8Ghz. Funnily enough, despite running at nearly double it's official rate, and having a rather large amount of volts shoved up it's Vcc pins, it still works perfectly.

Stop posting crap and making blanket statements until you have actually looked at what you are about to comment on. It is NOT automatic to void your warranty, and in terms of useful lifespan of a chip, it won't make much difference unless you send it to silicon heaven.

ch_123 · « **Reply #87 on:** Wed, 09 December 2009, 11:16:49 »

Also, it's very hard for them to prove that you have overclocked it, as it's purely motherboard based. It would cost Intel/the retailer more to establish whether or not you overclocked it than it would be to send out a new one.

And InSanCen, welcome to the MS Windows party!

itlnstln · « **Reply #88 on:** Wed, 09 December 2009, 11:56:14 »

Quote from: ripster;140515

And what's your address again? I'm sending the truant officer over. Even Connecticut must have laws against this........

You know, this didn't even occur to me.

ch_123 · « **Reply #89 on:** Wed, 09 December 2009, 12:41:03 »

I think MS Windows is also 15.

Or at least that's what he said =P

microsoft windows · « **Reply #90 on:** Wed, 09 December 2009, 12:42:32 »

Quote from: InSanCen;140507

I take you off Ignore, and you post this crap...

Do I seriously annoy you that much?

And Ripster, sorry to disappoint you, but I'm afraid I'm not a creeper. I prey on old computers instead of little children.

microsoft windows · « **Reply #91 on:** Wed, 09 December 2009, 13:04:05 »

Quote from: itlnstln;140504

But when you're already near rock bottom, there's not much lower you can go.

That's a great description of CT's government.

ricercar · « **Reply #92 on:** Wed, 09 December 2009, 16:58:28 »

Overclocking a device is not guaranteed to decrease the lifespan unless thermal control fails to be improved in tandem.

When I worked for NVIDIA, our testers said an increase of 10°C in continuous operating temperature would halve the remaining lifespan of a device. An increase of 20°C in continuous operating temperature would make the lifespan a quarter of the 'normal' lifespan, etc. Since most Intel CPUs have an operating range of 30-70 or even 30-90°C, you can see what difficulty you'd have in determining "normal" life span of a device.

Granting of warranty returns, at least at retail level, are not really affected by the competent overclocker. It's very hard to detect damage from overclocking (thermal failure) instead of other kinds of gate failure or buffer failure--well, that is unless you're dumb enough to leave the chip pads modded or scorched when you return it. One pretty much has to cap the chip and look inside to determine the cause of failure (which no retailer is able to do).

microsoft windows · « **Reply #93 on:** Wed, 09 December 2009, 17:21:04 »

Neither have I. But I have never overclocked a microprocessor either.

Computer-Lab in Basement · « **Reply #94 on:** Wed, 09 December 2009, 17:23:04 »

I haven't had a CPU fail, but I have had a motherboard fail on my best laptop. It was a HP Pavillion dv6000 and it worked fine for about 3 years then it died. So my mother gave it to me, and a week later, I got it running again. 6 months later, it died for good. RIP. And it is quite literally RIP, I have all of the pieces in a box somewhere...

ch_123 · « **Reply #95 on:** Wed, 09 December 2009, 17:29:30 »

Quote from: microsoft windows;140718

But I have never overclocked a microprocessor either.

I love the choice of word "microprocessor", it's almost as if to imply that you have overclocked non-micro processors...

Computer-Lab in Basement · « **Reply #96 on:** Wed, 09 December 2009, 17:32:22 »

I think he overclocks macroprocessors.

microsoft windows · « **Reply #97 on:** Wed, 09 December 2009, 17:33:07 »

I got with the 90's.

Computer-Lab in Basement · « **Reply #98 on:** Wed, 09 December 2009, 17:37:30 »

I think once it is 2010, you should get with the millennium, because then you will still be 10 years behind everyone else...

ricercar · « **Reply #99 on:** Wed, 09 December 2009, 19:09:00 »

Quote from: ripster;140716

You worked at Nvidia? Is that Vista driver done yet?

Nah, That's after my time. Director of Software Development tells me the Vista NVIDIA driver is scheduled for release with Win8 or 9.

I was hired there on 9/11, wrote OEM Databooks and Technical Manuals, non-marketing collateral for nForce 1 & 2 controllers, xBox, GeForce 2, 3, 4, and FX, Quadro versions of the same GPUs (I forget the consumer model numbers), and copyedited a few papers published by the engineering crew. Most of my current machines are NVIDIA take homes from 2001-3, and then an nForce4 SLI engineering sample I found at a thrift store. I scored four dozen GeForce2 AGP one day when marketing was dumping their take-with samples. My Linux user group had an orgasm when I donated the box.

Was really cool to have so many machines when I left NVIDIA for VMware. I hosted the TechPubs department computer lab in my office, rackmounting and silencing 14 of my nForce machines on VMware's dime. Those were the days.

This is why I need so many keyboards. KVMs are for weenies who use rubber domes.

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