system show off thread

Post by **bad_brain** » 28 May 2009, 10:41

the first thing I did when the attack was under control last night was to attach the new CPU cooler that was standing around for 3 days already...

so now my system is finally complete and I thought let's start a new "show your system" thread...

Pong18 · Post by **Pong18** » 29 May 2009, 05:22

i'll take a pic of my system later when i get to borrow my friend's camera. i'll show it off here. hehehe. nice thread.

anyway i posted my unit's specs in the rate my system thread.
been using it for 2 years now. i call it Pong's Masterpiece: Model 1..
i'll post it here too kinda proud of it tho its nothing much:

Motherboard:Jetway M26GT3-SVP NF-MCP61
Processor: AMD Athlon 64x2 Dual Core Processor 6000+ 3.11Ghz (Stock Frequency)
Processor Codename: Brisbane
Ram: 2 Sticks PQi 1 GB DDR2 800
Video Card: Sparkle 9500GT 1GB 128bit
Hard Drive 1: 80GB IDE Seagate Baracudda
Hard Drive 2: 160GB SATA Samsung
CD/DVD Drive: Sony Optiarc DVD RAM SATA 20x
Power Supply: Zeno 600watts max output
Casing: Typical black ATX

other specs:
2 backlit air intake fans in the side panel.
2 non backlit fans in the rear panel 1 for air intake 1 for exhaust.
1 exhaust fan in the psu.
1 intake fan in the front panel.

Post by **DNR** » 29 May 2009, 10:39

Very nice setup Pong!

I assume you properly setup your computer's HDD to keep the OS on one disk and all your extraneous files on the other HDD. This would help keep maintence of the system simple - if there is a problem with the OS (crash, infection) it is isolated to that HDD. Develop a policy to only limit contact between the two HDD, ex. Only take files from that drive, and put it on the OS hdd before opening it. The HDD can have strict r/w/d/m/c so files cannot be overwritten with a infected file.

Make sure you have a good surge protector - and you know they are only good for so many years right? The best surge protector is one that has its own battery backup - the power is filtered through the battery to keep the power flowing at a consistent level.

Get those pictures up.

DNR

Pong18 · Post by **Pong18** » 30 May 2009, 02:43

thanks for advice dnr!

i am now uploading the photos but they are in low image quality coz i was not able to borrow the 12.1 megapixel camera that my friend bought. he says that his cam is very special and is restricted only for his use(greedy bastard!). so i just used the cam from my old phone. its not even .5 megapixel(damn!).

i'll post it later.

as for the hdd i have the OS and programs that i use and the games in my 80GB. and i have all the installers and backups in the 160GB. i am also thinking of getting 1 of those 500gb harddisk coz my hdd is almost full due all my anime, application and game installers.

Pong18 · Post by **Pong18** » 30 May 2009, 02:53

here are the photos:

system properties screenshot:

windows experience index:

bleeding hard disks:

my box:

desktop with start menu:

desktop:

workspace:

desk:

desk 2:

guts:

me:

me and my pc:

my subwoofer:

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Pong18 · Post by **Pong18** » 30 May 2009, 04:19

i'm sorry for the low quality images. hehehe. well that's about it my System Unit.

Pong18 · Post by **Pong18** » 08 Jun 2009, 04:42

uhh... isn't anybody going to "show off" they're system here in this "System Show Off thread"? i have been checking this over and over and nobody seems to show off they're system. hmm, is it maybe that my system sucks ass big time and none of you wants to show your system side by side with my system's pix? does my system suck really that bad...? or is it just me? am i that ugly?

hehehe just curious.

Kirk · Post by **Kirk** » 08 Jun 2009, 04:58

You have a bad ass desktop picture.

I don't have a system to show off yet. Eventually I will be getting one. When I do I'll post it.

Pong18 · Post by **Pong18** » 08 Jun 2009, 05:04

thanks man! are you sure its not me or my pc why people don't show off their system units?

Post by **pseudo_opcode** » 08 Jun 2009, 10:11

Laptop
HP 6515b commercial notebook
Name-Lappiee
Utility -Work
Amd Turion64 X2 processor 1.6 Ghz
2.5GB ram
80GB hard drive
OS- Ubuntu 8.04 desktop LTS

Image

Screenshot

Gaming Rig
Name: Gaming-rig
Utility- Gaming, music, movies
AMD Athlon X2 64 processor, Black Edition, 2.7Ghz , 3.0 Mb l2+l3 cache
4GB DDR2 ram
Gigabyte ma-78gm-s2h motherboard
Palit Geforce 9800GT, 1GB ddr3 memory, with HDMI port
160Gb Seagate Hard drive
22 inch LG HD LCD tv
iball laser mouse
Navteq illuminated keyboard
OS- Windows XP sp3

Image

Monitor

Server
Name-Data-Center
Utility-Media server, file server, personal scripts, wiki, experiments, hacks etc
Intel Atom 1.6Ghz integrated processor
Intel D945GCLF board set
1GB ddr2 ram
320GB samsung Hard drive
Headless configuration,4 port kvm switch
OS- Ubuntu 9.04 server edition i386

Image [mini itx form factor]

inside

Pong18 · Post by **Pong18** » 08 Jun 2009, 12:41

at last! someone has shown off a system unit! nice barebone case might i say! and oh a 7750 damn i want 1 of those! that's an overclocking processor! it matches the gigabyte! that is also good for overclocking! man that's 1 amazing rig! its a monster! damn! and you have 1 nice laptop that is an amd! man i'm glad that you are also an amd + nvidia fan!

Pong18 · Post by **Pong18** » 08 Jun 2009, 12:47

and btw your systems have names also! cool! i call my system Model 1 'coz its my first ever assembly.

is there anyone else who wants to show off their system? please show off your systems... please! i kinda have a knack for hardware. hehe

Post by **pseudo_opcode** » 08 Jun 2009, 16:53

Yeah, that's a 7750, cool you figured it out already,
I used to call "Gaming-rig" as "Maverick", untill i upgraded it and turned it into a dedicated gaming machine,

I wanted to go for nvidia GTX 280, but i got benchmark tests and the performance increase in that was not worth the steep price, 9800gt will be good for another year i guess, and after an year probablyi can buy a GTX 285.

However b_b's got a radeon 4870 i think, which is really mean, with GDDR5, omg, put two of those together, and you get best graphics processing power on earth, now there are 4870s X2 with dual core, which is the best card in market.

but with my setup, currently i can play all games on full settings at 1680x1050 so its all good.

I am a love flight and car sims, i have gaming hardware for that too, i got logitech joystick and racing wheel, i guess that adds to my hardware.

Anyway next week i am buying a better gaming keyboard and mouse
probably this
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/keybo ... 8&cl=US,EN
and a razer gaming mouse

Though i also wanna invest in a good headphones.

Apart from overclocking, that board supports upcoming phenom 2 series processors on AM3 sockets, and yeah upto 16GB ram

Though new core i7s are and ddr3 ram are making me envious, but they are still so expensive, so its not exactly value for money.

Post by **ayu** » 09 Jun 2009, 07:12

Nice boxes everyone, and nice desktops

I'll post my box later when I have pics (camera is a little fubar atm), here's a screenie of my desktop at least =)

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http://binarykitten.com/images/other/Desktop090609.png

Post by **pseudo_opcode** » 09 Jun 2009, 18:07

cats wrote:Nice boxes everyone, and nice desktops

I'll post my box later when I have pics (camera is a little fubar atm), here's a screenie of my desktop at least =)
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http://binarykitten.com/images/other/Desktop090609.png

i used to have exactly same icon set as yours

lol and vista-ish borders in gnome xD
you love windows dontcha?