Computer Specs

Adam Howard

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Just wondering.... What kind of computer is everyone here using?

my computer:
HP Pavilion a6750f (tweaked)

Tweaks:
- Changed to full tower case (more space, better air flow)
- Upgraded ALL fans (better air / cooling)
- Upgraded Power Supply
- Removed 15 in 1 card reader
- Removed internal USB wireless adaptor
- Added ASUS PCE-N13 wireless card
- Added 1 TB Hard Drive (which replaced the dead 750 GB)
- Added 80GB Hard Drive (for backups)
- Upgrade from Windows Vista Home Premium 64 to Windows 7 Ultimate 64 and Ubuntu / Debian
- Upgraded to GeForce GT430 1 GB Graphics Card (was on-board ATI 3200HD)
- Added Vizio 32" HDTV w/full 1080-HD (VOJ320F1A) (Video and Sound HDMI)

Planed tweaks:
- Replace hard drive with solid state drive
-Upgrade RAM from 8GB PC6400 to max 16GB PC6400
-Upgrade CPU from AMD Phenom 4X 9650 to AMD Phenom II 4x 965 Black Edition
-Upgrade Power Supply (again)

MUCH later tweaks / Unsure tweaks:
- Add Blu-ray-RW
 
An HP PC from Wal-Mart. Nuff said.

I added some kind of graphics card and upgraded the ram but that's about it.

Too lazy to look up specs.
 
13.3" no-name laptop
Core i3 U330 1.2GHz processor
4GB RAM
Intel HD Shared Memory Graphics

Crappy, but free. Because it's a work issued one :p
 
Mid-tower: Intel Core i5 2500, 4gb RAM, nVidia 550Ti 1GB, OCZ 120gb Vertex 3 SSD + WD 600GB Green.
Display: Dell U2211H.
 
Custom: Alienware M18x Nebula Red
  • PROCESSOR3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-3820QM (8MB Cache, up to 3.7GHz w/ Turbo Boost2.0)
  • OPERATING SYSTEMWindows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit
  • MEMORY16GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz
  • HARD DRIVE1TB RAID 0 (2x 500GB SATA 3Gb/s 7,200 RPM)
  • VIDEO CARD2GB GDDR5 NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 675M
  • WIRELESS + BLUETOOTHIntel® Centrino® Wireless-N 2230 With Bluetooth 4.0
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It cost way to much but it's sweet as honey. :D
 
Coolermaster HAF X tower (I think), with 3 ish fans
Coolermaster Hybrid Pro 850W PSU (I mostly go this one for the fan control, after installing it my computer have barely made a noise)
Asus P67 Sabretoothe motherboard (with "thermal armor")
Intel i7 2600k I think
nVidia GTX 560 (one of the rebranded ones, can't remember which one)
8GB RAM (2x 4GB Corsair Vengance)
3 HDD (500GB, 1TB and 1 120 SSD)
I have one external wireless dongle, I think it is a rebranded Ralink chip, made by Jensen Scandinavia. I got it from my ISP once, never saw a need to replace it. I also have an external 2 TB disk, which I mostly bought because my dad was getting one and it was very cheap. I really don't have any need for it ATM, but you never know when the need arises. I have bought the parts on and off for the past year or two, quite pleased with the result. Entire thing is running Windows 7 64 bit, I don't remember which edition, but one of the top tier ones. I used to run Xubuntu on it, and all the hardware worked pretty good on it, but then I started gaming on my computer, and I never booted in to Linux after that, so I just scrapped it all together.

I have the beast connected throuhg HDMI to my 40 inch LED TV, sound through some Logitech PC speakers, which are insanely good. I also have Logitech MX5500 wireless keyboard and mouse, which I highly recommend, if only for the mouse (MX Revolution). I have two Revolutions, and the oldest one is between 3 - 5 years (or maybe more), the newest one is less than a year, and the only difference between the two is the fact that one is bluetooth and the other is not. Unfortunately it is a strict right handed mouse, but you can use your left hand for it as well, but it is not as comfortable then (I can use both hands on the mouse).
 
i7 920 @ 3.9Ghz
12GB RAM
256GB M4 SSD
8TB of HDDs
512Mb 4870
Z-5500 Speaker System

27" WQHD (2560 x 1440px) Monitor + 19" secondary

:love:
 
This my build that I completed around January. First use of SSD's and realize just how sensitive they are. They are also prone to changing drive letter designations if external drives (in my case) are unplugged. Overall I am very happy with my build.

My Build:
  • Corsair Carbide Series 500R White Mid Tower Gaming Case CC-9011013-WW
  • Gigabyte Intel Z68 ATX DDR3 2133 LGA 1155 Motherboards GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3
  • Intel Core i7-2600K Processor
  • Cooler Master Hyper N520 Mirror Finished Copper Base Aluminum Fins 5 Heatpipes CPU Cooler
  • Crucial 64 GB m4 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive SATA 6Gb/s CT064M4SSD2
  • Intel 320 Series 120 GB SATA 3.0 Gb-s 2.5-Inch Solid-State Drive
  • Corsair Vengeance Blue 16 GB DDR3 SDRAM Dual Channel Memory Kit CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9B
  • Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus Series 500W ATX12V
  • Lite-On 12x Internal Optical Blu-Ray BD DVD CD-R Writer Burner & 3D Playback Drive
  • Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64bit (Full) System Builder DVD 1 Pack
 
2011 / 2012 iMac 27", 16Gb RAM and a 240Gb Kingston HyperX SATA III 6.0 Gb/s SSD with SandForce Technology.

Storage is a Drobo FS 10TB, Beyond RAID technology. :)
 
HD Radeon 6950
Intel core i5 2500k (3.7GHz)
8GB of ram
2TB HDD

Monitors:
1 HP 23 inch LCD Computer Monitor
1 Vizio 24 inch 1080p TV
 
HP DV6500

Windows 7
AMD 64 X2 TL-58 1.9Ghz Processor
4 GB Ram
128GB SSD Drive (installed Thursday last week)

Had the laptop 5 years in October!
 
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