What's your current computer system?

[Jpeg Jones]

I'm feeling extremely computer-nerdish after participating in the What was the first computer you used? (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=233501) thread. So I thought it would be fun to share what our computer specs are.

Here's my current system, which I'm proud of because I built it myself from separate parts (really, it's very easy) and I keep it in really good shape:

AthlonXP 2500+ (Barton core)
DFI KT400A motherboard
512 MB PC3200 RAM
GeForce4 Ti4200 overclocked to Ti4600 speed
2 30Gig IBM hard drives in RAID 0
Windows XP

And that's all inside the linen closet to keep the cords away from the baby! Just a few cables run to the outside. On the desk is a nice 17" black LCD screen, black speakers and black wireless Logitech keyboard and mouse.

Okay, so I know it's not the best out there, but I got a lot of bang for my buck.

[Lobsang]

Mine is a trigger's broom. (All it's parts were bought at different times) I intend to either completely replace it or upgrade it again soon.

AMD Athlon 1000

1 gig of SDR RAM

20GB HD

A motherboard of some sort.

GeForce 4 (the expensive one, not the budget one)

Windows XP

SB Live 5.1 sound card.

Logitech cordless KB and mouse.

17" Monitor.

It's all inside an ugly flimsy case with both sides unscrewed (lost the screws)

[rjung]

iMac DV+, 450 MHz G3, 15" monitor
384MB RAM
External 120GB Hard drive
CD-R/W burner

I was jonesin' for a new laptop last Christmas, but last-minute household problems derailed those plans. Still, works great for 90% of the stuff I want to do, short of burning DVDs.

[Aro]

My current home system:

Pentium I, 300Mhz, 3GB HD, 14" Monitor. Win '95. No working CD drive at present. No phone line or modem.

Haaahaa.........read it and weep, suckers!

That's why I only access the boards from work. :D

[kanicbird]

AMD k6-3 366 laptop, 160 ram, 20 gb hd, with a cat 5 cable over my wrists running to a pcmcia lan card.

[World Eater]

Trigger's broom?

Still building my new one, but it's been functional for a month or so, and since the motherboard on my current one just mysteriously died, it's the only thing I have now.

P4 Northwood 2.8 ghz 800 mhz fsb
Gigabyte 8knxp mobo 875 chipset, dual bios, 800 mhz fsb
512 mb DDR PC3200 (going to a gig soon)
Dualboot Windows XP professional / RH linux 9.0 Shrike
80 gig (Windows) 12 gig (linux) harddrives
Pioneer DVD burner
52 X CD burner
Lian Li aluminum case

Right now sound is onboard until I decide which soundcard and video is Nvidia 5200 until I have dough for a 9800 or 5900.

[World Eater]

Trigger's broom?

Still building my new one, but it's been functional for a month or so, and since the motherboard on my current one just mysteriously died, it's the only thing I have now.

P4 Northwood 2.8 ghz 800 mhz fsb
Gigabyte 8knxp mobo 875 chipset, dual bios, 800 mhz fsb
512 mb DDR PC3200 (going to a gig soon)
Dualboot Windows XP professional / RH linux 9.0 Shrike
80 gig (Windows) 12 gig (linux) harddrives
Pioneer DVD burner
52 X CD burner
Lian Li aluminum case

Right now sound is onboard until I decide which soundcard and video is Nvidia 5200 until I have dough for a 9800 or 5900.

[FairyChatMom]

Prepare to feel sorry for me.
Toshiba
200MHz
64M RAM
Win98
7G HD
floppy and CD drive
I do have broadband access, but there's a lot I can't do because my machine is so old. I can't even get more RAM because it's so old supply and demand has driven the price thru the roof.

Someday I hope to have a real computer at home.

[dwc1970]

I've had my current system for about two years. Here are the specs:


AMD Athlon 1.2 GHz processor
256 MB RAM
40 GB IBM hard drive
Windows 2000
CD-RW and CD reader drives
3 1/2" floppy, rarely used anymore
Sound Blaster (don't remember which one)
32MB ATI video
3Com Network card
Linksys router
HP 2200 scanner
HP DeskJet 940 printer

[biqu]

Computer
beige ATX case with 300 watt power supply
ASUS A7V-E motherboard
AMD Athlon 800MHz CPU
512MB PC133 SDRAM
80mm case fan located at the anterior of the case
40GB 7200rpm Seagate hard drive
16x10x40 Plextor CD-writer
90mm 1.44MB floppy drive
32MB NVIDIA video card
10/100 LinkSys NIC
SoundBlaster Live Value sound card

Peripherals
17-inch AOC 7Elr monitor, 1024x768 resolution
IBM Model M keyboard
Logitech Optical Wheel Mouse
Lexmark Optra E312 laser printer
Sentry 880CD headphones (while I wait expectantly for delivery of Klipsch multimedia speakers, one of my after-Christmas presents to myself)
Westell DSL modem
APC Back-UPS XS 1000 uninterruptible power supply

[Amp]

I got a whole silver and black motiff going on with my system:

Aluminum, Silver colored case w/ Side Window
Antec 400 watt Power Supply
Soyo KT-333 Dragon Motherboard (Black PCB)
AMD Athlon XP 2000+
512MB PC2700 DDR RAM
5 80mm Case Fan (2 in front, 2 in back, 1 blowhole on top)
80GB 7200 RPM Maxtor HD w/ 8MB cache
12x Samsung DVD Drive
52x24x52 Mediastor(sic) CD/RW
GeForce4 Ti4600 Video Card w/ 128MB
Built-in LAN
On Board Sound (I know, I know)
19" Viewsonic A90f+ Monitor (1200x1024)(Black & Silver)
Logitech Cordless Duo Keyboard & Mouse (Black & Silver)
Black Cheapo Speakers
APC UPS 500 Series
Linksys Router/Switch
Running RoadRunner

[El Marko]

I've had my system long enough, I'm not sure I remember all the specs anymore. Since I bought it though, I've upgraded or replaced most everything except the motherboard and sound card. Here goes:

Pentium 3 800MHz motherboard
384 MB RAM (I think)
64 MB GeForce2 graphics card
Sound Blaster Live sound card (maybe)
DVD reader
CD burner
wireless PCMCIA card - allows me to access the wireless router connected to the cable modem.
17" flat pannel monitor (just got this for Christmas)

flatbed scanner
HP inkjet printer

I think that about does it.

[Sunspace]

Now?
Built and upgraded by myself at various times:

AMD Athlon XP 2200+
Asus A7V-333 motherboard
512MB RAM
AOpen DVD reader
LG CD/DVD writer (DVD+/- R/RW and DVD-RAM, CD-R/RW)
1 40-gig drive
1 80-gig drive
2 120-gig drives, raided through controller on motherboard
Radeon 9000 video card with 64MB
SB Live! audio card (actually one of the oldest parts of my system)
MMC reader
DV-500 video I/O card (borrowed)
on-motherboard Ethernet
AOpen case
Keyboard
Drawing tablet
Mouse, etc
WinXP and Mandrake Linux.

It's plugged into my mixer and sound system.

Next phase: AMD 64-bit. Those video transcoding times (AVI to MPEG-2 for DVD) are a bit long.

Yes, I'm learning to make my own DVDs. Why do you ask?

[Sunspace]

Oh, I forgot the scanner. And the big-ass laser printer (second-hand) that makes the lights dim whenever I print a page. :).

[SpartanDC]

Oh, rjung, I can't let you be the only Mac user in this thread. So here I am, coming to the rescue:

600 mHz G3 iMac (Graphite enclosure)
40 GB hard drive
256 MB Ram (soon to be upgraded)
Mac OS X 10.3.2
Built-in ethernet connection
Don't know much about the video card, and don't need to, since I'm not a gamer.

With...
HP Photosmart 1250 printer
DSL Modem
Microsoft optical mouse (two buttons really is better, I must admit)
15 GB 3rd generation iPod :D

[TheMusicMan]

I treated myself when I got divorced ...

3.08 Ghz Pentium
1Gb DDR RAM (I believe)
120 Gb, 7200 RPM drive (x's 2)
40x CD/CD-R/CD-RW/DVD combo drive
256Mb Radeon 9800 video card
Soundblaster Audigy II audio card
Logitech 5.1 surround speakers
WinXP Pro
Logitech force-feedback stick

This is all housed in a large black case with SEVEN fans, a pop-up panel on top (with 2x USB, 1 firewire and one mic jack), four fan control knobs on the front, and a clear glass sidepanel with a blue neon light inside the case.

Quietest computer I've ever run, btw.

[McDeath_the_Mad]

I just completed my new computer. I had a PIII 700 and this is what I have now:

P4 3.0gHz 800 mHz FSB
Gigabyte 8KNXP mobo
1 GB OCZ PC3200 RAM
ATI Sapphire 9600 Pro
WD Raptor 36GB SATA HD
Creative Labs Audigy ZS
Lite-On 52x Burner
Lite-On 16x DVD
Antec 480watt TruBlue Power Supply
Lian-Li PC-6085A 18 inch case
Lian-Li Optical drive bay covers
Lian-Li Side Window
CrystalFontz 4x20 USB LCD Display with brushed aluminum faceplate
19 inch Samsung 900NF monitor
Custom 4 switch baybus with Blue LED's (3.5" Bay)
Custom 20 LED VU meter (3.5" Bay)
4 80MM Antec Blue LED fans
12" Sun Beam Cold Cathode

I love this rig!

I'm working on a Blue EL cable mod for my keyboard.

MtM

MtM

[gotpasswords]

Mine's fairly plain and sedate:

Intel P4 OC'd to 2.9 GHz on an Intel 865 PERLK mobo
1 GB RAM
120 GB HD
ATI 9600 XT video
Plextor CD-RW and DVD-RW drives
19" LCD monitor
1500 VA APC UPS
Win XP Pro

Call it the Silent Power...

Everything is black - black drives and a black aluminum Lian Li case. No lights or windows. It's your basic "Government Black Van With No Windows" making you wonder and worry what's going on. A couple square feet of Dynamat insie the case and a "silencer" power supply hold most ot the noise inside. The HD is mounted in a silencing sub-enclosure.

I was using an nVidia 5200 graphics card as it had no fan and was therefore entirely silent. That soon proved to be insufficient, so I found a deal on the 9600XT and will most likely replace the fan with a heatpipe. Once I do that, the PC will again be quiet enough to sleep next to, making just a light whirr of moving air without the buzzing of fans and whining/clattering of hard drives.

[mnemosyne]

Celeron 400MHz, 192MB RAM, god only knows what the motherboard is, 8GB hard drive.
I know I have a SoundBlaster SomethingOrOther and a Rage video card.
CD-ROM and a CD-ROM/R/RW drive, external Zip drive, cheapest possible no-name keyboard and speakers, logitech optical mouse (given to me just yesterday by my SO, who bought himself a wireless optical mouse). 15 inch monitor.

All beige, except the Zip drive and mouse, which are both blue.

I need to upgrade!

[World Eater]

Originally posted by McDeath_the_Mad
Gigabyte 8KNXP mobo


You have the daughtercard hooked up for them extra 3 phases?

I love my 8knxp!

[McDeath_the_Mad]

World Eater is the pope Catholic?

You betcha, this mother board is teh win! I can't believe the amount of goodies that came in the box with this mobo. It was pricey ($279 CAN) but well well worth it. I love the dual BIOS as well.

MtM

[MrTuffPaws]

AMD Athlon 1700+

512 MB of DDR

20gig hard drive

SB live 5.1

DVD and CDR

Win98 2nded (yes I know)

19'' flat screen CRT

Cable internet (the really important part)

[Matt70]

Case:Antec PLUS1080AMG ( Metallic Gray ) 10 Drive Bay SOHO File Server Case w/430W PS

Motherboard:Asus P4C800-E Deluxe

CPU:Intel Pentium 4 2.4C GHhz 800FSB

Video Card:MSI FX5600-TD256 GeForce FX5600 256MB DDR 8X AGP

Memory:Kingston 1024MB Kit ( 2x512MB ) PC3200 DDR 400Mhz ( KVR400X64C3AK2/1G ) CL3

Hard Drives:Maxtor 80GB ( 6Y080M0 ) 7200RPM 8MB Buffer Serial ATA Hard Drive, 2 drives in Raid 0 array

Optical Drive:Samsung SM-352 16x DVD-ROM / 52x24x52x CDRW INT IDE ATAPI Drive

Sound Card:Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum

Monitor:Sony Trinitron HMDA240, 17" Flat Panel CRT

OS:Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Internet:Cable Modem

I put this together last August and I've had no problems. It's much better than my last computer (P3 800MGhz). I just got the sound card for Christmas. When I put it in I cleaned out the dust that accumulated and my temp for the CPU went down about 4C. I don't like to overclock so everything is running at rated speed.

[Mr. Blue Sky]

HP Pavilion 7865:

AMD Athlon 1.2Ghz
128Mb RAM
80Gb primary drive
120Gb secondary drive
Sony DRU-500a DVD±R/W burner (replaced factory CD burner)
Compact Flash card reader
Belkin USB audio/video capture device (kinda sucks)
Logitech wireless mouse
Cable modem

[Spacegirl]

ibook 800mhz G3

12" screen
640mb RAM
30Gb hard drive
CD RW drive (Sony)
DVD player
wireless internet card (with wireless cable internet)
32mb ATI video card

[Ringo]

At home:

• Gateway 233 or 266 MHz PII (I don't remember)
• 17" no-name monitor
• STB Stealth video
• 96 Mb RAM
• 100 Mb Zip drive
• CD-ROM
• 1.6 Gb EIDE HDD
• no sound
• whatever modem might have come with it in 1996
• no printer
• Win95, IE 4

At work:

• 3.06 GHz dual processor SuperMicro P4
• 2 Gb RAM
• 3 x 21" Viewsonic monitors
• NVidia (GForce?) triple video
• CD-RW
• Exabyte Mammoth 8 mm tape drive (not for b/u - that's via network server)
• Sound and speakers (I hardly ever use them)
• NIC is whatever the zippiest you could buy six months ago was
• 18 Gb SCSI HDD
• 137 Gb SCSI HDD
• 80 Gb removable EIDE HDD
• 40 Gb USB portable HDD
• Epson Expression XL 12.20" x 17.20" flatbed scanner
• Epson Stylus 1520 inkjet
• HP750c+ plotter
• Win 2000 Professional
• Some big ol' APC UPS

I guess I never was too geeky about it all...

[Rex Fenestrarum]

Since you asked:

My Home Box

Asus P4GE-V motherboard
P4-3.06GHz processor
1GB PC 2700 DDR RAM
GeForce 440MX AGP vid card w/128MB RAM
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz sound card (Woo-Hoo!! No Creative Labs crap in MY box!)
LiteOn 52x CD Burner, black
TDK 4x DVD Burner, black
WD 100GB 7200 RPM drive
WD 100GB 7200 RPM drive (another one)
WD 160GB 7200 RPM drive
Broadcom Integrated 10/100 NIC
19" Hitachi CM751 CRT Monitor (1600x1200)
IBM Model M keyboard (circa 1991)
Lexmark Optra E laser printer (circa 1997)
Nice black Antec server case with locking door
XP Pro (with SP2 beta)
Office 2003
SanDisk CF card reader

My Home Server
Abit BP-6 motherboard
Dual Celeron 466 processors
512MB RAM
80GB Maxtor hard drive
60GB IBM hard drive
Intel 10/100 Pro NIC
no monitor, keyboard or mouse (access via TS)
Windows Server 2003, running Exchange 2003

I also have another PC downstairs, a laptop and an iPaq. All of those access the network via a Linksys 802.11b FW\router with Road Runner 3.5Mbps down for Internet. Life is sweet!

[gotpasswords]

Heh... I forgot about what I use at work:

IBM Thinkpad T23
1.13 GHz
256 MB RAM
CD-ROM
Windows 2000 and an infectious rash of really funky security tools, some of which make Internet Explorer very fragile.

Also, I spend a lot of time in an elderly Sun Enterprise 250 Unix box that's listed as having a 50 MHz (I hope that's a typo!) processor and 2 GB of RAM. Happily it's pretty much EOL and due to be retired this year and replaced with something a bit more oomph.

[maleinblack]

Well my machine is 2 years old now and serves me very well.Here are the specs:

P4 1.8 Ghz,512 Megs Ram(to be 1 gig soon)
Intel 850 Mobo with onboard sound
80 GB HDD(40GB Seagate Barracuda+40GB Samsung 7200RPM)
GeForce 128MB Graphics card
ikey Super multimedia keyboard and Logitech optical mouse
52X CD rom Samsung and 48X ASUS cd burner
17 inch Viewsonic Monitor
Double boot with Win XP Pro and Win ME

[Lobsang]

Trigger's Broom:


Trigger: I've had the same broom for 14 years...


...It's had 9 new heads and 5 new handles.