I love my PC thread

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dualmeister

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Morning,

How much do you just love the PC you built :p

It's almost 2.5 years now since I built my current rig.

Basic specs: Core i7 920, 6GB DDR3 1600MHz, ASUS P6T Deluxe, Radeon 4850 (I don't play games anymore) + Windows 7 (64).

At the time the Core i7 had just been released and cost me a small fortune. However, looking back at how much performance it still offers it was worth every cent.

At one point when there felt like something could be a little quicker, along came more affordable solid state drives. My current Corsair F60 for OS flies and finally I have caught onto why people use software RAM-Drives as well for temp files.

It increases the life span of your SSD drive and offers some insane speeds :p
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I multitask a lot and have yet to max out this system. Can't image having to upgrade anything anytime soon, except to USB3 and SATA 6 GB/s (when the new gen SSD's become more affordable that is).

Otherwise ... loving it :D
 
same my i7 like a year old, and still running like a dream

i7 920 @4ghz ,h50 cooled
6gig ddr1600
gigabyte x58a-ud5
hd 6950 unlocked
ocz vertex 2 100gb for os.

only sad thing is if work on any other pc you irritating because its so slow , compared to yours :P

think i will get amd bulldozer next, i am guy love to have allot of cpu cores for nothing :P
 
my pc is my wife.... specs in sig

lol . . . im serious
 
Man I love my PC, it's the first one I've built myself the rest were built by friends.
When I get enough money to upgrade I'm going to get into watercooling and do a full custom loop.
 
I love my PC's << not just a single one ;)

Gaming PC:
i7 940 @ 2.93GHz - TRUE cooler in push/pull configuration
6GB DDR3 1600
Asus P6T Deluxe v2
2x MSI GTX 460 Cyclone 1GB OC
Asus Xonar DX
120GB G.Skill Phoenix SSD
1.5TB Seagate HDD
Corsair AX850
Win7 x64 Home Premium

Laptop:
Dell Inspiron 9400 (C2D T7200 @ 2GHz, 120GB HDD, ATI Mobility x1400, 4GB RAM (3.25GB usable), 17" LCD @ 1920x1200)
Win7 x64 Ultimate

Low powered server/HTPC:
Zotac ZT-NM10-BE (Intel Atom D510 (1.6GHz dual core with HT), Gigabit LAN & Wireless N)
1.5TB Green drive (5900rpm)
Ubuntu 10.10 x64 with MikroTik RouterOS running in VirtualBox

I've moved my temporary folders from the SSD to the HDD, so I think I should also create a RAM drive - like I've done at my office :D
 
I sold the pc that i love the most and now i miss it...:cry:

wont buy one until AMD Bulldozer gets released, then i will have to decide, AMD or Intel.
 
I love my pc because it just does... Everything :D Obviously not as great as some guys here but it packs a punch and the storage is to die for with more on the way :)

edit: And it's the first pc I ever built myself

Specs in sig
 
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Still love my Q6600. 3.4GHz, Primed at 60'C in summer. 5 - 6 years later. Still eats anything I throw at it.
 
I love my pc, but I'm thinking of upgrading the PSU to a Corsair HX750W

I'm also not really happy at the amount of noise my GPU makes while gaming, so maybe a gpu cooler is needed..

...and I need a new keyboard, mouse, mouse pad and headphones, they kinda worn out :D
 
Still going strong, but the time has come to get a laptop.
Intel Q9400 @ 2.66 GHz
Asus P5N-D
Corsair XMS2 DDR 2 800Mhz (x2)
ASUS ENGTS 250 DK x2 (SLI)
Various HDDS (totalling 1,08 TB)
Running Windows 7 Ulitmate x64
Coolermaster Elite 310 (sigh)

Can any1 tell me what it might be worth though?
 
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My poor pc is in limbo just being used for media streaming at the moment, I sold my gfx card :(

AMD 965, Corsair 4GB, Corsair HX650, 500GB os drive, 2TB media drive, HP w2207h.

I am confident that when bf3 comes out can just chuck in a new gfx card and it will own again.
Wouldn't mind a SSD and a nice IPS 1920x1200 LCD.
 
I will love my pc end of April
I7 2600, Asus P8H67, 2X4GB RAM, CM 690 II, VTX3D 6850, OCZ 60GB Vertex 2 SSD, Corsair GS600, Zalman Perfoma, 1 or 2 TB HDD.

Can't wait.
 
i'm in the same situation as you Fuma, just waiting for my next upgrade

HAF-X, Corsair HX1000W PSU, i7 2600K, Maximus IV Extreme Mobo, Corsair H70 Cooler, 16GB DDR3, 4870X2 and perhaps a 120GB SSD

I just need around R8000 =D
 
PC's are my Achilles heel ;)

Main Gaming Rig:
i7 2600K
4gig OCZ Reapers
Asus P8P67 Pro
2 X 500gig sata2 + 1X 750gig sata2
XFX GTX280 XXX (Oc'd ed)
CM 600W Silent M Pro
CM HAF 922
CM V6GT cooler
Win 7 Ulti X64
MS Sidewinder X8 mouse
Sammy 23"

2nd Gaming Rig (Wifes)
Q6600 2.4ghz
3gig DDR2-800 (with win 7 X86)
HD4890
1tb HDD
CM Hyper 212+ Cooler
MS Sidewinder X8 mouse
Sammy 23"

3rd PC (Son's - 4yrs old)
i3 540 (i think)
gtx240
2gig Ram
550gig HDD
Win Vista X86
Logitech MX518 mouse
Sammy 23"

HTPC
AMD 2.8 Dual core
2gig Ram
mini case
1tb HDD
Asus M3/HDMI mobo
Win 7 Ulti X64
Philips FHD 47" LCD

one old Toshiba 1.6 celeron laptop with 2gig ram & win 7 on it...
 
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Yeah.. I love my little PC that could..

AMD 1055t
4GB Ram
AMD 5850 1GB(Reference)
Msi790fx-gd70
Corsair 750W power supply.. TX I think.
Samsung 23"
Sony Hi-fi as speakers
Sennheiser HD485 as headphones
Logitech G15 keyboard
Gigabyte m8000 xtreme mouse
 
I have a love/hate relationship with my pc's!

Hate that I have to use them for so much tedious work..

My latest arrival: :love:
Asus P8P67 Deluxe rev B3
Intel i7-2600K
G.Skill 2x4GB DDR 3 1600 (F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL)
MSI HD 6970 2GB
G.Skill Phoenix Pro 120GB SSD
Corsair HX750

UPS, and additional surge protection plug, for additional surge protection. (Everything is connected to the UPS via a nice multiplug with switches, the kind which you can't find in the shops anymore)
Dual TN monitors (22" + 19")
Logitech G110 Keyboard
Logitech Extreme 3D Pro Joystick
Steelseries Ikari mouse
Altec Lansing FX6021 speakers
Steelseries 5H V2 headphones, with optional USB soundcard
 
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my PC specs

Intel Q9450 @ 3.2Hz Zalman CNPS9700
MSI GTX280 OC edition
4GB DDR2 1066MHz RAM
6TB HDD space
60GB OCZ Vertex 2 SSD
Corsair TX650W
Cooler master Sniper case
Logitech x530 headset
Steelseries Siberia v2 usb headset
Logitech G15 keyboard
Steelseries ikari laser mouse



Bought it about +-3 Years Ago. I can run Crysis on extreme just have to set the AA and Anistrophic filter to off. Can also play NFS shift 2 on full graphics with AA on full and Anistrophic filter on full. The only downside is Directx 11 support, just waiting for the next Nvidia cards to be released then I will upgrade my Graphics card. For the most part my pc still running my games super smooth.
 
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