Your Rig (Lets see them!)

[Slanzinger]

The computer stands at:

Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ (comes up as ~2 - 2.2 GHz)
Memory: 2GB DDR PC3200 (Upped from 1 as one of the old 512MB sticks was corrupt - would be 2.5 if the mobo supported having 3 sticks... apparently it's 1, 2 or 4 only)
Mobo: NForce KN1 SLI (ECS chipset, I believe)
OS: Windows XP SP3
Graphics: ATI Radeon X1600 (256MB)
Monitor: 22" Widescreen, native resolution 1680x1050
HDD: Samsung 300GB
1 DVD reader, 1 DVD writer
Realtek sound card (built in to motherboard), with a brilliant 4-speaker + subwoofer set (originally rubbishy 2-speaker+mini woofer - would not work unless volume set to a particular level, otherwise at least one channel would cut out)
RALink wireless card

Mostly prebuilt apart from the memory which took 2 years to diagnose and replace...
And the task manager apparently didn't realise that I had a dual-core processor until the first time I reformatted the PC.

While we're on the subject (maybe a little off topic) - how do I get Halo to run in a widescreen resolution? At the moment, 1680x1050 does not appear in the list (just 1200x1600, which is unsupported by the monitor)
I think I'm using 13something x something else for Halo. It's just that using a 4:3 resolution on a 16:10 monitor causes everything to be in stretch-o-vision, and 16:9 resolutions make text input invisible and output odd.
Any ideas?

[ÂmÐ]

CPU: Q6600@3.6 ghz G0 stepping
CPU Cooler: Xigmatek S1283
Mobo: Asus P5Q Deluxe
Hard drive: Main:WD640AAKS x2 (raid0) Storage: Seagate 500 gb, Hitachi 250gb
RAM: G.Skill 4 gb (2gbx2)
Videocard: eVga 8800gt
PSU: OCZ 520watt powerstream
OS: Vista Ultimate SP1 x64
Sound card: Asus Xonar DX PCI-E
Headset: Sennheiser PC350
Internet: Cox Cable Premium Package (10 down, 1 up)
Monitor: Samsung 2253BW (22") + Samsung 915N (19")
Mouse: Logitech G5
Keyboard: Saitek Eclipse

[ThE BrIcK]

FYI: There are some pretty nice GAMING notebooks ("laptop" is SOOOO five minutes ago!  ) that won't break the bank, and I'm not just talking about the high-end ones by Alienware and the like!...

Actually, i saw THIS in a flier. It looks like a great bang for your buck.

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[Max]

That's a desktop?

[MrMxyzptlk]

FYI: There are some pretty nice GAMING notebooks ("laptop" is SOOOO five minutes ago!  ) that won't break the bank, and I'm not just talking about the high-end ones by Alienware and the like!...

Actually, i saw THIS in a flier. It looks like a great bang for your buck.

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He wants a notebook computer with gaming ability....

[ThE BrIcK]

FYI: There are some pretty nice GAMING notebooks ("laptop" is SOOOO five minutes ago!  ) that won't break the bank, and I'm not just talking about the high-end ones by Alienware and the like!...

Actually, i saw THIS in a flier. It looks like a great bang for your buck.

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He wants a notebook computer with gaming ability....

I didn't say I wanted a notebook. I said I might get one FROM the school. Sorry that i didn't clarify that before. However a notebook would be nice.

[#PNP#SLAYER]

Ok... I bought this stuff so that I could play Crysis on all high settings... so it's a little excessive for Halo, but I enjoy watching the FPS go in the 500's, so I don't care that I just wasted a whole lot of money.  I still go and do Crysis MP every once in a while to remind myself that I'm pathetic at slayer, so it wasn't a total loss.

Antec 900 case, (I put sound dampening material all over the inside)
EVGA 780i motherboard
Intel Q6600 2.4GHz quad-core
Arctic Freezer 7 Pro (I can OC the processor to 4.0GHz, running under full load it goes to 42C.  I love it!)
Intel 370GB hard drive (for slow programs and word processing, etc.)
Western Digital Caviar 320GB hard drive (not all that fast, but it's plenty)
2 x MSI NVidia 8800 GTS 512MB (G92) graphics cards (which NOW WORK!!!! they didn't until yesterday!)
Creative X-Fi XtremeGamer sound card
Antec 850Watt power supply

...And those are the main attractions.  For some reason, the NVidia drivers were faulty for the MSI type of video cards, (they are PCI-E 2.0, not regular PCI-E), so I couldn't do SLI with a 3D program for longer than 2 seconds without artifacts.  That was before their newest driver, but now the problem is fixed, so I'm happy.  However, there is one strange thing going on, still.  When I start up Crysis (it's the only game with this issue), during the logos, they play at a very slow rate, maybe 1/2 speed.  (not a big deal.)  But after installing the 1.2.1 patch (and the 1.2 before it), there was, and is, a high-pitched humming/whistling sound from inside the computer.  I'm positive that it's not from the speakers, it's from inside.  This never happened before I installed the patches, and I'm rather clueless as to how a slight program modification can make computer hardware oscillate.  Any ideas?

[Tåndêm]

Copy/pasted from my XFire page

Manufacturer:     
Shuttle Inc
Processor:    
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2.2GHz
Memory:    
960MB RAM
Hard Drive:    
30 GB
Video Card:    
NVIDIA GeForce 6100
Monitor:    
Plug and Play Monitor
Sound Card:    
Realtek AC97 Audio
Speakers/Headphones:    
Keyboard:    
Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse:    
PS/2 Compatible Mouse
Mouse Surface:    
Operating System:    
Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Motherboard:    
Computer Case:    

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My current system has:
* Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 CPU 2.13 GHz
* Intel Desktop Board DP965LT
* Aspire Dicovery Mid-Tower
* 500 Watt
* 2048MB PC3200 DDR / PC4200 DDR2
* 300GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8M Cache 7200RPM
* Sony 16X DVD+R/+RW CD-R/RW Dual Layer
* 1.44 Floppy Drive
* 56K Internal V.92 Data/Fax Modem
* Creative Sound Blaster X-FI Platinum 24-Bit
* Stereo Speaker 5.1 with Subwoofer
* NVIDIA GeForce 7950GX2 1GB 16X PCI-E (upgraded to 8800 GTS) But I so love my 7950
* Logitech Elite Internet Keyboard and Mouse
* Windows XP Home Edition
* Microsoft Office 2003 Pro  (upgraded to 2007 pro)
* 802.11 B/G Wireless PCI
* 7-in-1 Memory Card Reader
* 19” Viewsonic VA930M LCD Display

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AND....

Notebook

*     Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 CPU 2.66 GHz
*    4096MB PC5300 667Mhz DDR2 (Require 64-Bit Vista)
*    250GB SATA-150 3.0b/s 8M Cache 5400RPM
*    Dual Nvidia GeForce 8800M GTX 512MB
*    8x SuperDrive (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
*    Display: 17 in. WUXGA (1920x1200)
Hard Core Gamer with Intel Extreme and NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX w/ 512MB

[Ben-BSH]

Ok, My baby

*Core2Duo E4600 2.4Ghz
*2GB Corsair XMS2 800mhz DDR2 4-4-4-12
*Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3 (Gamers Choice)
*BFG Nvidia 9800GTX (OCE Edition) <-- I LOVE
*Antec 900 Modded (Slightly)
*Hitachi Deskstar 320GB
*Liteon DVD Multi Drive
*LG Gaming Flatron L197WH Wide screen 19' TFT 2ms Response
*Saitek Eclipse 2 Keyboard
*A4 Tech X-750BF Gaming Mouse 2500 dpi
*Fujitsu Siemens Speakers
*Creative Fatal1ty Gaming Headset

a MASSIVE Thanks to ALL those that helped me in the process of building this.

Pictures...

This is the Baby, Light on.


Light Off..


Insides


~BFM_Ben

[Tango1]

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Dell XPS 400, Pentium® D Processor 920 (2.8GHz, 800FSB),
3 GB 4200 DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz,
80 GB Hard Drive (7200RPM)internal, 160 GB HD external
16x DVD, 16x DVD +/-RW Rom Drive,
256MB PCI Express X-16
(DVI/VGA/TV-out) nVidia GeForce 6800,
Creative Fatality 2020 Laser gaming mouse,
2400 cpi HD-Lazer Engine, 6.4 Megapixel Per Second Tracking
Tracks up to 20g's of movement acceleration,
Logitech WingMan Formula Force GP Wheel with Pedals
Logitech WingMan Extreme Digital 3D Joystick w/Throttle
Sound Blaster® Audigy®2 ZS Card
With Dolby 5.1 and IEEE 1394,
Creative Sound Blaster 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers,
20 inch SP2008WFP Widescreen Flat Panel Display with Webcam
1680 x 1050 native resolution, 2 millisecond response time
2000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, High Definition (HD)
17 inch Ultrasharp 1707DP Digital Flat Panel (Second monitor)
Genuine Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition,
MicroSoft Office Proffesional Edition,
HP Officejet 6310 All-in-One Printer.
Pictures are before I added the 20 in widescreen.






As you see, its also my StarWars collection room. Whats in here is about 1/4 of what I have collected. The rest is in boxes stored away.

[Chef]

Ok, My baby

*Core2Duo E4600 2.4Ghz
*2GB Corsair XMS2 800mhz DDR2 4-4-4-12
*Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3 (Gamers Choice)
*BFG Nvidia 9800GTX (OCE Edition) <-- I LOVE
*Antec 900 Modded (Slightly)
*Hitachi Deskstar 320GB
*Liteon DVD Multi Drive
*LG Gaming Flatron L197WH Wide screen 19' TFT 2ms Response
*Saitek Eclipse 2 Keyboard
*A4 Tech X-750BF Gaming Mouse 2500 dpi
*Fujitsu Siemens Speakers
*Creative Fatal1ty Gaming Headset

a MASSIVE Thanks to ALL those that helped me in the process of building this.

Pictures...

This is the Baby, Light on.


Light Off..


Insides


~BFM_Ben

     get a mop 

i want one so bad XD looks awsome !

[Đstroyr]

Awesome...

[MrMxyzptlk]

Ok, My baby

*Core2Duo E4600 2.4Ghz
*2GB Corsair XMS2 800mhz DDR2 4-4-4-12
*Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3 (Gamers Choice)
*BFG Nvidia 9800GTX (OCE Edition) <-- I LOVE
*Antec 900 Modded (Slightly)
*Hitachi Deskstar 320GB
*Liteon DVD Multi Drive
*LG Gaming Flatron L197WH Wide screen 19' TFT 2ms Response
*Saitek Eclipse 2 Keyboard
*A4 Tech X-750BF Gaming Mouse 2500 dpi
*Fujitsu Siemens Speakers
*Creative Fatal1ty Gaming Headset

a MASSIVE Thanks to ALL those that helped me in the process of building this.

Pictures...

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~BFM_Ben

FINALLY!




GJ, Ben!