Your Rig (Lets see them!)

[Boogieman]

lol yes.. 1.3 megapixel camera phone.. nwo i have a better one.. i can re take em lol.. samsung glyde = bad pictures lol.

[ËQINÖX]

Nice systems
here is my curent setup

CPU: Phenom II x3 2.6GHz / unlocked to Phenom II x4 2.6GHz

CPU COOLER: ZALMAN CNPS9900NT (keeps the CPU temp at around 12c in idle and around 16c under load see pic)

MOTHERBOARD: Gigabyte GA-MA74GM-S2H

RAM: 4GIG PNY DDR2 1066MHz gamer spec

GRAPHICS CARD: PNY GEFORCE GT240 1GIG

SOUND CARD: Creative SB X-Fi Xtreme Audio

HARD DRIVE: G,SKILL PHOENIX PRO   SSD (solid state drive)  SATA2 120GIG  / Speed= Read= 285MB, Write= 275MB / controler= SandForce

PSU: iCute Modularized 600W

KEYBOARD: Microsoft Sidwinder X4 Gamer

MOUSE: CYBORG R.A.T.3

HEAD SET: Plantronics GameCom 367

CASE FANS: 190mm blue on the front / 120mm blue on the rear / 120mm blue in the PSU

Insulation: Akasa Sound and vibration absorbtion case lineing

[Bleach]

According to XFire -

Processor:   
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 950 @ 3.07GHz (8 CPUs), ~2.7GHz
Memory:   
6144MB RAM
Hard Drive:   
79 GB Intel SSD + 2.5TB WD Green Hard Drive
Video Card:   
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
Monitor:   
Samsung SyncMaster 2243SWX + Samsung SyncMaster 206BW
Sound Card:   
Speakers (USB PnP Sound Device)
Speakers/Headphones:   
TekNMotion Pulsewave Headphones
Keyboard:   
Logitech G15
Mouse:   
Logitech Performance MX
Mouse Surface:   
Smooth
Operating System:   
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
Motherboard:   
EVGA 141-BL-E757
Computer Case:   
Antec P180


I built it just before I went off to college. I absolutely love it. Win7 gives me a Base Score of 7.0 (CPU is the lowest)

[Bleak]

^Wait, how exactly do you have a lo score on an i7!?

[Boogieman]

7.0 actually isnt that low.. and from what im guessing its probably not over clocked or anything? but i do know the AMD 970 gets a windows 7 score of 7.4 our of box

[ËQINÖX]

7.0 actually isnt that low.. and from what im guessing its probably not over clocked or anything? but i do know the AMD 970 gets a windows 7 score of 7.4 our of box

yeh 7.0 isnt bad however compareing that to my old phenom ii x3 unlocked to  x4 that gets a score of 6.6 thats only 0.4 of an improvment not alot when you see it that way.

yep the AMD 970 is way more powerfull and the reson for this is the i7 950 is only a 4 core prossesor but it has 4 vurtial cores ( not pysical ones ) now in theory you would think this more powerfull however all i7 cpu,s are throtled back so they can have the so called turbo boost feature that for a short time runs the chip at is full potential but for 95% of the time its running at the lower speed and its not even something you can disable were as the AMD 970 runs at its top speed at all times granted amd have coolnquiet but you can disable that in the bios

[Trael]

Got 5 Server PC's t'day for free(Thank you craigslist )

I think they're really old IBM's(unsure though Lol)
But yeah, They are slloooooow Thats why they're going to be servers

[Bleach]

7.0 actually isnt that low.. and from what im guessing its probably not over clocked or anything? but i do know the AMD 970 gets a windows 7 score of 7.4 our of box

yeh 7.0 isnt bad however compareing that to my old phenom ii x3 unlocked to  x4 that gets a score of 6.6 thats only 0.4 of an improvment not alot when you see it that way.

yep the AMD 970 is way more powerfull and the reson for this is the i7 950 is only a 4 core prossesor but it has 4 vurtial cores ( not pysical ones ) now in theory you would think this more powerfull however all i7 cpu,s are throtled back so they can have the so called turbo boost feature that for a short time runs the chip at is full potential but for 95% of the time its running at the lower speed and its not even something you can disable were as the AMD 970 runs at its top speed at all times granted amd have coolnquiet but you can disable that in the bios

The "Turboboost" is a great feature. It may seem counter-productive to have the chip underclocked on a daily basis, but it easily (and without any user input) ramps up to full power when it is required.

Think of it as saving energy while not really having an affect on the user.




And ye, I haven't OC'd it. I've yet to find a good guide and I'm somewhat afraid of trying it out. Don't want a hunk of molten metal sitting in my case

[·WídgêT·]

I have a new machine finally!!


Dell Inc.   
Studio XPS 16
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 450 @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.4GHz
6144MB RAM   
304 GB Hard Drive
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4670
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_gdr.100618-1621)

[HLN Rockhpc]

I'd have to say that most of these systems probably run Halo PC pretty well =]

I need to get a new PC to run Diablo III, but it's so expensive.  D=

I'd build it myself from individual parts, but it's still expensive if I get something that's going to last me as long as this PC has.

[MrMxyzptlk]

I'd have to say that most of these systems probably run Halo PC pretty well =]

I need to get a new PC to run Diablo III, but it's so expensive.  D=

I'd build it myself from individual parts, but it's still expensive if I get something that's going to last me as long as this PC has.

FYI - something I've said here before but can no longer find:

If you keep and use the same computer for three years, you've gotten your money back out of it.  (I.e. It's depreciated to zero.)  Every DAY you use it beyond that you're "making money" off of it.

I usually build myself a new machine every four or five years.

Note: This all depends on whether I see a PC "sweet spot" is coming up.  That's when I see any two of mobos/GAs/CPUs a good step up, but now "commoditized" and two new developments in general technology - usu [disk/storage] device speeds and PCI-E. Then I design and build a machine that's basically "one step BELOW" the latest and greatest of everything.  hence I usually get all my components on sale/clearance and can build a pretty beefy - albeit "just-out-of-date," cutting-edge-wise machine. see here for latest example.

FYI: I've just recently begun looking/considering my next machine, since USB 3.0 is now commodity and I've seen this mobo, although it will likely NOT be the mobo that I end up choosing, it has the advanced feature set that raises the first flag for "it's time to start looking around" for me now.

[TUR80]

dell inspiron
i5 processor
640gb hdd
4gb ram
intel hd graphics
windows seven

[Max]

Case: Antec Nine Hundred
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD3 LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX
Processor: Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core
Hard drive: Western Digital VelociRaptor 300 GB 10,000 rpm, Samsung 1TB SATA 7,200 rpm
RAM: 8GB DDR3 (2 x 4GB) G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 240-Pin 1333
Video card: EVGA GeForce GTX 470 (Fermi) 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5
Sound Card: HT | OMEGA STRIKER 7.1 PCI
Power Supply: Corsair CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V
Monitors: Samsung 23" 2ms 1920x1080 (Primary) and Samsung 22" 2ms 1680x1050 (Secondary)
Mouse: Razer Mamba
Keyboard: Razer Black Widow
Headset: Creative Fatal1ty
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate x64

[Đstroyr]

Max I haven"t figured how to ALT-CODE  2 thumbs up buddy. Looks really stout so you can dominate even more. Just turn off the hax lil bro. LOL

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[ËQINÖX]

Rig update!

Case~ Custom

Cpu~ Phenom II X4 2.6Ghz OC 2.9Ghz

Mobo~ Gigabyte

Memory~ 6gig DDR" 1066 Gamer Spec

Graphics Card~ Zotac GeForce GTX 260

Sound Card~ Creative SB X-Fi Xtreme Audio

Hard Drive~ Gskill SSD 120gig

Keyboard~ Microsoft X4

Mouse~ Cyborg R.A.T 3

Headset~ Creative FATAL1TY

Monitors~ 24" Packardbell 1920x1080 LED 2ms (primary) and a wall mounted 22" CHIMEI LCD 1680x1050 5ms (secondary)