Poll: Computers

[Jamanticus]

My main desktop (I have five working computers, and one inoperational) is looking rather outdated:

3.0GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+
Asus M2N-E SLI
XFX NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTS 320MB 560MHz (Yeah, that's the G80 8800GTS, which means that I get about 80% of the capability of an 8800GT)
500GB Samsung SpinPoint 7200RPM
2GB A-DATA DDR2-800 RAM
520W Corsair Modular ATX PSU
NEC DVD-/+RW drive
Windows XP SP2

I'll probably have to replace the CPU, mainboard, RAM, GPU and possibly the power supply next time I upgrade, unless I decide to make a brand new PC, in which case, you can add a DVD drive to that and a hard drive - and possibly a case, if I don't recycle one of my old ones.

Wow.... Sounds quite familiar....

My setup:

3.0GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+
Asus M2N SLI
BFG nVidia 8800GTX (used to have two of them until recently.....)
2x 80 gig Seagate hard drives in RAID STRIPE(no idea about any other info about them)
4GB of Corsair DDR2 RAM of some type or another
750 Watt power supply (no idea who made it and too lazy to reach 6 inches and look inside the computer)
DVD-/+RW drive
Windows Vista 32-Bit Home Premium Edition....SP2

I should think that both of us won't have to upgrade for a few years yet....Hopefully....

 

[stompy]

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I'm not going to laughing at you, becuase, until recently, I probably would've been the same. Hey, I'm still kinda in the dark about the intricacies of PC building, and am getting a friend to help me pick parts (parents are adament that a technician builds my computer).

Oh, and your CPU is better then mine too. I only have a 2.8GHz P4... does yours support Hyper-threading [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyper-threading]? (If you don't know how, and you use steam, go to the 'Help' section, and then, click on 'System Information'. It'll tell you whether or not your processor supports Hyper-threading.)

Unfortunately yes. Although just 3 hours ago I bought a monitor [a]http://www.benq.com.au/products/LCD/?product=1368[/a] for my 9600 so now I have a use for the DVI port on the back.

I congratulate you on the purchase, but I'm not too clear how you could have a 9600 on an AGP bus... unless you're referring to the Radeon 9600 series.

 

[Lord Krunk]

Is this where we get to post our pc specs?

Yeah, I intended this thread for that purpose, but with a heck of a lot of sub-topics as well. It's pretty much an all-round computer thread.

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I'm not going to laughing at you, becuase, until recently, I probably would've been the same. Hey, I'm still kinda in the dark about the intricacies of PC building, and am getting a friend to help me pick parts (parents are adament that a technician builds my computer).

Oh, and your CPU is better then mine too. I only have a 2.8GHz P4... does yours support Hyper-threading [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyper-threading]? (If you don't know how, and you use steam, go to the 'Help' section, and then, click on 'System Information'. It'll tell you whether or not your processor supports Hyper-threading.)

I'm not really in the dark about PC building, as I know how to put together/take apart a computer. However, I suck when it comes to naming stuff, and how the hardware actually works. Most computer jargon also whizzes over my head as well, in particular random acronyms and Graphics Card names.

 

[crimson5pheonix]

Is this where we get to post our pc specs?

Yeah, I intended this thread for that purpose, but with a heck of a lot of sub-topics as well. It's pretty much an all-round computer thread.

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I'm not going to laughing at you, becuase, until recently, I probably would've been the same. Hey, I'm still kinda in the dark about the intricacies of PC building, and am getting a friend to help me pick parts (parents are adament that a technician builds my computer).

Oh, and your CPU is better then mine too. I only have a 2.8GHz P4... does yours support Hyper-threading [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyper-threading]? (If you don't know how, and you use steam, go to the 'Help' section, and then, click on 'System Information'. It'll tell you whether or not your processor supports Hyper-threading.)

I'm not really in the dark about PC building, as I know how to put together/take apart a computer. However, I suck when it comes to naming stuff, and how the hardware actually works. Most computer jargon also whizzes over my head as well, in particular random acronyms and Graphics Card names.

P4=pentium 4. ANd hyper threading is a process that lets one computer core act like two. So a Pentium 4 single core chip with hyper threading is like a dual core.

 

[Lord Krunk]

Is this where we get to post our pc specs?

Yeah, I intended this thread for that purpose, but with a heck of a lot of sub-topics as well. It's pretty much an all-round computer thread.

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I'm not going to laughing at you, becuase, until recently, I probably would've been the same. Hey, I'm still kinda in the dark about the intricacies of PC building, and am getting a friend to help me pick parts (parents are adament that a technician builds my computer).

Oh, and your CPU is better then mine too. I only have a 2.8GHz P4... does yours support Hyper-threading [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyper-threading]? (If you don't know how, and you use steam, go to the 'Help' section, and then, click on 'System Information'. It'll tell you whether or not your processor supports Hyper-threading.)

I'm not really in the dark about PC building, as I know how to put together/take apart a computer. However, I suck when it comes to naming stuff, and how the hardware actually works. Most computer jargon also whizzes over my head as well, in particular random acronyms and Graphics Card names.

P4=pentium 4. ANd hyper threading is a process that lets one computer core act like two. So a Pentium 4 single core chip with hyper threading is like a dual core.

While I knew about what P4 was, Hyper-threading sounds awesome. I'm going to go and check it out.

 

[crimson5pheonix]

The 360's processors are hyper threaded. While it only has 3 cores, It's hyper threaded to act like it has 6. All of them at 3.2 GHz

Hyper threading isn't that good. While it's like having multiple cores, it cuts the number of transistors available to half.

 

[stompy]

I'm not really in the dark about PC building, as I know how to put together/take apart a computer. However, I suck when it comes to naming stuff, and how the hardware actually works. Most computer jargon also whizzes over my head as well, in particular random acronyms and Graphics Card names.

Sorry 'bout that. It seems we're opposites then, heh.

 

[Lord Krunk]

The 360's processors are hyper threaded. While it only has 3 cores, It's hyper threaded to act like it has 6. All of them at 3.2 GHz

Hyper threading isn't that good. While it's like having multiple cores, it cuts the number of transistors available to half.

Oh, ok, but it will make Source run more smoothly... right?

 

[Lord Krunk]

I'm not really in the dark about PC building, as I know how to put together/take apart a computer. However, I suck when it comes to naming stuff, and how the hardware actually works. Most computer jargon also whizzes over my head as well, in particular random acronyms and Graphics Card names.

Sorry 'bout that. It seems we're opposites then, heh.

Taking apart/Putting together computers is overrated. If you have 3 spare hours and some tools close by, a bit of experience can really work wonders.

 

[crimson5pheonix]

The 360's processors are hyper threaded. While it only has 3 cores, It's hyper threaded to act like it has 6. All of them at 3.2 GHz

Hyper threading isn't that good. While it's like having multiple cores, it cuts the number of transistors available to half.

Oh, ok, but it will make Source run more smoothly... right?

Maybe. The P4 hyper threading didn't go well so they stopped after that. I think they are picking it back up with core i7 where, with the larger number of transistors, it might work better. Of course this will be later itenerations so don't expect to find one right now.

 

[stompy]

Taking apart/Putting together computers is overrated. If you have 3 spare hours and some tools close by, a bit of experience can really work wonders.

Explain that to a man who has $1000 to lose and a slightly more expensive option that provides some kind of safety net. And stubborn, too.

 

[Lord Krunk]

Taking apart/Putting together computers is overrated. If you have 3 spare hours and some tools close by, a bit of experience can really work wonders.

Explain that to a man who has $1000 to lose and a slightly more expensive option that provides some kind of safety net. And stubborn, too.

Yeah, I know. But being the tight-ass that I am, It's helped me on several occasions. Especially when I got that new Graphics Card (that I mentioned earlier).

 

[Lord Krunk]

Before this thread sinks into the abyss, there are two questions of mine that haven't been answered. Could someone answer them for me? It would be a great help.

What's VSTi? Also; what's a VSTi sampler?

Also; what do sound cards do? What one is recommended?

I will post other questions and provide info on the computer I will ultimately be getting, after all, that's what this thread is for.

 

[perfectimo]

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I'm not going to laughing at you, becuase, until recently, I probably would've been the same. Hey, I'm still kinda in the dark about the intricacies of PC building, and am getting a friend to help me pick parts (parents are adament that a technician builds my computer).

Oh, and your CPU is better then mine too. I only have a 2.8GHz P4... does yours support Hyper-threading [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyper-threading]? (If you don't know how, and you use steam, go to the 'Help' section, and then, click on 'System Information'. It'll tell you whether or not your processor supports Hyper-threading.)

Unfortunately yes. Although just 3 hours ago I bought a monitor [a]http://www.benq.com.au/products/LCD/?product=1368[/a] for my 9600 so now I have a use for the DVI port on the back.

I congratulate you on the purchase, but I'm not too clear how you could have a 9600 on an AGP bus... unless you're referring to the Radeon 9600 series.

Yep, it's a 128mB 9600/X1050 card. I need a new build but I'm not too fussed because I don't have the money to at the moment.