What do run with your home PC?

GodFather · September 16, 2009

Thought I'd create this topic to see what all you business guys/girls are running for your Home PC(s). It can be for work, at home, play, have multiple PC's for both work and play etc etc.

Please link/thumbnail pics that way we can tell if you're telling the truth about those Core i7 Extremes, 2x GTX 295's bla bla. & Tell us what you use that PC for.

Have fun!

GodFather · September 16, 2009

I'll post first

Case: Antec 1200

CPU: Core 2 Quad Q9450 2.66ghz @ 3.8ghz

CPU Cooler: Zerotherm Nirvana 120mm

MoBo: Gigabye GA-EP45-UD3P Crossfire Enabled

RAM: 4gb Corsair Dominators 1066mhz

GPU: 2x Sapphire ATI 4870's 1gb each (2gb total)

PSU: Corsair 750watt TX

HDD: 2x Western Digital 640gb

Monitor: 1x 24inch Asus 1920x1080p 1x 19inch Hanns-G 1400x900

Keyboard: Saitek Eclipse

Mouse: Razer Death Adder

Images:

Side View

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h224/dylanriggs4/0806091659.jpg

3DMark score:

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h224/dylanriggs4/Untitled2.jpg

Upgraded 1:

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h224/dylanriggs4/105_1060.jpg

Upgraded 2:

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h224/dylanriggs4/105_1061.jpg

4870's:

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h224/dylanriggs4/105_1062.jpg

Motherboard:

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h224/dylanriggs4/0708090153.jpg

Desktop:

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h224/dylanriggs4/0806091702.jpg

Inside:

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h224/dylanriggs4/0708090132.jpg

That's it

*note* Some of these pics were taken with my Cell phone camera, so they might be a little blury

Now what do I do?

I'm a Computer Builder Enthusiast. I usually love to have the latest and greatest, but haven't had the chance to upgrade to the newer Core i7 systems. I'm waiting for the 2nd version of core i7's to release in 3-4 months and then depending on the price and performance of those I might wait for SandyBridge to release (6core bla bla) To me, upgrading to the core i7 right off the bat from my Q9450 just isn't worth it. Nothing I do would stress it enough anyways

I play games (mainly just TF2 because of my Gaming Community) and I do a lot Web Development. Other then that, I have a beastly PC that really isn't needed, but what's the hobby without all the $ involved

trancemode · September 16, 2009

I took off some parts from my comp since i had to make some & found out i didn't need it anymore. $

but ..

Case: Thermaltake Xasier IV Red/Black

CPU: Intel I7 920 OC

CPU Cooler: Coolermaster V8

GPU : BFG nVidia GTX 295

HDD: 300GB Western Digital 10000RPM VelociRaptor & 500GB Maxtor 7200 HDD

Mobo: eVGA X58 SLI

Rams: G.Skillz DDR3 1600MHZ 6GB (was running 12GB but not anymore)

Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster 2233RZ 22" 120HZ LCD w/ Nvidia 3D Vision &

1 32" LCD LG TV 1080p for my pRon* lolol

PSU: Antec True Quattro Power 1000Watts

Soundcard: Creative X-Fi Fata1tly Pro Series Titanium

Keyboard: Logitech G19

Mouse: Logitech G9

Headset: Sennhesier PC 350 G4ME

I'll make sure to get some pictures up tonight since im busy atm .

how come OP didn't post his? lol

I use my system for hardcore gaming , HD pRon* (just kidding), and just some blu-ray movies. and also some business work.

HGN-Daniel · September 16, 2009

Nothing special for me.

Case: NZXT Tempest

Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R

CPU: E8400

RAM: 4gb (2x2gb) Mushkin 1066

GPU: EVGA GTX 260 216 SC

HDD: 640GB + 750GB Western Digital Caviar Black

Monitor: 25.5" Asus

PSU: Corsair 650W

Keyboard: G15

Mouse: MX518

Headset: Cheap plantronics headset

OS: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit

Not going to upgrade until i7 motherboards are much cheaper.

Santino Cid · September 16, 2009

First System:

Motherboard: ASUS P5K Deluxe/WiFi

CPU: Intel Q9550 Yorkfield 2.83GHz

RAM: Corsair Dominator 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066

HDDs: 64GB SSD, 2 x 160GB WD

GFX: Radeon HD3870

Monitors: Samsung 226BW 22" WS, Wise Wing 19"

OS: Windows XP Professional x64

Second System: (Only used for VPN to Datacenter)

Motherboard: ABIT AB9 Pro

CPU: Intel E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz

RAM: Corsair Dominator 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800

HDD: 160GB WD

GFX: Radeon X550

Monitor: Wise Wing 19"

OS: Windows XP Professional x64

GodFather · September 16, 2009

Trace: I was the original poster hehe. Just didn't post mine in the same post.

${-SMAKU-}_MotorMouth$ · September 16, 2009

I'm able to play Crysis series, AA3, rFactor, ASR, NetKar Pro, COD4, Cod WaW, FarCry2, Medal of Honor Airborne and Stalker Clear Sky on max settings.

A full DVD only take 6 minutes to make.

Movie editing is a dream now, it takes almost no time to compile and present.

Case: Thermaltake SwordM ATX Full Tower Liquid Cooling Computer Case

CPU: Core i7 920 2.66GHz @ 4.2ghz

CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Liquid Cooling

MoBo: ASUS P6T LGA 1366 Intel X58

RAM: Patriot Viper 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 O/C'd to 1600

GPU: Sapphire ATi 4870x2 2GB

PSU: XCLIO GREATPOWER 1200W

HDD: 2x Seagate Barracuda 500GB in Raid 0

Soundcard: Creative X-Fi MusicXtream

Monitor: SCEPTRE X24WG-1080P Black 24" 2ms 1920x1200

Keyboard: Saitek Gamers Keyboard

Mouse: Sunbeam wired Optical FireLine Mouse

CPU-Z Validator

My desktop with CPUz and bios settings.

http://hostilecontactfiles.com/MotorMouth/Pics/PC/Untitled.jpg

Here are some pictures of my PC.

http://hostilecontactfiles.com/MotorMouth/Pics/PC/inside%20view.JPG

http://hostilecontactfiles.com/MotorMouth/Pics/PC/mobo.JPG

http://hostilecontactfiles.com/MotorMouth/Pics/PC/side%20view.JPG

http://hostilecontactfiles.com/MotorMouth/Pics/PC/backview.JPG

tehrichie · September 16, 2009

I'm able to play Crysis series, AA3, rFactor, ASR, NetKar Pro, COD4, Cod WaW, FarCry2, Medal of Honor Airborne and Stalker Clear Sky on max settings.

A full DVD only take 6 minutes to make.

Movie editing is a dream now, it takes almost no time to compile and present.

Case: Thermaltake SwordM ATX Full Tower Liquid Cooling Computer Case
CPU: Core i7 920 2.66GHz @ 4.2ghz
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Liquid Cooling
MoBo: ASUS P6T LGA 1366 Intel X58
RAM: Patriot Viper 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 O/C'd to 1600
GPU: Sapphire ATi 4870x2 2GB
PSU: XCLIO GREATPOWER 1200W
HDD: 2x Seagate Barracuda 500GB in Raid 0
Monitor: SCEPTRE X24WG-1080P Black 24" 2ms 1920x1200
Keyboard: Saitek Gamers Keyboard
Mouse: Sunbeam wired Optical FireLine Mouse

CPU-Z Validator

My desktop with CPUz and bios settings.
http://hostilecontactfiles.com/MotorMouth/Pics/PC/Untitled.jpg

Here are some pictures of my PC.
http://hostilecontactfiles.com/MotorMouth/Pics/PC/inside%20view.JPG

http://hostilecontactfiles.com/MotorMouth/Pics/PC/mobo.JPG

http://hostilecontactfiles.com/MotorMouth/Pics/PC/side%20view.JPG

http://hostilecontactfiles.com/MotorMouth/Pics/PC/backview.JPG

That thing is like a transformer

Jesse · September 16, 2009

Some prices/date of purchase would be interesting too!

GodFather · September 16, 2009

Spent $1000 on mine some 4-6months ago. Granted when I build a PC I upgrade right when something else comes out (as long as it's worth it) I really spent over $5,000 on my PC all together, but I just resell my parts when they are worth a dime or two

When I first built my Home PC. It was E6750, 2gigs ram, Radeon 3850 and a Raidmax Sagitta case, vista home premium 32bit. Since then I've just sold/traded and haven't really spent any money out of my pocket to obtain the new hardware. I won a 680i motherboard (was high end and newer at the time) from a UBI Knockout Tournament for a game I used to play. I sold the brand new 680i and the E6750 to a friend, and got myself the Q9450 the day of launch ( I still had the GA-p35-ds3L as a backup)

Since then, I've upgraded to a Radeon 4850 for good grades in college (love my parents sometimes ), the Antec 1200 ( I got that for Christmas). Birthday money I used to buy 4gb of Crucial ballistix tracers, Then I sold my modded xbox 360 and the 32 inch TV during college (never had time to actually play the 360 nor watch TV) so I used that money to buy the new parts of the hard drives, the ram etc. Then I sold my old parts (GA-p35-ds3l, the 4850, older Antec 650 watt PSU the crucial ram) to my roomate in college, and used that money to upgrade to the 4870's and the EP45-UD3P and the Corsair 750watt TX + the monitor.

He built a nice system for 500$ and I upgraded my system to (at the time) 2400$ system for my same budget of under $1100 lol.

I was debating on getting a Nvidia 750i and 2x GTX 260 core 216's. But the mobo I got is far better then the 750i and the graphic cards are same performance as the 216's.

Took the ATI route and to be honest, it's really worked out for me.

I'm glad the Core i7 is working out for you. My friend had the core i7 from a Q9550 and sent the parts back. Said it was useless for what he did (which was just games and download)

JasonF · September 17, 2009

Case - Cooler Master STACKER, Full ATX, black

CPU - AMD Phenom 9950 2.6GHz Quad Core

Mobo - ASUS M2N68-AM

RAM - 3GB Corsair XMS DDR2 800

1st HDD - 500 GB Seagate SATA

2nd HDD - 250 GB Seagate SATA

3rd HDD - 250 GB Seagate SATA

Vid Card - Sapphire HD 4870 512MB

Power Supply - 700W Seasonic modular power supply

Samsung DVD R+/- Burner

Sony DVD-ROM

Creative xTremeMusic sound card

${-SMAKU-}_MotorMouth$ · September 17, 2009

That thing is like a transformer

Assembled it weights 100 lbs, the case alone is 75 lbs. It's all aluminum, the only plastic are the buttons.

Everything except the soundcard, mouse and keyboard costs $2341.46 delivered. All was bought from newegg.com

GodFather · September 17, 2009

Dang, that's one heavy PC.

How is the thermaltake water cooling doing for you? Heard to many bad things about Thermaltake's water cooling. (more so the pumps are epic fail)

${-SMAKU-}_MotorMouth$ · September 17, 2009

I've had it for 7 months so far it's been working for me.

HIS-MOTHER · September 17, 2009

Too tired to type. Copy paste heh..


      Machine name: MOTHER2
  Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.090206-1234)
          Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: XFX68L
      System Model: XFX Nforce 680i LT
              BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
         Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU    Q6600  @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs)
            Memory: 2046MB RAM
         Page File: 841MB used, 3097MB available
       Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
   DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: None
    DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.5512 32bit Unicode

------------



---------------
Display Devices
---------------
       Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS
    Manufacturer: NVIDIA
       Chip type: GeForce 8800 GTS
        DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
      Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0193&SUBSYS_22511682&REV_A2
  Display Memory: 640.0 MB
    Current Mode: 1680 x 1050 (32 bit) (60Hz)
         Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
 Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
     Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
  Driver Version: 6.14.0011.9038 (English)
     DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 7/14/2009 13:54:00, 5842816 bytes

        Registry: OK
    DDraw Status: Enabled
      D3D Status: Enabled
      AGP Status: Enabled


-------------
Sound Devices
-------------
           Description: Realtek HD Audio output
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
           Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0885&SUBSYS_10ECE601&REV_1001
       Manufacturer ID: 1
            Product ID: 100
                  Type: WDM
           Driver Name: RtkHDAud.sys
        Driver Version: 5.10.0000.5366 (English)
     Driver Attributes: Final Retail
           WHQL Logo'd: Yes
         Date and Size: 1/30/2007 21:57:50, 4474368 bytes
           Other Files: 
       Driver Provider: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
        HW Accel Level: Full
             Cap Flags: 0xF5F
   Min/Max Sample Rate: 8000, 192000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 33, 31
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 33, 31
             HW Memory: 0
      Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: Yes, Yes
  I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: Yes, Yes
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
              Registry: OK
     Sound Test Result: Not run

---------------------
Sound Capture Devices
---------------------
           Description: Realtek HD Audio Input
 Default Sound Capture: Yes
 Default Voice Capture: Yes
           Driver Name: RtkHDAud.sys
        Driver Version: 5.10.0000.5366 (English)
     Driver Attributes: Final Retail
         Date and Size: 1/30/2007 21:57:50, 4474368 bytes
             Cap Flags: 0x41
          Format Flags: 0xFFF

           Description: Realtek HD Digital input
 Default Sound Capture: No
 Default Voice Capture: No
           Driver Name: RtkHDAud.sys
        Driver Version: 5.10.0000.5366 (English)
     Driver Attributes: Final Retail
         Date and Size: 1/30/2007 21:57:50, 4474368 bytes
             Cap Flags: 0x41
          Format Flags: 0xFFF

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DirectMusic
-----------
       DLS Path: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\drivers\GM.DLS
    DLS Version: 1.00.0016.0002
   Acceleration: n/a
          Ports: Microsoft Synthesizer, Software (Not Kernel Mode), Output, DLS, Internal, Default Port
                 Microsoft MIDI Mapper [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
                 Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth [Emulated], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
       Registry: OK
    Test Result: Not run

-------------------
DirectInput Devices
-------------------
     Device Name: Mouse
        Attached: 1
   Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
       FF Driver: n/a

     Device Name: Keyboard
        Attached: 1
   Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
       FF Driver: n/a

     Device Name: USB Gaming Mouse
        Attached: 1
   Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC049
       FF Driver: n/a

     Device Name: USB Gaming Mouse
        Attached: 1
   Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC049
       FF Driver: n/a

Poll w/ Interrupt: No
        Registry: OK

-----------
USB Devices
-----------
+ USB Root Hub
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x10DE, 0x036C
| Matching Device ID: usb\root_hub
| Service: usbhub
| Driver: usbhub.sys, 4/14/2008 02:15:38, 59520 bytes
| Driver: usbd.sys, 3/31/2003 07:00:00, 4736 bytes

----------------
Gameport Devices
----------------

------------
PS/2 Devices
------------
+ PS/2 Keyboard
| Matching Device ID: *pnp0303
| Upper Filters: L8042Kbd
| Service: i8042prt
| Driver: i8042prt.sys, 4/14/2008 00:48:02, 52480 bytes
| Driver: kbdclass.sys, 4/14/2008 00:09:48, 24576 bytes
| Driver: L8042Kbd.sys, 4/11/2007 15:32:30, 20496 bytes
| 
+ Terminal Server Keyboard Driver
| Matching Device ID: root\rdp_kbd
| Upper Filters: kbdclass
| Service: TermDD
| Driver: termdd.sys, 4/14/2008 07:43:22, 40840 bytes
| Driver: kbdclass.sys, 4/14/2008 00:09:48, 24576 bytes
| 
+ Logitech HID-compliant G5 Laser Mouse
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC049
| Matching Device ID: hid\vid_046d&pid_c049&mi_00
| Upper Filters: LMouFilt
| Lower Filters: LHidFilt
| Service: mouhid
| Driver: mouhid.sys, 8/17/2001 13:48:00, 12160 bytes
| Driver: mouclass.sys, 4/14/2008 00:09:48, 23040 bytes
| Driver: LHidFilt.Sys, 4/11/2007 15:32:52, 34832 bytes
| Driver: LMouFilt.Sys, 4/11/2007 15:32:58, 36112 bytes
| Driver: KHALMNPR.Exe, 4/11/2007 15:32:22, 56080 bytes
| Driver: WdfCoInstaller01005.dll, 4/11/2007 15:33:20, 1419024 bytes
| 
+ Terminal Server Mouse Driver
| Matching Device ID: root\rdp_mou
| Upper Filters: mouclass
| Service: TermDD
| Driver: termdd.sys, 4/14/2008 07:43:22, 40840 bytes
| Driver: mouclass.sys, 4/14/2008 00:09:48, 23040 bytes

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DirectPlay Service Providers
----------------------------
DirectPlay8 Modem Service Provider - Registry: OK, File: dpnet.dll (5.03.2600.5512)
DirectPlay8 Serial Service Provider - Registry: OK, File: dpnet.dll (5.03.2600.5512)
DirectPlay8 IPX Service Provider - Registry: OK, File: dpnet.dll (5.03.2600.5512)
DirectPlay8 TCP/IP Service Provider - Registry: OK, File: dpnet.dll (5.03.2600.5512)
Internet TCP/IP Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpwsockx.dll (5.03.2600.5512)
IPX Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpwsockx.dll (5.03.2600.5512)
Modem Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpmodemx.dll (5.03.2600.5512)
Serial Connection For DirectPlay - Registry: OK, File: dpmodemx.dll (5.03.2600.5512)

DirectPlay Voice Wizard Tests: Full Duplex: Not run, Half Duplex: Not run, Mic: Not run
DirectPlay Test Result: Not run
Registry: OK

-------------------
DirectPlay Adapters
-------------------
DirectPlay8 TCP/IP Service Provider: Local Area Connection - IPv4 - 

-----------------------
DirectPlay Voice Codecs
-----------------------
Voxware VR12 1.4kbit/s
Voxware SC06 6.4kbit/s
Voxware SC03 3.2kbit/s
MS-PCM 64 kbit/s
MS-ADPCM 32.8 kbit/s
Microsoft GSM 6.10 13 kbit/s
TrueSpeech(TM) 8.6 kbit/s

-------------------------
DirectPlay Lobbyable Apps
-------------------------

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Disk & DVD/CD-ROM Drives
------------------------
     Drive: C:
Free Space: 54.3 GB
Total Space: 70.9 GB
File System: NTFS
     Model: WDC WD740ADFD-00NLR1

     Drive: E:
Free Space: 170.5 GB
Total Space: 476.9 GB
File System: NTFS
     Model: WDC WD5000AAKS-75A7B2

     Drive: D:
     Model: 52X32COMBO USB Device
    Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 5.01.2600.5512 (English), 4/14/2008 02:10:48, 62976 bytes

ECF · September 17, 2009

Something about water and electricity mixed together makes me squirrely....

JasonF · September 17, 2009

Something about water and electricity mixed together makes me squirrely....

Agreed.

Santino Cid · September 17, 2009

Something about water and electricity mixed together makes me squirrely....

If you do it correctly with the proper liquids, quality parts, and do your maintenance correctly you shouldn't have any problems. It's not really water as we know it; conductive. You would use some type of deionized water such as distilled water. If is far less conductive than tap water. Or you could use some type of anti-conductive coolant.

There are some perks and there are some flaws to liquid cooling. I ran liquid cooling for about a year without problems, pump died and pretty much threw the whole setup away. Because my PC will be on for months at a time, liquid cooling is not for me, although the low temps, low noise, and high overclocking abilities were all great.

HIS-MOTHER · September 17, 2009

Something about water and electricity mixed together makes me squirrely....

Yeah well I agree but have you ever seen this?

Yup, the entire PC submerged in mineral oil. Mineral oil in NON conductive.

GodFather · September 18, 2009

Yeah well I agree but have you ever seen this?

Yup, the entire PC submerged in mineral oil. Mineral oil in NON conductive.

Did that at college, though, we did it for testing and fun only. I would never do that for some high end parts....ever

I would do that to what we used in the lab though, which was AMD 3700+ 1gig ram etc etc. It was quite fun though

${-SMAKU-}_MotorMouth$ · September 18, 2009

The i7 CPU's have a shut off at 200 degrees and [it] shuts off. [H]ard|OCP does a test without the cooler on it and then places it back on it fires right back up. I would not want to do that to many times but the CPU is not like the others before it.

GodFather · September 18, 2009

That's the same as the Q9xxx series. 100c and it shuts off (212 Fahrenheit)

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