Post your machine: Summer 2002

Minerva · Post by **Minerva** » Tue Aug 27, 2002 5:24 am

Well, the original thread is more than one year old, and that's ages in the computer world. So, here's the new thread: Post your current machine's spec! (Yes, I'm bored.

)

Only topic related spam allowed (ie. comment on others' machine. Use your common sence).

ps. Can't post mine at the moment. I'm at my work.

Rob-hin · Post by **Rob-hin** » Tue Aug 27, 2002 5:41 am

Second time I write this, my pc tuned itself of while closing a window

Mine's a classic.

PB Platinum
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P3 600
384 SDRam
24 GB HD
Geforce 3
Broken DVD player
4 speed cd re-writer
XP Pro
17" inch screen

Eerhardt · Post by **Eerhardt** » Tue Aug 27, 2002 5:49 am

AMD Thunderbird 1400 xp
40 GB HD
256 MB RAM
Savage3 3D card
4xspeed CD-rom drive/burner
DVD-drive
Windows XP

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Tue Aug 27, 2002 6:08 am

Mobo: Soltek 75DRV2
Processer: AMD Athlon 1200
RAM: DDR 384, 128 of branded crucial ram
Graphics: Gainward GeForce TI 4200 (64MB)
Sound Card: SBLive 5.1 digital
HDD: 10GB ATA100 Fujitsu (I am upgrading this as soon as i get some spare dough.
CD and CD-RW.
Dell 17" monitor, refurb i believe.
98 FE

Ned Flanders · Post by **Ned Flanders** » Tue Aug 27, 2002 6:16 am

AMD TBird 1200
MSI K7266
GeForce2 MX 440
Sound Blaster Live
256 MB DDR RAM
8xDVD Yamaha???
WD ATA100 40 GB HDD
21" Sony Trinitron Monitor
Win 98/2000/Red Hat 7.1

**I'll repost in early 2003 when my current New Year's Resolution ends. I've actually made it through all of 2002 without the purchase of ANY electronic hardware (including computer and audio equipment). The spike has been dangerously close to the vein concerning the new GeForce 4200/4400/4600's yet I have fought off the call. It may sound sad but I admit I am a tech junkie. My next machine will make alienware jealous.**

Nippy · Post by **Nippy** » Tue Aug 27, 2002 6:17 am

Re: Second time I write this, my pc tuned itself of while closing a window

Originally posted by Rob-hin
Mine's a classic.

Your's? Classic? Check out this machine; I've been given an offer by a museum...

PII 350
128 MB RAM
9 GB Disk
CD-Writer (ext)
DVD Player (int)
TnT 2 32MB Graphics
Aureal sound card

Aren't you jealous?

Kameleon · Post by **Kameleon** » Tue Aug 27, 2002 6:22 am

Just popping in, feeling the need to...boast? Not quite...

Gigabyte GA-7DXR Motherboard
AMD Athlon C @ 1.2 GHz
256MB PC2100 RAM
Creative Geforce 2 MX 200 w/32MB SDR
4GB Quantum Fireball HDD (Yeah baby, feel the claustrophobia!!)
32x CD Drive. Yes, that's no DVD, no CD-R, nothing.

Onboard SB128 sound. Woo-hoo.
17" Crapware™ CRT thing
Windows 2000 (Wahey! I finally got out of the hole that is ME!

)

HighLordDave · Post by **HighLordDave** » Tue Aug 27, 2002 6:26 am

My pride and joy

MSI KT3-Ultra motherboard
AMD Athlon XP 1800+ (1.53 GHz)
256 MB PC2100 DDR RAM
Xstasy GeForce4 Ti 4200
SoundBlaster Live! 5.1
Netgear FA311 10/100 card
Sony 12X DVD-ROM
Maxtor 30 GB 7200 RPM HDD
3½" FDD
5¼" FDD
Windows 98SE

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Tue Aug 27, 2002 6:32 am

Re: My pride and joy

Originally posted by HighLordDave
5¼" FDD

Ahhh the good old days

Kameleon · Post by **Kameleon** » Tue Aug 27, 2002 6:36 am

I was trying to get a 5¼" FDD to work in my computer, but if I used my current floppy cable, the drive didn't show up. If I used an old cable, the drive appeared, but the 3½ went missing, and the 5¼ wouldn't work. Any ideas what went wrong?

HighLordDave · Post by **HighLordDave** » Tue Aug 27, 2002 6:37 am

@Mr Sleep:
It's pretty sweet. And the best part is: it actually works, errr, it would work if I had any 5¼" disks to run . . .

@Flanders:
I am disappointed that you've managed to go almost nine months without buying any new electronics equipment. We may have to dock you some geek points for that. I must say, though, the new GeForce4 Ti cards do look mighty nice . . . especially when you team them up with one of the new Athlon XPs.

EDIT:
@Kameleon:
You might check and make sure that all of the connectors on your cables work.

Kameleon · Post by **Kameleon** » Tue Aug 27, 2002 6:44 am

@HLD - The connector on an old floppy cable for a 5¼ is unique as far as I can tell, so there isn't any way of knowing whether it works apart from replacing it. My main problem then is finding a floppy cable with one of those old connectors on...they don't come with them anymore, I'm just lucky I had one to try...

HighLordDave · Post by **HighLordDave** » Tue Aug 27, 2002 6:48 am

@Kameleon:
I got lucky because I found a 3½" FDD with the old-style connectors to go with my 5¼" FDD with the same connectors. If you surf around the internet or flea markets you might be able to rustle up a 3½" FDD with the old connectors.

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Tue Aug 27, 2002 6:48 am

Originally posted by HighLordDave
@Mr Sleep:
It's pretty sweet. And the best part is: it actually works, errr, it would work if I had any 5¼" disks to run . . .

The age old problem, kind of like Betamax

- since it isn't the industry standard one can't find anything to run on them.

@Flanders:
I am disappointed that you've managed to go almost nine months without buying any new electronics equipment. We may have to dock you some geek points for that. I must say, though, the new GeForce4 Ti cards do look mighty nice . . . especially when you team them up with one of the new Athlon XPs.

Indeed the GeForce 4 TI's are lovely, GTA3 runs without any problems at all, i can have trails and everything. The only game i can get to jump is Morrowind, but then that is hardly surprising, the pixel water is also beautiful, just as the shiny water is in NwN...you know you want one, treat yourself, you deserve it

HighLordDave · Post by **HighLordDave** » Tue Aug 27, 2002 6:51 am

Heh, heh, heh! Resolutions were made to be broken!

Do it, Flanders! Buy the card! GeForce4 Ti . . .

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Tue Aug 27, 2002 6:56 am

*cough* it's not selling your soul if you burn the contract...

Originally posted by HighLordDave
Do it, Flanders! Buy the card! GeForce4 Ti . . .

You can get one for under $150 it makes sense, they are so cheap now, you'll really regret not buying one, look at all the gorgeous scenery you are missing out on. Think about it, can you really deprive yourself of such a beautiful and influential piece of merchandise?

Kameleon · Post by **Kameleon** » Tue Aug 27, 2002 7:08 am

Gotta agree with you Sleepy, Morrowind water on a GF4 is jaw-dropping. Absolutely amazing. On my GF2 it looks like...sewage. No really

Go on Ned, you know you want to!

I have loads of old 5¼" disks from old PC magazines, which I used to use back in the day of my Amstrad 1640 (whoah, that brings me back. Thing didn't even have a hard drive

) Some good shareware games then, but nowadays Win2k won't even run them, not to mention the slight problem with the speed...If you think I had to turn my 20MHz 386 down off turbo to 10MHz to be able to play some of them, you can imagine how silly these things are with a 2GHz processor...

Dottie · Post by **Dottie** » Tue Aug 27, 2002 7:12 am

AMD Duron 900
256 MB DDR
Various IBM Deskstars, 190 GB in total.
Riva TNT2 Ultra
Running W2K atm

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Tue Aug 27, 2002 7:45 am

AMD T-Bird 900 mhz
Soltek Motherboard
384 mb RAM
16 GB Harddrive
17" monitor
Soundblaster Live 1024
Asus GeForce 2MX grapichs card
Logitec Optical Mouse (optical mouses rules

)
Microsoft Natural Pro keyboard (the "bend" one - will never go back to an ordinary keyboard

)
12x/50x DVD/CDrom Drive
32x/12x/10x CD-RW drive
Packed into a Full Tower
Flatbed Scanner
Inkject colour printer
256/64 Cable internet connection

Think that is about it.
It is not much I know, but it does the job, but upgrading is underway now, slowly but surly.

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Tue Aug 27, 2002 7:53 am

Originally posted by Xandax
Soltek Motherboard

What made you chose Soltek? just out of interest.