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How do you feel about your current computer?
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Posted by: Canis Lupus
Poll time 
This week's poll begs the question - how do you feel about your current system? And by "current", we mean the one you're using right now to view this poll.
Do you feel that your computer is still capable, or do you also long for that much coveted upgrade? Share your thoughts!
Posted by: d!g!talhardcore
I said mine was sufficient for my needs, mainly surfing and playing UT2k3. After an unexpected (read unwanted) upgrade over Christmas my system is running rather smooth. The only thing that I could probably use is another Video Card which i shall purchase over Summer.
My Specs:
Lian Li PC-60 Case w/ Windows
AMD Athlon XP 2000+
MSI KT4V
1GB PC2100 DDR RAM
GeForce 3 Ti200
Soundblaster Audigy Gamer
Promise ATA 133 TX2 Controller Card
Linksys NIC Card
Asus 8x DVD-ROM
TDK 24/10/40 CD Burner
40GB Maxtor 7200RPM
40GB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM
80GB Maxtor 7200RPM
Windows XP Professional
Posted by: Bobaroo
600mhz Celeron
GF3 Ti200
384mb SDRAM
30gb HD
Need I say more? hehe...I really need a new computer 
Posted by: bLaCkOuT
I really need to upgrade, but since I can't afford it and it is good enough to serve my current needs, I voted to "limp along".
P3 450
GF3 Ti200
The cheapest SBlaster ever made
384 Mb SDRam
20Gb HDD
58x CD-Rom
24x/12x/48x CD-RW
Posted by: Outlaw
It's sufficient for my computing tasks.
I might buy a new video card eventually, my Geforce 2 isn't quite fast enough for the newest games. It usually does good enough on the medium quality settings though, and I don't play that many games anymore so I can do without, until Doom 3 gets released anyway
And since everyone that replied (all 2 of 'em ) listed their specs:
AthlonXP 1800
512 MB PC2100
Geforce2 GTS
40+40+60 GB HD's
Posted by: Tweaker
Mine is more than I need to do what I do, but I still like having the horse power. 
P4 2.4 GH
512 RD Ram
120 gig hd with 8mb burst cache
GeForce 4 ti 4200
Posted by: SKYHN
Im in need of a RAM and CPU Upgrade pretty badly.
Posted by: taco_fox
It's sufficient for my computing tasks.. but being the overclocker I am, I can't help but eye PC3200 ram and the new Tbred B 2100+ that has been hitting 2.4GHz.
What I have now:
Epox 8K3A+
Athlon XP 1600+ at 1725MHz
512MB PC2100
30GB and 40GB harddrives
Radeon 8500 'classic' 64MB
SB Audigy
Posted by: tkron
I have two computers but am getting near the time when I may need to upgrade one. The two computers are:
CPU #1
PIII 866mhz
256 PC800 (rambus) memory
40 gig ATA 66 HD 7200
Nec DV-5700 12x/40x DVD Drive
Sony CRX140E RW 8x/4x/32x CDRom
MX400 GF2 64 meg Video card
SB live Value sound card
harmon/karden Speakers with SW
older Nec MS-XV17 17 inch monitor
CPU #2
PIII 933mhz
512 PC133 memory
40 gig ATA 100 WD 7200 HD
Sony 52X CDRom Drive
Sony CRX-160E 12x/8x/32x R/W CDRom drive
GF4 Ti4400 128meg Video card
SB live Value sound card
Labtec Speakers
MAG 986FS 19 inch monitor
Posted by: redwench
dire need of upgrade. actually, just ordered the last thing that i need to do it -- thermal paste.
p3 733
384 rdram
gf2 64mb
Posted by: nocode
Sufficient 
Athlon XP2200+ 1.8ghz processor
Asus A7V8X MB
1gb pc2700 ddr memory
2 X 100gb 7200rpm WD hard drives
Asus V8440 Geforce 4 TI4400 128mb TV/DVI
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum
Lite-on 16x40 dvd drive
Lite-on 40x12x48 cd/rw drive
Posted by: justinious
I'm limping along.
All I need is new speakers, soundcard, and another stick of RAM. Maybe I'll use Valentine's Day to buy myself some RAM  , and drink enough on St. Pat's to buy the rest.
Posted by: Tecil
I don't play as many games on it as I used to, so I'll probably be using this box for a while.
Soyo Dragon Lite
Athlon XP 1800
512MB DDR 2100
Geforce4 4600
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz Sound
2x40GB HDs
24x12x32 Plextor CDRW
52x CD
I have a couple laptops to, but they aren't even worth mentioning....hehe
Posted by: ZeRo_MaXwInG
AMD AthlonXP 2100+
Ecskk7s5a
256 DDR
40 GB
32x12x40 LG CD-RW/DVD@16x
MSI GeForce 3 Ti 500
It's alright for me. I don't do much gaming nowadays so nothing really to change in the sound/graphics department. The thing I want at the top of my list is either a new 19" flat screen (or at least a 17 incher) or a new stick of 512MB DDR RAM. After that, a new hard drive would be nice.
Posted by: Null Actor
Mine is sufficient for now, which is why I decided to forego the upgrade I was going to do this month.
Athlon 1400
MSI K7T Turbo2 LE
512 megs PC133
Plextor 16x10x40A Burner
Acer 40x CDROM
Maxtor 40gb 7200RPM
Soundblaster Audigy Platinum
Visiontek GeForce 3
Antec SX600 case
I do need to pick up a harddrive though, just waiting for the seagate barracuda Vs to show up in stores, cause they are uber quiet.
I figure I'll do an upgrade towards the summer, aim for hyperthreading, the granite bay chipset, and most likely an ATI 9700pro (or whatever they've released by then), since the GeForce FX is a piece of shit.
Posted by: PhantomGamer
All i can say is my comp sucks big time
Posted by: Heathen
My damn heatsink fan on my Mobo is crapping out... I'll replace it tomorrow.... damn its LOUD
Gigabyte.... say no more
Posted by: Wacheif
I Voted "Holy Shit! My Computers Crap!"
For a number of reasons...
First lets start with processor its a AMD 300MHZ i can barley run anything worth using... second i have a small 14 GB Hard drive and im always running out of room.... i have about 120 MB of ram so i cant run many programs at once... my CD-ROM has screwed up it cant read any cd's and now only opens half way before getting stuck.... also my power supply inside the comp its screwed half the time my CD-ROM and Discket drive dont have power.... and my PC also has problems detecting my keyboard quite often.... and to top everything off my video card is a Voodoo 3 3500 TV card and i sometimes have problems with my video and drivers andthing... so i basically have the worst computer in the entire world... ( End rant )
Posted by: PMS GURL
 Quote:
Originally posted by PhantomGamer
All i can say is my comp sucks big time
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yr comp sucks? i have a PackardBell its CRAP and old
Posted by: Digitalphatman
I voted that is mine is sufficnet for what i need, and it prolly all I really is
mis sis745
athlonXp 16***1.56ghz(would go higher but my cooling sucks)
512 meg of pc2100 crucial
msi gf4 ti4200
60 gig maxto and a slaved 120 gig maxtor both 7200 Rpm
and as i said it may be sufficent but i really wanna upgrade...maybe a barton pc3500 ram, ati 9700Pro
Posted by: ElmStreet
1.0 tbird athlon
256 sdram
ecs k7s5a
gf4 mx440
dvd drive + 16X rewritable drive
sound blaster live 5.1
upgrading vcard to gf4 mx was a huge jump from what i had. but still 256 sdram isa bit too low for gaming.
limping along, but need to upgrade soon
Posted by: ABrandNewSCV
I've got a crappy computer. Specs:
Intel AMD 300MHz
64 Mb RAM
16 Mb Voodoo 3
20 GB Western Digital HD
50x CD-ROM
Here's what's really funny. I cannot put the exact specs because I cannot look them up. My Hard Drive AND Motherboard are currently busted. It's time for a new computer.
My specs are pretty much the same as wacheif, but hey, wacheif, at least yours works! I can't even turn mine on.
I'm typing this on another P4 1.5Ghz computer in my house. It's not mine though.
Posted by: rexoverbey
Mine is good enough to last till the end of the year.
AMD Athlon XP 2100+
Chieftec case, 5 80mm fans
Visiontek GeForce 4 Ti 4200 128 mb
Hercules 5.1 DVD soundcard
Bus Link 16x DVD rom drive
Artec 24x12x40 cd burner
400-watt powersupply
19inch KDS Monitor
IBM optical mouse
Logitech enhanced keyboard
HP Scanner/Printer/Copier
Posted by: Wacheif
Quote:
Originally posted by ABrandNewSCV
My specs are pretty much the same as wacheif, but hey, wacheif, at least yours works! I can't even turn mine on.
I'm typing this on another P4 1.5Ghz computer in my house. It's not mine though.
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actually.. my comp doesnt have net on it anymore so i was on moms comp when i posted that.. and this too.. and just a day or 2 after i posted that my comp screwd up badly... i cant even start it without getting errors... and when i get past them my comp locks up doing the simpilest things... browing through files... plaing music ETC..
Posted by: poolking
Hell, my comp is moe than enough, but I still want more, the GFX card definetly needs chucking in the bin, POS.
Posted by: INeedHelp
Matsonic MS9337C w/ SiS 648 Chipest
Pentium 4 2.53Ghz 533Mhz FBS
16x DVD/48x CD-Rom
Lite-On 52x/24x/52x CD-RW
Codegen Case, 3 Fans
FIC Made ATI Radeon 9700 Pro Video Card
Hercules Fortissimo III 7.1 Sound Card
512 MBs PC2100 DDR RAM
Western Digital 40 Gigabytes 7200 RPM 8MB Cache Hard Drive
400 Watts Power Supply
19-Inches KDS Visual Sensation 19is CRT Monitor
Microsoft Natural Keyboard
Logitech Optical Mouse
Lexmark Z35 Inkjet Printer
Iomega Parallel Port External 250 MBs ZIP Drive
Panasonic 3.5" Floppy
Polar Bear Multi Media Speaker System
Motorola SB5100 Surfboard External Cable Modem
Posted by: fibbi
ASUS P4C800 Deluxe
P4, 2.8 w/800fsb and HT
512 MB of 3200 DDR
Geforce 4 TI 4800SE
SoundBlaster Audigy
WD120, 7200 RPM
Antec TruePower 480.
Need I say more?
Posted by: INeedHelp
fibbi that's a nice butt computer! my computer is alright, but when it comes to digital video editing and exporting, it is slowwwwwwwwwww
Posted by: Annorax
I built my computer in January 2002 and it's adequate, but it's getting a bit slow. The specs are:
AMD Athlon XP 1600
512 MB PC133 SDRAM
80gig 7200rpm + 20gig 540rpm
TDK 48x CD-RW, 3.5 inch floppy, and a 5.25 inch floppy too!
Windows 2000 w/SP4
Hercules Kyro2 Video card w/64 MB RAM
Sound Blaster 5.1
Posted by: arturo238
My system is my work in progress, I dont thinl that I will ever be finished building it. As it stands right now these are the specs:
Athlon XP 2100+ w/o'clocked 300 mhz fsb
Asus A7N8X-Deluxe
1024 Mb DDR 400mhz RAM
80 Gb WD800JB 7200 rpm 8mb cache
Gainward GeForce 4 Ti4200 w/128mb DDR
Creative Labs Audigy 2
Sony 52x CD-ROM
Samsung 32x DVD-ROM
Windows XP Pro SP1
Creative Labs i-Trigue
Posted by: Dogleg
I voted "Other" as there was't a give me more goddamnit!
Posted by: BACONHEDDv6.6.6
Which computer? LOL I voted "...limp along".My newer one is more or less sufficient for another 4 months I guess.This one is a little lacking,but hey-it's not it's fault...it gets "Hand-me-down-hardware" from it's big brother! I just think the Win OS's I've tried are never sufficient,-more than the hardware issues...
Posted by: jet66
Of course I would like to upgrade (I'm using an Athlon 1.2G w/384m) to a new P4 w/1G ram, but I've been putting my money in some remodeling (turned son's room, he moved in with mom, into music/PC/recording room) to make better use of my home space. I run pretty bare bones though, as far as progs running in the background, etc., so I am still jamming along fast enough to not feel like I'm driving a dinosaur.
Posted by: Whifflebat
Over a year old and it still kicks arse IMO. Plays Halo at 1280x1024 no problem on high settings, along with Wolf:ET and Warcraft III. Does photoshop and all that good stuff too. And its not even overclocked yet! :-D
P4 1.6a/400mhz fsb
MSI SiS645 mobo
512mb pc2100 DDR
Geforce4 ti4200
160gb maxtor 8 mb hard drive
80 gb maxtor 2mb hard drive
52x32x52 burner (got it on sale!)
16x dvd
Posted by: Tony_Bywater
It is a p2 @ 466 mhz, bus speed 100 mhz
one 60 gb hard disk and a 17 gb hard disk IDE
one 1 gb hard disk and one 4 gb hard disk, and an 80 meg hard disk, SCSI
Geforce 4, 420 MX, 64 meg memory
LS-120, ZIP-250
4 channel Soundcard ESS
150k slow broadband (NTL)
2 usb ports
16x DVD drive
The only good thing about this machine is the 640 meg system memory. trying to run windows 98 second edition, plus upteen updates and patches.
May upgrade to p4 at 2.0 ghz, if money/health permits
Posted by: AlMalki
hi ... for me ... I think .. I have good stuff
P4 2.4GH
40 GB Space
512 MB OF RAM (SDR)
ATI RADEON VE 64 MB DDR
Thanks for this poll
AlMalki
Posted by: 'DragonMaster
It kinda scares me that my comp slows down when I open the minimap on D2.
Posted by: jimbo
mt comp's awesome
except for the ocasoinal pause during gameplay and random but seldom unexpected game boot out, i've got more than what i need.
Posted by: psd#1
P4 2.8HT
Asus Mobo
1 Gig of DDRAM
120 Gig HD
ATI Radeon 9700 Pro
Sound Blaster Extigy
TDK 24x CDRW
Acer 52x CD-ROM
8-in-1 Smart Card Reader
500 Watt P.S.
Clear Case from Xoxide.com
Should be good for a little while....
-pSd#1
Posted by: BooRadley
I'm in pretty bad shape. I'm still on dial up, 700MHz Celeron, I have two hard disks, I'm not sure of the sizes, but I think one's a 20 gig and one's like an 8 gig that I found at work, with 128 Megs of Ram, a 16 meg video card, a barely functional 6x CD burner, an old, no longer supported sound card that's crap.
I'm most likely going to be treating myself to a new box and broad band soon, though. Hooray!
Posted by: covenantazkiker
guess mine's between 2 and 3... it's quite capable for doing serious work though i felt the need to double my RAM (its 128 right now) and a better graphics card (have a 32mb TNT Riva 128), whenever i use Photoshop and CorelDraw at once... then launch Counterstrike!
current spec:
P4 1.7 Ghz (got it correct this time)
128 mb
30 Gb Seagate 7200rpm
Posted by: The PC Guy
It's sufficient for my computing needs at the present time, but that could change at any time!
I am currently running XP Pro in an 800MHz Pentium 3, with 320Mb of SDRAM, 64Mb of video RAM and an 80Gb hard drive. The usual CD-ROM and CD-RW drives and an internal 100Mb Zip drive, that I hardly use these days.
I access the internet via a cable modem, with downloads of 512K and uploads of 128k. I may consider upgrading to a faster connection, when the prices come down a bit!
The PC was built out of parts from my 'bits box'. I'll probably upgrade as and when, to whatever becomes available to me, in the future.
Posted by: Superfly3176
I voted Sufficient but i did just buy a new video card that has yet to arrive.
As it stands.
AMD Athlon Xp 2700+ (2.16Ghz)
Abit AN7 nForce 2 Ultra
2x512MB Kingston PC3200 Dual Channel
40 Gig 7200 RPM 2MB Cache Maxtor
20 Gig 5400 RPM WD
Chaintech Geforce FX5200 128MB
420 Watt PS
52x Burner
Posted by: p3ngu!n
AMD Athlon XP 2500+ 333FSB (1.8GHz)
ASUS A7N8X-E-Deluxe
2x512MB Kingston PC3200 DDR-SDRAM
80GB 7200RPM Seagate
ATI Radeon 9600 PRO 128MB AGP
Lite-On 48X24X48X16 DVD/CD-RWCombo Drive
It's pretty good for what I need it.
Posted by: C-Money
Quote:
Originally posted by The PC Guy
It's sufficient for my computing needs at the present time, but that could change at any time!
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WinXP
2.4 Ghz
512 Mb DDR RAM
NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440
80 Gb hard drive
56k modem
Yeah, that 56k modem really sucks. It's all I got for now because DSL isn't in my area.
Also, I'm planning to get another 512 DDR chip.
Posted by: Bunmiadefisayo
Win XP
Athlon XP 2600, 2.08ghz
512 MB, 40 GB
Geforce 4 MX
Integrated 5.1 sound
ok for now but i definitely need a new video card and more memory in it.
Posted by: armystud0911
Well, I said more than enough simply because I haven't seen it come close to overworked yet.
2x18.1" lcd moniters-LCD ROCKS!
Nvidia Quadro FX 500-My little $300 Quadro is coming along quite nicely on games
Dual Intel Xeon 2.8GHz HT
2GB DDR ECC PC2100 RAM
40+80GB WD HDs
48x32x48xCDRW/16xDVD Combo+48x CDROM
Audigy 2 with 560Watt 5.1 Channel THX certified surround sound system
Microsoft Wireless Suite- Wireless Mouse and Keyboard
100/1000 Ethernet- I can't wait till the day when cable runs that fast!
I think that's all the important stuff, I got all it all from Dell and a few local stores for $2350 about 8 months ago.
Posted by: SpecOpsHoov
Used to have:
PII 350mhz
256mb SDRAM
8GB HD
ATI Radeon (old card, forget which model)
SoundBlaster Live
56k
I upgraded to:
AMD Athlon 2ghz
512mb DDRAM
80GB HD
48x CD Burner
GeForce 4 TI 4300 (would like to possibly upgrade in the near future, but for now, it's sufficient)
SoundBlaster Live Audigy 2
DSL
Posted by: Ocean
shit,
just curious if it is a censored word. im happy with my home built pc.
Posted by: Bix VT
The computer I use most (belongs to my parents)
Intel 845PE
P4B 2.66
1024 PC2700
GFFX 5700 Ultra
80gig WD
8x DVD
32x CDRW
400 Watt generic PSU
Computer that I own:
ASRock K7S8XE+
Athlon XP-M 2400+ running at 3000+ speeds
512 PC2700
GFFX 5200 Ultra
80 gig Seagate SATA + 40 gig Maxtor IDE
Lite-On 52x32x52
400watt Generic PSU
And my AIM server: (which I also own)
Celeron 433 @ 550mhz
128 PC66
Onboard VGA
13gig WD hdd + 850meg WD hdd
24x cd-rom
300watt Generic PSU
Parents second pc:
Syntax SV266A
Athlon XP 2200+
512 PC2100
GFFX 5200
120gig Maxtor
4x Compaq DVD
48x24x48 Phillips CDRW
400watt Generic PSU
Parents third pc:
PII 450
128 PC100
ATi Rage PRO
8gb hdd
24xcd-rom
300watt Generic PSU
Dad's laptop:
P4B 2.8
512 PC2700
ATi graphics (64mb)
60gig hdd
8x/48x/24x/48x DVD/CDRW combo
Dead laptop:
Pentium 120mhz
32megs ram
4gb hdd
floppy
The top two are the only one's I'll game on...mostly the P4 because of the gfx card and ram.
Posted by: RAcastClarke
Bwahaha,...I bought my computer for 25 bucks, and upgraded it with parts my brother had. Here's the specs:
Pentium II 350 mhz...original
384 megs RAM (Don't even know the type, upgraded from 32)
13 gig harddrive (upgraded from...none), partitioned into a 7 and 6
Onboard Video (S3 Trio 4 meg) (original)
Sound Blaster Live! Value (bought for 10)
17 inch Dell Trinitron monitor (upgraded from none)
Standard Keyboard (upgraded from none)
Microsoft Optical 5-button mouse (upgraded from none)
And that's about it.
Currently using Windows 98/Mandrake Linux 9.1 dual boot.
What a hunk of crap. Serves me well though.
Posted by: RAcastClarke
<stares at the empty spot under his post>
N..no replies?
Ouch.
Posted by: armystud0911
Sounds like a very efficient setup there RAcastClarke, I spent about 100 times that much on my computer (6 posts up) don't I feel a little sheepish now. That's the price for technology though.
Posted by: Ack1027
I voted for ' Sufficient ' Because well, it is.
Custom built:
AMD Athlon XP 2400+ running at 2.01 Ghz
GeForce FX5700 Ultra
Sound Blaster Audigy with Creative 5.1 Surround Sound speakers.
17" Gay HP monitor from my old computer. Yes I once owned a HP >=(
Logitech MX300 [ The most GG mouse ever created up till this point for gaming ]
Logitech Internet Navigator keyboard
256 MB Generic ram [ Yay! ]
Gigabyte GA-7DXE motherboard
USB 2.0 PCI Card
4 Port USB hub
CD-RW burner, Don't know the exact speed, anyone know how to check that?
DvD drive, again anyone know how to check read speed?
One 40 gig HD
One 30 gig HD
HP 648C Color Deskjet printer
Yep, that's just about everything.
Posted by: Paul Limsk
I am completely satisfied with my rig. Upgraded it myself from a P2 400. Now using Aero 7 lite hsf, arctic silver 5, abit KV7 mobo, thermaltake butterfly 480w psu, antec fans front rear and top, acer dvd rom, samsung cdrw and d-link router, kingston pc2700 256mb. Performs well and with speed beyond satisfaction.
Posted by: Ele|7|en
I am proud of my computer
Its a laptop and i own in ut2k4 when i play but i was wondering about upgrading to another 512 and possible another graphics card because i cant play in big maps or mods like ONS. but its kick ass for DM maps and such...heres a link to it if u wanna check it out... http://www.buy.com/retail/product.a...57012&loc=15251
Feel free to pm me to let me know what upgrades i would have to make for better game play
I am also think of building a new pc but have no idea what i am in for so please holla at meh
Posted by: Ele|7|en
I am proud of my computer
Its a laptop and i own in ut2k4 when i play but i was wondering about upgrading to another 512 and possible another graphics card because i cant play in big maps or mods like ONS. but its kick ass for DM maps and such...heres a link to it if u wanna check it out... http://www.buy.com/retail/product.a...57012&loc=15251
Feel free to pm me to let me know what upgrades i would have to make for better game play
I am also think of building a new pc but have no idea what i am in for so please holla at meh
Posted by: Superfly3176
*Plays the sad funeral music*
Its time to bury mine, it died offically at 12:35 was total confirmed death, motherboard and processor. So now i have to order new stuff, *It will be better than I had before* Its gonna be a 64 bit of some sort, im gonna use everything else of mine i can.
Posted by: Ele|7|en
the link wont work for some reason
thats gay
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.a...57012&loc=15251
Posted by: Ele|7|en
this one does http://www.buy.com/retail/product.a...57012&loc=15251
Posted by: Dkin366
im well above what i need (hey, i like tooling around with it!).
Specs:
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AMD Athlon XP 3200+ (slightly overclocked)
1024 MB PC2700 RAM
ASUS A7V600 MoBo w/USB 2.0
80 GB HD w/8 mb cache @ 7200 RPM
Geforce 4 ti3600
i might not be able to prevent myself from getting the new Nvidia Geforce 6800 Ultra. but i certainly dont need to get it!
Posted by: Wheelzup
My current system is ok for most applications but I'm taking some CAD classes and learning how to use Photoshop and at times my system slows to a crawl. What do I have now:
1. Athlon XP 2800
2. Asus A7N8X
3. 512 MB PC 2700
4. ATI Radeon 9600 128MB
5. 80 GB WD Special edition HD
6. Creative Audigy 2
7. Asus 16X DVD
9. Plextor 48X24X48 CD/RW
10. 350W PSU
11. Generic Case
I'm in the process of building a completely new system, once it's done I'll see what everyone thinks about it. Hint Athlon 64......
Posted by: jmikem825
I just upgraded, so I'm a lot better than I used to be, but I'm extremely lacking in the graphics department. A Geforce 2 Mx 200 just doesn't cut it. My upgrade was from 2ghz Celeron to Athlon XP 3000+ 400FSB and I went from using 256 PC2100 RAM to 512 PC3200, so I'm pretty happy with the new system except for graphics because most of what I do is gaming.
Posted by: fluffi
Woa, all you guys wi yer souped up monsters, man I have work with this:
P-III 500
384Mbytes PC133 Ram
15Gbyte Hard drive.
8Mbyte (shared) AGP video card.
And I manage to run Windows XP successfully on it!
Posted by: nomoreacers
Well it appears that I am not the only one so peeved at Acer theyre head spins.
I got my travelmate 1yr and 8 mos ago and always treated it like gold...my second laptop...was my baby.
However there was always an overheating issue with it that acer simply told me that I needed to make sure there was proper ventilation....ok so I put the laptop up on a rack that was wire and was 6 inches up high.
This made typing a challenge but to keep it from getting hot I sufficed convienence over a overheated machine....which consequently still got oven hot....could have baked cookies under that rack below the laptop.
Another call to acer and now I get this "all laptops get hot if left on too long"....um excuse me but a half an hour is too long?
I think not!
I had gotten this laptop through this technical school that included these oh so wonderful acers as part of sighning up.
So I had some ammo.
I called the other students and found that with three people, they had the same issues as I did.
I cannot stress enough how much I think that Acers suck!
One person sold his acer laptop because of its issues of getting too hot and shutting down. The other has sent his in for repairs to the mb because it simply got too hot. The other still has hers but she hardly ever uses it because....you guess it...it gets hot.
I am now looking at a very dead laptop that is just barely 8 months out of warranty and no relief in sight.
I cannot afford to get another and my credit...like acer....sucks so getting one on credit is way out of the question.
I'm smelling a class action lawsuit my friends...if I can muster enough people, I think that its dooable.
email me if you have these issues on your acer laptop at network2004@comcast.net
Posted by: Compaq
My computer is suffecient for my surfing and occasional gaming. Here it is:
Windows XP Home SP 2
P4 3.0 Northwood 800mhz FSB
Gigabyte 3D Cooler (works awesome!)
MSI PT880 NEO LSR
4 128MB DDR 400 sticks of RAM in dual channel
GeForce FX5200 128mb
WD 40GIG HDD
Plextor 712-A DVD-RW
Lite-on DVD 16X
Raidmax 686 Scorpio blue case with 420W power supply and 7 led fans.
Posted by: Bobaroo
I need an upgrade...probably this summer when I get a little more money.
Redo my whole computer, new case, new watercooling, and all.
Posted by: Boggy B
Both #1, and #4. 
Posted by: taco_fox
even though some of my parts are less than 6 months old, I'm looking to upgrade to an A64 system in January or February. I figure with the money I get from Christmas plus the money from selling my current parts, the net cost of the upgrade shouldn't be too much
edit: I just realized I first replied to this thread almost two years ago
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Originally Posted by taco_fox on 01-29-2003, 04:48 PM
It's sufficient for my computing tasks.. but being the overclocker I am, I can't help but eye PC3200 ram and the new Tbred B 2100+ that has been hitting 2.4GHz.
What I have now:
Epox 8K3A+
Athlon XP 1600+ at 1725MHz
512MB PC2100
30GB and 40GB harddrives
Radeon 8500 'classic' 64MB
SB Audigy
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I still have all those parts lying around
Posted by: ReallyAngry
Mine is crap. It's slow. It freezes every bloody second! It belongs in the recycling bin, piece of dysfunctional hunk of scrap metal.
Posted by: Campy
wow... i did not see very many high end computers.. lol..
personally i have a
P4 3.0Ghz
1Ghz 2700 DDR
9800 Pro 256MB
Soundblaster Live!
yea... i am happy with my system... ... but right now it is running like a POS... i dont konw what is wrong with it.. look for my post if u think u can help ....
Posted by: nnexpert
Got intel pentium 4 2,8 ghz processor
512 dual ram 400 mhz
got geforce fx 5700 Ultra
Lots of space 120 gb.
pretty fine ( : But its lag a bit when i play battlefield vietnam with over 32 players
Posted by: nnexpert
And ( : I have sound blaster live to. One thing i like very much .. The sound ;D
Posted by: Radiator
I guess I have my dad to thank for this
AMD Athlon 2500+
1024 MB RAM
Radeon 9600
1 150GB harddisc and 1 110GB harddisc (both almost completely filled)
And some speakers that I got with discount for 14 euro
Total costs for the computer from my pocket: 14 euro
I guess someone should shoot me if I would complain about it
Posted by: EMU
My gaming rig...
AMD Athlon 64 3500+
Asus A8V Mobo
2 x DDR400 512MB running in dual channel
NVidia Geforce 4 5700 (need a 6800 Ultra :0)
400GB of HDD's (almost full)
Sony DVD Reader
350W PSU (400 died)
The BEST generic monster case i keep re-using (black)
LOTS of fluro :-) (impresses the boys at blatfest)
with a clear side cover a m8 did for me with my Avatar pic lasered in
Crap Acer 17" Monitor (the 19" sony just died)
goes well but needs SATA and a new grapx card
Posted by: prtynkd
just built mine:
amd64 3000+ at 2200 Mhz
soltek k8an2e-gr
512 Mb kingston pc3500
msi fx5900xt vtd128
benq 1620 dvdrw 16x4x16x2.4
benq cdrw 48x16x48
2 maxtor 120 Gb sata raid0
seagate 7200.7 80 Gb ide
raidmax cobra 822 case (black) w/420w ps
i think that all i have left is a new video card (geforce 6600gt) and some more ram (1024 Mb.
Posted by: silverfinder
my covers my needs, built it for gaming and love it so far.
P4 3.0 HT Prescott
2 GB DDR pc3200
cheap sound blaster card
Radion Vid card 128 mb
120 gig HDD
200 gig HDD exrenal
19 flat screen monitor
cdrw sony
dvdrw sony
Soyo black case with all the toys
Soyo dragon 2 MB---this I would change but is ok
What I want is a in console taape player but waiting on price drop, yeah I'm one of those guys who still has hundreds of cassette tapes laying around
I have alot of computers laying around mostly for parts to fix other computers with plus I yardsale computer every year
Build your own system you will love the feeling when gaming and only one persons butt to kick when it fails :P
B.R.
Silverfinder
Posted by: HongKongKid
I have a quite sufficient computer for my needs to I play America's Army and store all my work for flash movie developing.
What I have:
2.9 gHz Processor
Intel(R) Extreme Graphics
248mB of RAM
Posted by: The Voice
I feel my computer has serious, serious problems.
1.4 Ghz
2 GB RAM (RIMMS) (insanely expensive upgrade, but very much worth it. No load time whatsoever
128 MB GeForce FX
Even though processor and MB is getting old, (3 years now?) The performance isn't a problem at all. My problem lies in the fact that this silly thing is always crashing for no apparant reason. Just normal installs from respected software companies can smash my OS (Win XP), and cause me to have to reinstall everything. I refuse to get another computer until at least 2 gigs RAM comes standard in a PC. I know that seems a bit much, but YOU try paying $1000 for RAM upgrade just to let it sit on the shelf.
Posted by: Merlinmsk
ok, my old computer that i still use is pure sh!t. its a Windows ME using 160 Megs of SDRAM, 600 MHz Intel Celeron, onboard video with only 1mb allocated to it. It also has only a 10 Gig HD. Gladly though, my new rig is upstairs, but its the family computer, which blows
Posted by: streetlight321
AMD Sempron +2200
256 DDR
175 GB
MATSHITA DVD-ROM
Soon to be on a MSI Nvidia Geforce 4 TI 4200 but currently on a Geforce 2 Ultra
To be perfectley honest i desperetly need more memory for my gaming needs, and on the fantasy list AMD Athlon 64 +3200, and ATI Radeon 9800 All-in-Wonder. The only perfect thing about my computer is the amount of space, a couple free hard drives here or there, shhhhhh.
Posted by: oderus1671
im a limp-a-longer
i cant run on "OMFG, you cant get any better" settings on most games, but i can use the "wow, thats pretty high" settings on all games i play so im ok right now.
Posted by: Pentium
just bought a new one, still want maybe more upgrades
Asus P4800
p4 2.4 intel
80 gig hardrive
2 dvd-rw writers
gamers case
512 ram
geoforce FX 5600 MSI 256 ddr ram
enough for me, even do i want the ATI RADEON VIDEO card
Posted by: Zakir
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Originally Posted by bLaCkOuT
I really need to upgrade, but since I can't afford it and it is good enough
to serve my current needs, I voted to "limp along".
P3 450
GF3 Ti200
The cheapest SBlaster ever made
384 Mb SDRam
20Gb HDD
58x CD-Rom
24x/12x/48x CD-RW
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um, your signature says the following:
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Dell Inspiron 5160
2.8 GHz Pentium 4
Windows XP Home
32 MB Volari XP5
2 x 256 MB RAM
60 GB HDD
Inpsiron 5160 is a very new computer.....
Posted by: Whatsthis
Probably (?) needs an upgrade, but this is all I could afford...
Pentium 4 ~2.60GHz
Onboard Intel Extreme Graphics...64.0 MB
248 RAM ( I have no idea what the brand is...)
80 GB hard drive (Also no idea what brand...)
Win XP
I know im not being specific but who cares
Posted by: MerBleue
I'd say it's in need of an upgrade.
Current specs:
800 Mhz AMD Athlon
192 mb RAM
HD: Quantum Fireball Plus LM30; 28 GB
Video: (AGP) Nvidia Riva TNT2 model 64 pro
Sound: Creative Sound Blaster Live!
Win XP
Posted by: turbospit
Right now I'm running an
Abit KV7 Motherboard with an overclocked AMD 2900+
ATI RADEON 9700 Pro Graphics Card
Audigy 2 Platinum Sound Card
512 Kingston 333mhz DDR Ram (soon to be upgraded)
2 7200rpm 13Mb of cache SATA Western Digital 200GB HD in a striping RAID set up
Windows XP Professional
If you wanna see a picture try here:
http://www.t-mobilepictures.com/pho...aed28518622.jpg
Posted by: Brkrmode5290
it's sufficient for whatever classwork or video gaming I wanna do, although I gonna add an extra HDD as I need more HDD space (40GB IS NOT ENOUGH!!! MUST HAVE MORE!!!)
Posted by: Kittie_Killer
mmmm I'm enjoying my new gaming comp
Asus P5GD2 mobo
Intel P4 3.4ghz processor
1gb DDR2 dual channel ram
ATI Radeon X600Pro 256mb PCI-E vid card
WD 160gb SATA hdd
16x DVD burner
52x CD rom
Yukon 88E8053 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Card
On board modem (don't use)
On board sound (I think it's 5.1 but I hope to replace it with an Audigy soon)
All wrapped up in a Tsunami White case.
Posted by: Midnight
Current (main) gaming machine is
P4 3.5ghz processor
2.5gb DDR2
2 X ATI Radeon AGP X800XT 256mb (for the extreme WoW & GW gaming!)
2 X 250gb SATA hdd
1 X 360gb SATA hdd
SONY 52x DVD-R/RW/Burner
SONY 52x DVD ROM
2 X PCI Ethernet card
SB Audigy2
Not to forget the new (well sorta new..got them last month) chunky audiocave predator series speakers (RRP = AUS $1,999.00), standing 1.3 metres tall, might wanna check these bad boys out here: http://tinyurl.com/dktqh
Posted by: hobo218
Currently I have-
P4 3.0GHz w/ HT-T
512 RAM
160 gig HD
128MB GeForce FX 5200
I'm getting w/in a couple months-
Pentium D at 2.8GHz
1 gig of dual channel RAM
80 gig HD
256MB ATI X600 SE
Posted by: khmerxkid781
Well as you can see my computer specs are on the bottom. Bad thing is it LACKKKS A AGP OR PCI-E SLOT!!!
Posted by: Midnight
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Well as you can see my computer specs are on the bottom. Bad thing is it LACKKKS A AGP OR PCI-E SLOT!!!
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I reckon what you need badly is an un-fried vid card to start with. heh
Posted by: Weedman
windows is screwing up my pc.
one of these days, i will have a pc dedicated to linux. Maybe a linux server. Windows is one CONSISTANT VIRUS.
the only good thing about windows is that it has firefox. But big woop.
well and truly time to abandon windows. and i will not regret it
weedinux out
(notice inux, as in LINUX!)
ha ha, lol
Posted by: Brkrmode5290
I'd board the Linux train, but I'm still too familiar with Windows.
As for my computer, I certainly feel different from my previous statement.
I got a Wintergreen PC (someone tell me that they've heard about this computer;
everyone I've asked so far just says 'hunh?'). Its specs include 512 MB DDR333 RAM,
80 GB HDD, P4 w/HT 3.0 GHz with shared memory (64 MB) for display.
Going a month after that statement, tried to install a 2nd HDD and CD-Rom. It only
made it slower and very laggy (Try listening to Jay-Z in super slow-mo, It's 2 parts
frustrating and funny). I'm considering getting either 1GB extra RAM or
just a new computer/motherboard, since I've noticed from a number of people that
DDR333 Ram doesn't maintain its consistency after a while.
Posted by: shadysoldier
my computer is better than wat i need but i just have the need to upgrade lol
Posted by: matt.modica
I need a 7200 RPM hard disk, but other than that, its good at what it does.
Technical documentation:
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Acer Aspire 3003WLCi Laptop Specs:
Operating System:
Name: Windows XP Home
Service Pack: SP2
Version: 5.1.2600
Motherboard:
Chipset: SiS M760GX
Northbridge: SiS 760
FSB Type: AMD Hammer
FSB Clock: 800 x 2 MHz HT
CPU Socket: Socket 754
Supported CPUs: Mobile AMD Sempron, AMD Turion 64 Mobile
RAM Type: 200 Pin DDR333
RAM Slots: 2
Max supported RAM: 2048 MB
Storage: 2 x ATA/100
Ports: 3 x USB 2.0
BIOS:
Name: Phoenix NoteBIOS
Version: 3A27
Date: 8/24/05
Processor (CPU):
Brand: Mobile AMD Sempron LV
Model: 3000+
Clock Speed: 1.8 Ghz
L1 Code Cache: 64 KB Parity
L1 Data Cache: 64 KB ECC
L2 Cache: 128 KB On-die
Voltage: 1.4 v
Wattage: 25 W
Overclocked: Yes
Overclock Amount: 11 %
Hard Disk Drive:
Brand: Hitachi (IBM) Travelstar
Size: 2.5"
Capacity: 80 GB
Interface: ATA
Max Transfer Rate: 100 MB/s
Rotational Speed: 4200 RPM
Buffer Size (Cache): 8 MB
Memory (RAM):
Brand: Corsair ValueSelect
Amount: 2 x 512 MB
Type: DDR400 SDRAM
Pins: 200
Memory Speed: PC3200
Clock Speed: 200 x 2 MHz
Dual Channel: Yes, Enabled
Optical Drive:
Brand: Pioneer
Interface: ATAPI
Type: CD/DVD±RW DL
Reading Capabilities: 24x CD-ROM, 8x DVD-ROM
Writing Capibilities: 24x CD-R/RW, 8x DVD±R/RW, 4x DVD±R DL
Graphics Card (IGP):
Brand: SiS Mirage 330
Interface: AGP (Integrated)
Bus Speed: 8x
Core Clock: 166 MHz
Pixel Pipelines: 4
Memory Type: DDR
Memory Width: 64 Bit
Memory Clock: 400 MHz
Onboard Memory: 32 MB
Shared Memory: 96 MB
Total Memory: 128 MB
Max Resolution: 2048 x 1536 @ 75 Hz
RAMDAC Clock: 350 MHz
Outputs: VGA
SLI: No
VIVO: No
Overclocked: No
Sound Card:
Brand: Realtek AC'97
Interface: PCI
Supported Channels: 6
Outputs: Line-out (Front, Rear, Center/Sub)
Inputs: Mic, Line-in
Ethernet Adapter:
Brand: SiS 900-Based
Interface: PCI
Speed: 10/100 MB/s
Wireless Network Adapter:
Brand: Broadcom 802.11
Interface: PCI
Bands: b,g
Modem/Phone Line:
Brand: Agere Systems AC'97
Interface: PCI
Speed: 56 KB/s
Monitor:
Size: 15.4" Winescreen
Type: LCD
Resolution: 1280 x 800 WXGA
Response Time: 16 ms
Keyboard:
Brand: Microsoft
Interface: PS2
Keys: 102
Touchpad:
Brand: Synaptics
Interface: PS2
Buttons: 2 + 4-way scroller
Posted by: pdnielsen
I agree with Shadysoldier. Mine is better than I need already, but I've gotten an upgrade virus or something. I'm constantly trying to make it even better than it already is.
Posted by: matt.modica
I've got that upgrade virus too.
Posted by: pdnielsen
The scary thing is that it can become contagious. One of my college buds is using a second hard drive to back up data on his primary drive, has a full gigabyte of memory and still insists on using a memory optimizer that is meant for much less capable machines. Maybe it's mutated - just like the flu bug! (He doesn't know about RAID yet and I'm not tempted to tell him. He probably still thinks of Raid as bug spray. Thank goodness.)
Posted by: goranpaa
Well, If I could lay my hand on a decent Conroe cpu and Epox dito mobo. But unfortuntly I dont have the money for the time beeing and Epox have'nt started to make Conroe mobo's as far as I know.
But I'm pleased with the stuff I got. Finally, a really silent and cool running PC case. My old Chieftech whas good at cooling, but YAY! The noise!!! 80mm fans sounding like mini hairdryers. A good 19# LCD is also on the wich list.
Posted by: khmerxkid781
Well im happy with my new rig, but i just need ram and test my x700 out. Plus im not home stuck baby sitting and waiting till my parents come back from over sea's.
Posted by: p3ngu!n
I've had my Athlon 64 3000+ for two years now. No problems. No need for upgrades yet. It still does the job damn well.
Posted by: pdnielsen
For now it's terrific. All it needs is a digital out port (SPDIF) for the sound. If I upgrade to Windows Vista, then it may need another 2 gig of memory, but with Windows XP X64 the 2 gig I already have is plenty. I noticed the price of the CPU (Athlon X2 3800) is nearly half what it was 6 months ago, so I am going to wait a while longer before I build another PC for myself that will have PCI-Express. AGP serves me well for now too.
Posted by: JohnsO'laid
Ah well now i cant complain about my new rig, However i feel like getting a new one cause i can seem to get it to work
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