crappy computer thread

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: Geekbabe

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
I have a P4 1.6 with onboard video. Does what I need it to do. There's so many other things I'd rather spend money on other than a faster PC to surf the net.

well, that plus the fact that I might just win you a new one

Well I'll take a free one any day

 

[TwiceOver]

My work PC is a celeron 550 w/ 128mb ram. Yay....

 

[mordantmonkey]

Originally posted by: barfo

Originally posted by: mordantmonkey
PIII @ ~997Mhz
512MB pc133
geforce3 (ti200!!! "modded" with a blue orb VGA cooler after fan died. now it's got a cool tan spot on the pcb. still runs perfectly though)
40GB WD HD
120GB Seagate HD
1x broken CD-RW (haven't bothered to take it out yet)

edit: ok, so it' not my main rig. but it was 3 years ago.

Same cpu but with 128MB RAM
Voodoo 5500
60GB Seagate HD
52X CD-RW

I installed windows xp in it and it runs like ass but my mom uses it to check her email and browse the web and she's fine with it.

xp with 128 of RAM?! yeah screw that. When i got my new rig i moved that bastard to linux, and made it a samba server. works great at running torrents and file serving 24/7. used to crash all the time on Win98, now it's rock solid. When i get the energy gonna go to OpenBSD.

 

[SWScorch]

My computer is a little bit better than the OPs:

AthlonXP 2000+
1GB RAM
GeForce 4 Ti 4200
200GB hdd
SB Live

ummm, that's about all I can remember. I built it when I graduated high school 4 years ago.

 

[imported_LoKe]

Originally posted by: barfo
I installed windows xp in it and it runs like ass but my mom uses it to check her email and browse the web and she's fine with it.

Just install Windows 2000.

 

[Ausm]

Originally posted by: Garet Jax
My car is black.

Ditto


Ausm

 

[eminemrh25]

My PC is starting to show its age.. Im thinking about upgrading to an X2 in a couple weeks

AMD Sempron 3000+
2GB RAM
2x200GB
80GB
ATi Radeon 9800XT

 

[imported_LoKe]

Originally posted by: eminemrh25
My PC is starting to show its age.. Im thinking about upgrading to an X2 in a couple weeks

AMD Sempron 3000+
2GB RAM
2x200GB
80GB
ATi Radeon 9800XT

Show its age...? That's a damn fine rig.

 

[MX2]

Blazing fast PC's are overrated unless you are editing video heavily or are a hardcore gamer.

 

[Ika]

Originally posted by: LoKe

Originally posted by: eminemrh25
My PC is starting to show its age.. Im thinking about upgrading to an X2 in a couple weeks

AMD Sempron 3000+
2GB RAM
2x200GB
80GB
ATi Radeon 9800XT

Show its age...? That's a damn fine rig.

Yeah I hate people with good computers and say "guys my computer is getting oldz I need a new comp lololol". They usually have an A64 too. Faggots.

 

[Deeko]

HA!

You want to know pain? My desktop was out of commission for two months, do you know what I was using during that time, as my main PC, as a computer science student who uses their computer pretty much all day?

IBM Thinkpad t20
PIII 650MHz
128MB RAM
10GB HD (4200rpm)

Try running WindowsXP on something like that, and get ready for true pain.

 

[StrangerGuy]

Got a Compaq:

Celeron-D 2.53GHz
256MB PC2700 DDR
Integrated exshit graphics
80GB HDD

 

[buzzsaw13]

Originally posted by: MX2times
Blazing fast PC's are overrated unless you are editing video heavily or are a hardcore gamer.

Don't forget for those who like to show off their massive E-weiner

 

[dbk]

Pentium Celeron 2.4
512mb ram
Geforce FX 5600XT
80gb
onboard everything else.
12x dvdrw, 48x cdrw

I'll upgrade maybe in couple of years after I'm done with grad school.

 

[mordantmonkey]

Originally posted by: buzzsaw13

Originally posted by: MX2times
Blazing fast PC's are overrated unless you are editing video heavily or are a hardcore gamer.

Don't forget for those who like to show off their massive E-weiner

isn't that synonymous with hardcore gamer?

<---gamer/weiner displayer (almost said shower)

 

[Xonoahbin]

My computer's like the worst in here.

1.2 Ghz AMD Duron (Running a toasty 74' C up until three days ago)
512 MB PC133 RAM
Integrated S3 ProSavageDDR (A WHOPPING 16 MB!)
20 GB 4200 RPM HD
Onboard, crappy sound card
52x CD-ROM Drive, no burner

 

[overst33r]

in sig

 

[Deeko]

Originally posted by: Xonoahbin
My computer's like the worst in here.

1.2 Ghz AMD Duron (Running a toasty 74' C up until three days ago)
512 MB PC133 RAM
Integrated S3 ProSavageDDR (A WHOPPING 16 MB!)
20 GB 4200 RPM HD
Onboard, crappy sound card
52x CD-ROM Drive, no burner

You missed mine, didn't you?

 

[JEDI]

Originally posted by: hungfarover
It still runs WoW OK but I can't wait to get something new when I save up some cash in a couple months. I've just been a cheap-ass and saying to myself "it does what I need it to do..."

Here it is:

Athlon XP 1800+
1.5 GB pc2700 DIMM
GeForce 3
1x 120 GB Western Digital HD
1x 80 GB Maxtor
Sony DVD ROM
Mashita 12x CDRW

Users of "ancient" hardware represent your rigs.

Pentium Pro overclocked to 225mhz, ram=192megs PC100 SIMM, matrox g400 16meg video, floppy drive, in a AT (not ATX) case.

Does Win98 and web FINE!

 

[Powermoloch]

Amd Athlon 1.2 GHz
3 x 128 mb PC 100 of ram
40 gigs HDD
CDR
CDR/RW
Geforce FX 5200
Windows ME :evil:

 

[Fenixgoon]

Originally posted by: Aflac

Originally posted by: LoKe
Your rig is better than mine.

Dell 4550 o)
2.00GHz (runs at 1993MHz )
512 (2x256) MB of generic RAM
2x18GB Hard Drive
1x27GB Hard Drive
GeForce4 MX420 Video Card
Internal CD/RW
External CD/RW
External DVDROM

That's ALMOST exactly like my computer. Dell Dimension 4500, weaker processor, same ram, same video card (before I upgraded), and almost the same drives. We did get a good deal on our HD though.

see my laptop specs in my sig

 

[Jinru]

AMD xp-m 2500+ at 2.3ghz
2x256mb pc3200
80GB WD
Radeon 9600xt


conroe here i come!

 

[wheresmybacon]

Wow this is great. You guys are making me feel normal.

 

[Powermoloch]

Originally posted by: eminemrh25
My PC is starting to show its age.. Im thinking about upgrading to an X2 in a couple weeks

AMD Sempron 3000+
2GB RAM
2x200GB
80GB
ATi Radeon 9800XT

Are you serious :laugh: ?

My first gamin' rig was

Sempron 3100+ @ 2.069 GHz
2 x 1 gb Mushkin XP4000 @ 230 mhz
80 Gb HDD
x850xt agp

It's the life

 

[GuitarDaddy]

Originally posted by: hungfarover

Originally posted by: GuitarDaddy

Originally posted by: Rufus12
You can get a really cheap s.939 machine nowadays.

I agree, get a cheap cpu/mobo combo and a nice mid range video card and your set, even your PC2700 ram will still work well with it.

If you must play and have two grand burning a hole in your pocket build a new conroe rig. But unless you do some serious CPU intense stuff on your computer, the increase in performance from a decent 939 system to a conroe system definately won't be worth the price difference from $300 to $2000

I'm so out of touch with hardware since I haven't had money to spend on it for so long. Anyone care to link a recommended 939? I feel like I should know where to look but I don't.

The best etailers to look at
Newegg
Mwave
Monarch
ZipZoomFly
Tank Guys

939 Motherboards I like
Epox 9NPA ultra
Asus A8NE
DFI ultra D
MSI neo4

really cheap but decent
Asrock sata II
ECS extreme
biostar

Many of the etailers sell "combos" with motherboard and CPU installed and tested, you can usually save a few dollars as compared to buying them seperately and they even throw in free games or goodies sometimes.

Cheap but powerful enough CPU's
Sempron 3100+
A64's 3200,3500,3700