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crappy computer thread

wheresmybacon

wheresmybacon

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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.
 
P4 Northwood 1.8ghz 400FSB
512mb Ram @ 133
6800nu (yay upgrade!)
1x20gb Maxtor HD
1x80 WD HD
External DVD-RW
40x CDRW (yay black friday)

Worse than yours except for graphics card.
 
That is not ancient....other than the video card.

Jam in a 9800 Pro or something from the ATI X-series that's AGP and you can still milk that goat.

My friend is currently running that system with a 9800 Pro.
 
Originally posted by: Aflac
P4 Northwood 1.8ghz 400FSB
512mb Ram @ 133
6800nu (yay upgrade!)
1x20gb Maxtor HD
1x80 WD HD
External DVD-RW
40x CDRW (yay black friday)

Worse than yours except for graphics card.
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If we ran benchmarks against eachother it would be like the special olympics.

 
Originally posted by: hungfarover
Originally posted by: Aflac
P4 Northwood 1.8ghz 400FSB
512mb Ram @ 133
6800nu (yay upgrade!)
1x20gb Maxtor HD
1x80 WD HD
External DVD-RW
40x CDRW (yay black friday)

Worse than yours except for graphics card.
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If we ran benchmarks against eachother it would be like the special olympics.
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😛

I think I get 3220 or so in 3DMark05
 
I have a duron 750 mhz and a k6-2 300 mhz laying around somewhere.

Better yet, I just did some work on a Pentium 90mhz for someone.
 
Originally posted by: Rufus12
You can get a really cheap s.939 machine nowadays.
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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

 
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.
 
I just finally upgraded this year... to a Barton 2400+ (which I'm running at something like 2.047GHz) and a 6600GT. I only have 768MB of RAM, though.
 
Originally posted by: hungfarover
I'm going to spend around $2k considering I haven't purchased anything new in forever...
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spending 2k on a desktop in this age = retarded.
🙁
 
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.
 
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
 
Originally posted by: SlitheryDee
I have a duron 750 mhz and a k6-2 300 mhz laying around somewhere.

Better yet, I just did some work on a Pentium 90mhz for someone.
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Have? Oh, if you want to go into the "I HAVE a crappy computer" section, I could work nicely there. I've got an Intel 486 (is that what they were called?) that I don't even KNOW the speed of. It booted up in DOS and we had to load windows manually. Those were the days...
 
My 3rd floor apartment is really hot (no central air) so while I was A/C-less my Athlon XP3200+ would overheat. So I moved it into my rarely used HTPC and in my main PC installed my Duron 1.8 😛 Oh and my main hard drive is a 40GB IBM. That's right, Deathstar baby!

EDIT: Oh yeah, I still have my original Aptiva with a K6-2 450, 256MB, and a 27GB Quantum. That hard drive is a tank, it just will not die.
 
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
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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.
 
Originally posted by: GuitarDaddy
Originally posted by: Rufus12
You can get a really cheap s.939 machine nowadays.
Click to expand...

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
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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. 🙁
 
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.
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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.

 
I run an iMac G4 15" 700MHz with a measly 256MB of RAM on every other week, for a week.

256MB seems like a decent amount, but not with OS X. And going from a 30" to a 15" display every week is killer.
 
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.
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well, that plus the fact that I might just win you a new one 😀
 
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