How do you like your PC?

CurseTheSky

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For years, I've gone for power hungry, large, hot, and fast computers. I still enjoy building computers like that, but other than a good graphics card for gaming, I prefer something smaller, quieter, and more energy-efficient now.

My next build will most likely be mATX; something with just enough overclocking options to make it fun if I have some spare time, but nothing as beastly as the computer I built at the end of 2006 (E6600, 680i SLI, 2GB Corsair Dominator, 8800GTX, 150GB Raptor X, etc.)
 

Fullmetal Chocobo

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netbook = small, efficient, quiet, long battery life
primary machine = dual monitors, fast, lots of RAM
server = decent processor, 8.5TB of space, monstrous (23-bay) case
laptop = average in almost every way
 

dguy6789

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Originally posted by: CurseTheSky
For years, I've gone for power hungry, large, hot, and fast computers. I still enjoy building computers like that, but other than a good graphics card for gaming, I prefer something smaller, quieter, and more energy-efficient now.

My next build will most likely be mATX; something with just enough overclocking options to make it fun if I have some spare time, but nothing as beastly as the computer I built at the end of 2006 (E6600, 680i SLI, 2GB Corsair Dominator, 8800GTX, 150GB Raptor X, etc.)

Exactly how it was for me. Used to be all about screaming fast stuff, now I like to build computers that are more toned down, and geared more towards being cool and power conscious.
 

konakona

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As far as air cooling is concerned, IMO there is little difference if at all between a well thought out moderately quite cooling and obnoxiously loud over-the-top cooling. At least such as been my recent experience, none of my recent three computers were held back from higher clocks by excess heat.
 

Schmide

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My main computers

Laptop when I leave the house.

SFF Desktop low power/browsing/watching vidoes.

Gaming/Work Water Cooled to silence

Who says you can't have everything.
 
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Main PC
Q9650 @ stock
Asus :roll: P5Q Premium
switching from 34g SCSI to 300g Vraptor (soon)
Enermax Revolution 950
Last ATI card ever made; X1900XTX by ATI
8G DDR2 900 4.4..4.12
Seagate 500g ST3500630NS
PC-A20

runs cool in 77*f ambients - ususally 36*c across the board

will be doing video and some picture editing soon
 

corkyg

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To answer your question, . . . I like my PC just fine. :)
 

somethingsketchy

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My main desktop I prefer to have a lot of horsepower to do what I need it to do. At work, on the other hand, I don't require much, since I don't do anything intensive outside of data entry, remote assistance and the like. Next desktop hopefully I can go with a powerhouse with quiet cooling :)
 

nerp

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I manage to keep my E8400 under pretty much silent conditions. My Tuniq is only audible when I'm doing some serious stuff on a warm day (or the Jotul is abalze)
 

Marty502

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How about quiet, efficient AND blazing fast?

Not that my rig is blazing fast. But it can be done without spending big bucks. My next rig will be a freakin' lightning, but you won't hear it from 3 feet.

My case has 3 quiet 120 mm. fans with very little airflow resistance (removed every grill I could without ruining the looks) and my hard drive is at 30ºC in a hot day with the fans at around 400 rpm, which is noiseless.
Right now it's pretty damn cold here and the HD is at 22ºC. This could house any computer you can think of and stay cool and quiet.

Note that there's a big difference between quiet and silent. I'm happy with quiet. Silent usually gets more expensive.