POLL: Home-built or Pre-built rig (i.e. Dell/Gateway)

[peto]

See sig. Soon to have a Lite-On LTD-16301 DVD drive and possibly an Alpha PAL8045 to replace the SK-6. Video card will most likely be upgraded soon too.

 

[geek167]

I have some of both, but the ones I didn't built are dual Athlon MP 1900 Servers made by Pogo Linux.

 

[Anghang]

bought my current, duno how to build a laptop

IBM Thinkpad 600x
upgraded the ram, now at 330MB
20 gig HD

last desktop i built was my OCed celeron
running 512mhz
256MB
20 gigs
16 meg nVidia
forgot what soundcard i put it, kept switching it up
d-link 10/100 nic

 

[ViperMagic]

mines a homie:

Athlon 1.33
Asus KT266-E W/Sound, RAID
Twin WD 60GB, 5400 RPM, RAID 0 showing 111GB
VisionTek GF3 Ti200
512MB DDR RAM
blah, blah, blah

 

[fitzhue]

I built mine but I was looking around at alienware.com and noticed they've got some pretty sweet stuff there. The only reason i'd buy a computer from them is because they look so damn cool. Pretty much everything can be color customized now, not just case, keyboard, and mouse. The monitor and speakers can also be color customized depending on which monitor or speaker system you choose. If i had a lot of money I would spend it to have my computer look that cool and to have peace of mind with a warrantee, tech supp. etc.

 

[Ryan]

Yes, if I had money out my ass - I would also buy an Alienware If money was no iobject, I would spend $8000 on an ALienware Dualie w/ 4 15k rpm drives, etc.

 

[Blayze]

I have a Compaq :Q Laptop, and 3 home built systems... (one system is the family computer, I hardly ever use it just fix it)

 

[slpaulson]

Home built

 

[Harvey]

If you're hanging around here, the only excuse I can think of for a store bought machine is, it's the one you had before you got here, and you haven't gone to your next one, yet, or your primary machine is a lappy.

Gigabyte GA-7ZXR w/ onboard SB 128 pci
Athlon 1 GB (100/200) @ 1.33 GB (133/266)
Volcano 6 HS/F
512 MB PC-133 SDRAM
Generic NVidia TNT2 w/ 32 MB
Maxtor 20 GB ATA100, 7200 RPM
USR hardware modem (until I get off dialup... SOON, I hope!)

 

[udonoogen]

1.53 ghz Athlon XP 1800
Gigabyte GA-7DX (processor and mobo compliments of amd's promo)
256 Crucial PC2100 DDR (too expensive nowadays)
40 Gig Maxtor 7200 rpm
60 Gig Western Digital 5400 rpm
Geforce 3 Ti-200
16x Lite-On DVD drive
16x Lite-On CD-rw
Evercase 4252 (great case!)
Visioneer 8100 Scanner (free compliments of hd forum)

 

[amdskip]

XP 1800
Soyo Dragon+
sk-6
maxtor 20 GB 5400
maxtor 30 GB 7200
maxtor 40 GB 7200
512 crucial reg ddr
radeon 7500, ti200 soon!
16x plextor
16x lite-on black dvd
blue case leds
blue cold cathod
black rounded cables
crammed into antec soho case

 

[danii8]

P4 1.6a
P4S333
Plextor CD(40X) + CDR(8X)
WD 40GB + 40GB
Matrox 400 max

 

[Static911]

At Home:

1 Custom Built Computer
Main Spec: 650 @ 866 at default voltage
Altec ADA 880
1 HP comp with extra 256 PC133 RAM
Main Spec: Use Mini-desk system
1 Laser Printer
1 Ink Jet Printer
1 Scanner
1 Fax Machine
2 Copiers
1 Heavy Duty
1 Personal Copier
1 Shredder
1 Expensive Telescope
1 typewriter
1 Battery Backup
1 Router
1 Cable Modem
1 USB Hub
1 Flash card reader
Bunch of other stuff
6 Trashcans
2 Executive Chairs..
Custom made executive desk one piece (20'x6' Custom M shape)
All this is in our home office (30'x20')...

static911

 

[tcsenter]

My first computer was Commodore 64 (way back when it first came out), then a few years later we bought a used Leading Edge 386. I haven't purchased a pre-built system since...

 

[dexter333]

Pentium III - 1.0Ghz
MSI 6309 Mobo
512MB SDRAM
80GB Maxtor HD
40GB Maxtor HD
20GB Maxtor HD
All-In-Wonder Radeon
SoundBlaster Live! 5.1
TDK VeloCD 24x10x40
uber floppy drive without faceplate from my old compaq presario
19" Viewsonic A90f

 

[VirusDub]

Homebuilt:
AMD 1.33 GHz Athlon
Asus A7M266
512 MB Crucial DDR RAM
60 GB IBM 75GXP
Visiontek GeForce3
ATI Tv-Wonder PCI
Hercules Game Theater XP
Klipsch Promedia 4.2
2x Netgear NICs
Hitachi 16x DVD
Plextor 16/10/40A
Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer
Microsoft Internet Keyboard Pro
KDS Visual Sensations 19" Monitor

 

[gooseman]

Home made all the way!!!

PIII 1.26 Ghz @ 1.5 Ghz
Asus TUSL2-C motherboard
384 Mb Mushkin Rev. 2 PC133
30 gig IBM 75GXP HD
13.6 gig Western Digital HD
Kenwood 72x CDROM
Iomega 12x10x32 CDRW
ATI Radeon 8500 Retail (have a Retail Visiontek GeForce 3 (origianl) as a backup, which I'm selling in the FS/Trade forum by the way)
Hercules GameTheatre GTXP Sound Card
17in KDS monitor
Antec SX 1240 case (large enough for a family of 4 in case I lose my house!)


Hmmm, maybe time to upgrade!

 

[b0mbrman]

CPU: AMD Athlon 1200MHz @ 1200MHz
Motherboard: MSI KT7 266 Pro
Memory: 512 MB of Kingston 266MHz DDR SDRAM
Video Card: ATI Radeon 32MB DDR
Hard Drive: Maxtor 40.9 GB @ 5400 RPMS
Monitor: EN1995 Envision 19"
CDROM Manufacturer & Model: Generic 56x
DVD Manufacturer & Model: AOpen 16x
CDR/CDRW Manufacturer & Model: TDK 24x

Sound Card: Turtle Beach Santa Cruz
Internet Provider: AT&T
Internet Connection Type: Cable

Operating System: Windows 98 SE
Other Components: Fuji Finepix 4700
Microsoft Natural Keyboard Elite
Logitech Cordless Optical Mouse
3m Precise Mousing Surface
HP 3300 Ce Scanner
Klipsch 4.1

Hmmm...I'm thinking of doing an upgrade soon...oh yeah, and of course I built it all myself

 

[rutchtkim]

pentium 3 750
gigabyte 6bxe
384 ram
creative 128pci
nvidia geforce 2 mx 400
40x cdrom
memorex burner
60gig baricuda IV
samsung 753df monitor
crappy printer
intellimouse

 

[rival]

amd k7 800
asus k7v
mushkin/crucial pc133 512mb
40gb WD 7200
ati radeon 7500 64mb
acer 40x
tdk 32/10/40 cdrw
sb live! 5.1 x-gamer
altec lansing ATP-5
ms intellimouse explorer
aluminum case currently being modded (smooth flat black finish)

 

[AdamDuritz99]

Home built and d@amn proud. I need a few upgrades though.

AMD T-bird 1.2 Ghz
Epox 8K7A
256 Crucial PC2100 DDR
3Dfx Voodoo 3 3000 (upgrade me please)
20 gig Maxtor HD 7200 rpm
8 gig Maxtor HD 5400 rpm
24x LiteOn cd burner
Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum
Inspire 5.1 5300 speakers (upgrade me please)
HP internet keyboard(this keyboard rox, i've spilt everything on it and it still works)
Microsoft Optical Intellimouse Explorer
HP Ergo Ultra VGA 15" monitor(oh god, please upgrade me)
Win XP pro
Bellsouth Fastaccess DSL

peace
sean

 

[Kadarin]

Homebuilt..

PII 400mhz
Asus P2B-F w/256MB SDRAM
8GB Maxtor, 8.5GB WD HDD
Matrox Millennium G200 8MB AGP video
No sound card
Linksys 10/100 ethernet
Linux-Mandrake 8.1

Oh wait.. that's the backup box..

Athlon XP 1800+ w/Alpha 8045
Asus A7V266-E w/512MB Corsair PC2100 DDR
Elsa GeForce 3
30GB WD, 100GB WD, 160GB Maxtor ATA133
Creative Audigy MP3+ soundcard
Coolermaster aluminum case (nice!)
Altec-Lansing 2.1 speakers (can't remember model)
Linksys 10/100
Win2K Server


Viewsonic G790 19" monitor
Belkin 2-port KVM
Xsense 130A XRouter w/Speakeasy 768Kbps sDSL
QPS USB cd burner
Epson 740 printer

Oh, and I had an iMac (older 333mhz one), but I gave that to my mom.

 

[ElFenix]

built some bought some. big deal.

 

[GooberPHX420]

#1 (mine - 24/7)
Athlon 1.0 @ 1.2ghz
FIC AZ11 Mobo
512mb crucial pc133
45gb IBM 75gxp 7200rpm
Geforce2 Mx400 64mb
Pioneer 16x DVD
Generic 56x CD-ROM
Acer 20x10x40 Burner
Antec 1030 case -300w PSU
6 fans - 2 120mm, 4 80mm
Intellimouse Explorer
Ratpadz

#2 (built for dad - Mine 24/2 Weekends only)
Athlon 1.4 @ 1.4
1536mb Mushkin PC2100
Soyo A7ADA Mobo
Geforce2 MX 32mb
Twin WD 40gb 7200rpm (in raid 0)
Compaq 32x CD-ROM
Acer 24x10x40 Burner
Antec KS-282 Case - 300w PSU
4 fans - 4 80mm
Intellimouse Explorer
Use Desk as Mousing Surface

#3 (built for my bro -I use it 24/7 whenever I want)
Athlon XP 1700 @ 1470 (stock)
ECS Mobo
384mb Crucial pc2100
40gb Maxtor 7200rpm
Generic 56x CD-ROM
Antec KS-282 Case -300w PSU
2 fans - 2 80mm
Intellimouse Explorer 3.0 (uber leet mouse)
Ratpadz

 

[chibchakan]

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