Post how much you spent on your video card to play Candy Crush
 

AMD Athlon 64 x2 Dual Core 6400+ 3.21 Ghz
4 GB Memory
2 x 1 TB Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s
ATI Radeon HD 5800 (5850)
Asus Motherboard M3N-HT Deluxe
LG DVD burner / rom
Sounds - Onboard Nvidia HD
Windows 7 64 bit os
Logitech Keyboard
Logitech Mouse G500
32" Philips TV / Monitor

I bought this machine a while back but is it that dated? I mean it runs everything though I scale back the graphics on BF3.


https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...1&d=1326390833

Intel i5 750 @3.62Ghz
12GB DDR3
Seagate ST44206AS
Nvidia 9800GT
Gigabyte P55A-UD3
Some random DVD burner/reader
Onboard audio
Win 7 64bit
Logitech G110
Logitech Performance MX
Asus 23" LCD
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-n...112_123232.jpg

Intel Atom D525 dual-core @ 1.8Ghz
5GB DDR3
IBM Deathstar ~30GB (boot)
Hitatchi 3TB HDS5C3030ALA630 (pri storage)
Western Digital 1.5TB WD15EADS + 1TB WD10EADS + Seagate 500GB ST3500641AS (backup)
Onboard video
SuperMicro X7SPE-H-D525-C
FreeBSD 8.2-Stable slightly bastardized for 6rd support
KVM'd to same key/mouse/lcd
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-N...112_123102.jpg

Dude I got a Dell.

Workstation is:

HP xw8400
2x Dual Core Intel Xeon Processors @3.00Ghz (4 cores in total)
16GB RAM, air cooled
NVidia 8800GTX
Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum
4x 160GB disks in RAID-5
HP (Delta) 800W P/S
Dual Gigabit ethernet connections (bonding mode)
LG 22" LCD
Logitech K340 keyboard
Logitech Performance MX mouse
Logitech 5.1 speakers
OS: OpenSUSE 12.1 64bit

Laptop is:
HP 2540p
Core i5
4GB RAM
Seagate 120GB 7200rpm HDD
OS: OpenSUSE 12.1 64bit

Web/mail server is:
HP DL380 G5

File server (movies/music around the house) is:
X-Case 2U rackmount case
Gigabyte E350N-USB3 motherboard
2GB RAM
2xTB HDDs in RAID-1, using LVM for future expansion
Dual port Intel gigabit ethernet card in bonding mode

Netwoking gear:
Netgear FVS336G ProSafe router/firewall
Linksys SRW-2024 24port rackmount Gigabit switch
Netgear WNDAP330 ProSafe access point
16U rack/cabinet

Me, too. An older one at that.

+1, but I haz 8GB of RAM. Running VEAL on 256MB of RAM was pretty fail. I need to build a desktop for the computer next...I should probably stop burning money on guns and racing.

Intel 2500k @4.0 Sandy Bridge
Nvidia MSI gtx580
Crucial M4 SSD 80GB
WD Black HD's 500 GB (x2)
4 GB RAM (x2)
MSI P67 Motherboard
Dell U2410 Monitor 24" 1920x1200
Apple Cinema HD Monitor 23" 1920x1200

Gaming:
Intel 2500k @ 4.5ghz
Nvidia 580
8gb RAM
Creative Soundblaster X-Fi Fatality Champion Edition
Biostar X69
120gb SSD
2x2GB in RAID-1
Rosewill 800w

Development:
2500k@5ghz
16gb RAM
nVidia 240GT
Onboard crap
64gb SSD
200gb, 400gb, 1.5TBx2 hard drives in RAID-0
Rosewill 550w PSU

Server:
AMD E-350
4GB RAM
750GBx2 RAID-1

On all:
Logitech 50..5?
And the best goddamn keyboards in the world, the IBM Clicky

Proof of your solid 2500k at @5ghz


:rofl:

Sure. You'll have to wait for me to get home tonight, okay?

-Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor

-ASUS P6T SE LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard

-XFX HD-489A-ZDFC Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

-GeIL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model

-Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache ATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

-PC Power and Cooling S75CF 750W EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready

-Logitech Wave Pro Desktop Black USB 2.4 GHz Wireless Keyboard & Mouse Combo

-Pioneer Black 8X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 5X DVD-RAM 8X BD-ROM 4MB Cache SATA 8X Blu-Ray DVD Burner w/ Software BDR-203BKS

-Antec Twelve Hundred Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case

(old pics from a few years ago when i put it together)

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...1/DSC00388.jpg
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...1/DSC00386.jpg
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...1/DSC00392.jpg

Wife's machine wins...
 

My Main Machine:
- Intel Q6600 @ 2.4
- Intel DG55TL mobo
- Mushkin 2x2GB DDR2
- Hitachi 1TB
- Hitachi 500GB
- WD 320GB
- XFX GT240 1GB
- 500W Antec PSU
- 19" Samsung, 17" Dell
- Samsung DVD burner (unplugged - who uses CD/DVD drives anymore?)
- Creative Audigy Platinum w/Front Panel
- Logitch G15 keyboard
- Logitch VX Nano
- Genius M712X graphic tablet
- Random fan controller and temp monitor panel
- KLIPSCH PRO MEDIA 2.1 :drool:

Wifes Machine:
- AMD X6 1055T @ 2.8
- ASUS M4A78LT-M
- G.Skill Ripjaws 2x4GB DDR3
- Corsair 120GB SSD
- Hitachi 500GB HDD
- EVGA 8600GT OC
- 480W Logisys (ew)
- 17" Acer, 17" Dell
- Wacom Intuos3 4x6 tablet
- Altec Lansing 221
- LG DVD (also unplugged...)

Wife's computer currently exceeds my own machine in performance from all aspects... except audio.

Found this in my photobucket. Edited it real fast and dirty to remove unnecessary stuff in the screenshot.

This was under the Biostar motherboard though, which I was unable to tweak past ~4.8ghz (Couldn't go past a mult of 46, nor a fsb of 105mhz even though the PC was fully stable. As a result, moved to a better one, relegating my Biostar to the gaming rig).

So no proof of it being stable. I can set my proc to 5.0 and hit screenshot too. Not trying to troll/argue but it's not realistic you have a truly stable 2500k at 5ghz

It's impossible to prove stability, bro, 'cause if the other party doesn't believe it, they keep repeating this mantra.

Go check out Youtube for a great deal of documentation on it if you don't believe me. 2500k@5ghz on air stable is no problem anymore. Hasn't been for ages, and you can get Real Live Video of it too.

P.S. I'm not being your camboy if that's what you are hinting at!

dont ruin my thread fockers.

start a new one to e-fight in gaming.

I'm just saying post some screenshots of a stresstest on it for atleast 8 hours. Not saying it's not possible but it's not as easy as people make it seem.


Copy Rick, I'm out.

My bad boy:

I modded it myself too -- added a Sapphire Radeon HD 2400 Pro for maximum gaming performance.

Intel 2500k @ 4.3GHz (the asus MoBo tool took it up to 4.8GHz and decided it was stable, so I definitely believe 5.0 is attainable)

GT V6 CPU Cooler

ASUS EAH6850 Graphics (ATI 6850)

16 GB DDR3 RAM at 2133

64GB SSD (Operating System)

2x 250GB HDD in RAID 0 for programs

2x 250GB HDD in RAID 1 for media/files

ASUS P8Z68 MoBo

1x BD-ROM / DVD-RW

1x BD-RW

Silverstone 600w modular PSU

Intel Core i7 950 cpu
Zalman CNPS9700 CPU cooler
Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R motherboard
6GB Corsair DDR3 PC1600 CAS 7 memory
Antec High Current Gamer 750W power supply
Western Digital Black 1TB SATA3 6GB/sec hard drive
Pioneer CD/DVD SATA optical drive/burner
AMD Radeon HD6970 videocard
Creative Labs X-Fi soundcard
CoolerMaster HAF912 case
Samsung 204b LCD monitor x3 (Eyefinity)
Logitech G15 keyboard
Logitech G500 mouse

I play BF3 at 4800 x 1200 or 3600 x 1600 with all graphics features enabled

Zalman CPU cooler and Antec power supply not installed in closeup pic.

A little dated but runs BF3 almost maxed (AA is low/med) at 1920x1080.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-m...0112_200318.jp

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-D...112_200441.jpg

Yes my desk is a $40 folding table. The chair was $140, though. Priorities.

Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 2.66 @ 3.52GHz stable
Asus P5Q Pro Turbo
6GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2
ATI HD6950 @ ~880 core, 1300 mem
3x250GB Seagate something or others from 2007 in RAID 5.
Corsair 850w PSU
Razer Lycosa Keyboard...much win
Logitech MX1000 I think. It's old.

Asus 10" EeePC for the tuning

MSI WindPad 110w currently missing via RMA for exchange. Kind of toying with creating a mount for this in the car. Touchscreen? Big display gauges? Because I can? Yes.

So with all these badass rigs...why is the MT BF3 platoon so small?

Laptop

i7-2670QM (2.2-3.1 Ghz)
8gb ram
nvidia 570m 1.5gb
1920x1080 res screen
120gb ocz vertex 3 ssd
500gb 7200rpm hd

Hehe. Don't feel too bad. My office desk is an old door. (It's a very nice door, and I'm sure it was quite expensive at one time, but it's a door none the less.)

Laptop:
i3
4gb ram
320gb HD

Desktop:
i7 2700k
Gigabyte G1 Sniper2 Z68 MB
SeaSonic X850
G.Skill 4x2 DDR 1866
120GB SSD
GTX 580
2TBx2 Raid 0
NZXT Phantom Case
Logitech G930
Logitech 920
Logitech G9x

17" Macbook Pro ... 2008 I think

Runs better and cooler than the part-for-part identical PC that I built before switching to a laptop.

PC...HA!

Part-for-part? So you installed the guts of a 2008 Macbook Pro into a tower case?

...Mac users... :facepalm:

/flamesuiton

Damn! you got me!

Same spec parts, different platforms.

You know, with as much ---- as Macs get, I have to give them serious props for one feature.

An actually useful command line. ---- GUIs. ---- Windows and their GUI-ruled paradigm.

I was more trying to make a point that it was a rather silly comparison. Also, there tends to be mobile and desktop versions of different CPUs. Spec'd similarly but nonetheless there are TDP differences.

My experience with Mac/Unix CLI is about nil. I can stumble around enough in Linux and I used to be mostly proficient in Windows (not that there is much to do). If it's at all like Linux I'd have to agree there.

I've never had an issue with the software on either platform. I think each is capable of doing whatever the user may need today, although Windows has historically been the better gaming platform by a wide margin. I don't like closed hardware and paying a premium for style. As a general rule however, I've usually said that if you want to be productive (business) stick with a Windows platform. Also the Apple commercials. Dirty hipsters get off mah lawn!

If the development tools I need for my profession existed for the Mac, I'd switch over in a heartbeat (Software engineer by trade). A command line is well worth the premium for me.

Plz don't turn this into a OS debate.

I am approximately as confused by reading this as I would be if I looked down into the toilet bowl and found that I had just shat out three talking iguanas with strong opinions on EU monetary policy.


Anyway, I guess I should post some specs...

My main desktop PC has a Core i5-750 sitting on an Intel DP55WP motherboard, running at the rated clock speed. 8 GB of RAM, a cheap-arse video card, a 40 GB Intel SSD as the boot volume, a 500 GB Hitachi as the data drive, and a 1 TB Seagate as a backup drive. Nothing super-fancy.

The media machine has some random CPU which I had lying around (I think it's a P4) mounted on a cheap motherboard I bought at Frys, with 2GB RAM, a 300 GB hard drive as the boot volume (I had it lying around), and a 2 TB drive for the video.

The only thing fancy about the aforementioned is that they are extremely quiet. Nothing but low RPM, sleeve-bearing 120mm fans everywhere, including the CPU and power supply.

Le laptop is a Dell E4200. Core2Duo (SU9600) CPU, 5GB RAM, 128GB SSD.

It's shitty. In previous job, I was the sys admin and generic IT guy. Anything from networks to new software development (C++ and SQL). I went from Linux (from '94) to Mac OS in 2003, switched back to Linux in 2004. I couldn't stand it.

New as of today laptop,
Intel i3-2350M
4gb ddr3 ram -might jam another 4 in it later
320gb hard drive
15.6in screen
and a wopping 2 usb ports woooo
My 5yr old one just fried and school hit this week. Couldn't find a better one for less within reason. Don't PC game anymore, thats the 360's job. Just need something that works and doesn't suck for a couple years until school gets crazy.

Wow, this is news to me. I had assumed that considering MacOSX is BSD, it would have at least a BSD-level of CLI ability.

<3 Joe for that comparison, it made me lol IRL. For me, development is optimal if I never have to take my hands off the keyboard. Ever. If I get into a Windows environment, I have to constantly move my right hand back and forth between mouse and keyboard. Given enough time and enough movement, this can actually cause my wrist to start hurting. (Not-so-ninja edit: I.e., (nano/emacs/vi/whatever your poison is) +foo bar.cpp, make, gdb compared to having to move my hand to click on all sorts of ----.)

It's actually physically painful for me to develop in an entirely GUI-based (i.e. Windows) environment compared to *nix/BSD-based.

What brand/model?

I understand completely. As someone who grew up in a text-based world, I still spend a lot of time in DOS-boxes, which for some reason seems to astound and confuse my co-workers.

What I meant was that I was surprised to hear someone with your background praising MacOS on the grounds of having a powerful CLI. Admittedly, the last time I was heavily involved in Mac-usage was on the Centris / Quadra machines (running OS 7, if I recall correctly), and my experience with those machines was not a kind one.

I have used the newer machines, but only in an incidental capacity, so I don't have any experience with their CLI. I can't recally having ever seen anyone use it, in fact. Is it really that much better than the DOS implementation in the current Windows builds?

Seriously? GUI-based development is so slow, the only really useful instances of GUI-based development I can think of is for training wheels to learn it... then again, I learned BASIC a loong time ago from DOS CLI, and C from Linux CLI almost as long ago, so I could be biased in that respect since I taught myself from a CLI and not a GUI.

Frankly, I have little experience with the Mac. I know it's based on BSD, and I use the ever-lovin'----- out of BSD (And *nix in general..). As a result, I had (apparently incorrectly, as per Reverant) assumed that Macs had a BSD-like CLI. The only time I ever use a Mac is to test for if code works/compiles correctly cross-platform, then turn it over to QA and the junior programmers to fix my ----.

But better than the DOS implementation in current Windows builds? ANYTHING is better than the DOS implementation in current Windows builds. Windows has a giant hardon for the hatred of CLI for some reason. I'll be lucky if I can launch a (GUI-based) IDE from DOS.

OSX does have a fantastic CLI, the only problems with it is that Apple took /etc and fucked it by replacing text files with goofball managers. For some things anyway, fstab being one of them. Being able to 'ssh kevin@your.mom' was one of the reasons my Windows XP laptop got replaced with a MacBook few years ago. ps, awk, grep, kill, and rest the good stuff is still there. If there's anything not included by default it's easy enough to install (DarwinPorts MacPorts)

Keeping somewhat on topic...
Macbook (non-pro) 13"
Intel Core2Duo @ 1.somethingGhz
2GB RAM
~300GB HDD

Asus G53JW-A1 Laptop
Intel Core i7 720QM 1.73GHz Auto Overclock as high as 3.33GHz
HM55 Chipset
DDR3 1333MHz came with 6GB Now has 16GB
GTX 460M 1.5GB GDDR5 VRAM
2x 500GB hard drive
15.6" Screen
Sold all gaming consoles and I still like to play once in a while but needed the mobility. So I got this and couldn't be happier. Runs Skyrim, MW3, etc. on highest settings.

Main PCs

AMD BE-2300 1.9GHz
4GB DDR2
250GB
160GB
160GB
26" inch sharp LCD
DVD Burner
Windows XP

P2 450mhz
256MB ram
80GB hdd
DVD burner
Windows 95

Celeron 1ghz
256MB
80GB HDD
CD burner
Windows XP

Laptop\tuning laptop

Intel Core 2 Duo ULV
2GB ram
30GB SSD
15inch LCD
Touchscreen tablet\laptop
Windows 8\Developer Preview

Network Appliance

Cobalt Qube 2700
NetBSD

Gaming/movie/solidworks/random BS PC:

ASUS M3A mobo
AMD Phenom X4 9500 @ 2.2GHz
4GB DDR2
ATI HD5750
520W Corsair PSU
ancient 120GB HDD, looking for a 250GB SSD
also ancient DVD burner
22" widescreen LCD
Vista 64 bit OS
bad-ass CPU cooler

School/tuning/random BS laptop (HP DV6617):
Intel dual CPU T2310 @ 1.46GHz
2GB DDR2
Nvidia GeForce 8400M GS
120GB HDD
less ancient DVD burner
15.6" LCD
Vista 32 bit OS
fancy remote control for media players

And a 1TB external USB HDD plugged into the laptop 24/7, sharing with the PC.

The bios on the laptop won't let me OC it :(
How hard/expensive will it be to upgrade the RAM and HDD on the laptop? I really like this one, except it could do with some more memory and a slightly larger HDD.

Personal:

Asus UX31-DH72 Ultrabook
- Core i7-2677M Processor (up to 2.9GHz Turbobewst WUT!!)
- 4GB RAMz
- 256GB SSD
- 13.3-inch LCD (1600 x 900 HOLLA!)

8.9" Galaxy Tab
- Most perfect ------- size evar. Long ass battery life for international flights during leave.

Work:
2 Old ass Dell Optiplex's that are probably from the beginning of the war. Total pieces of ----.... Good enough for RDP though.

Oscar: Upgrade to a SSD. Those run between $1 to $2 per gigabyte. A good 120gb drive will run you between $100-$200 typically. For laptop purposes, well, you'll have to experience it for yourself, but it's a ridiculous increase in speed. It will do a lot more for you than simply upgrading the RAM or increasing the hdd size.

120GB for $100-200?????

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...d=1&name=120GB

:confused: FRT, what you've linked is in the proper price range I quoted. What are you talking about and/or trying to get at?

Are you kidding me, half those are $200 min unless you want some junk. One thing about SSDs is there is a HUGE difference in performance between them.

An OCZ Agility 3 (Which is loved by the extreme hard-core performance crowd) is available for $140 MIR.

The Agility 2 and Vertex 2's are available in the lower-end of the price range I talked about as well, and they are hardly poor performers.

http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.ph...1&limitstart=5

The Agility 3 really? The POS was plagued with firmware issues causing lock ups.

So was every other brand using the SATA3 Sandforce controller. The firmware issues have been long-solved at this point from popular opinion and empirical testing. You are blaming firmware issues on a single company when numerous companies had the exact same problem.

A quick anecdotal note-

I have had a total of three SSDs. An Intel in my main desktop PC, an OCZ Onyx in my media server, and a Samsung in my laptop.

The Intel and Samsung units have been performing flawlessly for the past year and a half or so. The OCZ, by comparison, failed completely after about three months.

Moral of the story: When it comes to storage devices in general, and SSDs in particular, pay a little extra and buy from one of the more respected names.

I'm looking for ~150-160GB for the laptop. I'm looking at $250-ish then. That's quite steep for a large thumbdrive;) Same goes for the PC, something around 180GB. I'm not ready to spend $500 on 2 SSDs just yet.

This contradicts my personal experience, Joe.

I have actually had severe headaches with an Intel SSD, but my two OCZ drives have never given me a hiccup. I also picked up a Kingston SSD as my first SSD (What? I trust their RAM, bought based on brand recognition), and oh god was that a piece of ----. I don't think I've had as much trouble with a single PC component since the 486 or early-pentium era.

Keep some variant of it on your mind. I cannot even use my laptop anymore unless I have a SSD in it - I tried putting a high-end mechanical drive in it, said "---- it, I'm going back to my shitty SSD" after about an hour of playing with the (much larger) mechanical drive.

Also MIR? Who does that nonsense. The price is $170. I'll give you $175-250. But no lower.

My Intel SSD not only has absolutely insane speeds, but has been completely stable out of the box. The OCZ one I had in my computer prior was junk. The computer would often BSOD on boot.

I don't know. Most of the major review sites and enthusiast forums I visit?

Again, I've never had this problem with OCZ or Samsung drives (Interestingly, my experience with Samsung mirrors Joe's) FRT. I've had this problem with Intel and Kingston drives - of which the former was a bad drive and had to be RMA'd (Post-RMA it was as stable as the OCZs and the Samsung), the latter was due to fucked firmware.

I'm just saying I think with SSDs more so than other parts, you get what you pay for.

Just look at the reviews from my link. Both intel drives get 5 eggs.

And even the first Intel drive I saw fell into my $100-$200 estimated price range.

So...? I mean, what are we even arguing about? I didn't even advocate a specific brand in my original post, just gave him a rule of thumb and an estimated number pulled out of my bum based on my last buying experience.

Anyways, back to Oscar: Get some variant of SSD if you possibly can, even if it's "only" a 60gb drive or something. I'd wager both FRT and Joe would agree with that much - for me, the SSD was the single largest performance increase in any PC I've had in at least 5 years, if not 10. It made a bigger difference than any RAM I've put in, any processor or motherboard, even any hard drive (And I've had SCSI 15k RPM drives RAIDed and short stroked in a desktop before!!)

Yes the first intel drive fell 1 cent from your highest estimate. I guess you are not looking at all the drives above your max $200 estimate. You also used the words "good" and "typically". If we are looking typical prices for a good drive you are flat out wrong. That is what I am arguing about. We are talking having to go 2/3 more money ($100 to $175) for what would be considered the low-end of good.

But whatever honestly I'm about to go eat Chipotle so either way I'm happy.

I'd love to try one, but anything less than 160GB would set me back in storage space I need. I'll keep saving a little more and look for a deal on SSDs in the near future though. Thanks.

Gigabyte p43-es3g
pentium dual core 3.4 overclocked to 4.53
2gb kingston hyper x clocked to 1066
radeon hd 2400
asus sata dual layer dvd burner
wd sata 500gb
dual CRT :fawk: moniters 19" and 17"
this is my im sort of proud of budget build
built it for 210

hooked up to a kvm switch to

asus p5n-sli
pentium 4 ht 3.4
2gb ocz that is advertised stable at 1000 but i cant keep it stable past 900
its just running at 800
i honestly have no clue what vid card is on that
160gb


laptop
dell d610
celeron 1.73
1gb ram 667
40gb hard drive