Tech Post your system specs *56K*

Not as technical but I have a couple comps no pics though lol.

Aopen XCcube barebones
Intel 915 P4 3.2 ghz
Microsoft XP home sp2
??? single stick 1 gig ram
120 gig hd
CD-R/DVD-R dunno the speeds lol
Radeon X800 Pro 256mb vid card
Viewsonic VA912b 19'' lcd screen
Harmon kardon Soundsticks II
Crap *** comcast cable that is advertised as 6.0mbps but decides how fast it really wants to on its own (sometimes slower than 56k!)

HP Pavilion zd8000 customizable Notebook PC (recently bought so still have the receipt love copy and paste lol)

* – Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Home Edition with SP2
* – Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 650 w/HT Technology, 3.4GHz
* – 17.0" WXGA+ BrightView Wide Viewing (1440x900)
* – 2.0GB DDR2 SDRAM, 533MHz (2x1024MB)
* – 60 GB 5400 RPM Hard Drive
* – DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive
* – Integrated 56K Modem + 10/100 Ethernet LAN
* – 256MB ATI Mobility Radeon(TM) X600
Sprint 1.5mbps DSL (which happens to play wow better than comcocks)

Both pretty much only play wow and surf the internet.

Intel Pentium 4 Dualcore 3.2GHz (works as 2 CPUs)
2Gigs 1x2 GIG of ram (can't of fthe top of my head remember the brand)
Gigabyte 915P Turbo Motherboard
80GIG, HD System Drive)
120GIG, HD split in to 4 drives (Videos, Music Programs[for install packages], and unorganized[for **** I've downloaded but havent placed any where yet])
Leadtech PX6600le Nivida 256MB PCI-E Videocard
motherboard on-board (yeah I know SHADDAUP!!) sound 6.1 suround soud
Microsoft Wireless MN-730 network card
Lite-ON CD-R-W Drive
Sony DVD-ROM

All this stuffed inside a NEST ATX full tower case Black with a window and green rice lights inside.

Microsoft Windows XP Pro, SP2
Internet Explorer 7.0 BETA
MSN Messinger Live BETA


Envision 17in LCD monitor
Logitech, 5.1 speakers
Microsoft wireless comfort Natural keyoard
Microsof reless Optical mouse
Logitech Driving force steering wheel
CyberLink system Universal remote (havent gotten it figured out yet)
Craptastic Inkhog brand color printer

thats about it...

corollas best... i'm gonna be building a system similiar to urs, but probably with a X2 4400+ and 2 gigs of ram

**** people are ricing out thier PCs now with neons, jeez...

i have a STOCK DELL DIMENSION 4600C

Where've you been for the last five years?


Mine:
Dell Dimension 4700
40Gb Western Digital SATA HD
160Gb Seagate 7200.7 SATA HD
1.5Gb DDR2 dual channel RAM
VisionTek Radeon x800 PCI Express 128mb
NEC 3540A DVD-RW
NEC MultiSync LCD 1760NX 17" dual-input switchable LCD
Logitech Z560s
Logitech optical mouse (backup)
Logitech MX1000 cordless laser mouse
Saitek Gamers' keyboard
Saitek Cyborg Graphite joystick
Konica Minolta PagePro 1350W laser printer

Mine isn't that impressive



Desktop:

AMD Athlon 2500+
1GB RAM
30GB HDD / 80GB HDD
ATI Radeon 9500 128mb
Lite-On CD-RW
LG DVD-RW
Logitech Wireless Keyboard/Mouse
380 Watts Tru Power Antec PSU
17" CRT Flat (I prefer CRT's over most LCD's...)



Laptop:

Intel Centrino 1.6ghz
512mb RAM
128mb Shared Video (I believe its an Intel GPU)
80gb HDD
15.4" Screen
DVD-RW

All of them.

I have extra motherboard/cpu/RAM stuff..can build a PII 350 and Celeron 400 - think that'd be enough for a file/music server?

Main Computer

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Case           : Soprano Piano Black Case
CPU            : 3.0Ghz Pentium 4 HT
Mem            : 2GB DDR
Motherboard    : Gigabyte K8NXP
Video Card     : ATI Radeon X800 256MB
Sound Card     : SB Live & AC'97 Onboard
Speakers       : Logitech Z680
Display(s)     : Two Dell 2420FPW 24" LCD
Input          : Microsoft Wireless Mouse/Keyboard 2006
Media          : Plextor 8x DVD Burner & 15-1 Card Reader
Network Card   : Intel Pro 1000/100 CT Desktop
Storage        : (2) WD 200GB 7200 RPM IDE & (1) SEAGATE 160GB 7200 RPM SATA
Power Supply   : 550 Watt Entermax
Battery Backup : APC Back UPS Pro 1100
OS             : Windows XP Pro
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Server (www.ridemods.com)

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Case           : Thermal Take Xaser III Tower
CPU            : 1.7Ghz Pentium 4
Motherboard    : ASUS P4T
Mem            : 512MB Rambus
Display(s)     : NONE (only use terminal server)
Media          : 24x CDROM
Network Card   : Intel Pro 1000/100 CT Desktop
Storage        : (1) Maxtor 250GB 7200 RPM IDE & (1) SEAGATE 400GB 7200 RPM IDW (External)
Printer        : Hewlett Packard LaserJet 5p
Power Supply   : 350 Watt Entermax
OS             : Windows 2003 Server
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Video/Photo Edit Workstation

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Case           : INWIN Full Tower
CPU            : 1.7Ghz Pentium 4
Motherboard    : ASUS P4T
Mem            : 1024MB Rambus
Video Card     : ATI Radion 9800 PRO All-Win-Wonder
Display(s)     : (2) ViewSonic GS790 19" CRTs
Sound Card     : Sound Blaster Live
Media          : 52x CDROM
Network Card   : Intel Pro 1000/100 CT Desktop
Storage        : (1) Maxtor 200GB 7200 RPM IDE
Printer(s)     : Epson R300M Photo Printer (w/ Continuous Inking System), Hewlett Packard LaserJet 6mp, Hewlet Packard OfficeJet 300 (scan/fax/print)
Scanner(s)     : Hewlett Packard ScanJet 3200, PaperPort Scanner 
Speakers       : Altec Lansing 45.1
Television     : 25" Magnavox (for video output on AIW card)
Power Supply   : 350 Watt Entermax
Battery Backup : APC Back UPS Pro 1400
OS             : Windows XP Pro
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Bedroom Media Center PC

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Case           : Media Center Case
CPU            : Intel Pentium 4 2.4ghz HT
Motherboard    : ASUS P4B-E (Mini ATX)
Mem            : 512MB DDR
Display(s)     : Gateway 42" Plasma
Video Card     : ATI Radio 9700 PRO (DVI)
Capture Card   : Hauppage MCE-250 & HDTV Card
Sound Card     : Sound Blaster Audigy
Speakers       : Pioneer 5.1 Surround Sound System
Receiver       : CoolSat Pro 4000
Media          : Plextor 8x DVD Burner
Network Card   : Intel Pro 1000/100 CT Desktop
Storage        : (1) Western Digital 250GB 7200 RPM IDE (TV SHOWS) & (1) Maxtor 100GB (OS)
Power Supply   : 300 Watt Entermax
OS             : Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
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Kitchen PC

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System         : IBM Think Pad
Mem            : 128MB SODIMM
Display        : 3M Microtouch 15" LCD Touch Screen
Network Card   : WiFi (Linksys)
OS             : Windows XP Pro
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My Laptop

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System         : Acer Ferarri 3400+ 
Network Card   : WiFi & 10/100 & Bluetooth
Mem            : 2GB SODIMM
Video          : ATI Radio 9700 PRO 128MB
OS             : Windows Vista Ultimate
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Car PC

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Case           : Custom PVC/ABS
Power Supply   : 300 Watt MINI ATX
Mother Board   : VIA EPIA M1000
CPU            : VIA M1000 Mobility
Mem            : 1GB DDR
GPS            : USB Holux GPS Mouse
Network Card   : USB Microsoft Wireless 802.11G
Display(s)     : Xenarc 700TSV 7" Touch Screen
Speakers       : 400 Watt Rockford Fosgate + Infinity Kappa Speakers
OS             : Windows XP Pro
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I'll post some pics later when I clean up enough to take a good picture But most of you have already seen my Main Computer, Server and CarPC.

**** dude... thats a lot of pcs... i wanted to build one but i got a new pc as a gift from my parents and they told me to just get a new one and not build one coz they want me to get something reliable... so i got an HP a1340n media center pc...

pentium 4 3.2 Ghz w/ hyperthreading tech.
1 gig ram
250 gig hard drive
dvd rw with light scribe(secondary)
dvd rom(primary)

idk the rest of the specs...

i also got an acer 19" lcd flat screen monitor...

logitech wireless keyboard and mouse...

and altec lansing 2100 speakers... these are the best speakers i've had... nice bass and clear sound...

A raid card would be nice but for a simple home file/music server i think its a bit overkill, unless you have a terabyte of MP3's and want them all under the same drive letter or you absolutly cannot afford to loose any data in the event of a crash. I personally have all my MP3's and Videos backed up on dozens of DVD's so that I don't have to run raid in my server However I do run raid on my main box purly for performance because Battle Field 2 takes far to long to load levels without a Raid 0 array

Yeah those would certainly do the trick. Just make sure your running 256 meg or more of ram to reduce the amount of page file swapping the file system has to do since your going to be pulling its storage from over the network continuously. This will prevent lag and prolong the life of your hard drive. Also Vortex's recommendation of raid is well founded for protection of data and performance however it will cost you more money for additional hard drives if you do not already have them and the controller. So if you have the cash then definatly go raid but if not you're server will still work just fine. Just make sure you have your data backed up on DVD's or CD's or DAT or something in case your new file servers hard drive takes a stanley steamer on ya.

Hahahaha, I never disputed raid for your application I'm guessing your file server is not a celeron 400 either. Raid can get pretty expensive and it sounded like this guy wanted to build a server with what he had on hand. You almost sound irritated that I offered my input... Why?

Hahaha I'm not trying to irritate you. I'll appologize for that in advance

This would definitely be done on the cheap side - if I'm going to spend the money on a SATA RAID card and two SATA hard drives, I might as well spend another hundred bucks and get an Athlon XP 2600+ combo..or something, anyway.