This is a call for all of you out there to post a comment telling us what you’re running right now for a computer. It doesn’t matter if it’s old or new, pre-built or custom, fast or slow, laptop or desktop, etc. Post your specs.
If you have multiple computers in the home, go ahead and name them all.
What I’m looking for here is a simple one-liner for each computer containing its specifications, monitor resolution, the current operating system on it and how long you’ve owned it.
Here’s an example using my two computers:
Custom build, 1.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM, 250GB HDD, 16x DVD Burner, EVGA nVidia 512MB video, dual monitor, 1680×1050, Windows 7 RC, 3 years
Dell Inspiron 6000, 1.5GHz Celeron M, 1GB RAM, 60GB HDD, 8x DVD Burner, integrated video, single monitor, 1680×1050, Windows XP SP3, 4 years
If you don’t know all the above info for your box, just take your best guess or put "unknown" for the ones you don’t know.
If you want to add in additional info like make/model/dimensions of components such as for motherboard, RAM, monitor(s) and so on, feel free to post that as well.
Why am I asking for this info?
A few reasons:
- There’s going to be a swath of you considering upgrading to Windows 7 in October. If we know your specs, we can give better advice and tips because not everybody runs a super-duper-fast quad core machine.
- For those running older hardware, this gives us a better idea of what Linux distributions to recommend to keep you modern without the need for hardware upgrades.
- Using a laptop? Would be nice to get a general idea of how many of you have one.
Go ahead and post your specs!
custom build: Core i7 Extreme 965 3.2ghz, ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution, 12GB DDR3 ram, Intel X25-M SSD 80gb, Seagate 1TB (2), EVGA GeForce GTX 260, dual monitor @ 1920×1080, Windows Vista, 2 weeks
custom build: Core2Duo 3.0ghz, 4gb DDR2, Seagate 500gb (2), integrated video, single monitor, 1440×900(?), fedora 8, 2 years
custom build: Core2Duo 2.13ghz, 4gb DDR2, WD raptor 80gb, Seagate 250gb, XFX video card, dual monitor, 1680×1050, Windows Vista, 4 years
Dell XPS 420: Core2Quad 2.4ghz, 2gb DDR2, 160gb hdd, 256mb ati radeon, single monitor, 1600×1200, Windows XP, 1 year (bought used)
Dell Dimension 8400: Pentium 4 3.0ghz, 1gb DDR2, upgraded Seagate 320gb hdd, ATI radeon x800, 1280×1024, Windows XP, 2 years (bought used)
custom build: Pentium 4 2.8ghz, 512mb DDR, 80gb hdd, integrated video, 1280×1024, ubuntu linux, cant remember how long ive had it
custom build: Pentium D 2.8ghz, 2gb DDR2, Seagate 250gb DDR2, integrated video, 1280×1024, Windows XP, 4 years
HP dv9628 laptop: AMD Turion X2 1.9ghz, upgrade 4gb DDR2, nvidia 7150M graphics, 1440×900, 120gb hdd (2), Windows Vista, 3 years i think
HP dv2000 laptop: Pentium M 1.5 ghz, 512MB DDR, 80gb hdd, crappy graphics, 1200×800, windows xp, 5 years or so
2 compaq Evo N620C laptop: Pentium M 1.3 ghz, 256mb DDR, crappy graphics, 1024×768, 40gb hdd, windows xp, too long but they still work!
Toshiba Satellite L355-S7812 laptop: Core2Duo 1.83ghz, 3GB DDR2, 250gb hdd, integrated video, windows vista, 1 year
Dell Studio 17 laptop: Core2Duo 2.0ghz, 4gb DDR2, 320gb hdd, ATI Radeon HD 3650, 1920×1080, windows vista, 1 year
do i win?
btw… my newest computer.. the first one.. will kick your Mac’s ass, Dave!
I don’t recall this being a competition LOL
I have to ask though – WTF do you need that many computers for? I can’t for the life of me see you using them all.. regularly
i regularly have guests at my house, so a couple of the laptops are for their use when they are here, 1 is mine, 1 is my wife’s and 1 is for my daughter to use. as far as the desktops go: the one running fedora is my server machine (web,email and file), 1 i use for my work, 1 i have setup with a crawler and no AV just because i think its fun to see how many different malwares you can get from an open connection and an unprotected computer, 1 is my wife’s, 1 is a test machine that i use for testing new software, 1 is my personal computer, and 1 i keep around just because it was my first build and i cant force myself to get rid of it.
Dude that’s some serious tech you got going on there!
do i win?
btw… my newest computer.. the first one.. will kick your Mac’s ass, Dave!
LOL!
Ya, I think you win!
Heck I could win with my T-30… Oppps….
I didn’t add all the other computers in my office or the RV network, six more, five older tech.
Custom Built in March of 2009
Antec Sonata III 500 case
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UDP3 LGA 775 P45 ATX Intel mobo
WD Caviar 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0GB/S 32MB cache HDD
Intel Core2Duo Wolfdale 3.0ghz 65 watt Dual Core proc
4GB Crucial DDR2 667 RAM (can only see 3.25 GB b/c of OS…)
GEForce 9500 512MB 128 bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 video
22x HP DVD burner dual layer
22″ ASUS monitor with 2ms refresh
Cheap speakers, keyboard, and old optical mouse
Windows XP Pro SP3 and Windows 7 RC1 running on MS Virtual PC 2007
Not a beast, but it does the job and I was on a budget.
CoolerMaster 1000 Case
ASUS CROSSHAIR Motherboard
3.20 gigahertz AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core
4 GB Crucial Ram
LITE-ON DVDRW LH-20A1H CD-ROM
2 Western Digital SATA 500 GB HD’s
2 NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS in SLI
LGE L226W Monitor
Samsung SyncMaster Monitor 17″
SoundMAX Integrated Digital HD Audio
Windows 7
Dell Dimension 8400: P4 3.00GHz, 3.25 GB RAM, ATI Radeon x300/x550/x1050 series. XP Home 2002 Service Pack 3 32 bit, can’t wait for Windows 7. Really wanting 64 bit so it will recognize my actual ram. lol
Toshiba Satellite 5105-S501: P4 don’t know the ghz and cant check cause the power supply is out
AGAIN, 512mb of RAM, Geforce 440 Go,(crappy graphics but good for it’s time), XP Home 32 bit Service Pack 2 will upgrade when i get new cord
others don’t belong to me but they like XP anyway. nice thread!
Techie in training. Fairly new at this stuff but understand when people talk about it lmao.
1. Dell Inspiron B130, WinXP home, SP3, 2 GHZ, 1 GB ram, 40 GB Hdd, HL-DT-ST Cdrw/DVD, Conexant Modem, Usb Modem from Rosewill, Mobile Intel 915 G/910 CML video. 2 years.
2. V2 Premier, WinXP home SP3, 2GHZ, 1 GB ram, 160 GB Hdd, TDK, CD/DVDW, TSS Corp CD/DVDW, 5 usb, Lucent Win Modem, Dual Monitor. 4 years.
3. Gateway, Intel Pentium 4 CPU 2.4 GHZ, 40GB Hdd, 256 mb ram, Toshiba CD/RW, 4 usb, NVidia GeForce 2 mx
3 years rebuilt this one. Single monitor.
4. Hp Pavillion 40 GB Hdd, CD/RW , 733 Mhz processor, 194 MB ram, Windows XP SP2, Single Monitor, 3 usb.
reubilt this one.
I have one more that I am currently rebuilding, it will be better than the others when I am finished.
Custom Build:
Asus P5Q Pro Turbo
Intel E8400 3.0ghz
4 GB ram
700W PSU
500 GB SATA Internal HDD
40 GB IDE Internal HDD
1 TB ESATA External HDD
DVD RW Optical drive
ATI Radeon HD4890
Sound Blaster Audigy
CoolerMaster Wavemaster mid-tower
Acer 22″ LCD monitor
Windows 7 RC1
This is a new build using some old parts
New Motherboard Asus P5Q3 Deluxe
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.83
PSU Corsair 650W
Western Digital 500GB SATA Harddrive
Radeon HD 3870 Video Card
Crucial 8GB DDR3
Old Sound Card Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum
Old Dvd/Cd Rewritable drive Sony Dru-500AX
Old Dvd Rom Drive Sony
Old Case
Thank You
Mary
Vze4×2ge@optonline.net
Custom build, 2.0GHz Intel Pentium Dual-core, 2.5GB RAM, 80GB HDD, 8x DVD Burner, nVidia 512MB 9500 GS video, CRT monitor 1024×768, Windows 7 RC Build 7127,1 years
Only old one left
Custom built: 2.2Ghz AMD3500+ single,4GB RAM,320 GB HDD, nVidia geforce 6500 512MB, 12x DVD,32xCD
lcd 1024×768,Creative value sound card, Windows professional scv pack 3
6 years old
CUSTOM BUILT – Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 2.80GHz – 1.5 GB RAM – 200 GB HDD – NVIDIA GeForce 7300 LE – 16X DVD – 48X CD – 1024 X 768 – WINDOWS MEDIA CENTER EDITION :s
i got most info from siw
what do u think i should upgrade as in hardware and stuff????
“what do u think i should upgrade as in hardware and stuff????”
Since you asked: All of it.
could u tell me what would be best 2 get then which my mother bord would support? i have msn dawson._@hotmail.co.uk so would be easyer 2 speak on there?
‘Never a good idea to crank your actual linked email addy in public like that: Spammers’ spiders crawl everywhere looking for just such links.
hahaha guys you have a great PC!!! mine custom built core 2 duo 2.20 ghz ram 2g kingston, vcard geforce 7300, MB asus p5s mxse HDD 160g, windows vista ultimate 3 years
Yeah, I know, not the best, but…
Toshiba Satellite A135-S4527: Pentium Dual Core T2080 1.73Ghz, Upgraded 2GB DDR2, Upgraded Seagate 250GB HDD, Intel GMA 950 graphics, 1280 x 800, Windows Vista Home Premium 32-Bit, 3 years
Apple eMac: PowerPC G4 700 Mhz, Upgraded 768MB DDR, 40GB HDD, nVidia GeForce 2 MX 32MB DDR SDRAM, Mac OS X 10.3.9 Panther, 7 years