The Desktop Computer & Configuration Thread

Akshay1234 · 15th April 2009, 01:03

just picked up altec lansing mx5021e speakers for my desktop. they are really good. great bass and crystal clear even at high volumes.

rjvora_2000 · 15th April 2009, 16:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1000bhp

Got a Compaq Presario v2620TS laptop and just bought a new system (It's actually a server

)

CPU : Intel Xeon 5405 (2 Ghz , 1333 FSB , 12 MB Cache)
Intel M/B : S5000 XVN SATA
RAM : 8 GB FB DIMM Transcend 667 MHZ (32 GB Max supported)
HDD: 500 GB Samsung SATA* 2
Monitor: Benq E2200 HD (21.5" Widescreen)
Graphic Card: Palit 1 GB 9500 Super +
CABINET : VIP With 600 Watts CoolerMaster SMPS
Standard wireless Logitech Mouse and keyboard.

The best part is I don't have to think about upgrading for few years to come and the worst part is I will have to get use to the noise it makes :(

Quote:

Originally Posted by SirAlec

thats a desktop. Err! a server class machine.

Well I thought so but Laptop is written by the owner. Model no. is also of Laptop. - I think so!!

vasudeva · 15th April 2009, 16:32

My desktop (have installed some components since present one bought in 10/2007):
Intel C2D E4500
3GB RAM (+1GB upgrade)
660 GB HDD (+340 GB upgrade)
Viewsonic 1945
ATI 256KB? card

Best part: bought under company's depreciation policy so the machine cost me 80% of the purchase price.
Will upgrade to a laptop when my brother comes visiting from UK in late-2009.

HimuraKenshin · 15th April 2009, 17:09

My configuration is as follows:

Intel D5400XS
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.66GHz (forgot the model)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB HDD x2 (32mb buffer)
XFX Nvidia 9800GTX x2 in SLI (1 gig each)
tagan pipe rock 1300watt PSU
Cooler master cpu cooler
Sony DVDR+RW
Kingston 4GB RAm in Dual channel

My computer can play Crysis with ease!

akhilesh51 · 15th April 2009, 19:00

Macbook Pro Aluminium New Edition:

2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4 GB RAM
250 GB HDD
3 MB L2 Cache
256 MB NVidia Geforce 9400M + 256 MB Nvidia Geforce 9600M GT
Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
802.11 n Wireless

Operating System: Apple Mac 10.5 Leopard

xtremeshock · 7th June 2009, 00:26

Got myself a upgrade:

Intel I7 processor
Intel I7 motherboard;
3 GB DDR3 Ram (Tri Band)
160GB+500GB Internal HD + 250GB Free agent
6600 GT :-) need to buy a new graphics card, budget of 10k.
Samsung CRT monitor, will be changing to a tft soon
OS: Windows 7

Planning to go High def on my new comp :-)

a_mukherji · 7th June 2009, 04:18

i think i have the most outdated stuff :

processor : P4 1.8 Ghz
Motherboard : D845GVAD2
Memory : 2.25GB
Hard disk : 320 + 160 + 80 = 560 GB
Power supply : Coolermaster 460W
Chasis fans : Coolermaster
2 NIC cards, acts as my firewall, my disk server, my print server, mysql server, caching dns server
Monitor : 17"" Philips
OS : Debian Linux 4.0

devarshi84 · 8th June 2009, 02:11

guess not. I still have a P2 running with just upgraded 512mb 100mhz(or maybe 133mhz) Ram sticks.

Runs smooth as ever. It is used everyday as the main pc.

bigman · 18th June 2009, 19:54

Last night I decided to clean the spare room out and found lots of mobile phones were gathering dust. There were two LG Shines which cost me a grand total of £1.10 for both (under RS85). There were other phones such as the Motorola W377 for which I had been paid by the retailer £20 (RS 1500) to buy from them. Most the phones were bought using internet retailers and going through third party web sites such as Quidco - The web's cashback cooperative who pass on some of the affiliate income they receive (hence why I ended up being paid to buy some phones).

Collection of spare phones :

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I thought there was no point keeping all these phones as they were not used and some of them were already old models and they would not be worth much soon. So I decided to take them all off to my local computer exchange store (CeX : we buy and sell Games, DVDs, PC Hardware & Software, Phones and electronics online) this morning. I got £268 in store credit for the phones and then a NC10 caught my eye which was on offer at £275 with 12 months warranty. It looked brand new and even had all the factory plastic protective film on it. Handed over my store credit voucher and £7 and walked away with what is a new netbook.

Here some pictures of the NC10.

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It loads up XP pretty quick and the keyboard is not as bad as that found on a few other netbooks. I am going to bung in a 2gig stick of ram later and might play with some linux distributions.

SirAlec · 18th June 2009, 20:15

we have such store in india.??

bigman · 18th June 2009, 20:34

Not sure if there is an equivalent store in India. I have seen CEX stores in Spain and a few other countries.

UniqueMods · 20th June 2009, 11:08

Original purchase date Nov-2003.

Monitor - LCD TV - VU tech 32" - also serves as my room Tv. - Jan 2008
CPU - Intel P4 2.66Ghz 800FSB 512L2 with HyperThreading
MB - Intel 865GBF 800FSB
RAM - 2gb DDR1
HDD1 - 80GB Samsung @7200RPM
HDD2 - 40GB Seagate @7200RPM
HDD3 - 200GB Seagate @7200RPM - Jan 2008
HDD4 - 500GB external Seagate with power supply - Jan 2009
VGA - 256MB NVidia GForce - don't remember the model no. - Jan 2006
Peripherals - Logitech wireless mouse and keyboard - as i sit 10 feet away in a very comfortable position.

DVD-RW - Sony DVD writer 720a - Jan 2006
SMPS - 550w branded power supply to supply the increased power needs. - Jan 2006
Sound - Creative soundblaster 7.1 PCI card. - Jan 2006

Cant upgrade anymore. No slots left.

UM

lurker · 20th June 2009, 13:04

Corsair or CoolerMaster .. which is the better SMPS ?

greenhorn · 20th June 2009, 15:43

Corsair! their 450W SMPS are better than CM 600 Watters

swift8847 · 20th June 2009, 16:30

I am sure a lot of TBHP members will have the macbook and the macbook pro.

I will be moving to states in a month's time. Planning to go for the macbook pro, 13.3 inch. This is gonna be my first portable computer.

Apple has a good offer for the students there. You get an Itouch free with any mac purchased for the students and the faculty of a University.

People using the Macbook, could you please post the pros and the cons of this product from Apple.

I did see the Macbook at an Apple store in Bangalore. I was pretty impressed with it.

15th April 2009, 01:03	#1141
Akshay1234 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 10,266 Thanked: 12,317 Times	just picked up altec lansing mx5021e speakers for my desktop. they are really good. great bass and crystal clear even at high volumes.
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15th April 2009, 16:32	#1143
vasudeva Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 2,221 Thanked: 212 Times	My desktop (have installed some components since present one bought in 10/2007): Intel C2D E4500 3GB RAM (+1GB upgrade) 660 GB HDD (+340 GB upgrade) Viewsonic 1945 ATI 256KB? card Best part: bought under company's depreciation policy so the machine cost me 80% of the purchase price. Will upgrade to a laptop when my brother comes visiting from UK in late-2009.
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15th April 2009, 17:09	#1144
HimuraKenshin BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Mumbai/London Posts: 287 Thanked: 327 Times	My configuration is as follows: Intel D5400XS Intel Core 2 Duo 2.66GHz (forgot the model) Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB HDD x2 (32mb buffer) XFX Nvidia 9800GTX x2 in SLI (1 gig each) tagan pipe rock 1300watt PSU Cooler master cpu cooler Sony DVDR+RW Kingston 4GB RAm in Dual channel My computer can play Crysis with ease!
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15th April 2009, 19:00	#1145
akhilesh51 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Jaipur, RAJ Posts: 631 Thanked: 339 Times	Macbook Pro Aluminium New Edition: 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4 GB RAM 250 GB HDD 3 MB L2 Cache 256 MB NVidia Geforce 9400M + 256 MB Nvidia Geforce 9600M GT Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR 802.11 n Wireless Operating System: Apple Mac 10.5 Leopard
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7th June 2009, 00:26	#1146
xtremeshock BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 418 Thanked: 177 Times View My Garage	Got myself a upgrade: Intel I7 processor Intel I7 motherboard; 3 GB DDR3 Ram (Tri Band) 160GB+500GB Internal HD + 250GB Free agent 6600 GT :-) need to buy a new graphics card, budget of 10k. Samsung CRT monitor, will be changing to a tft soon OS: Windows 7 Planning to go High def on my new comp :-)
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7th June 2009, 04:18	#1147
a_mukherji Newbie Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 24 Thanked: Once	i think i have the most outdated stuff : processor : P4 1.8 Ghz Motherboard : D845GVAD2 Memory : 2.25GB Hard disk : 320 + 160 + 80 = 560 GB Power supply : Coolermaster 460W Chasis fans : Coolermaster 2 NIC cards, acts as my firewall, my disk server, my print server, mysql server, caching dns server Monitor : 17"" Philips OS : Debian Linux 4.0
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8th June 2009, 02:11	#1148
devarshi84 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ahmedabad - Tor Posts: 4,024 Thanked: 211 Times View My Garage	guess not. I still have a P2 running with just upgraded 512mb 100mhz(or maybe 133mhz) Ram sticks. Runs smooth as ever. It is used everyday as the main pc.
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18th June 2009, 19:54	#1149
bigman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NA Posts: 1,224 Thanked: 93 Times	Samsung NC10 netbook for £7 Last night I decided to clean the spare room out and found lots of mobile phones were gathering dust. There were two LG Shines which cost me a grand total of £1.10 for both (under RS85). There were other phones such as the Motorola W377 for which I had been paid by the retailer £20 (RS 1500) to buy from them. Most the phones were bought using internet retailers and going through third party web sites such as Quidco - The web's cashback cooperative who pass on some of the affiliate income they receive (hence why I ended up being paid to buy some phones). Collection of spare phones : I thought there was no point keeping all these phones as they were not used and some of them were already old models and they would not be worth much soon. So I decided to take them all off to my local computer exchange store (CeX : we buy and sell Games, DVDs, PC Hardware & Software, Phones and electronics online) this morning. I got £268 in store credit for the phones and then a NC10 caught my eye which was on offer at £275 with 12 months warranty. It looked brand new and even had all the factory plastic protective film on it. Handed over my store credit voucher and £7 and walked away with what is a new netbook. Here some pictures of the NC10. It loads up XP pretty quick and the keyboard is not as bad as that found on a few other netbooks. I am going to bung in a 2gig stick of ram later and might play with some linux distributions. Last edited by bigman : 18th June 2009 at 19:55.
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18th June 2009, 20:15	#1150
SirAlec Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: zxc Posts: 3,393 Thanked: 726 Times	we have such store in india.??
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18th June 2009, 20:34	#1151
bigman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NA Posts: 1,224 Thanked: 93 Times	Not sure if there is an equivalent store in India. I have seen CEX stores in Spain and a few other countries.
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20th June 2009, 11:08	#1152
UniqueMods BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 308 Thanked: 50 Times View My Garage	Original purchase date Nov-2003. Monitor - LCD TV - VU tech 32" - also serves as my room Tv. - Jan 2008 CPU - Intel P4 2.66Ghz 800FSB 512L2 with HyperThreading MB - Intel 865GBF 800FSB RAM - 2gb DDR1 HDD1 - 80GB Samsung @7200RPM HDD2 - 40GB Seagate @7200RPM HDD3 - 200GB Seagate @7200RPM - Jan 2008 HDD4 - 500GB external Seagate with power supply - Jan 2009 VGA - 256MB NVidia GForce - don't remember the model no. - Jan 2006 Peripherals - Logitech wireless mouse and keyboard - as i sit 10 feet away in a very comfortable position. DVD-RW - Sony DVD writer 720a - Jan 2006 SMPS - 550w branded power supply to supply the increased power needs. - Jan 2006 Sound - Creative soundblaster 7.1 PCI card. - Jan 2006 Cant upgrade anymore. No slots left. UM
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20th June 2009, 13:04	#1153
lurker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tura Posts: 1,592 Thanked: 1,423 Times	Corsair or CoolerMaster .. which is the better SMPS ?
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20th June 2009, 15:43	#1154
greenhorn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 7,745 Thanked: 4,402 Times View My Garage	Corsair! their 450W SMPS are better than CM 600 Watters
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20th June 2009, 16:30	#1155
swift8847 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bangalore/Houston Posts: 324 Thanked: 2 Times	I am sure a lot of TBHP members will have the macbook and the macbook pro. I will be moving to states in a month's time. Planning to go for the macbook pro, 13.3 inch. This is gonna be my first portable computer. Apple has a good offer for the students there. You get an Itouch free with any mac purchased for the students and the faculty of a University. People using the Macbook, could you please post the pros and the cons of this product from Apple. I did see the Macbook at an Apple store in Bangalore. I was pretty impressed with it.
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