You know, the BSOD device that plays games and has to have its registry cleaned periodically. (And looks really rad because of the glowing tubes of coolant to keep the overclocked CPU from melting down to China.)
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What's Your PC?
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I've never heard of a PC like this. My PC has only BSOD'd on me once or twice, when the PSU went. And I've never tweaked the registry. But since you asked...
It's a black and silver case, with a fanless GPU, PSU, and a single CPU fan. It has a tri-core 2.6ghz CPU, and runs my coding software quite well, along with my games, with nary a peep.
My laptop is a nice 2.3ghz i5, with a brone metal exterior, backlit keyboard, 6630m graphics card (again for the programming I do, but gaming on it is fantastic as well). I can pull off about 5 hours of battery life, and I have the option to swap the DVD burner for a Blu-ray drive. It's a 14" screen, and I paid $939 for it, including the two-year, next day on-site warranty.
Since you asked
The reason I asked is that I finally upgraded to a decent tool to play upcoming really neat stuff like Bioshock Infinite.
My old Vista Ultimate HP never BSOD'd ever. Win7 on a different Tosh has crashed numerous times.
My old Vista Ultimate HP never BSOD'd ever. Win7 on a different Tosh has crashed numerous times.
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My Aluminum MacBook Bootcamped with win7 Ultimate x64 lol
We also have a P4 dell from 6 or 7 years ago. It sucks.
We also have a P4 dell from 6 or 7 years ago. It sucks.
My Dell that I bought several years ago running XP which does my video streaming now. It never BSOD on me.
You could have built a pretty decent desktop for that money. I'm looking at building one as my next computer as I barely use the portability of a laptop.
Currently though, I have an HP laptop with an i5, 4GB ram, 2 GB dedicated gpu. Not great but it runs most of what I throw at it.
I built a
i5-750 (not overclocked - stock is already super fast)
4GB RAM
GTX 260
Windows 7
No BSODs or problems with it, actually.
Dell 8400? Hah. I still have mine.
It's a good machine. I'm actually using it right now.
i5-750 (not overclocked - stock is already super fast)
4GB RAM
GTX 260
Windows 7
No BSODs or problems with it, actually.
Dell 8400? Hah. I still have mine.
It's a good machine. I'm actually using it right now.
Thinkpad T520:
All for just over 1k USD. Could have gotten an i7 quad, but couldn't justify the heat/power/cost. Lovely screen, unbeatable keyboard, ExpressCard, TrackPoint, swappable drive bay, and OEM provided hardware documentation for replacing any component down to the frame.
Used to have a Macbook Pro (rev. 1, 2.16GHz CD/X1600) but I gave up on Apple after I found out that EFI issues stopped CATIA from passing the antitheft tests needed for install (in Boot Camp partition). Furthermore, it was no fun seeing the thermal issues on mine, then the nonsensical removal of the Expresscard slot in later versions. If I'd specc'ed my Thinkpad to top-level MBP parts, I wouldn't have saved loads of money, but it was nice to be able to get a top-quality 15" workstation with a matte high-res display for not much more than the cost of an entry-level Mac.
- i5 2410M
- 6GB DDR3
- 320GB WD Scorpio Black
- 15" 1920x1080 matte 95% gamut display
All for just over 1k USD. Could have gotten an i7 quad, but couldn't justify the heat/power/cost. Lovely screen, unbeatable keyboard, ExpressCard, TrackPoint, swappable drive bay, and OEM provided hardware documentation for replacing any component down to the frame.
Used to have a Macbook Pro (rev. 1, 2.16GHz CD/X1600) but I gave up on Apple after I found out that EFI issues stopped CATIA from passing the antitheft tests needed for install (in Boot Camp partition). Furthermore, it was no fun seeing the thermal issues on mine, then the nonsensical removal of the Expresscard slot in later versions. If I'd specc'ed my Thinkpad to top-level MBP parts, I wouldn't have saved loads of money, but it was nice to be able to get a top-quality 15" workstation with a matte high-res display for not much more than the cost of an entry-level Mac.
Nah, we had an inspiron 8500, but the DC input had a bad connection, so we couldn't get it to charge or power on at all. The one that works (barely) is a 4700 desktop.
Mine is a Dell 8400 and the thing won't die. The only thing I've done to the machine is replaced the hard drives with faster and larger ones, add more RAM and a better video card and all of this was years ago. The thing is on 24-7 and there are zero issues with it.
My PC does none of those things. Are you sure that's a PC you're describing ?
Anyway, just to humor you, here's my PC :
Code:
# cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep "^model name" | uniq
model name : AMD Athlon(tm) II X3 450 Processor
# cat /proc/meminfo | grep MemTotal
MemTotal: 16436652 kB
# lspci | egrep "VGA|Audio|Ethernet"
00:14.2 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)
01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc 760G [Radeon 3000]
01:05.1 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc RS780 Azalia controller
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications AR8131 Gigabit Ethernet (rev c0)
03:02.0 Ethernet controller: D-Link System Inc DGE-530T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter (rev 11) (rev 11)
# uname -s -r -v
Linux 2.6.39-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Jun 6 22:37:55 CEST 2011Mine is an HP p6710f. Amd Athlon II x4, 4 gigs of ram, 1TB hard drive. It blue screens everytime i go into sleep mode or when i use certain apps. Bought it 3 months ago or so and i'm thinking of replacing it with a Mac Mini soon-ish.
I'll take the hardrive out and turn it into an external hdd for the mini.
Code:
jon@one-that-serves:~$ sudo cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep "^model name" | uniq
model name : Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 1.60GHz
jon@one-that-serves:~$ sudo cat /proc/meminfo | grep MemTotal
MemTotal: 378436 kB
jon@one-that-serves:~$ sudo lspci | egrep "VGA|Audio|Ethernet"
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801BA/BAM AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 12)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV6 [Vanta/Vanta LT] (rev 15)
02:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82801BA/BAM/CA/CAM Ethernet Controller (rev 03)
jon@one-that-serves:~$ sudo uname -s -r -v
Linux 2.6.35-22-generic-pae #33-Ubuntu SMP Sun Sep 19 22:14:14 UTC 2010I have a broken Alienware 3Ghz I need to fix sometime. Needs a $65 motherboard replacement. Just need the time and disposable funds (which are all going to insurance deductible these next two months).
My homebuilt PC running Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
I also have a Buffalo TeraStation NAS with 8GB (well less with Raid 5) worth of storage for backups and media storage. Nice part is that it has built in DLNA as well as time capsule functionality.
Machine is about 2 years old but has no issues playing anything with all settings on high. For all the complaints I see here about PCs I really have had no issues with mine.
- Intel i7 920 processor
- Nvidia GTX 295 GPU
- 12GB DDR3
- Samsung 128GB SSD
- 1.5TB Data HD
I also have a Buffalo TeraStation NAS with 8GB (well less with Raid 5) worth of storage for backups and media storage. Nice part is that it has built in DLNA as well as time capsule functionality.
Machine is about 2 years old but has no issues playing anything with all settings on high. For all the complaints I see here about PCs I really have had no issues with mine.
The only PC I have left is a Compaq Evo D51S small form factor PC. It's a Pentium 4 I think. It's running Ubuntu, primarily functioning as an AppleTalk server, but it also interfaces with my wx station and uploads its data to the internet.
The only time I saw a BSOD was when trying to run windows inside parallels.
My work computer, wife's dell and my Core i7 that I built are very stable and fast. Windows 7 for me has been excellent and stable
I got a Lenovo S20 workstation with W7 strictly for 3D use (3ds Max, mostly). I've upgraded it:
Xeon X5550 -> Xeon W3580
Nvidia Quadro FX 4800 -> NVidia Geforce GTX570
12GB of RAM.
It will soon get upgraded to an SSD system drive and 24GB of RAM, and later down the road, when their 2nd hand price goes down, to a 6-core processor.
Also, not really an upgrade, but I got an ACD 30".
For its intended use, it works fine. For everything else, I use a 2006 iMac and a 2011 MacBook Air 11".
Xeon X5550 -> Xeon W3580
Nvidia Quadro FX 4800 -> NVidia Geforce GTX570
12GB of RAM.
It will soon get upgraded to an SSD system drive and 24GB of RAM, and later down the road, when their 2nd hand price goes down, to a 6-core processor.
Also, not really an upgrade, but I got an ACD 30".
For its intended use, it works fine. For everything else, I use a 2006 iMac and a 2011 MacBook Air 11".
I have 2 Dells, an XPS 730 and an Inspiron 531, and one home built. Blue screened once when the 531 had Vista on it. Now it's got XP pro on it and is being used as a DVR for my home security system. Runs 24/7 with no problems
Once my Dell Latitude D620 went (power port for the fan went, leading to almost instant overheating) I decided enough with PCs and went onto my now fully Mac life 
. But occasionally if I'm in a pinch my household contains an eMachines desktop. it's cheap, but at least it's got 2.7GHz Pentium DC, and 4GB RAM for Win7.
. But occasionally if I'm in a pinch my household contains an eMachines desktop. it's cheap, but at least it's got 2.7GHz Pentium DC, and 4GB RAM for Win7.
Made a new Sandy Bridge build earlier this year. I needed something beastly for photo and video editing, this fit the bill. Soon, I hope to have OS X Lion running on it, but I've had a bit of trouble so far, so I've kinda put that off for a while. I still have my Macbook, iPad, and iPhone, so I'm by no means losing my way
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge
Motherboard: Asus P8P67 PRO
GPU: Asus CuCore Series Radeon HD 5770 1GB PCI Express 2.1
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1333
Case: Antec Three Hundred Illusion
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge
Motherboard: Asus P8P67 PRO
GPU: Asus CuCore Series Radeon HD 5770 1GB PCI Express 2.1
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1333
Case: Antec Three Hundred Illusion