Haven't seen this done in a while so, go team qgl.

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CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 2.50Ghz x4 (Overclocked to 3.33Ghz x4)
RAM: Kingmax HyperX 2gb
MOTHERBOARD: GIGABYTE EP35-DS3 F2
VIDEO CARD: Asus Nvidia 9600GT 512mb GDDR3 ram
HDD's: 2 x Western Digital 500gb
PSU: Thermaltake 430W
MONITOR/s: Sony Trinitron G500 21" 2048x1536 & TCL 42" Plasma Running DVI 1280x960
CASE: Thermaltake Suprano DX
SOUND: 7.1 Onboard Digital
KEYBOARD & MOUSE: Logitech cordless desktop EX110 (upgrading shortly)
Accessories:
Thermaltake Blue Orb FX CPU Cooler
2 x 10cm cold cathodes
2x 120mm Thermal take fans
Hooked up to Sony a Sony STR-DB870 digital surround sound amp with DTX speakers.

I love this s***.

Photos:
http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/63/pcc003tu9.jpg
http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/7606/pccaseneonsia7.jpg
http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/8565/pcc005rf6.jpg
http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/5456/pcc004ww8.jpg

and a screenshot of the OC stuff Large screenshot

2 x 10cm cold cathodes

homo

e8650 @ stock
p5kpro
4gig adata 800mhz
8800gt (adding another one soonish)
750g wd (f***, should have got two)
500g wd
430w cm psu
some cheapy case, i cant stand spending big dollars on cases

last edited by Spook at 06:34:37 30/Jul/08

Intel 3gig Dual Core
nVidia XFX 3SLI mobo
9800GTX
4gig RAM
500g and 300g HHD
28" and 32" viewsonic in dual screen
Antec 900 case
525w psu

Nothing changed after tax but:

• Core 2 Duo E8400 (3Ghz 6mb)
• ASUS Maximus Formula (X38 Chipset)
• 4x1Gb Geil DDR2-800
• 500Gb Seagate SATAII
• 320Gb Seagate SATA
• Pioneer BD-ROM
• Lite-On DVD-RW
• 22" Wide LG Flatron
• Apple Aluminium KB
• Logitech G7 Wireless
• s***ty TDK Speakers (Logitech is hooked up to TV etc in my room)
• Totally sic printer
• Thermaltake Soprano Case (750W Thermaltake Modular PSU)
• 6 Year old fUnc mousepad :P

last edited by ³dee at 07:07:57 30/Jul/08

Thermaltake 430w PSU is going to be pushed pretty hard with that setup especially if you are overclocking as well...

They are pretty average PSUs to start with so yeah I personally wouldn't be running that kind of setup with one.

What a f***ing dump

http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/6651/whataf***ingdumpob9.jpg

At least the Q3 poster makes it look like a q3 shrine.

There is a smaller id software poster next to it too :3

The fluffy dice in front of the poster really sets it off.

I have to pay $450 in tax so no new computer for me.

nothing much changed for fing ages, cause i have kids and thats where the money goes :)
Main/HT PC: E6600@3.6ghz,F-I90HD,2x1GB Crucial ballistix 3-3-3-8, HD3850 256mb, 74gb RAPTOR, 2x320GB SATA,TINYUSB2,CAC-T05 (430W, 2xstealth 120mm),22" WS ChiMei
TV/HT amp: 50" pz700a via hdmi + optical to denon 2808.
Proj: Sanyo Z2 for big sports events and movies occasionally
Mobile: Macbook (black) 2.16,1gb,Superdrive,160gb
Camera: Olympus E-510 Zuiko 14-45mm & 40-150mm

last edited by Anono at 08:50:58 30/Jul/08

some cheapy case, i cant stand spending big dollars on cases

I used to think similarly, the most I've ever spent on a case was $190 for a Sonata II about 3 years ago.

These days I don't think 300-400 on a really good quality case is such a bad spend considering how long you could have it for.

Atleast they haven't changed the ATX layout of motherboards, I've had my Lian-Li Cases for ages. and still have a Aopen HX08 collecting dust.

I don't even know what hardware I have any more. I am so lame! I know I have a dual core E6600 CPU and 2GB of RAM, but that's really all I remember.

http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/4213/nengun144202trustgreddyrt8.jpg

2x1GB Crucial ballistix 3-3-3-8,

If you haven't got active cooling on them, I would recommend getting some stat. They are some of the most fragile ram ever made, great but oh so fragile.

p5kpro
4gig adata 800mhz
8800gt (adding another one soonish)

Sorry bud, not with that board you won't be unless you want to go crossfire.

DELL XPS m1530 laptop arrived today.
2.5ghz core2duo
4gbram
320gig hd
8600
etc

Sorry bud, not with that board you won't be unless you want to go crossfire.

whoopsies

for some reason i thought they were sli boards:

lcuky i didnt buy that second video card just yet!

better make it 2 x 4870s (down the track)

last edited by Spook at 11:27:04 30/Jul/08

Got a Promise ns4300n and 4x500GB WD AAKS Drives

no direct active cooling on them, good case air flow though. NO worries really, lifetime warranty, if they go screwy i will get them replaced, and most likely with something newer if they go in the future.

^ just fyi - "lifetime warranty" isn't
It's the "lifetime" of the product cycle (eg, DDR2 is superceeded by DDR3 etc).

just fyi ^^
if its superseded then they are required to give a full refund of the purchase price or equivalent product in current line up. so either way i dont lose.

just fyi ^^^

if the disty can replace it without losing on the deal they will

You do realise stores will only handle it for the first 12 months, the rest you go directly through Crucial themselves, unless you actually have a kind store. Considering they're in the states, good luck trying to force their hand into a refund.

That being said, they're quite good with their RMA's.

anono that a pretty nice setup post some pics!

CPU: intel duel core 2.4
RAM: 4gb Geil 1066mhz
MOTHERBOARD: asus p5b
VIDEO CARD: asus 7950gt
HDD's: 1 x WD 160gb, 1x Seagate 400gb, 1x Seagate 60gb, 1x WD 1trb
PSU: 600w
MONITOR/s: Samsung 22" lcd monitor @ 1680x1050, 40" sony bravia lcd on dvi @1500x?
KEYBOARD & MOUSE/PAD: microsoft media keyboard, razor diamond back mouse + razor gaming pro mousepad
Accessories:
2 x 120mm fan
2 x 60mm fan
ps3 60gb running with tversity (via $200 hdmi cable)
sony micro stereo system
seinheiser hd215


added the mouse, pad, ram, hdd, sony tv with tax =)

CPU: Intel E4600 @ 3.2Ghz
RAM: 4x 1gb 1066Mhz
MOTHERBOARD: Asus something
VIDEO CARD: 8800gt
HDD's: 2x WD 500GB, 2x WD 200GB
MONITOR/s: BenQ 19" Widescreen LCD

Accessories:
M-Audio FW 1814 DAW Audio Interface
JBL Monitor 4208 Studio Series Speakers

Thermaltake WingRS 101 case
Thermaltake TR2 450W P/S
Intel E6550 CPU @ 2.66Ghz w/- Zalman CNPS 7000B Cooler
ASUS P5K-SE Motherboard
4G (4 x 1G) Kingston DDR2 667 (Dual Channel)
Palit 8600GT 256MB GDDR3 Video Card w/- Zalman VF700 Cooler
Creative X-Fi Extreme Gamer Sound Card
Seagate 320G SATAII 7200.10
Logitech G7/G25/G15 v1

$200 hdmi cable

wise investment

yer i know, i use to have an $80 but u can really tell the difference.

if you mean the difference in your bank balance, yes

no i mean in quality.

yor $80 cable must have been s*** then:

ive heard that the really really poor quality hdmi cables sometimes generate sparkles:

im stoked that my $40 ex demo hdmi cable doesnt

ive heard that the really really poor quality hdmi cables sometimes generate sparkles:

it made it all ghosty :/ but its crystal clear now so i dont mind

AMD box here! I just upgraded to an Antec 300 (from Sonata II) case and a HIS 4850 (from crossfire 1950Pros) so I'm set for a while. Plus my wife would kill me given the games I've bought for the PS3 and Wii recently. Was nice to get over $2000 back in tax though. :-)

MSI K9A Platinum
AMD X2 6000+
2GB Corsair XMS2 6400
HIS 4850 512MB
120GB Seagate, 400GB Samsung, 400GB Samsung
ThermalTake Toughpower 750
Antec 300 midtower
ChiMei CMV22" LCD
Logitech MX1000 Laser Mouse
Logitech G15(v2) Gaming Keyboard

Apple 20" iMac
2 GHz Intel Core Duo
2 GB RAM
ATI Radeon X1600 256 Mb
700 GB HDD + 300 GB external Maxtor

Accessories:
M-Audio FW 410 Interface
2 x 8" KRK Rokit powered reference monitors

ahaha a $200 digital cable, you sure got sucked in.

15 dollar HDMI cable from MSY FTW.

ahaha a $200 digital cable, you sure got sucked in.

i didnt get sucked into anything, the other cable i had was either faulty or s***, so i got a new one.

In the world of audio I love it when they complete double-blind tests between $1000+ monster cables & an 'unknown type'.

...and after the listeners cannot decern the difference they reveal the 'unknown type' to be wire coat-hangers soldered together. :)

But audio is low frequency (we only hear as high as 20kHz), so it's another kettle of fish compared to video cables.

HDMI is digital transmission tho not analogue waveform. Therefore if the cable you have is artifacting, its broken. It also means that so long as the 1's & 0's all arrive, the signal will be identical if your cable costs $15 or $4000. The difference between the $80 and $200 cable in question here, is that the $80 cable was broken, and the $200 one is not. Pretty dumb comparison imo.

Gaming Rig:

Antec 1200 Case
Q6600 @ 3.2 + Asus Silent Knight II
Asus P5E
4gb 800mhz Geil Evo One 4-4-4-12
Albatron 9800GX2
3x 76gb Raptors in RAID0
1gb 750gb Seagate
xFi Fatal1ty Platinum
64bit Vista Ultimate
Logitech G25 + G15 & MX Revolution
Creative Gigaworks S750 speakers
30" Samsung SyncMaster 305T

HTPC:

iCute A18-5G1-BB Full Tower Case (18 HDD capacity)
Core2 6750
2gb Geil Ultra
Gigabyte 965 DQ6 (s*** board but meh)
Albatron 8800GTX
4x 500gb Seagates (will be upgrading these to 1Tb soon, so might have some hardware for sale ?)
2x 320gb Seaagates
Liteon DH-401S Blu-Ray/DVD Reader

Hooked up to:
TX-SR805 7.1-Channel Home Theatre Receiver
46" LA46F81BDX LCD TV (100hz)
Currently running the speakers from my Sony LBT-LX10AV. Will get round to upgrading em one day

last edited by HERMITech at 18:00:40 30/Jul/08

rofl you have an 8800GTX powering your TV box, no skimpin in Hermi's pad :D

I may be interested in ur 500's depending on price, let me know when u wanna sell.

I spent my tax moneh + a whole lot more on a motorcycle... so no PC upgrades for me, don't really need it anyway as TF2 runs great at 1650 and thats pretty much all I play anymore.

I guess I should follow the trend and post my specs anyway

e6600 + zalman 9500
Asus p5be plus
4x1gig Geil Ultra 800
8800GTS 640
2 x 320g RAID0 + 200g & 400g
Tagan 580w
Gigabyte Aurora chassis


last edited by rubba-chikin at 17:41:09 30/Jul/08

GTX left my gaming rig an migrated to the HTPC when I got the GX2 (runs 2550 x 1650 smooth as silk in CoD4). Knew I wouldn't get jack s*** for it selling it so figured, what the hell. I play all my racing games on the HTPC so @ 1920 x 1080 it needed the boost :)

Oh yeah, Gaming rig has a Thermaltake 850w Toughpower in it an the HTPC runs on a Tagan Dual Engine 800w
- ps: PC in kitchen is a core2 6700, 2gb ram and an 8800GT in it :p Good spare for when mates come round.

I really do have way too much hardware floating round...

sorry but u got suckered. UNLESS you have a situation where the cable is running over a long distance and running past alot of electronic devices that arent shielded. If that is the case then a well shielded cable will assist in reducing INCREASED traffic on the cable which may cause sparkles. OTHERWISE a $15 msy cable will do the same job as the $200. its a digital cable, you cant get signal loss, without it completely failing, same as when you get a low signal on digital tv. you can get added interference over long stretches, but its rare on short ones. As long as both are rated to carry hdmi1.3 (ie full HD audio and 1080p signal). had mate buy a hugely expensive hdmi cable come over and test his agaisnt both my $15 ones, no discernable difference on any output device from a bunch of HD sources.

q9300 core 2 quad
4 gig kingston 800 ddr2 ram
gugabyte GA-EP35-DS3R motherboard
2 x 320 wd 7200 rpm ide hdd
1 x 1tb wd 7200rpm sata hdd
2 x 120 seagate 7200 sata hdd
LG dvd burner 20x
Thermaltake Armor Case
geforce 6600gt 256mg
G15 keyboard
19" Benq LCD

i think that is it
running vista ultimate

Shoddy!!!

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x56/maxe1/IMG_4368_1024.jpg

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x56/maxe1/IMG_4374_1024.jpg

AMD Athlon XP 1800+
1.53 GHz
512MB RAM
ATI Radeo 9600 / X1050 Series
110gb HDD
40gb HDD
350gb Ext HDD
22" Benq LCD

ballin ballin

okey doke
AMD Athlon X2 5600+
Asus M2N-E SLI Motherboard
2x1gb DDR2 matched pair GEIL 4-4-4-12
250GB IDE WD HDD (7200rpm, 8mb cache)
256MB NVidia 6600GT w/ fan disconnected
Pioneer 112D 16x DVD Burner
Sony 52xburner/16xDVD read combo
450W Codegen PSU
Pentium II-era Desktop Case
2x19" Flatscreens in dualview mode.
Go team 2006!

haha maxe

haha maxe wins.

umm, AMD's don't count

s***, that's a f***ing MASSIVE chin

i would hate to be that massively chinned girl

Buying this mid August, should be my first new computer in almost 5 years. ouch

$379 Q9550 E0
$105 2x2GB 800 555-12 G.Skill
$199 Asus P5Q-E
$649 4870x2 8====>
$210 Antec TWELVE HUNDRED
$216 Antec 850W TruePower Quattro
$146 Vista Home Premium 64Bit
$195 Samsung 2x320GB + 1x640GB
$033 Asus DRW-2014L1tT
$205 Asus Xonar D2X
$088 Noctua NH-U12P + Arctic Silver 5
OR Zalman CNPS9700NT
Either a BenQ G2400w or a v2400w. dunno yet

All up ~$2800
Already got a G9 mouse, a G15 v2 keyboard, and a 5.1 sound system.
Should last another 5 years.

Yay for company tax :( but new mac for the win anyways

CPU: 8 core Xeon 2.8
RAM: 10GB ECC 800mhz
Hard Drive: 4 TB Raid 5
Video: 8800GT

i would hate to be that massively chinned girl

steady on kiddo, you're no oil painting yourself

herm, what tv cards do you run? i dont think mine will work back home, so best i sell em.

some old dual core AMD with an 8800gts.

No need for anything faster yet to be honest.

$200 hdmi cable

Haha, how stupid. Got mine for $10 and it works flawlessly.

fyi for anyone looking for good hmdi cables and don't want to pay $200 check out http://www.ezyhd.com/

they get rave reviews over on the dtv forums

what tv cards do you run? i dont think mine will work back home, so best i sell em.

In my games rig, I just use a ASUS My Cinema U3000 Mini & Media Centre (plus an awesome lil app called "Mce Guide Editor" to alter the channels an remove redundant channels without having to go through a tedious process from within Media Centre itself. Available from http://afanaat.nl/

For the HTPC, considering how often I actually watch TV, I don't even bother with a tuner card. I just use the Digital Tuner in the TV directly.

time to post some pics!

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f180/carlb84/04082008149.jpg

core2 duo e6600
2 gig of ram
8800gts
24" benq
in much need of a rebuild :(

runs cod4/tf2 great though.

Sounds comes from NAD 3020B amp out to 2 old wharfedale diamond speakers

Tax refund will most likely goto another one of these i think though..

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f180/carlb84/04082008169.jpg

bundaberg ginger beer ftw!!! haven't had it in years :(

what headphones are they 59?

I have a duo core 1.8ghz ASUS laptop 17", 2gb ram, x1600(512mb) video, 100gb onboard

1 x 320gb USB Drive (only one I brought with me)
3 x 500gb USB Drive
2 x 1tb USB Drive

I <3 'pure' unlimited interwebs, so many linux iso in HD

Laptop is 2 years old, bought it just before I left Aus, still does everything I need it to do.

I'll build a phat games rig (maybe, considering I haven't played games in years) either that or just a rig good enough to view HD stuff and view the inetwebs, ohh and play CS ;)

I fricken bought TF2 and can't play it, tried to upgrade gfx drivers but it doesn't work, so I want to play it when I get home!

I figure bundy ginger beer is better than coke, so I have been getting stuck into it :)

Headphones are akg 141 studio monitors got em about 8 years ago for $250 I think..
still going strong!

What on earth do you need 3920GBs of storage for?

porn is serious business Lynx

59 - yeah I've still got my beyerdynamic DT531pro's at home, got them 8 years or so ago as well!

What on earth do you need 3920GBs of storage for?

I'd love to have that much space. HD Linux ISOs can often be around 12GB each. I'm running out of space fast.

I'll guesstimate that is 2.8 million porn files at just under 1.4mb per file.
I'd love to see your organized porn folder structure/system.
Directories 20 folders deep...

Intel E8500 CORE 2 DUO
ASUS 9800GX2 1GB PCIe Overclocked Video Card HDMI (x2 in SLI)
ASUS STRIKER II FORMULA nForce 780i SLI 1333MHz FSB DDR2-1066 3x PCI-E x16 SATA II
Corsair TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF 4GB (2x XMS2 2GB) PC-8500 (1066MHz) DDR2 5-5-5-15
Western Digital 300G SATAII VelociRaptor 10000 rpm HDD
Western Digital 1TB SATAII
Antec P190 E-ATX Tower
Sony AD7200S0B 20X SATA DVD RW
BenQ V2400W 24 Widescreen LCD Monitor
Logitech Z-5500 THX Digital Speakers
Antec TriCool 120mm Red LED Case Fan with 3-Speed Switch (x2 for extra air movement)

CPU:AMD Phenomx4 9750 Quadcore skt AM2+
RAM: 4gb kingston hyperX 1066mhz
MOTHERBOARD: Gigabyte GA-M750SLI-DS4 -Amd skt AM2+ - ATX - nForce 750a SLI
VIDEO CARD: asus 4850 512 ddr3

your guitar gives me motion sickness 59fifty :( it's all ass-about :D
bet it sounds nice though