Tauntaun 'Pimp yo PC Rig!' Thread. (i.e. - how big is your e-penis?)

[Tauntaun]

In one word: MASSIVE!





I'll get some money shots tonight all up in that case if you know what I'm saying?    I should have everything up and running by tonight, fragging n00bs and posting on EB. 

Quick Spec out:

C2D 8400 3.0 ghz-6MB cache-1333 fsb

(2) Radeon 3870's in crossfire

2 gigs 1333 ddr2 ram

What you got people?!??!

[Laramie]

I don't have a computer for game-playing much like I don't have a wheelbarrow for fly-fishing.

What games did you get to break it in?

Oh yeah: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.73 Ghz, 1 GB ram, 120 gig seagate (my 80 gig fujitsu died in the middle of three papers) and a webcam.  Might upgrade the ram since it's always plugged in.

[Mupepe]

hot Tauntaun

any particular reason you went ATI instead of NVIDIA though?

[Phoenix Dark]

I don't have a computer for game-playing much like I don't have a wheelbarrow for fly-fishing.

Be proud!

GeForce 6100
1.5gigs of RAM
250w psu
2.21 GHz AMD Athlon 64 3700+

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[Tauntaun]

What games did you get to break it in?

Crysis is prob the most demanding game vid wise that I've got.  I'll have to pick something else up too.

hot Tauntaun

any particular reason you went ATI instead of NVIDIA though?

These cards seemed pretty freaking awesome.  They're single slot and $170 each.  Check out this vid on their tigerdirect page. 

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3747342&CatId=3670

[Laramie]

I saw a video of the main character grabbing a Korean and jumping off the top of a tower.  It was a tiny .gif and I've never felt such vertigo.  Do that right away.

[Tauntaun]

I saw a video of the main character grabbing a Korean and jumping off the top of a tower.  It was a tiny .gif and I've never felt such vertigo.  Do that right away.

I could do that in RL here at work if I wanted to.  There's some Korean doctors office downstairs.

"Can I see you on the roof for a minute?"

"What?"

[Laramie]

That's a case of video games not creating violence but creating morbid curiosity about what happens to Koreans when you throw them off roofs.

[Tauntaun]

That's a case of video games not creating violence but creating morbid curiosity about what happens to Koreans when you throw them off roofs.

I could do a scientific test cause we've also got a bunch of Japanese people downstairs and I work with an Indian and a Taiwanese man.  You and I could win a scientific prize or something then drown ourselves in champagne and man touching. 

[Flannel Boy]

6420
2 gigs of RAM
8800 GT

[Don Flamenco]

wow @ that case.  why do "cool" pc cases always have an air of gamer-dude kitsch about them? (sorry, OP.)

my insides:
8800GTS 512mb
2gb ram
Core 2 duo 2.66ghz
on board sound

solid rig, nothing too special, but it doesn't bat an eye at anything but Crysis, of course.

[demi]

All I have is that Q6600 and the 8800GT.

I am buying a motherboard this week.

[Beezy]

My laptop:

128MB Nvidia Geforce 8400M GS
3GB DDR2 ram
Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5 GHz

[Eric P]

c2d e4500 @ 2.2
4 gigs of ram
8800 gt

[CajoleJuice]

Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5 GHz
4GB RAM
256MB Nvidia Geforce 8600M GT

[lordmaji]

c2d e6500
2gig of ram
8600 GT 512
200gig sata drive
burner, etc.

[bud]

amd duron 700mhz
64mb ram
nvidia riva tnt 2 16mb
20gig

[trh]

Daamn that's hot.

Mine:
Antec P182 + Corsair 620w supply (I paid good money for that shit, I need to pimp it!)
EVGA 8800GT
Intel C2D E8400
2 Gig Corsair ram
Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R
1 TB (2x500 GB) HDD space

Waiting for Nvidias proper next gen card -- whatever comes after the 9-series it seems. Then it's upgrade time

[Joe Molotov]

My rig that I built a year ago:

Intel Core 2 Duo 6600 @ 2.4 GHZ
MSI P6N SLI Platinum mobo
EVGA 8800 GTS 640MB
2 GB Crucial RAM
320 GB Internal HDD
150 GB External HDD

[Phoenix Dark]

My laptop:

128MB Nvidia Geforce 8400M GS
3GB DDR2 ram
Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5 GHz

How is that graphics card?

[bork]

2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB memory
160GB hard drive
Double-layer SuperDrive

Doesn't crash.  Doesn't overheat.  Quiet.  Good stuff.

I also have a 4 year-old Alienware Area 51m laptop.  3.2ghz Pentium 4 w/hyper threading.  1GB memory.  50gb hard drive, and DVD-RW combo drive.  It's incredibly noisy.  Has crashed often.  Overheats all the time.  It's quite heavy (you need a BACKPACK to haul it around!) I don't play many PC games so I was glad to get back to Mac OS and a smaller, lighter laptop.

[Smooth Groove]

Nice, Tauntaun.

Check out the new 3dmark on your PC.   http://www.futuremark.com/products/3dmarkvantage/

My specs are:

Recently switched to a q6600 (watercooled and overclocked at 3.4ghz)
2 x 8800 GTX (overclocked to almost Ultra speeds)
Nvidia 680I motherboard
4gb x 1100 DDR2 (only ran at 850 though, I prefer 1:1 FSB/mem ratio)
Creative X-Fi Fatalty Champion Soundcard
150 gb 10,000 RPM WD raptor
300 GB 72,000 RMP Maxtor
750 GB E-sata Seagate
Coolermaster 1000W PSU
 

[crimsondynamics]

Nice case, Tauntaun. Is that a Lexa or Lexa Blackline?

[Smooth Groove]

I like my Antec P182 special editon but it's kinda small for a power rig. 

Are there any good, large cases that can fit all kinds of water cooling equipment? 

[T234]

Nice, Tauntaun.

Check out the new 3dmark on your PC.   http://www.futuremark.com/products/3dmarkvantage/

My specs are:

Recently switched to a q6600 (watercooled and overclocked at 3.4ghz)
2 x 8800 GTX (overclocked to almost Ultra speeds)
Nvidia 680I motherboard
4gb x 1100 DDR2 (only ran at 850 though, I prefer 1:1 FSB/mem ratio)
Creative X-Fi Fatalty Champion Soundcard
150 gb 10,000 RPM WD raptor
300 GB 72,000 RMP Maxtor
750 GB E-sata Seagate
Coolermaster 1000W PSU
 

[crimsondynamics]

I like my Antec P182 special editon but it's kinda small for a power rig. 

Are there any good, large cases that can fit all kinds of water cooling equipment? 

Coolermaster Cosmos (geek porn; in looks, it's the casing equivalent of a super exotic sports car)

Silverstone Temjin TJ07 (simply huge, and has room to spare in all directions)

Thermaltake Tai Chi (a monster; comes with built-in water cooling, but might be discontinued)

[Smooth Groove]

The Cosmos is not much bigger than the P182.  I actually ask fellow EBers if I should have gone with the Cosmos instead but surprinsingly most people prefered the more business-like P182. 

The Silverstone looks awesome.  CoolIT actually uses that case for its best cooling system.



It's about $800 though.  I'll like to get one when I start making money. 

[Van Cruncheon]

my ol' pc is getting long in the tooth

Intel C2D E6850 @ 3 GHz
nVidia GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB
4 GB DDR2 1066 MHz
CL X-Fi Fatality
2x 80 GB 10K RPM Seagate HDs, RAID 0
1x 300 GB 7200 Seagate HD
1x eSata Lacie 500GB 7200 external HD
Plexwriter DVD burner
some $250 Antec black aluminum case, fuck'd if i can recall the model
750 kW PSU
24" 1900x1200 Samsung LCD

my primary laptop is a 17" HP Pavilion dv9535 w/:

Intel C2D T7500 @ 2.2 GHz
GeForce 8600M GT 256 MB
4 GB DDR2 800 MHz
2x 160 GB 7200 Seagate HDs
SB X-Fi sound (thanks, TVC!)
17" BrightView 1400x900 LCD display

love the sumbitch the way an incest dad loves his basement kids

i have a 14" HP Pavilion dv2000-series with a 2.2 GHz TurionX2/GeForce 7150/3GB DDR2-800, but my wife has kinda co-opted it for herself. i also have an old-school 17" Core Duo iMac we use for iTunes, dining room movie watching, and general media fiddlin' about

[Smooth Groove]

Prole, your PC should last 1-2 yrs more with a quad-core upgrade.  Unless you want to do SLI, you probably don't need to upgrade your videocard.

Only the 9800GX2 is faster as a single card solution and it's buggy compared to regular SLI with 2 videocards. 

[Van Cruncheon]

i have slots for sli, but it's always seemed a bit suspect to me

i might bump to a quadcore later this year

[Beezy]

My laptop:

128MB Nvidia Geforce 8400M GS
3GB DDR2 ram
Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5 GHz

How is that graphics card?

I'm not sure, I don't really have any PC games. I doubt that it can handle any of the newer games, but I'm pretty sure that it can run WoW if that's what you're wondering.

[Van Cruncheon]

the 8400M GS will run a fair few recent games well at medium rez/settings.

[Beezy]

the 8400M GS will run a fair few recent games well at medium rez/settings.

Like what? Any recent RTS or FPS games?

[Rman]

Jesus Christ, Smooth Groove.  
No wonder you tend to buy PC version of games.  They probably run as smooth as butter.

I basically have Lyte's Macbook as well.  I'm going to upgrade the internal HD and the ram to 4 gigs.  I might also install XP on a partition.

[Van Cruncheon]

the 8400M GS will run a fair few recent games well at medium rez/settings.

Like what? Any recent RTS or FPS games?

aoe3 runs really well on it; same for any source engine fps

[BlueTsunami]

Got an 8800GT but need the CPU to help it (currently just have a AMD64 1.8GHz 3000+ Venice)

[Smooth Groove]

i have slots for sli, but it's always seemed a bit suspect to me

i might bump to a quadcore later this year

SLI has been improved greatly in the last couple of months, especially for vista.   It works great for most games.  

For example, SLI helped me go from an unstable 30-60fps in COD4 at 1920x1200 w/no AA to a steady 60fps at the same resolution with 4xAA.  

You might need more than 750W for SLI, especially since you have so many devices.  The 8800 GTX is a power hog.  

The Q6600 is a bargain for what it does.  EVGA offered me an upgrade to 780I which is compatible with the 45nm Quad-cores but the 780I seems like a stop gap solution.

The 680I/Q6600 should last me for another year or so whenl DDR3 prices and boards will be more reasonably priced.  

[Phoenix Dark]

the 8400M GS will run a fair few recent games well at medium rez/settings.

Like what? Any recent RTS or FPS games?

aoe3 runs really well on it; same for any source engine fps

it's cheap...i'm kinda thinking about getting it as a temporary upgrade. i'll just be using it for Orange Box/WoW/Wolfenstein ET/Starcraft

[Beezy]

the 8400M GS will run a fair few recent games well at medium rez/settings.

Like what? Any recent RTS or FPS games?

aoe3 runs really well on it; same for any source engine fps

Hmm....I think I'll be getting a few PC games once this semester is over.

[Tauntaun]

Nice case, Tauntaun. Is that a Lexa or Lexa Blackline?

Blackline http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3208108&Sku=A406-1082

I now have fans out my ass.    Am waiting to get a USB keyboard tonight cause I'm a tard.

[Powerslave]

I'm using a shitty laptop to make these incredible posts. Beat that with your stupid "Quad Core" systems you fucks.

[Tauntaun]

I'm using a shitty laptop to make these incredible posts. Beat that with your stupid "Quad Core" systems you fucks.

Just remember nicca, I don't have a quad-core system yet either.    So we can still sex and stuff. 

[Powerslave]

I would sex you even if you had a hex-core you bitch

[Tauntaun]

I would sex you even if you had a hex-core you bitch

            

[Tauntaun]

Smooth Groove

He's an e-mandingo. 

[Smooth Groove]

Actually, I named my computer Shane Diesel. 

[Tauntaun]

Actually, I named my computer Shane Diesel. 

Has a name for his comp AND a sexy robot pic!

[crimsondynamics]

Am waiting to get a USB keyboard tonight cause I'm a tard.

If you plan to game with your rig (with CF'd 3870s I doubt you're using it for Word alone) get a decent non-ghosting keyboard. The premium is a small price to pay for maintaining your sanity in the heat of gaming.