What does your comp look like?

Hyperion · Post by **Hyperion** » 2002-12-03 11:08pm

here's mine:

yes, feel free to laugh, my friends do at the LANparties, but no matter how awful the thing looks it runs like a top.

and the specs if anyone's interested:

system name: "Millenium Falcon" (this should be obvious, "best running hunk of junk")

basic configuration: anything i could cram in/hybrid
proc: AMD athlon-1 (slot A) 500/512k
ram: 640mb PC133 (512 taken from the main system)
HDD1: WD 20.5GB (IDE)
HDD2: IBM 4.7gb SCSI-2-SE prototype drive
HDD3: IBM 18.2gb SCSI LVD/SE prototype drive
cdrom: hitachi 8x32 DVD rom (removed from main system)
other: IDE ZIP100 internal
sound: trash onboard codec
vid: GeForce2 MX400 64MB
mobo: ASUS K7V
NIC: intel 10/100

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2002-12-03 11:09pm

I don't have a webcam, so I'll just say that my comp is untouched, unlike Hyperion's

Hyperion · Post by **Hyperion** » 2002-12-03 11:10pm

Shinova wrote:I don't have a webcam, so I'll just say that my comp is untouched, unlike Hyperion's

hey, i tacked stuff on as i needed it. and yes, it all works, even the "external internal cooling fan"

Exonerate · Post by **Exonerate** » 2002-12-03 11:15pm

Hyperion wrote:
Shinova wrote:I don't have a webcam, so I'll just say that my comp is untouched, unlike Hyperion's
hey, i tacked stuff on as i needed it. and yes, it all works, even the "external internal cooling fan"

If it didn't, it probably wouldn't last long...

Hyperion · Post by **Hyperion** » 2002-12-03 11:18pm

ha ha ha... there's no cooling problems anymore.

Kosh_The_Vorlon · Post by **Kosh_The_Vorlon** » 2002-12-03 11:25pm

Mine looks like a lamp (it's a brand-new iMac)

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2002-12-03 11:51pm

Mine looks similar to Hyperion's but is at most half as powerful (but only half the weight since there's no weird prototype stuff in it.)
Name: Der Fragmachine 2 (DFM 1 blew a hard drive, plus it wasn't even half as powerful as this one anyway)
CPU: 400MHz Pentium 2 (Would rather be at least a Gigahertz AMD Thunderbird)
RAM: 192 MB PC100 (scavenged from DFM 1)
Hard Drive 1: Maxtor 9.54GB codename Little Boy
Hard Drive 2: Maxtor 57.2GB codename Fat Man
CDROM: 45X something that sounds like a chainsaw when it revs up! (also looted from DFM 1's bloated, flyblown corpse)
Grafix: GeForce2 MX 64MB (hey it lets me play Quake 3 at 40-90 FPS)
Sound: Lord knows but it sounds good!
Power Supply: 200 Watts (POS Ugghhh!)
Case: What Case? I don't need no stinkin' case!!
Input: Standard keyboard and a Logitech Optical Maus that gives me a +50 To Hit, +40 Dexterity, and +90 Accuracy bonuses in Quake 3!
Monitor: 15 inch and has a ton of adjuster buttons on the bottom!
Operating System: Win2K Pro in serious need of a reinstall due to being mortally wounded by a bad WildTangent Spyware attack.
Other Software: Quake, Quake 2, Quake ]|[ Arena, WarCraft 3, Unreal Tournament 2K3 (well it will be when I reinstall Windows), Winamp, Trillian, Mozilla, AVG Antivirus, Micro$uck Office Suite (it came with the Win2K install; this ship was obviously a biz drone in a previous life), Kerio Firewall, at least half the stuff listed here, Kazaa Lite, WinMX, and lots of little gizmos that make life easy for me and HELL for any st00pid n00b/hacker/spyware-installer/spammer/virus/tr0gen/etc. that tries to sneak on here...

Hyperion · Post by **Hyperion** » 2002-12-03 11:56pm

Kosh_The_Vorlon wrote:Mine looks like a lamp (it's a brand-new iMac)

uh, i said computers... NOT macs....

Cal Wright · Post by **Cal Wright** » 2002-12-03 11:58pm

LoL!

I was talking about this with someone earlier today. Mine looks like a stock off the shelf computer (of course it's not). What the discussion really got going about, was when I bought the case I was just looking to get a case and be done with it. A few weeks later I saw the cases that have fucking clear sides, and neon damn lights in them and shit. Needless to say I wan't to happy because I wanted that bitch to look wierd. Not only that, those cases had vents on the sides where I could have plunked a damn punisher or spiderman grill cover. these things are like damn cars.

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2002-12-04 12:00am

Kosh_The_Vorlon wrote:Mine looks like a lamp (it's a brand-new iMac)

Nice Lamp!

Hyperion · Post by **Hyperion** » 2002-12-04 02:08am

Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:
Kosh_The_Vorlon wrote:Mine looks like a lamp (it's a brand-new iMac)
Nice Lamp!

OUCH!

Hyperion · Post by **Hyperion** » 2002-12-04 02:09am

DG_Cal_Wright wrote:LoL!

I was talking about this with someone earlier today. Mine looks like a stock off the shelf computer (of course it's not). What the discussion really got going about, was when I bought the case I was just looking to get a case and be done with it. A few weeks later I saw the cases that have fucking clear sides, and neon damn lights in them and shit. Needless to say I wan't to happy because I wanted that bitch to look wierd. Not only that, those cases had vents on the sides where I could have plunked a damn punisher or spiderman grill cover. these things are like damn cars.

i'm gonna be putting one of those lighted clear fans on the front instead of that black thing that's there now.

Cal Wright · Post by **Cal Wright** » 2002-12-04 02:10am

Now that would be classic. I wonder if adding any lights would cause it to heat up. Maybe I could get a liquid cooled computer.

Hyperion · Post by **Hyperion** » 2002-12-04 02:16am

DG_Cal_Wright wrote:Now that would be classic. I wonder if adding any lights would cause it to heat up. Maybe I could get a liquid cooled computer.

*smacks forehead* OUCH...

actually no it wouldn't cause an overheat, the techs they use to light comps are "cold light" techs like CCFT, EL, and LED lights, they don't generate heat. now if you're making fun of my external internal cooling fan i'm just gonna have to hurt you...

Cal Wright · Post by **Cal Wright** » 2002-12-04 02:20am

No, there was an earlier post about liquid cooled comps people have. Now I know the big rigs in test facilities and what not use liquid nitrogen I believe, so it's not as far fetched to me. That's something I didn't think about though is LEDs and similar lights. What about something fiber optic?

Sienthal · Post by **Sienthal** » 2002-12-04 02:23am

I dare not post mine, for it is EVIL!
It's mere reproducted image will curse ye forever more, for it bears the brand of COMPAQ!!
*Cackles madly while running about with a spork*

Hyperion · Post by **Hyperion** » 2002-12-04 02:27am

DG_Cal_Wright wrote:No, there was an earlier post about liquid cooled comps people have. Now I know the big rigs in test facilities and what not use liquid nitrogen I believe, so it's not as far fetched to me. That's something I didn't think about though is LEDs and similar lights. What about something fiber optic?

i think liquid cooling is what i'm going to do with my next comp, though i don't OC, better cooling means better performance.

yes, fiberoptic works wonderful for lighting if you rig it up right... i for one have a 1000' roll of the stuff if anyone's interested in buying some at $1 a foot and s/h.

Cal Wright · Post by **Cal Wright** » 2002-12-04 02:35am

Oh really?

I don't overclock at all. I just don't know enough first of all to do it, but I know that it can fuck things up. My comp is unreliable at best.

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2002-12-04 09:11am

i think liquid cooling is what i'm going to do with my next comp, though i don't OC, better cooling means better performance.

Indeed, though its expesnive for even the moderate idiot can figure out how to put a Koolance system togther

Easy to put togther plus helpful tech support means even an idiot knows how to hook up which hoses where and to check for leaks before installing the computer(Infact its one of the directions you instal the system first then just let the CPU cooler dangle then start it running, if all works right the Cooler gets... umm cool and no leaks devolpe)

The Cooler Electronics are(To a point) the better they do, the longer they last

Why do you think they Supercool Crays?

m112880 · Post by **m112880** » 2002-12-04 09:28am

Name: Perfect
Penttium 3 - 450mhz
Hard Drive 1 - 13 gigs
Hard Drive 2 - 20 gigs
CD roms - 8x cd burner
6x dvd-rom
12x dvd-rom
Audio card - Sound Blaster Live 5.1
Video Card - ATI Radeon 64 megs
Windows XM
17 inch Moniter

jegs2 · Post by **jegs2** » 2002-12-04 10:35am

Mine looks like a home-built desktop.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2002-12-04 10:41am

Mine is a regular computer, except for the hundreds of the Pokémon "taps" that I glued around the screen and CPU.

If you don't know what Pokémon is, I envy you.

If you don't know what I mean by "taps" they are round cardboard thingies slightly larger than a coin, that you are supposed to throw at other "taps". Or your dog. Or people. They have different Pokémon printed in each one along with their name and social security number.

I got them from a certain brand of junk food (Cheez Curlz clone), and I couldn't figure out what to do with them. The positive part is that they scare people away in my workplace (yeah I have them glued there too)

Anyway my home computer is a Celeron 500 with 256mb RAM and other random crap.

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2002-12-04 03:44pm

The one I'm on is black, has a 20 GB HD, and has some sort of elbow rest in fornt of the keyboard. I have a 26K connection, made even shittier by the fact I only have one phone line in my house.

Evil Sadistic Bastard · Post by **Evil Sadistic Bastard** » 2002-12-04 03:54pm

I use a P4 2 Ghz with 512 megs of DDR SDRAM and two 40GB hard disks and a Radeon 8500 with a five point surround dpeaker and a 17-inch monitor.

it looks something like the lower left frame of this comic...

Hyperion · Post by **Hyperion** » 2002-12-04 08:31pm

ROFLOL!!!

btw, i think my mom put a mirror in front of #2 this morning, damned recalcitrant hunk of junk won't boot... and it ate the 20gb WD hard drive... (it was shaky anyway, more damned RMA's to do)