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Okay, here are the ground rules:
1.) Only mention a computer YOU, or if you are still in high school then by legal law YOUR PARENT, owns.
2.) Do not mention anything other than GPU, CPU, or PPU; if you don't know what those mean, get lost. I will mention the words of those abbreviations at the bottom of this post however.
3.) Stay on track, for the love of God and mercy of Jesus, stay on track.
Lets have this begin then, shall we!

CPU: My dad's computer - 4.4 GHz, Dual Core AMD (latest type), Hyper-TRANSPORT Technology for improved CPU performance.
GPU: None quite yet, my dad's computer runs off an internal card right now, however it only uses PCI-Express; also, because I am the only one who uses his computer and it is for my games, he is going to get something like the BFG card (around $500).
PPU: None, I don't think his computer even has the required kind of slot to insert such a thing, which is a PCI slot, his computer only has PCI-E.
Power Supply: Because I'm currently staying at my mom's I totally forgot, and can't double check. I know it is somewhere decent though, so it'll handle the best of computer preripheals out there (spell?).
Monitor: Only as temporary, a Flat Screen monitor with 1280x1024 max resolution type. Once a store (like radio shack) is selling one better, my dad plans on buying me one which goes up to like 2200x1780 or something. Current resolution limitation is annoying though.
Price of Everything: My dad got a huge discount (like 40%) off everything through using his main job ID, since radio shack gives his place discounts; and large ones. So it was only like $1,000 or some such. Reason it was so cheap, even if you didn't include the discount, was because they didn't include the graphics card. Monitor was bought seperate, I think it was like $200 or $350.

GPU, PPU, CPU: CPU - Computer Processing Unit, GPU - Graphics Processing Unit, PPU - Physics Processing Unit. There you are noobs that didn't already know this.

For further information, you can go ahead & add other small things, or even bigger things.
EX: Bus Speed.

EDIT:
I removed all bold scripting since it was acting buggy on me.
EDIT2:
Whomever mentioned that is was Hyper-TRANSPORT, you were right: I misread.
 

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My computer:
- Intel Pentium 4 HT-550 processor with a clock speed of 3.4 GHz.
- XFX GeForce 7800 GTX video card with a 450 MHz core clock and a 1250 MHz memory clock
- 1536 Mb RAM memory (type: PC3200)
- No PPU, I'm not going to waste money on ten more particles and an added three FPS
- Philips 17" flatscreen that works very good

Mb RAM is important, Netrogor, so I listed it as well.
 

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Forgot to list my amount of RAM didn't I? Well, only Mb 1024; there are several more slots to cram new sticks in though. So I could easily make that go up to 4000+; just need to spend like $800 on good RAM chips.
 

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when I first built my computer, it was all the best uber stuff available ATM so here goes:

2200+ AMD Athlon proccessor (1,8 GhZ)
512 Mb Ram
ATI Radeon 9600 pro
GA7-VAXA motherboard...

that's all and I know this sux so no comments :oops:
:wink:
 

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Hehe, AMD uses HyperTransport not Intel's HyperThreading. Just wanna let you know. :wink: This is my humble low end dual core rig bought in December 2005:

AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 3800+ @ 2010 Ghz
Powercolour X800 GT
1 GB RAM

Man, I need a better gfx...so msc's rain can't rape my computer.
 

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Weird... I read on the tower itself, and in system specifications on the computer that is uses Hyper Threading; but it is AMD Athlon. Newest one out there I think, when my dad bought it he specifically told the (no offense) nerds that he wanted the most powerful-computer they had; and that if one was inbound and better than current stock he'd take that.

They got him the best AMD Athlon there is to be bought right from a computer store (Radio Shack as an example).
 

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[Main]
2.0 Ghz Athlon X2 64-bit 3800+
Nvidia 6800 512meg
2.0 GB 400mhz system memory
BenQ FP747 LCD Monitor
560 GB HDD (total)
DVD-Rom
CD-RW

[Server]
1.4 Ghz AMD Thunderbird
Trio3D 4M AGP video card
512 266mhz system memory
some random CRT montior
40 GB HDD
CD-Rom

[Laptop]
2.0 Ghz Intel P4-M
Onboard Intel graphics
512 266mhz system memory
Attached LCD
20 GB HDD
DVD-Rom CD-RW

[DDR]
1.8mhz Intel P4
??????????? 64meg video card
512meg 333mhz system memory
TV
20 GB HDD
DVD-RAM


Those are my main units
 

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Gosh I r behind the times...

[ A.G.N.U.S. ]

CPU: Pentium4ht Extreme Ed. 3.0Mhz 512KB L2 2MB L3 Cache 800FSB
Mofoboard: Intel D875PBZ
GPU: BFG 6800 Ultra OC AGPx8 Core:450Mhz Mem 256MB@1350Mhz x16 pipes
PPU: Say waah? ;)
PSU: Ultra X-Connect 500w x2 (1 Gfx / 1 Everything else)
Memory: 1GB DualC Corsair Black
HD: Four, 2 Western Digital, 1 Maxtor, 1 Seagate = 720GB Space (120Gb free)
Sound: SB Audigy2 ZS+Platinum Drive via 5.1 SS Headphones/Ext Sys
Mon: 22" ViewSonic PerfectFlat G225fB Monitor CRT + Sagem Axium HD-D56B 56" DLP Plasma TV x2 (one in office, one hooked remotely in living room)
Case: Coolermaster CMStacker ATX/BTX w/crossblow (me loves da crossblow)
State: semi-sentient
Attitude: very cranky

[ Children of 'the beast' ]
5 laptops, ranging from 486DX100, to P4 3.0Ghz + several half-eaten carcasses of other desktops.

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Agnus, as depicted by Annaleisa
 

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You are probably just one and a half years back only.
 

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[Main: bob]
2.0 Ghz AMD 64 3000+
Dual 6600GT 256meg mem norm 1000 O/C 1200 Mhz core 500/560 Mhz
1.75 GB 266 Mhz
audigy LZ

[Server: bobjr]
1.6 Ghz AMD 2000+
GeForce 5200FX
512 MB 266 Mhz
onboard sound

[Laptop: minibob]
1.6 Ghz Turion
Onboard ATI X200M
1 GB 400 Mhz
onboard soiund
 

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[Server: bobjr]
1.6 Ghz AMD 2000+
GeForce 5200FX
512 MB 266 Mhz
onboard sound[/quot]

What inspired you to put a 5200FX into a server?

Theres a reason why you've never heard of the company that made the one in mine, and it's only 4meg. Servers don't need that much video.
 

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Probably the same reason I put a 5950 into my grandfather's "all I do is check e-mail" puter when I built it - it was all I had laying around. ;)

Actually, I've noticed some slow 2D cards have trouble rendering the console spam fast enough, and slow down the server, which is why I recommend using developer 0 (particularly on these beta-patches as they give a LOT of feedback). Granted, minimizing the console puts a quick end to that problem.
 

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I mainly did it to stop using my on board video and free up that ram the onboard was using, it was my old video card before I switched up to PCI-E. More than that, having a video card does boost performance for a server mostly in the OS GUI enterface more than anything, using the video card to render windows rather than by CPU helps lower clock cycles on it, so I can do other things while the server does what it does.
 

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Blasto121 said:
I mainly did it to stop using my on board video and free up that ram the onboard was using, it was my old video card before I switched up to PCI-E. More than that, having a video card does boost performance for a server mostly in the OS GUI enterface more than anything, using the video card to render windows rather than by CPU helps lower clock cycles on it, so I can do other things while the server does what it does.

I'm not arguing that a video card is bad, I'm arguing that the video card you used is insanely overpowered considering what it needs to do.
 

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I mainly did it to stop using my on board video and free up that ram the onboard was using
Some of those 'on board' AGP graphic cards will eat as much as 256MB of RAM to power themselves, and not have any options other than all or none. That'd cut into the memory needed by the memory hungry MSC server.

so I can do other things while the server does what it does.
...and if he's doing 'other things' - then yeah, he'd definitely need a faster card. Faster than that 5200, depending on what those other things are.

I know my laptop's Savage IX card - which runs Quake3 at a flat 60fps 1024x768 HQ - can't handle the MSC HLDS if it starts spamming messages. The laptop's HLDS lags to hell if I run it with developer on - it just can't scroll the text fast enough. So, faster 2D graphix would help (or if I could find some way to get it to use OpenGL for the HLDS display, that'd help too).
 

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if I could find some way to get it to use OpenGL for the HLDS display, that'd help too

OpenGL for the HLDS GUI now that would be just l33t.
 

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I just found out my computer came with a crappy 300W power supply; that can be replaced by something ultimately leet though.
XFX GeForce 7600 GT XXX / 256MB GDDR3 / SLI / PCI Express / Dual DVI / HDTV / Video Card
I'm looking at that from tigerdirect; I'm thinking it might be a good video card to put into my computer, except in its system requirements it doesn't mention anything about power supplies. That makes me a little jumpy on whether or not to get it, since I don't think I'll be replacing my current one for awhile (too damn lazy).
Anyways, this card I'm looking at has these specs: Memory Clock - 1600MHz and Core Clock - 590 MHz (not O/C or anything). Also 256MB Video Memory, 128-bit memory type GDDR3. Plus it's PCI-Express, only thing my computer will take.

So give me an opinion on whether or not this is a good card everyone that reads this :p
 

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its a great card, the one thing they never state however is the power needed to run those cards, my 6600GT cards both require 18 amps on the 12 volt rails. This card easy 20 amps on the 12 volt rail. wattage is not just the only thing to look for, when getting a power supply go for high watts and high amps on the 12 volt rails. Most sites should tell you what the amps are for the different rails.

look at this one; clicky look for something like this (note the amps on the two 12 volt rails nice and high, combine together for the total amps they supply to the motherboard.)
 

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My babys (all built myself):

DFI LANPARTY nF4 SLI-DR SKT939 (inc ob 7.1 SS)
AMD Athlon 64 (ADA4600BVBOX) X2 4600+ socket 939 Dual Core 2.4Ghz 512kb and 512kb Cache
2GB (2x 1Gb) DDR PC3200 • CL=3 • UNBUFFERED • NON-ECC • DDR400 • 2.6V • 128Meg x 64
Maxtor 6L300S0 DiamondMax 10 300GB 7200RPM SATA/150 16MB Cache
2 x MSI Geforce 7800 GTX 256MB DDR3 Dual DVI PCI-E In Sli mode
2 x 19" DVI TFTs 2560x1024 @ 75Hz
Hiper 580W Type-R Modular PSU - Blue
Zalman (CNPS7700-ALCU ) 120mm Super Flower Cooler (Al/Cu)
Jing Ting JTS-0006 (North Bridge Cooler)
Saitek Eclipse Keyboard - USB
Logitech Optical Mouseman (w00t lol)
LG Dvd Burner x10
LG CDR 32x24x32
Thermaltake Black Tsunami Dream
Windows XP 64bit Pro

Cost £1600 - Thanks for the loan mum! (Its to help with my final year project you see :p)


Secondary Rig

2.4GHz Athlon XP Socket A
1GB DDR 2700 DDR333
MSI K8 Mobo
2 x 80 Gb HDDs (1x Sata, 1x IDE)
550w PSU (gold plated 8))
2x extra cool and quite fans (mmm great!)
Phantom X Case
Windows 2000 Pro

Cost £...umm upgraded over the years, probably about £1000 in total or something


Server: aka Sharon

1.3GHz Athlon XP Socket A
Mobo No idea (old)
1GB SDRAM
3x 80 Gb HDDs
Really old Case like a tank lol
Windows XP Pro
Current Up time 3 weeks and 2 days

Cost: Initial £1230 (this was in 1998)
 

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Nice computer Gaz! I really would like to know all the requirements of that graphics card I looked at though; since I'd like it to run as good as it'll ever get on that computer. 4.4 GHz on my AMD Athlon is a dual core 2.2 pretty much; I just combine them since it shows up as 4.4 GHz in dxdiag (start->run->dxdiag).
 

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Jeeze, to think I have my one graphics card going over three monitors. ;)

Granted, I just use the other two to show movies, so usually I'm in single display mode... Otherwise I break my neck everytime my cursor wanders off the right side of my monitor. (Can't even see the third TV from the office)

So give me an opinion on whether or not this is a good card everyone that reads this
Dun see anything wrong with the card, statistically, but you'd have to link me up the exact card for me to track down part/quality etc. I'm still partial to the OC'd BFG's and their unconditional lifetime warranties though.
 
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