What kinda rig you got rumblin?

**Basic** · Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 10:41 am Post subject: What kinda rig you got rumblin?

Just curious what kinda rig everyone is running?Here's mine.

Motherboard-MSI G31TM-P21
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130234

Cpu-Q6600 Quad Core
http://www.motherboardpro.com/Intel-Core-2-Quad-Q6600-2.4GHz-1066FSB-Quad-Core-Processor-LGA775-8MB-L2 -Cache-p-452.html

Cpu Cooler-Zalman CNPS9500 AT
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118003

Memory-2x2Gig s G.Skill DDR2 1066
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231166

Video Card-BFG 9800GTX OC 512MB
http://www.bfgtech.com/bfgr98512gtxoce.aspx

Hard Drive-Western Digital Caviar Green 500 GIG
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136358

Power Supply-Antec NeoPower 550 Watt
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=n82e16817103941

Optical Drive & Case-Standard Compaq model SR1910NX(I like my computers to be sleepers hehe)
http://reviews.cnet.com/sc/31975706-2-200-0.gif

Not too worried if you list your monitor and such but it would be interesting to see how many people prefer CRT's over LCD's.I myself am using a 17 inch CRT flat screen as I've always noticed minor lag with LCD's no matter what one's I've tried.

Anyway just show us what you've got.I'm sure there are some big boy's out there so lets see them!!

**Bonehead** · Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 11:38 am Post subject:

cpu - Q6600 quad core with arctic ice cooler
Graphics - nvidia geforce 8800gts 640mb
Mobo - Asus P5ne-sli
2 gig matched corsair memory
2 x hd's dual booting with xp and 7

Soon to be upgraded to 4 gig ram and another 8800gts to sli.

**hacksignDrHouse** · Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 2:58 pm Post subject:

Intel Core I7 920 1366 CPU
4GB of Kingston HyperX 1600 mhz DDR3 2x2
Western digital WD6402AAEX 64mb cache SATA 6gbps Hard drive
2x500GB WD5000AAKS 16mb cache SATA 3gbps in RAID 0
GIGABYTE GA-ex58-ud5
PNY Verto XLR8 GTX 470 1.5GB PCI-e 2.0
BFG 7900 GS 256mb PCI-e for 3rd monitor
SoundBlaster X-fi Fatal1ty champion Pro w/ front panel
Linksys AE1000 for wireless ( use wired usually )
BFG 1.2kw Modular Power supply
BDROM/DVDRW Combo
Coolermaster Case HAF 922
Generic card reader
Windows 7 Ultimate X64
Hanns G HG281D 28" LCD 2ms connected thru HDMI
Logitech G15 Gaming keyboard w/ LCD
Razer MMO Naga Gaming mouse
Sound system is a Onkyo 7.1 THX reciever with Paradigm fronts, Polk Audio sides and rears, Polk audio center and a Klipsch Synergy Sub-12 for bass..

**Basic** · Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 3:03 pm Post subject:

Very nice Bonehead!I've heard really good things about 2 of those in sli.Maybe when you do you post so reviews on it?Bye the way you prefer CRT or LCD for games?EVERYONE ELSE COME ON.12 VIEWS AND ONLY 1 REPLY?TELL US WHAT YOU GOT PEOPLE!PLEEEAAAASSSEEEEE!YOU WILL GET A COOKIEEEEE!

**HertaPL** · Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 4:08 pm Post subject:

I don't think my PC can be even consider a rig, it's a peace of junk, Dell dimension 5100 only thing I upgraded in it is my G5 mouse , video card is GeForce 8500 gt, and I use Logitech surround sound.
Processor
Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory
510MB RAM
Hard Drive
79 GB
Monitor
LCD 17"
If you guys have any suggestions on what to upgrade in my antique that would improve gaming experience I would greatly appreciated

And Basic...... I WANT my COOKIE!

**hacksignDrHouse** · Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 5:29 pm Post subject:

HertaPL wrote:

I don't think my PC can be even consider a rig, it's a peace of junk, Dell dimension 5100 only thing I upgraded in it is my G5 mouse , video card is GeForce 8500 gt, and I use Logitech surround sound.
Processor
Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory
510MB RAM
Hard Drive
79 GB
Monitor
LCD 17"
If you guys have any suggestions on what to upgrade in my antique that would improve gaming experience I would greatly appreciated

And Basic...... I WANT my COOKIE!

your specs arent too bad herta.... Were you still thinking of getting an alienware like you had told me ? The RAM could be upgraded to about 2 gigs the video card is alright unless u want to crank it up higher..

a decent dual core system like a core 2 with 2 gigs of ram and like a 9800 gt or somethin like that would suit you but it depends on what games u want to play.

**Basic** · Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 5:33 pm Post subject:

Definitely want some more ram Herta.I promise you that you will see probably a 40% increase in performance if you had at least a gig of ram.

And you probably wouldn't want to get a bigger LCD without getting a better video card first.Just need more ram trust me it will make a big difference.

**Howie97** · Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 6:52 pm Post subject:

E8500 3.16GHz oc'd to 3.8GHz Core2Duo
EVGA 9800GTX oc'd Nvidia driver 258.96
GSkill pc6400 4GB ram
SoundBlaster X-Fi Fatality w/ Altec/Lansing 5.1 speakers
ASUS P5N-E SLI mobo
Plextor optical DVD writer drive
7-in-1 card reader drive
750W PC Power and Cooling PSU
Black Dragon mid-tower case w/ 3 cooling fans
Samsung 20" SyncMaster 204B LCD monitor
Logitech G5 mouse and G15 keyboard + gaming headset w/ mic
Seagate 320GB SATA drive for XP Professional ,WD 1TB for Win7 x64 ultimate ...dual-boot

**ngobamakhosi** · Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 7:04 pm Post subject:

ive had this for bout a year now,and im about ready to upgrade a bit.

AMD PHENOM QUAD CORE UNLOCKED BLACK EDITION

4 GIG BALLISTIX 1066 MEMORY

GIGABYTE MA790FX-DQ6 MOBO QUAD SLI

GFORCE 880O GTS

COOLERMASTER 8 FAN CASE

22 INCH WIDESCREEN TFT DISPLAY

4 - 80GB SATA DRIVES IN A STRIPED RAID ARRAY

7 TO 1 SOUND

ANTEC GOLD 1000 W POWER SUPPLY

DVD RAM DRIVE

windows xp pro 64bit

i had 2 ati radeons in an sli setup but they blew up,
i sold my 24 inch sony crt monitor but i wish i had kept it now,better i think than the tft,
things i shall upgrade to are,
a solid state drive
another gforce 8800
a faster amd quad core
2 more 22 inch tft monitors and run the three in a semi surround setup for gaming
upgrade the memory to 8 gig

and thats about it really

ngo.

**Trogdor** · Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 7:07 pm Post subject:

daBurninator burnates with:

ASUS p5n-E SLI
Core 2 E8400 3.0 @ 3.38 (waiting for the silver to settle before i hammer on it)
2 x 1 gig Corsair XMS something,
2 x 1 gig Mushkin whatever with neato heat sinks on it
4 gigs total, running in dual channel
2x 8800 gts 320's (SLI)
Corsair 750 watt power supply

Logitech G5 mouse, G15 keyboard,
Creative 5:1 speakers (nothing special) or Logitech usb headphones

Sceptre 21" ( i think) lcd pushing 1680x1050
I like it. A little bleed from the backlight,,,not noticable when gaming. Portable. Thinking of getting 2 more and going tripple monitors. I dunno.

**Bonehead** · Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 10:46 pm Post subject:

I play on a 32" lcd tv with a JVC 5.1 surround sound system.

**Gravitykills** · Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 10:52 pm Post subject:

Core 2 Quad Q8300 (2.5ghz)
Asus P5N-E SLi (yea, another one. WTF?)
2x2gig Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800mhz
896mb eVGA GTX 260 Core 216
Samsung 1TB and 400GB HD's
Some cheapo cd burner drive... NEC maybe?
Antec Neo Power 500watt
Antec P160 Case
Acer 23" widescreen and 17" LCD's (1920x1080 and 1280x1024 respectively)
Microsoft Digital Media Keyboard 3000
Logitech MX310 Mouse
Logitech Premium USB Headset 350
Windows 7 64-bit Premium

(EDIT: Updated 8-17-10)

ngobamakhosi wrote:

i had 2 ati radeons in an sli setup but they blew upngo.

Well, yea! You're suppose to be using crossfire!

Last edited by Gravitykills on Tue Aug 17, 2010 12:35 am; edited 2 times in total

**bigdad** · Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 12:28 pm Post subject:

I'm fixed with a 2800 MHz AMD Athlon II X4 630 quad core
6 GB of DDR3 RAM
1 GB Radeon HD 4650 PCI-E 2.0 card
650 W Corsair PS
1 TB HD @ 7,200 rpm
20'' LCD widescreen monitor
Windows 7 Home premium
Ancient Altec Lansing 2.1 speakers or 99 cent bin headphones
Dynex keyboard Loser

Microsoft infrared mouse Loser

I run it on all four processors with a combined video memory of 3.8 GB

My question is do you guys think that is enough to attempt trying to play some of these newer games that are out there ?
Because i may be able to upgrade the system but not my pitiful skill.
Any input and insights would be appreciated.
Big

**ngobamakhosi** · Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 2:31 pm Post subject:

my bad,i meant crossfire, Rolling Eyes

spec
Quad PCI-E 2.0 x16 graphics interfaces with ATI CrossFireX™ support for extreme gaming performance
link
http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview. aspx?ProductID=2690

Both cards were returned to overclockers,and both found to be faulty,both replaced foc
i gave these to my bro

looks good to me biggie.

ngo

**Viper_X** · Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 8:31 pm Post subject:

Here is Mine

Intel Core i7 920 OC'ed to 3.4Ghz (Stock 2.66Ghz)
6 GB DDR3 of Corsair Ram running at 1600Mhz 7-7-7-24 Triple Channel
Nvidia 9800GTX+ 512mb
EVGA E758-TR 3-Way SLI
Corsair 850 watt PSU
Only a 320GB HD Western Digital
TRUE Heatsink for CPU
XCLIO Windtunnel Case with 2 250mm side fans
32" Sharp Aquos LCD TV/Monitor (Primary)
19" Acer Monitor (Secondary)
WIn 7 Professional 64-Bit