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Reply 540 of 642, by Vynix

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Current systems, I have 4 in total (#2 and #3 are probably more like tools than actual PCs...) :

System 01 (MSI GS70 2PC STEALTH) :
CPU: Core i5 4200H
RAM: 10Gb (8+2Gb)
GPU: nVidia GeForce GTX860M
HDD: HGST 1Tb (will be replaced by a 4Tb HDD and two mSATA 1To SSDs, 'cause this laptop has two mSATA slots, one was enough but two that's weird)
Other: Broken screen, I'm forced to use a TV... Argh.

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System 02 (Nec PowerMate VL370, defunct) :
CPU: Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (upgraded from a 4400+)
RAM: 4Gb DDR2 (4x1Gb)
GPU: HP-OEM Radeon HD5450 (not a pretty powerful card but it gets the job done, the on-board graphics are just too slow... I wonder if I can use both the GPU and the on-board graphic chip to have a 4-screen setup..)
HDD: 2x 80Gb (two old Seagate 7200.10 drives... Soon will be replaced by 2x500Gb drives, no SSD for this build 'cause I use this computer to mostly program my Cisco 2960SI switch and sometimes to test some programs)
Unfortunately, the motherboard fried on that thing, it would flat out refuse to POST 😢
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System 03 (HP Pavillon) :
CPU: Core i5S (model unknown but it is one of the S models...)
RAM: 4Gb
HDD: 1x1Tb (Toshiba 7200RPM) + 2x250Gb (?)
GPU: HP-OEM Radeon HD6450

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System 04 (Acer Aspire 5733) :
CPU: Core i3 (one of the first Core i3... M 370-something ?)
RAM: 4Gb (2x2Gb)
HDD: WD Scorpio blue 500Gb

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New System 02 (Asus M2N-MX custom)
CPU : Athlon 64X2 5200+ (going to be swapped for a Phenom II after I receive my replacement motherboard, a M2N-SLI Deluxe)
RAM : 4GB DDR2 (4x1GB)
GPU : XFX GeForce 8800 GTS (it's still alive and kicking but yikes that thing runs HOT!)
Motherboard : ASUS M2N-MX (with tons of shitty bulging caps 😵 this motherboard has one hell of a erratic behavior)
Case : Lian-Li PC-7 Plus Black
SCSI Card : Adaptec AVA-2904 (for my Jaz drive that doesn't seem to work, I cannot get it to work on that system, I'll have to try another Pc and if still no luck, another drive)

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Proud owner of a Shuttle HOT-555A 430VX motherboard and two wonderful retro laptops, namely a Compaq Armada 1700 [nonfunctional] and a HP Omnibook XE3-GC [fully working :p]

Reply 541 of 642, by oeuvre

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Lenovo/IBM ThinkCentre A60 8991-DGU case
Corsair CX750M 750W semi-modular power supply
ASRock B450M PRO4 mATX AM4 motherboard
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 3.2GHz 8 core processor
MSI AMD Radeon RX580 8GB Armor PCIe video card
Scythe Kabuto 3 cooler
2x Arctic F9 PWM 92mm fans
Samsung 970 EVO 500GB NVMe SSD
TSST DVD+-RW TS-H653A SATA DVD burner
Seagate ST2000DM001 7200RPM 2TB SATA hard drive
Front/rear USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 ports
Serial port
Windows 10

HP Z420 Workstation Intel Xeon E5-1620, 32GB, RADEON HD7850 2GB, SSD + HD, XP/7
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Reply 544 of 642, by mastergamma12

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Last edited by mastergamma12 on 2019-10-08, 01:07. Edited 1 time in total.

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The Tuala-Bus (My 9x/Dos Rig) (Pentium III-S 1.4ghz, AWE64G+Audigy 2 ZS, Voodoo5 5500, Chieftec Dragon Rambus)

The Final Lan Party (My Windows Xp/7 rig) (Core i7 980x, GTX 480,DFI Lanparty UT X58-T3eH8,)
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Reply 545 of 642, by tankkillerCSM

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My current build atm;

I7-4790k @4.4ghz (Awaiting getting a new cooler so I can go further)
24gb 2000Mhz ddr3 (2x 8gb GSkill 2x 4gb Adata)
Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI
EVGA GTX 960 SC
Case: Gateway 2000 G6-233 (I had to dremel a 120mm fan hole in the front and a while for the I/O
Creative Labs SB0090 with an SB0010 expansion module
Renesas dual port USB 3.0 card
Siig Dual port serial I/O card
2x DVD writers
1x Seagate 1tb 7200rpm sata (Games library/Ubuntu 18.04)
1x Kingston 120gb SSD (Windows 7)
Thermaltake tt-500nl2nk-a
Dremel cuts are quite rough, and whoever had the case before me cut out the hole where the sb0010 now sits.
I added casters to it as well since it is a bit heavy. Gave it a florescent tube from an old HP scanner for lighting.
Definitely not a pretty build over all but it works. Also makes a nice space heater with all the snow here in WA.

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Reply 546 of 642, by svfn

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Built this back in 2016 with a mix of new and used parts, guess it's not that current anymore but still running without issues since then, only added an ultrawide monitor recently and it's one of these eye-opening experiences for me, like jumping from a 9500 GT to a 10 series GPU, or booting with an SSD.

i5-4590 3.3Ghz + Cooler Master 212x
MSI GTX 1060 Gaming X 6GB
Kingston Fury Black 8GB DDR3-1600
Asus H97-Pro Gamer ATX board with 3x PCI slots 🤣, in the end I still have not used them, since my X-Fi is PCIE
Samsung 850 evo 250GB SSD
2TB Seagate 7200RPM 3.5" HDD
250GB 2.5" 5400 RPM 2.5" HDD
Creative X-Fi Titanium PCIE sound card
Seasonic S12II 620W PSU
Cooler Master CM 690 III case
LG GH22NS50 DVD burner
LG 29WK600-W monitor

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Reply 547 of 642, by Intel486dx33

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My everyday driver. ( Base model iPad with keyboard )
I loath the MS-Windows computer.
I only use my Macs or Windows computers when I absolutely have to.

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Reply 548 of 642, by Srandista

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Intel486dx33: First of all, iPad isn't PC... And second, we really don't care about it...

Socket 775 - ASRock 4CoreDual-VSTA, Pentium E6500K, 4GB RAM, Radeon 9800XT, ESS Solo-1, Win 98/XP
Socket A - Chaintech CT-7AIA, AMD Athlon XP 2400+, 1GB RAM, Radeon 9600XT, ESS ES1869F, Win 98

Reply 551 of 642, by Srandista

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Intel486dx33 wrote:

https://youtu.be/zVN5C3x4ZZo

Socket 775 - ASRock 4CoreDual-VSTA, Pentium E6500K, 4GB RAM, Radeon 9800XT, ESS Solo-1, Win 98/XP
Socket A - Chaintech CT-7AIA, AMD Athlon XP 2400+, 1GB RAM, Radeon 9600XT, ESS ES1869F, Win 98

Reply 553 of 642, by ShovelKnight

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Srandista wrote:

Intel486dx33: First of all, iPad isn't PC... And second, we really don't care about it...

Why iPad isn't a PC? PC stands for "personal computer", and iPad can very well be the only computer for many people.

For example, my mother uses an iPad exclusively because she doesn't want to deal with what it takes to maintain a "real" PC.

I have 6 computers that are not iPads in my house, but my iPad Pro is my most used computer. It does 80% of what I need a computer for. I can't use it to run code (although there are workarounds, e.g. I can SSH into one of my DigitalOcean droplets and do what I need from there), and I can't use it to file my taxes because this requires Java, but otherwise it's a very good device. And for some things it's actually better than any other computer I own (like editing photos in Lightroom or drawing). Oh, and it's definitely more useful in day-to-day tasks than any of my computers that are running Linux 🤣

Reply 554 of 642, by Caluser2000

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Well this is really an x86 sub forum. So Apple, Amiga or any other "PC" type doesn't really matter.

Here's my current day to day set up.

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A cheap HP laptop thingy running Win10(hey it was pre-installed) with usb external 1.44meg fdd(3 mode. Got it way before they became fashionable and worked with linux 2.4 kernel) with a Samsung GT-N110. Pic taken with "retro" rather battered and beaten up 2.1 Mega pixel Genius G-Shot P210 bought early 2000s. Taken with rather shaky hands(meds hadn't kicked in yet.).

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Still have the users manual for it.

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A founding member of the 286 appreciation society.
Apparently 32-bit is dead and nobody likes P4s.
Of course, as always, I'm open to correction...😉

Reply 555 of 642, by XCVG

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I think I already posted my laptop/dock setup here. But I'm pretty sure I've never posted my gaming rig.

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Some pictures are with the old motherboard, some with the new. This system wasn't built all at once but rather over the course of 6 months or so (with an upgrade to Ryzen 3rd gen in the middle) and there's a bit of a story to that.

It's a slight sleeper, not really old enough to be considered retro by the standards of this board but deliberately eschewing the latest trends. I was going for 2009 or so. Kind of a transitional period where cold cathodes and 8 drive bays loaded with random devices was out, LEDs and big fans were in, but before RGB or tempered glass or good cable management.

The specs are pretty standard for a 2019 build:

Ryzen 5 3600X
MSI X570-A Pro
G.Skill Flare X 16GB (2x8) DDR4-3200 CL14
EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 (blower style)
1TB Intel 660p QLC SSD (boot)
500GB WD Blue 3D SSD (recording/storage)
Random DVD-RW drive (Samsung? maybe)
XFX Core Series Pro 650W
Antec Nine Hundred

I already had the power supply (bought it from a friend for $40) and graphics card. I got a good deal on the original processor, motherboard, and RAM, but keep reading because they didn't exactly work out. Bought the boot SSD at an awkward time, added the other SSD later. Paid way too much for the case because I wanted that specific one and every used deal fell through. It's a very well built case but the design is archaic now. Bought the 3600X before reviews were out because I didn't know what availability would be like in my country.

The cooler is a Phenom stock cooler with a new fan. It's a 7000 RPM Delta. The fan guard is non-optional, and I had to shave the fan down slightly to fit. It gets loud but I did that on purpose; the whole system is loud and bright. I wanted the system to have presence; when it's on you should know it And while the Antec 900 isn't actually all that big (it's a mid-tower and not a very big one) it has a somewhat imposing appearance.

It hasn't been the most stable system. Originally it was built with a Ryzen 5 2400G, ASUS B450-F Strix motherboard, and different RAM. That combination was incredibly unstable and simply wouldn't boot with the RAM at full speed. I spent an exorbitant amount on new RAM (Samsung B-die just after it was discontinued) and that was better but still not great. New CPU didn't work in that motherboard. Decided to throw in the towel and get a new motherboard. That works. Mostly.

In its current configuration, it's mostly stable. It only crashes occasionally, but that's still more than a modern system should crash 🙁 My sketchy laptop/dock setup is far more stable, and even some of my retro machines have better records (though I don't push them as hard).

I use a USB switch and different monitor inputs to switch between my gaming rig and my main system. I tried many USB switches but the first one I bought works the best.

And after all that effort... I'm pretty much just playing Skyrim. A game that runs perfectly fine on my laptop.

Reply 556 of 642, by pentiumspeed

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Warmed up Z220, 16GB unbuffered ECC 1866 running 1600, E5-1280V2, Intel Pro/1000 PT x1, GTX 960, SSD, 2x 4GB WD gold. Running windows 10 Pro.

Reason: easy to work on, well made case and cheaper and served me well for 3 years now.

Cheers, pentiumspeed.

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Reply 557 of 642, by Primergy

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My retro builds are still in their infancy, so this is current.

Laptop (bought used, then upgraded over time)
Dell Precision 7510 - Xeon E3-1535M v5
32GB Ram
2TB NVMe + 1TB SATA SSD
Nvidia Quadro M2000M with 4GB GDDR5 + Intel HD Graphics 530
4k display
Dock with 27in & 24 in Dell displays

Media/gaming PC next to the TV:
AsRock C226M WS with Xeon E3-1270 v6
64GB Ram
2x 1TB SSD (on 4-way 4x PCIe adapter)
3x 4TB Spinning drives, hotswap
2x 8TB Spinning drives, hotswap
NVidia 1070ti GPU (Zotac)
EVGA 750W PSU
Schiit Bifrost Multibit USB DAC as soundcard
Chenbro SR107 case + 2x 4bay hotswap, quiet fans

That Chenbro case has been with me for a loong time now. It's truly a challenge to find a spot for it in the living room. Wife acceptance factor is low. Fantastic dust filter too - I blow it out ~3x a year. I happened to get a great deal (used) on the motherboard, CPU and memory, otherwise I would not run a workstation CPU in the living room and I have to say, that board is really rock solid. Since I'm also a hifi nut, I went through some lengths to quieten it down the system and added the fancy DAC. It's a stereo setup only, no surround sound home cinema.

Reply 558 of 642, by creepingnet

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I'm running 2 current systems....I'm selling my other 3 laptops off and my Desktop has been decommed for the time being.

Windows 10
Dell Latitude E6530
Core i7 3GHz
8GB DDR3
500GB SSD 6GB/s
Nvidia Quadro graphics
Win10 pro

Linux Mint
Lenovo T61 "Battle Worn"
Core 2 Duo 2.1 GHz
4GB DDR3
500GB SSD
NVIDIA Quadro
Linux Mint Cinnamon

My wife uses the i7 more, I use the Linux one more. Though in my case my 2 486 retroboxes see more use as of late as I'm learning things about DOS as a near-daily OS that are surprising me a lot. Plus Linux plays nice with my DDO HDDs from my retroboxen.

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Reply 559 of 642, by mpe

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I am using the entry-level 2017 iMac Pro with 8-core Xeon W CPU.

It is a great system as far as general performance is concerned, but boots slower than the oldest system in my collection (1984 Macintosh 128k). A while back I recorded a short video about this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQUgBfwEtck

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