The Personal Computer Thread

[anvancy]

Thanks anvancy, a graphics card update was on the cards for quite sometime now, although I did not really know that I would end up getting the GTX260.. Hell, I would've loved to get my hands on the GTX280..

P.S:

"More is ACTUALLY never enough!"

why dont we exchange our PCs and you give me your graphics card on lease say for the next 25 years..

currently i am a happy man doing stuff on my new vostro 1510 given by the college.

[Aryan]

Thanks anvancy, a graphics card update was on the cards for quite sometime now, although I did not really know that I would end up getting the GTX260.. Hell, I would've loved to get my hands on the GTX280..

P.S:

"More is ACTUALLY never enough!"

[anvancy]

The performance cannot really be questioned or for that matter written in words.. I am sure you would understand very well..Well, the minimum power supply requirement is 500 watts, hence I got a 'Cooler Master' silent 700w power supply which is well over the required power requirement of the card.

As for the size of the card, it's HUGE! I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw and held the card in my hand, it's gigantic proportion just blew me away and it weighs a ton (by PC terms).. I am lovin' it!

Price, well..*Ahem...*

i am more interested in that AHEM rather than the performance....nice purchase man.

[Aryan]

you provide me the number..the rest is my part.

how is the performance??how many watts does it eat??space??etc etc etc..

and how much is it??price?

The performance cannot really be questioned or for that matter written in words.. I am sure you would understand very well..Well, the minimum power supply requirement is 500 watts, hence I got a 'Cooler Master' silent 700w power supply which is well over the required power requirement of the card.

As for the size of the card, it's HUGE! I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw and held the card in my hand, it's gigantic proportion just blew me away and it weighs a ton (by PC terms).. I am lovin' it!

Price, well..*Ahem...*

[anvancy]

@anvancy: I sure can provide you with my bank account number; the sad part being it barely has anything left in it!

you provide me the number..the rest is my part.

how is the performance??how many watts does it eat??space??etc etc etc..

and how much is it??price?

[Aryan]

@anvancy: I sure can provide you with my bank account number; the sad part being it barely has anything left in it!

[anvancy]

@anvancy: Yup, you can say that is a diwali purchase! I thought the 100mm macro lens can wait a month, since there are plethora of games that are released..

hey can u provide your bank account no??i wanted to buy two 280s SLI mode along with either ASUS AI life or NVIDIA motherboard..

or if going by brand then one top of the line alienware please..

and here i am still happy with my stone age 7600GT

[WiZ]

Looks like lotsa R1's of PC's are suddenly popping up

[waseem46]

@Waseem: Now, THAT is what I call the R1 of PCs!

ooohh.. i got R1. n i didn't knew it

[no1lives4ever]

@no1: Is that your machine's configuration? Don't tell me you don't play games! Because if you don't, I don't know what you would use all that raw power for (apart from probably some high-end 3D modelling and the likes)...

I use a simple laptop.. I do not really require all that power for my work..

That is my brother's and dad's machine.. Bro does audio recording and production primarily.. Although one of the reasons for getting this was to play games, i suppose.. He got himself a xbox controller also to play games w/o screwing up the mouse and keyboard..

8 cores is more than what most games can make good use of

-- no1lives4ever
PS: If anyone is looking to get a 8 core xeon machine, then skip getting it assembled and just get a mac pro.. The config of the mac pro is nice, it can run windows and it also runs the excellent mac os.. I had hell of a time trying to get this system assembled properly and to get running..

[Aryan]

@no1: Is that your machine's configuration? Don't tell me you don't play games! Because if you don't, I don't know what you would use all that raw power for (apart from probably some high-end 3D modelling and the likes)...

[no1lives4ever]

Here is a small tip for all of you who are running LCD monitors, or planning to get LCD monitors.. Get a monitor with either DVI or HDMI input and ensure that your gfx card is capable or running the monitors using DVI/HDMI. The improvement in picture quality, when you move from VGA to DVI is significant.. The only problem being that most of the cheaper LCD screens do not come with a DVI or HDMI input..

-- no1lives4ever

[no1lives4ever]

@Waseem: Now, THAT is what I call the R1 of PCs!

What would you call this config then?

CPU 2xXeon 2.5Ghz @ 800MHz FSB
RAM 4x2GB
HDD 1x1TB + 2x 750GB + Some 300GB and 160GB HDDs
GFX 8800GT w/ 512MB RAM and 2x DualLink DVI Ports
Motherboard w/ Onboard GFX Card
Monitors: 1x LG 24" WS Running on DVI->HDMI, 1xBenq 19" on DVI & 1x LG 19" CRT on onboard VGA all running at the same time..

-- no1lives4ever
PS: As for games running on 64bit, I suppose most newer games should run w/o any problems on either XP or Vista 64 bit.. Frankly, it is better to get a vista 64 bit and a xp 32 bit.. The 64bit vista would run most software and for the few games and other high performance stuff that would not run on 64 bit vista, dual boot to a 32 bit xp partition..

[Aryan]

@Waseem: Now, THAT is what I call the R1 of PCs!

[waseem46]

My PC Configuration (New components added)

Processor: Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66ghz 1333FSB 12MB L2 Cache
Motherboard: Asus P5KC
Ram: Gskill 4GB DDR2 1000Mhz
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Aquagate Mini R-80
GPU: xFx GeForce 9800 GTX
PSU: Cooler Master Extreme Power Plus 500 (will upgrade to Corsair 750 soon)
HDD: 2x500 GB, 1x750 GB Seagate
DVD Writer: Sony Lightscribe
Card Reader: Sony
Fans: 5x120mm LED(3 intake, 2 Exaust) 70CFM, 1x80mm 55CFM (Exaust)
Cabinet: Cooler Master CM690 (Modded)

http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/universal-threads/4887-personal-computer-thread-8.html

Monitor: Viewsonic 22" VA2226w
Keyboard: Logitech G15
Mouse: Logitech Mx518
OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit
Sound System: Custom Amplified 4Ch System.
Lightening: Sunbeam 4 CCFL's with Sound Activated Module

will post pics soon when my mod is complete