Computer Hardware and Electronics

[Klaw]

Just to make you all jealous

The Machine which I will be building over the next month is as follows:

Intel Core i7 4770k @ 3.5Ghz
16 GB of Ram, running at 1866 MHZ
On a MSI  Z87-G45 Motherboard
With a Cooler Master GX II 750 Watt Power supply
An AMD Radeon R9 290X
A 120GB SSD as my primary Hard Drive
A Western Digital Blue 2 TB Hard drive as a secondary.
A Bluray/DVD/CD RW drive
All in a Cooler Master Scout 2 Case

3 Years later, she's still running strong - but I'm slowly pricing out my upgrade.... It will be interesting to see what's out there, and reasonably affordable in the next year or so.

[Serris]

When it comes to CPUs, skip Skylake and AMD's Zen for now. It's only a 10% improvement in single-threaded performance over your Haswell i7. Wait for Kabylake or Cannonlake and their AMD counterparts.

[Scott Archer]

*updated

PC Dell Inspiron 530
*OS: Windows 7 Pro


*CPU: Intel Wolfdale Core 2 duo E8400 @3GHz (dual core, 64 bit)
GPU: Asus ATI HD 6670 (1GB-DDR5 RAM)
RAM: 4GB DDR2
HDD: 250gb
HDD 2: WD Blue 1tb
E HDD: WD Blue 1tb
Keyboard: Generic Dell
Mouse: Technet Raptor
Monitor 1: Generic Dell (1440x900)
Monitor 2: Hanns-G (1366x768)







Mac Late '06 model
OS: Snow Leopard (OSX 10.6.8 )


CPU: 1.83 GHZ Intel Core Duo
GPU: Intel GMA 950 (64mb)
RAM: 2.25Gb DDR2
*HDD: Toshiba (500gb)
E HDD: WD 320gb
Keyboard: Texet
Mouse: Generic Dell
Monitor: Internal (1440x900)







Raspberry Pi Model B
OS: Wheezy Rasbrian


CPU:
GPU:
RAM: 512mb
HDD: Sandisk class 10 8GB SD card
Keyboard: Texet (Shared with Mac)
Mouse: Generic Dell
Monitor: Generic Dell (shared with PC)








Netbook Samsung N150+
OS: Linux Mint 17.1


CPU: 1.6GHZ Intel Core Atom
GPU: Integrated
RAM: 1GB DDR3
HDD: 150gb






Pine 64+ (2gb model)
OS: Remix OS


Specs: pine64.com
(not currently in use)


80s Macintosh (no idea which model, but it's black and white)


RAM: 1mb
HDD: 500mb
Keyboard: generic apple
Mouse: Generic apple
Monitor: generic apple




Misc:
iPhone 5C (current phone)
iPad 3
iPod Nano 7th gen
Samsung Galaxy Mini
ZTE San Fransisco

[Serris]

Had some cash to spare and found a good price, so I upgraded my graphics card again.




Desktop:

Case: Cooler Master Storm Stryker
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750M
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLi Krait Edition
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws 16 GB DDR3 1600 MHz
GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 ARMOR 8G OC 8GB GDDR5X
Storage: 480 GB SanDisk Extreme SSD, 2 TB Western Digital Black 7200 RPM HDD, 2 TB Western Digital Red 7200 RPM HDD
Peripherals: HTC Vive


Laptop:

Model: ASUS Republic of Gamers G751JY-WH71(WX)
Size: 17.3"
CPU: Intel Core i7-4720HQ
RAM: Generic 16 GB DDR3 1600 MHz
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M 4 GB GDDR5
Storage: Generic 128 GB SSD, Generic 1 TB 7200 RPM HDD

[Scott Archer]

Ok, new PC specs:

OS: Windows 7 Pro (will dual boot with a version of Linux at some point)

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition (quad core @3.4ghz 8mb Cache)
GPU: NVidia Geforce GTX 960
RAM: 8GB DDR3
HDD: 500gb
HDD 2: WD Blue 1tb
HDD 3: Apple Branded Toshiba 160gb
E HDD: WD Blue 1tb
Keyboard: Generic Dell
Mouse: Technet Raptor
Monitor 1: Hanns-G (1920x1080)
Monitor 2: Hanns-G (1366x768)

[Shoot]

My new PC specs!

Primary:


OS: Windows 10 Home
CPU: Intel i5 6600K @3.5GHz, got steady overclock @4.3GHz.
GPU: nVidia GTX 1070 8GB
MB: ASUS Z170PRO
PSU: 450W
RAM: 16GB DDR4
HDD: 1TB @7200RPM
SSD: 128GB
Keyboard: Corsair K55 RGB
Mouse: Corsair Harpoon RGB
Speakers: Logitech Z625
Monitor: AOC C24G2AE/BK 23,8", Philips 244E ISP 23,8", Samsung 23,8"


Misc:

OnePlus Nord CE2 Lite
OnePlus 7Pro
Blue Snowball ICE Microphone
Xbox One controller for PC
Steelseries Arctis 7 2019 Edition
Steelseries Arctis 3 Bluetooth 2019 Edition

[criminula]

Current System Status:

CPU: Intel Core i7-5930k @ 4.0GHz (Overclocked)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i
Motherboard: ASUS Rampage V Extreme
RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB(8x4GB) DDR4 2666MHz C15
GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Gaming 6G
PSU: Corsair CX750M
Case: Cooler Master Storm Trooper
SSD: Samsung 950 Pro 512GB
HDD: Western Digital Black 4TB

Also has a Blu-ray drive of some description.

Peripherals:
Mouse: Corsair Scimitar (With a Cooler Master Storm Skorpion for the cable)
Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB (Cherry MX Browns, UK Layout)
Joystick: Saitek X-55 Rhino HOTAS
Headset: SteelSeries H Wireless
Speakers: Logitech Z906 5.1 Surround Speakers
Primary Monitor: ASUS ROG Swift PG278Q (2560x1440@144Hz TN Panel)
Secondary Monitor: ASUS VC239H (1920x1080@60Hz IPS Panel) - Currently orientated portrait


Laptop 1:
CPU: Intel Core i7-4710MQ @ 2.5GHz
RAM: 16GB (2x8) DDR3 1600MHz (Not sure of manufacturer)
SSD: 120GB MSATA SSD
HDD: Samsung M8 1TB
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 870M
Display: 15.6" 1920x1080

Laptop 2: Dell XPS 15 (9550)
CPU: Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.6GHz
RAM: 16GB
SSD: 512GB PCIe based SSD
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 960M
Display: 15.6" 3840x2160 (4K InfinityEdge)

Laptop Peripherals:
Monitor: ASUS PB287Q (3840x2160 (4K)@60Hz)
Mouse: Logitech MX Master
Speakers: Creative Gigaworks T20 Series II
Headset: ASUS ROG Orion
Printer: Canon PIXMA MX475

Updated late 2016

Updated to cover my current specs. Most of this I've had for a while (and forgotten to post) - XPS15 is new though, as is the PB287Q and MX475.

[Scott Archer]

PC Custom:
PC Dell Inspiron 530
OS: Windows 10 Pro

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 1700 (8 cores, 16 threads @ 3.3Ghz - oc'd to 3.8ghz
GPU: NVIDIA GTX-960 (2GB-DDR5 RAM)
RAM: 16GB DDR4
SSD: WD Blue 250gb (nvme)
HDD: hitachi 500gb
HDD 2: WD Blue 1tb
E HDD: WD Blue 1tb
Keyboard: Generic Dell
Mouse: Technet Raptor
Monitor 1: Hanss-G HL207 (1920x1080)
Monitor 2: Hanns-G (1366x768)


Monitor 3: Acer AL1715 (1366x768)


PC 2: Dell Inspiron 530
OS: Debian 9/Windows 7 Home
CPU: Intel Wolfdale Core 2 duo E8400 @3GHz (dual core, 64 bit)
GPU: Asus ATI HD 6670 (1GB-DDR5 RAM)
RAM: 4GB DDR2
HDD: 250gb (Debian)
HDD 2: 500gb
HDD 3: 160gb (Windows 7)
[size=78%]Keyboard: Generic Dell[/size]
Mouse: Generic
Monitor 1: Generic Dell (1440x900


Netbook Samsung N150+
OS: Linux Mint 17
CPU: 1.6GHZ Intel Core Atom
GPU: Integrated
RAM: 2GB DDR3
HDD: 150gb


80s Macintosh (no idea which model, but it's black and white)
RAM: 1mb
HDD: 500mb
Keyboard: generic apple
Mouse: Generic apple
Monitor: generic apple


Misc:
WileyFox Swift 2 plus (current phone)
iPhone 5C
iPad Pro 9.7" (first gen)
iPod Nano 7th gen
Samsung Galaxy Mini
ZTE San Fransisco

[Shoot]

Might be a time to revive this thread!

2023 and onwards setup:

Case: Phanteks Evolv Enthoo X, White
CPU: Intel i7-13700K
CPU Cooler: EKWB Nucleus AIO CR360 Lux D-RGB - White, 360mm
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790-G AERO
GPU: Gigabyte RTX 4070Ti AERO OC V2
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 32GB DDR5 5200MHz White
PSU: ASUS ROG Strix 850W White Edition, 80 Plus Gold
OS: Windows 11 Home
SSD 1: 1TB Samsung 980PRO M.2
SSD 2: 2TB Samsung 980PRO M.2
SSD 3: 2TB Kingston NV2 M.2
HDD: 1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM

Peripherals:

Xbox One Controller for PC
Mic: Blue Snowball ICE
Headphones: SteelSeries Arctis 7
Speakers: Logitech Z625
Keyboard: Corsair K55
Mouse: Corsair Harpoon RGB
Monitor 1: AOC 23.8 24g2spu/bk VA Panel
Monitor 2: Philips 23.8 IPS Panel
Monitor 3: Samsung 23.8 LED Panel


Laptop: ASUS TUF A15
CPU: AMD Ryzen 4600H
GPU: NVIDIA GTX 1650
RAM: 16GB DDR4
Display: 15,6" 144Hz IPS
SSD: 1TB M.2

Misc:
OnePlus 11
OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite
OnePlus Buds Pro 2
Ultimate Ears Megaboom

[Scott Archer]

Custom PC:
Case: Lian-Li LANCOOL 215 Midi-Tower
OS: Windows 11 Pro
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700x (8 cores, 16 threads @ 3.6Ghz
GPU: NVIDIA GTX-1080
RAM: 32GB DDR4-3200
SSD: Sabrent Rocket Gen 3 1tb
SSD: Crucial MX500 1tb
HDD: WD Blue 1tb
HDD 2: WD Blue 4tb
E HDD: WD Blue 1tb
E HDD 2: WD Elements 5tb
E HDD 3: WD Elements 5tb
E SSD: Sandisk Extreme 1tb
E SSD 2: Sandisk Extreme 1tb
E SSD 3: Samsung T7 1tb
NIC: ASUS XG-C100C 10gbe

Keyboard: Razer Ultimate
Mouse: Logitech MX Master
Audio interface: AverMedia Livestreamer Nexus
Mic: AKG C214
Capture Card: Camlink 4K
Camera: Panasonic Lumix S5iix
Elgato Stream deck
Monitor 1: ASUS Pro-art (2560x1440@75hz)
Monitor 2: Dell Ultra sharp (2460x1440)
Monitor 3: Dell Ultra sharp (2460x1440)

NAS Server:
Case: Fractal Design Focus Mini G
CPU: Ryzen 1700
RAM: 16gb DDR4-2400
NIC: Intel X540-T2 10gbe
SSD: 500gb WD Blue
NAS SSD: MX500 2tb (x4)


Laptop 1: Lenovo Legion 15"
CPU: Ryzen 5 5600H
GPU:RTX-3060 mobile
RAM: 32gb DDR4
SSD 1 - Sabrent rocket 500gb
SSD 2 - Sabrent Rocket 1tb

Laptop 2: HP Envy x360
CPU: Ryzen 5 4500u
RAM: 8gb
SSD: Crucial 1tb

Misc:
Oneplus 8 Pro
iPad Air

[Serris]

Case: Lian-Li LANCOOL 215 Midi-Tower

I'm glad my advice regarding this case caught on. It's way too good for the money.

[Scott Archer]

I'm glad my advice regarding this case caught on. It's way too good for the money.

Yeah, I think I bought it about the same day you recommended it after reading some more reviews and making sure it had all the mount points I needed (although it had one less hard-drive bay than I needed and 1 more 2.5" SSD mount, so I just cloned my HDD onto an SSD I already had lol.) Really nice case, I have been very happy with it!