WOO-HOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

totokan · Post by **totokan** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 10:13 am

YAY! My custom pc FINALLY WORKS! I only had to spend 350 dollars and return only 10 items! I FINALLY GOT IT TO BOOT sorry for the super-happy pointless post, but i'm so happy

Metroid fan · Post by **Metroid fan** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 10:14 am

Umm hooray? j/k
thats great tokatan.

Post by **marshallh** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 10:27 am

I built my computer for $200 by using old parts

Good to hear it's actually starting up now

Post by **bicostp** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 10:34 am

Nice!

Mine only cost me $10, but it's made of scavenged/salvaged parts, risen from the depths of the late Clinton Administration-era of computing.

What's the specs on yours?

Mine:
500mhz P3
256 MB RAM
64 MB nVidia TNT2 AGP video card
Soundblaster Pro Compatible
Netgear GA302T gigabit ethernet adapter
IBM something-or-other mobo
IDE Zip100 drive
Yamaha 16x10x48 CD-RW drive
LG 16x10x40 CD-RW Drive
Maxtor (or Imaton I forget) 40 gb hd
Quantum Fireball 2GB HD (taking up space; not connected)

Post by **Triton** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 10:43 am

they had some great names for stuff in "the day" didnt they, quantum fireball, lovely!

Post by **marshallh** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 10:43 am

1.2 GHz AMD Duron (actually 1.6 but the motherboard doesn't support it)
384MB PC-100 ram
10 and 20gb hard drives
32MB Riva TNT2 :p
Built in AC '97 sound
Some cheap $2 10/100 ethernet adapter
LG 16x10x40 CD-RW drive (same as Bic's probably!)

Let's not forget the first computer I programmed on (in Turbo Pascal no less)
Leading Edge Model D
4.77 / 7 MHz Intel 8088 (A switch in the back changes the speed)
640KB ram
20 megabyte Seagate hard drive
Paradise EGA gfx card (16 colors!)
AdLib sound card

*o* · Post by ***o*** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 10:49 am

MY GOOD COMPUTER!!!

2.9ghz
2x 1024mb ram
2x 256 grpahics card
3x 200gb hard disc
1x dual layer dvd burner

my laptop

2.4ghz
1024mb ram
128 graphics
60gb hard drive
dual layer dvd burner

Post by **Triton** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 10:49 am

my first computer!

amiga a1000 with amiga 1080 monitor

512k fastram expansion block!!

motorola 68000 7?mhz cpu

amigaOS 1.3!

its the bomb, if i get that amiga stuff at that auction tomorrow i am in amiga HEAVEN, so much goodness

daguuy · Post by **daguuy** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 11:08 am

my laptop!
25mhz
8mb ram
180mb HD
floppy D
pac man

*o* · Post by ***o*** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 11:17 am

wow...im jealous!!!

G-force · Post by **G-force** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 11:46 am

2.4 Ghz Pentium 4
128 MB ATI Radeon 9600 XT
512 MB RAM
40x CD burner
DVD reader
120 GB HDD
Wireless 2.4 Ghz mouse and keyboard. Works from all the way across the room. 'course I can't see the screen from all the way across the room, so who cares.
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz sound card. It's pretty decent.
N64/Playstation USb controller adpater. Great for emu's. (doh! I hope ben dosn't read that!)
Crapy Dell case

I'm not sure about the mother board. I never looked. intel something or other.

totokan · Post by **totokan** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 12:11 pm

well, i'm using it now!
Specs(video card will be upgraded after holidays, using it as a cheap way to see if it works):
processor:2.66 ghz P4
videocard:radeon 9550 256mb ddr (agp)
RAM: 512mb ddr400 (pc3200)
HD: 100GB SATA (yayzors)
PSU: 400W coolmax
disk drives: cd-rom
NO Floppy yet.
No dvd-r/rw/cd-r/rw drive yet (I need to hook it up still)
Now i'm off to fill up the HD with <s>useless</s> anime!

daguuy · Post by **daguuy** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 2:23 pm

*o* wrote:wow...im jealous!!!

yes you are, look at this sexyness:

isn't that the sexyest game of pac man and descent you've ever seen?

*o* · Post by ***o*** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 3:33 pm

*orgasms*

vb_master · Post by **vb_master** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 10:52 pm

Dell 5160
P4 2.8 GHz with HyperThreading
512 MB DDR RAM
CD/RW Drive
nVidia GeForce FX Go5200 (64MB)
20 GB HDD