Who Built Your Computer?

[mwette]

I voted Dell because my desktop is a C521 Athlon X2 3800+ w/ 24" widescreen, 2Gig.
I also have a home-built server w/ iWill barebones and intel P4 2.8GHz 512M.

[onimatrix]

Me, myself and I.

[Jongi]

Specs below. Custom built.

It's funny, there is a computer I would say I have had for 8 years yet there is nothing in it that is that original computer.

1 x 80GB HD
2 x 250GB HD

[gala_dragos]

My PC is kind of old. Well is in it´s 5th year of life. The configuration:
CPU: AMD AthlonXP1700+ (1466MHz real frequency)
RAM: 352 MB DDR PC2100 ( 2 modules 128Mb and 256Mb minus the shared video memory)
GRAPHICS: S3 ProSavageDDR 32Mb shared (why is there no 3D support yet?)
NETWORK: VIA Rhine 100/10
MODEM: MC97 PcTel HSP56MR ( why is this device still unsupported in the kernel couse there are drivers for it?)
HDD: Maxtor 40GB PATA100
CD-ROM: ASUS 52x
CD-R/RW: Phillips 52/32/52
Main Board: ECS K7VMM 1.2a VIA KM266
Monitor: CRT LiteOn e1770 NSL
Keyboard: A4Tech Multimedia (will the multimedia buttons ever work under linux?)
Mouse: A4Tech 5 Buttons Optical (I have too many buttons for linux to handle!)

[gala_dragos]

bigjosh what are you doing in linux with that pc? That´s a wery good pc for windows to waste! Please use windows. =))
Hope you don´t mind.

[Thecowking]

I built my desktop, started with a shell and it's evolving by the payday ¬_¬
I've got a Samsung lappy, (snazzy specs, incredible heat) and a Legend (now lenovo) Pc that's about 7 years old.
Mind you now I think of it, I've got a Toshiba 3100 sitting in my bedroom. Love that 10mb HDD and the 740kb RAM.

[RupertPupkin]

I built my own PC. I like having control over what goes in it. You just don't get that with off-the-shelf PCs. I know there are places that can build one for you the way you want, but I'd rather build it myself instead of having someone else build it. That way if something goes wrong I have no one but myself to blame. :)

[JN4OldSchool]

besides, it's just way too fun. I wish I could build a new one a week. Hard enough to get permission from the wife to build one every few years...

[parish]

All systems in my house were built by me with the exception of one bought as a loss leader from Fry's. At the time we needed a copy of XP and it was almost like getting a computer for free with its purchase!

Daniel

[JN4OldSchool]

yeah, probably like about most everyone else here i thought about what a neat business that would be to get into. See, I am also a welder and metal and aluminum worker. I could make custom cases and build computers in them. Install Linux on them...But then I look around me at the average joe blow and start thinking about the liability issues. the constant phone calls, "my computer is doing this..." the hassles. People screwing up your computers then blaming you because you built it...I guess I will just stay satisfied with building for family and friends and keep it at that...

[joe.pelayo]

Originally posted by JN4OldSchool:
yeah, probably like about most everyone else here i thought about what a neat business that would be to get into. See, I am also a welder and metal and aluminum worker. I could make custom cases and build computers in them. Install Linux on them...But then I look around me at the average joe blow and start thinking about the liability issues. the constant phone calls, "my computer is doing this..." the hassles. People screwing up your computers then blaming you because you built it...I guess I will just stay satisfied with building for family and friends and keep it at that...

Reading this it makes me feel 'guilty' because I wasted three chances to load Linux in some computers I built for two friends. Instead I loaded Windows :(
Anyway this happened two years ago (before I became completely redeemed).
Joe.

[giblet1973]

I've got a network of old hardware that I've put together using stuff from ebay.

I have a dual PIII based around an Intel GX440 server board running SATA RAID5 (and that was hard to get running), and two Asus CUV4X-E boards with PIII chips that stream video off the server to my two TVs. One of those is still Windows, the other that is hooked up to my plasma tv I'm currently building up with Fedora Core 6.

I was going to run mythtv but I'm now thinking of just using nfs, since the screen resolution on a 50" HD plasma is good enough to see what you are doing through gnome anyway (I'm actually on the plasma with my cordless keyboard and stting 3 meters away in my recliner right now typing this in!) I might get bored one day and write some php to create a gui.

Finally I do have some stuff that I bought new - an Asus board (can't remember the model) with an AMD64 3800 (2200mhz from memory), 1GB RAM, 2x250GB striped IDE, 1x73GB Ultra 160. No that isn't running linux (until I can work out how to get into my work Nortal VPN network using Linux I have to use Windows so I can earn some dollars)

Basically I don't bother with stuff already built.

[techmatt]

I said I built my own computers but that is not exactly accurate. I get computers and parts from yard sales, city clean up days, and when I build some one a new computer I’ll nock off $30 if I get there old one. I rarely buy hardware at retail and never off the shelf software, except for Windows for my customers.

OK I admit I am the poor mans computer tech. :p

Even the systems I build to sell are pieced together from old computers. I sell them as used rebuilt with no warranty.

Now don’t think I am doing this just because I am cheep. That is only half of it. I am a broke collage student with a wife and 2 kids. Need all the money I can get for dippers.

[Mistoffeles]

Rebuilt Dell 2850 dual-Xeon rackmount server with hardware PERC RAID, FC4 with heavily customized apache, vsftp, sendmail and various other packages.

And it's time to rebuild it again wheeeeeeee! :)

[ATAQ]

I built mine well over a year ago,
CPU: Intel Pentium D 820, overclocked to 3200mhZ per core, zalmann cooled, stock cooler sucked.
RAM: 1.5GB PC5300 DDR2
Graphics: Gainward nVidia 6600GT 128mb
Mainboard: MSI Neo Platinum LGA775
Disks: 70GB Raptor and a 250 GB seagate
OS: Ubuntu, lol only messing its Fedora Core 6

[Zero-Override]

i've built every computer i've ever been on starting from age 8 :D
just to name the procs:
Pentium Pro II 233
1000+
P3 800
2400+
P4 2.6
2700+
3200+
3400+ 64
3400+ 64

and some others for different people to :)

current rig (my normal rig died which was a K8N-E Deluxe with a 3400+ 64)
K7N8X
2700+ XP (socket A.......) but still FRIGGIN strong in games and OC :D
2GB GEIL ram (2-2-2-5)
X1950 PRO 512mb
X-Fi
G15/MX1000-microsoft_ps2

also running Fedora 6 as default OS on my schoolcomputer :)


cheers

[Wayne]

It was either the tooth-fairy or pixies. One day I woke up and it was there! Or did I ever wake up? Who knows? Only time will tell......

Wayne

[Seve]

It was either the tooth-fairy or pixies. One day I woke up and it was there! Or did I ever wake up? Who knows? Only time will tell......

Wayne
Hello Wayne:
My money is on Santa :)

You have been a good boy, haven't you ?

Seve

[Wayne]

Hello Wayne:
My money is on Santa :)

You have been a good boy, haven't you ?

Seve

Well, I haven't stolen any kids' pocket money recently or beaten up any old ladies, so maybe yes :D

Wayne

[nlkrio]

intel core 2 DUO 4300,
gigabyte GA-945GM-S2,
onboard intel vga,
fedora core 6,
the only problem was the onboard lan Realtek 8168 was not working but when i upgrade the kernel evrything is OK.

[Crito]

Home built:
AMD Athlon X2 Dual Core 4400+ overclocked to 5000+
Biostar TForce with nVidia 7025 chipset
nVidia 7600 GS PCI-E 16X 256MB
4 Gigs A-Data DDR2-800
Seagate SATA2 400GB Barracuda
Sony Dual Layer DVD+/- burner
NEC LCD 90GX2
Hauppague stereo TV and FM radio card
Logitech DiNovo RF wireless keyboard and mouse
Creative Labs I-Trigue 2200 speakers
Fedora 8 64-bit POWERED!

Biostar V6 auto overclock is 230 FSB X 11.5 multiplier = 2645 Mhz
AMD stock clocking is 200 FSB X 11.5 multiplier = 2300 Mhz
Bogomips is now 5293.44 up from original of 4603.36
~15% performance boost with no stability problems!

[highvoltage]

I built my computer. :)

2xAthlon64 FX-74 (4 cores, 3 GHz each)
4GB DDR2-800 Corsair Memory
2 24" Monitors (each at 1920x1200 resolution)
nVidia Geforce 7950 graphics card
Cosmos 1000 case
Custom watercooling
:cool:

[schwim]

I'm sitting in a room with 8 computers. Some are built and some are bought.

The computer I'm responding from

Specs:

Mainboard: check
Vid card: check
memory: check
monitor: check
keyboard: check
mouse: check
speakers: check
power button: check

I can provide the specs for the other computers, but they're eerily similar.

thanks,
json

[Perpetual]

Dell built my laptop and I am planning on building a new desktop.

[Dan]

This one's a bit long in the tooth! Not quite necromancy ... but close! <..:p..>

[savage]

I usually scavenge my computers "what you're throwing that away??? Noooo, there's an ATI Rage Pro in there!"

For the first time in years, I could afford to build a new PC from scratch, wahay for not being a student anymore.

[Evil_Bert]

Six machines here.

Two home built machines based on GigaByte MBs with AMD64 CPUs (2800+ and 3500+) - my main workstation and home theatre PC.

Two Compaq Evo D510 SFF boxes for gateway/IPS and utility server (second hand).

HP/Compaq Evo D530 SFF for other workstationy-type thingy stuff (second hand).

Compaq Armada M700 notebook ..... six years old and still going, with replaced battery (once), optical drive (twice), memory (twice) and HDD (once). But still going. The damn thing just won't die. :)

[kona0197]

Funny - I'm using a Compaq Evo D510 SFF.

[forkbomb]

Old post... but it's nice that somebody dug it up. I'm overwhelmed by the percentage of custom builds. Custom build for me, but at the moment I'm not using Fedora or Fedora Core on it. Just installed Slackware 12 about 6 hours ago and it has been great so far. :) Dell built my laptop. Building a laptop is a bit beyond my ken. ;)

[Hobashira]

Home made (see below).

[JCMS]

Myself, relatively. It's a barebone laptop

[zagloba]

2 machines both are compaq
old desktop with Fedora 8 game spin
athlon 1.3, 512 ram, 80 gig hd ,128 radeon v-card
laptop vista + f8
amd athlon 64X2 ,1gig ram,80 gig hd,nvidia v-card, broadcom wireless not working on f8 yet.

[adrianx]

The Koreans, Chinese, Americans, Japanese... :D

No, I often buy and then replace/add component over time.

[Thetargos]

I've been building my own systems since circa 1998 (:eek: that's almost 10 years now!). I've bought a couple OEM prebuilt machines over these years (laptops and one desktop), but at least the desktop was not for my personal use.

[gala_dragos]

Replaced my old config in december 2007. Both my PC's were custom build by me.

Old PC specs:
Mainboard: ECS k7v5a
Processor: AMD Athlon XP 1700+ Socket A
Cooler: Titan for AMD 2800+ Socket A
Memory: 1 stick of 256MB OEM Hynix and 1 stick of 128Mb Samsung PC2100 both
Graphics card: Nvidia GeForce 4 MX460 64Mb RAM
Harddrive: 40GB MAXTOR Diamond Max 10 (came with 5 years warranty !)
Optical: Phillips PB5232 CD-RW
Case: OEM China made (2 fans inside case)
Power supply: Custom build by me!!! 250W ATX 8cm fan

New PC specs:
Mainboard: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750
Memory: 2GB Dual Channel A-Data Extreme Edition DDR2 800
Graphics card: Nvidia 8600GT 256Mb GDDR3 RAM
Harddrive: Seagate ST3250410AS 250GB SATA2
_ Seagate ST3160815A 160GB PATA
Optical: Phillips SPD6002T DVD-RW with Lightscribe, DL and DVD-RAM, PATA interface
Case: OEM China made, modified for harddisk air cooling (3 fans inside case)
Power Supply: Raidmax 500W ATX 24pin 12cm fan
TV Tuner: Leadtek TV2000XP Expert (working out of the box on Fedora 8)

As you can see I've made a huge update! The update cost me 3 months salary !!! But it worthed.
The old monitor was kept for the new pc and it's a LiteOn E1770NSL .

On both PC's I run Windows XP and Fedora in a dual boot config. I do dual boot since Red Hat 9.

[ibbo]

740 votes at 69.22% is pretty conclusive.

I always put my own bits together. CCL rules!

Ibbo

[dubb]

I built this system on my own like a year ago, its still running like a champ.