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January 25, 2007 1:29:42 PM from GalCiv II ForumsGalCiv II Forums
Since I've been 'dabbling' into my computer and the wonderful technology behind/within it I have learned many interesting things. I have seen that a few of you have added your system info into a post or two, showing add ons and upgrades that have been performed. Now this isn't a game topic per se, but I am curious about your systems. Therefore I have started this thread for you all to come and post your system specs (preferably focusing on upgrades that you have made, but also commenting on your rig's performance). This could also serve as a do it yourself guide for those wishing to learn a little more about their system or computers in general. Please feel free to contribute, but also, don't give BAD advice. I would hate to hear that someone attempted to do something that they learned in here only to fry their motherboard.
I guess it would've helped if I posted mine so here goes...
HP Pavilion a1410n Media Center Edition
AMD 64 +3800 2.5 ghz
1GB RAM
evga GeForce 7600GT, pci-e
OCZ Gamextreme 700 watt PSU
The rest is all pretty much standard HP stuff...
Seagate 200GB HD
Phillips Lightscribe DVD
13 in one card reader... you get the point.
More or less looking for the upgrades that you guys have done/are going to do.
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Reply #1 January 25, 2007 2:00:52 PM
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duel core cpu 2g ram and a 512 mb video card x16 what i want Drool...


cpu AMD Athon xp 3200+ 1.9 ghz

Kingston hyper x pc2700 512 mb... (NEED MORE ram)

550 watts PUS

lite on DVD READ CDROM RW

LITE ON Lightscribe DVD

HARD DRIVE 160 GB...(want 320 gb hard sata)


abit video card 5600fx 256 mb ...(like at least a 6600)

have a custom case to but that does not seem to help PC

performance

and the case is BLUE!!
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Reply #2 January 25, 2007 3:11:56 PM
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Thanks for the input Sir Nasty of Tang! Blue is purrrrrdy!
One rig I am very interested in is Kryo's. How about it Kryo... what do you have lurking under the hood?
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Reply #3 January 25, 2007 3:49:12 PM
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One rig I am very interested in is Kryo's. How about it Kryo... what do you have lurking under the hood?


Not much.


Athlon64 3200+ / 2.0Ghz
Gigabyte nForce3/939 mobo
1GB PC3200 Corsair RAM, Dual Channel
Radeon x850 Pro 256MB
FSP 400w PSU w/ 120mm fan
Maxtor 80GB ATA133
Maxtor 60GB ATA133
LITEON DVD/CDRW
This chassis.
BenQ 19" 2ms LCD
And a drawer that fits in one of the 5.25" bays.

And also my laptop (HP pavilion zv5240):

Pentium 4 3.0Ghz
512MB PC2700 RAM
Radeon Mobility 9000
4200rpm 60GB HDD
40x DVD/CDRW
15.4" wide LCD (1280x800)

The laptop is usually what goes to my buddy's lan parties (Starcraft and C&C Generals mostly), since he's got small kids and they love pushing big, shiny buttons.

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Reply #4 January 25, 2007 3:59:25 PM
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Not much.


But you probably tweaked it to make it as efficient as possible, right? Honestly, I kind of figured you to have like, two 500GB drives with a 1000 watt psu, the 8800 nvidia card... wow, you weren't fibbing were you?
Just teasing Kryo, your system probably still trumps mine, even with less hardware specs, and at least you have a laptop (something I can only dream about). But you know I have to ask... do you have a dream set up that you are working towards?

Or how about you Brad? What rig are you running on?
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Reply #5 January 25, 2007 4:12:33 PM
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But you probably tweaked it to make it as efficient as possible, right? ...Just teasing Kryo, your system probably still trumps mine, even with less hardware specs


To some degree. I'm no mumble, though. I seriously doubt it's enough gain to compensate for 500Mhz and a generation newer video card, unless your box is really loaded down with the HP preload software still.

do you have a dream set up that you are working towards?


Someday I hope to get a setup where I don't have to cut corners to save cost. Someday...


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Reply #6 January 25, 2007 4:17:14 PM
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If your still doing specs I'll give you my,   rather meager ones.

All built by me for me  

Athlon XP3000 2.12Ghz (upgraded heatsink/fan)
512MB PC-2100 Crucial Ram
BFG Geforce 6800 OC 128MB
160GB WD HD
450W Antec PSU
48x12x48 CD-RW (not sure of brand)
Sony DVD-Rom (only got for DVD-Rom games)
4 120mm case fans
Pretty low end nowadays, but solid as a rock.


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Reply #7 January 25, 2007 4:39:08 PM
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HP m7360n Media Center PC
2.8GHz Pentium D
3GB PC4200 DDR2 ram (up from the stock 2GB)
evga Nvidia 6800 GS SE CO (Factory overclocked with a copper heatsink) 256MB pci-e video card (upgraded from a 6100LE)
Zalman CNPS9500 CPU fan (a honkin big monster)
Soundblaster Audigy 4 sound card (replaces the onboard audio)
Maxtor 300GB SATA hard drive
Logitech MX-Laser cordless mouse (to replace the el-cheapo HP unit)
Thermaltake 460W power supply (replaced the stock 300W)
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Reply #8 January 25, 2007 5:48:57 PM
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Gateway gm5084
Amd 64 X2 daulcore processor +4200 2@~2.2ghz W/512KB L2 cache
2.0GB pc3200 ram
320Gb (7200rpm)Hard disc
Daul layer DVD burner 16x burn speed
Realtek sound card (intragrated)
Nvida 6100 SLI 512mb Video card (intragrated)
open PCI-e 16x slot
Upgrades in 2 weeks thanks to the tax man
-Nvida 7950gt SLI 512mb...newegg...$260-300
-1TB external Hard Disc...newegg...$400
-Amd 64 X2 daulcore processor 5200+ 2@~2.6ghz W/1mb L2 cache...neweggs...$260
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Reply #9 January 25, 2007 5:52:45 PM
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Hi ALL,

I figure, I'll join in on this thread. I prefer buying all the components
myself and building the system. I've just upgraded a few months ago.


SYSTEM Specs

Mid-Tower case with a Ultra 600w PSU Sli ready

Windows XP w/Sp2
AMD64-X2 4200+ CPU(939)
Asus M2N-Sli MB
Ultra 4GB DDR 400
Liteon DVD drive
Liteon DVD-+RW drive
3.5" floppy drive
BFG 8800 GTS Nvidia Nforce Pci-e
2 WD 200GB sata drives
USB 2 pci adapt card

I prefer Nvidia over ATI, because ATI still needs to due better on driver
support for linux. Their WinXP drivers are getting better all the time.
I have a ATI X1600, I'm waiting for the new RD600 to get released in March,
so I can update again.

Due I need to upgrade, not really. I like new stuff and looking forward
to building a AMD 4x4 system. As soon as I can save the $$$ and have 2 new power
lines run to my office to power it ...



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Reply #10 January 25, 2007 6:39:30 PM
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Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4ghz
Asus P5W DH (deluxe I think...)
2GB OCZ PC6400/800mhz ram
More than 500w psu
Samsung DVD burner
XFX 8800GTS
600GB on 3 disks

I vaguely remember what a floppy is but have no need for those.
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Reply #11 January 25, 2007 10:25:30 PM
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I play on a 2 yr old laptop

1.8 Pentium M
1 Gig RAM
256MB Graphics Card
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Reply #12 January 26, 2007 12:12:25 AM
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core 2 duo 6400 OC"d to 3.4 ghz
2 gigs mushkin em2 6400 ram
gigabyte ds3 mobo
Antec Sonata 2 w/ 450w psu it came with
samsung liteon dvd burner
7900 gt
4 seagate 320 gig 7200.10s (i dont believe in deleting anything..ever)
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Reply #13 January 26, 2007 1:09:11 AM
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4 seagate 320 gig 7200.10s (i dont believe in deleting anything..ever)


I have a similiar policy myself.

Anyhow, the computer I'm currently using has the following specs:
-Athlon 64 3000+
-1 Gb of memory
-Motherboard KV8-MAX3
-Radeon 9800 pro video card
-200 Gb sata I HDD
-CD/DVD RW drive
-A floppy drive (why not)

It was latter upgraded with a second hard drive 400 GB, but that broke down. The store I got it from had a policy of, if they can't replace a part with another part of the same type, that they will instead give me something better. 1 week later, I installed a 750 GB HDD where the old one used to be.

Another upgrade I got for it is a capture card that allows me to watch and record tv on my computer, which is convient considering I have a 750 Gb HDD to store them on.

P.S. This is also the first computer I built, so I'm probally not going to replace it anytime soon.
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Reply #14 January 26, 2007 1:33:13 AM
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ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium w/Intel E6600 2.4 Ghz C2D
2GB Corsair DDR2 XMS2 Extreme
Nvidia 7950GX2
Seagate 320GBx2 Barracuda's (RAID0)
Creative X-FI XtremeGamer
Logitech G15 Keyboard + Z550 5.1 Speakers
CM Stacker 830 w/Aquagate R80 Liquid Cooling
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Reply #15 January 26, 2007 2:50:43 AM
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Asus A8N SLI-premium
Amd64 X2 4400
2 GB corsair TWINX PC4000 DDR, CL3
Creative X-FI Extreme gamer
XFX geforce8800GTX
Logitechg G7
Saitek Eclipse keyboard
Gigaworks S750 speaker set
Dell 30" 307WFP monitor
Slightly modded thermaltake Armour case
1.5 Tb storgage space in assorted Hdd mostly seagate 7200.10's
Thermaltake xp120 CPU cooler

With the exception of the graphics card the entire system is slightly overclocked.

I'm also running galciv on a humble p3-III laptop with a crappy intergrated intel graphics card. And the game also runs fine on the laptop, abeit at lower resolu.... ehm.... everything. Scalability of this game is awesome




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Reply #16 January 26, 2007 11:23:55 PM
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M/B is AT7 MAX2 (ABIT)
4 1/2 Fans 1 fan is a tornado fan 100 cfm or what ever the three letter are

over kill heatsink and fan for cpu

heatsink and fan on video card heatsink on one of the chips on M/B heatsink and fan

on onther chip

two of the fans have neon blue lights so does the video card and the case has a 10 or

12' Neon blue light thus giving us the name for the puter as ABIT BLUE

Two USB ports up front and % in the Back which 4 are used in the back

mouse,keyboard,printer and scanner

19" flat screen monitor CRT guess that it this goes with post # 1
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Reply #17 January 27, 2007 6:24:27 AM
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System:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 @ 3.33Ghz @ 1333Mhz FSB (Hopefully getting a C2Q (Core 2 Quad) in the next few months)
Scythe Ninja+ Cooler (with 120mm fan)
OCZ Xtreme 700watt PSU
Asus P5W DH Deluxe i975x
4GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2-800
eVGA 512MB nVidia GeForce 7900GTX PCIe
Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi on Creative GigaWorks 700-watt 7.1 surround speakers
150GB 10,000rpm SATA Western Digital Raptor HDD (system)
5 x 250GB SATA/IDE WD/Maxtor HDDs (storage)(total 1.4TB)
16x SONY DVD-R
16x HP DVD-R with LightScribe
ThermalTake Armor Series Black Full Tower Case (One 25cm, Two 120mm, and Two 90mm fans)

Peripherals:
Two Samsung 914v 19" LCD Monitors
Logitech MX 1000 Bluetooth Cordless Rechargable Laser Mouse
Logitech G-15 Backlit Gaming Keyboard (primary)
Logitech MX 5000 Bluetooth Cordless Keyboard (for roaming)
WACOM Graphire4 6"x8" Pen Tablet
Logitech Force 3D Pro Joystick
Telex Omni-Directional Noise Canceling USB microphone
HP Photosmart C4180 Printer/Scanner

OS:
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (64 bit), Service Pack 1

Primary Creation Software:
Newtek Lightwave 3D 9
AutoDesk Maya 8.5
AutoDesk 3D Studio Max 9
AutoDesk AutoCAD 7
MAXON Cinema 4D
Okino NuGraf Polytrans
Adobe Photoshop CS2
Adobe ImageReady CS2
Adobe Illustrator CS2
Adobe After Effects 7
Adobe Premiere Pro 2
Corel Paint Shop Pro X
Various Others...
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Reply #18 January 27, 2007 6:52:23 AM
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Logic, nice to see a such modest setup that is able to run the likes of GalCiv2.
LOL'

Nothing like being serious, is there?!
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Reply #19 January 27, 2007 12:15:13 PM
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System:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 @ 3.33Ghz @ 1333Mhz FSB (Hopefully getting a C2Q (Core 2 Quad) in the next few months)
Scythe Ninja+ Cooler (with 120mm fan)
OCZ Xtreme 700watt PSU
Asus P5W DH Deluxe i975x
4GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2-800
eVGA 512MB nVidia GeForce 7900GTX PCIe
Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi on Creative GigaWorks 700-watt 7.1 surround speakers
150GB 10,000rpm SATA Western Digital Raptor HDD (system)
5 x 250GB SATA/IDE WD/Maxtor HDDs (storage)(total 1.4TB)
16x SONY DVD-R
16x HP DVD-R with LightScribe
ThermalTake Armor Series Black Full Tower Case (One 25cm, Two 120mm, and Two 90mm fans)

Peripherals:
Two Samsung 914v 19" LCD Monitors
Logitech MX 1000 Bluetooth Cordless Rechargable Laser Mouse
Logitech G-15 Backlit Gaming Keyboard (primary)
Logitech MX 5000 Bluetooth Cordless Keyboard (for roaming)
WACOM Graphire4 6"x8" Pen Tablet
Logitech Force 3D Pro Joystick
Telex Omni-Directional Noise Canceling USB microphone
HP Photosmart C4180 Printer/Scanner

OS:
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (64 bit), Service Pack 1




Boy have I got a low end System


one Question ??? Does it fly it self

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Reply #20 January 27, 2007 12:22:58 PM
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Logic, nice to see a such modest setup that is able to run the likes of GalCiv2.
LOL'

Nothing like being serious, is there?!


Well i will say that my PC (it's not really a "PC" persay, but a Workstation) isn't just a gaming rig, it's my Workstation. It's what i use for all my DCC, 3D modeling, and graphics work (professionaly). So i built it with that in mind, and then modified it slightly to be a hybrid workstation/gaming rig. So as just a gaming rig, it's overkill, but for my work purposes, it's very adequate and serves me well .


Boy have I got a low end System


one Question ??? Does it fly it self


Well, define "fly"... J/K.
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Reply #21 January 27, 2007 12:28:03 PM
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hi this is way of topic k

when i go into new game and load up the actual playin part the ships and planets apear as icons  . the same icons that when you zoom right out the icons u get there r all i c even when i go into full zoom

is there a way to fix this ive uninsyalled in twice and updated it 1 but its still happening

can any1 help!!!!
   im getting annoyed of it

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Reply #22 January 27, 2007 2:38:35 PM
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when i go into new game and load up the actual playin part the ships and planets apear as icons . the same icons that when you zoom right out the icons u get there r all i c even when i go into full zoom


Adjust the 'Tactical View Zoom Level' slider in the game's options. The default is 25.
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Reply #23 January 27, 2007 4:34:18 PM
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Well, define "fly"... J/K.


automatic pilot, aircraft airplain airship i guess i could put rocket in there too

aha just picking on you,.. you got about what i wanted in Hard Drives but i was going to go for 5x320 but i had to settle for what i have now,.. been out of work sent November 2006 (health)reason,.. so i`m glad i got what i have and that will provable be my last upgrade.
I can no longer work so i don`t know what is ahead for me now.
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