My PC

Primary Desktop: "Aardvark VII"
Now with 7x the Aardvarks



OS: Windows Vista Ultimate x64
Virtualized OSs: Ubuntu Linux (latest), Debian 5 (terminal only, always on), Windows 2000, Windows 98
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 CPU (2.4GHz, 1066MHz FSB stock) @ 7 x 472MHz = 3.304GHz, 1888MHz FSB
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU cooler
4GB (2x2GB) G.Skill DDR2-1000 RAM @ 944MHz, 5-5-5-10 (1:1 w/ FSB)
512MB AMD/ATI Radeon 4850 graphics (MSI brand reference design, gets to 104°C!)
1TB WD Caviar Black HDD (boot/storage)
320GB Seagate 7200.10 HDD (pagefile/additional storage)
DFI LanParty Dark P35-T2RS motherboard
AVerTV Combo PCIe ATSC/NTSC HDTV tuner
LG HD-DVD/Blu-ray/DVD burner combo drive
Antec TruePower Trio 650w power supply
Sound card: Chaintech AV-710 >> Stello DA100 DAC via optical digital
Sound amplification: Self-restored McIntosh MAC1500 / Meier-Audio Corda Headfive #150
Sound output: Sennheiser HD-595 / Ultrasone HFI-680 / Energy C-100 speakers
HP LP2475w 24" H-IPS (8-bit) widescreen flat panel monitor, 59.940Hz refresh forced
Canon Pixma iP5000 inkjet printer
Logitech MX Duo keyboard and Razer DeathAdder mouse w/ belkin gel mousepad
Ultra Aluminus case
ThinkPad W500 Laptop: "Pineapple III"
4058-CTO



OS: Windows Vista Ultimate x64
Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 (2.4GHz, 3MB L2, 1066MHz FSB)
4GB DDR3 1066 RAM (2x2GB)
Seagate 7200.3 320GB hard drive
512MB ATI Mobility FireGL V5700 / Intel X4500HD switchable graphics
15.4" 1680x1050 16:10 widescreen
Dual layer DVD burner
Intel 5300 AGN wireless
Extras: 9 cell battery, Bluetooth, 1.3MP webcam

 Old laptop:
ThinkPad Z60t Laptop: "Pineapple II"
2511-E6U


OS: XP Pro SP3, Ubuntu Linux (latest)
Intel Pentium M 750 (1.86GHz, 2MB L2, 533MHz FSB)
2GB DDR2 533 Cas 4 RAM (2x1024MB)
5400RPM 160GB hard drive
Intel GMA 900 graphics
14.1" 1280x768 15:9 widescreen (yes, 15...)
DVD/CD-RW combo drive (original DVD burner dead)
Intel 4965AGN 802.11 Draft N wireless (upgrade, modded bios)

 Smartphone:
Cingular 8125 (HTC Wizard)



OS: Windows Mobile 6.5 RC1 (from WM5)
TI Omap 850 195MHz CPU @ 260MHz
64MB SDRAM
128MB internal flash + 2GB Mini SD
2.8" 230x320 display
Foil modded antenna

R.I.P. HP Omnibook 6100. May your fried motherboard, two dead hard drives, failing screen inverter, defective keyboard, humming noise, etc. rest in many pieces in a box somewhere in the basement.

Older systems:

 

Systems 1-3 were given to me by my father when they became outdated and were replaced with a new machine. For example, I acquired System 1 when he bought what would later become System 2.

System 1:
Packard Bell Pentium 90MHz, 8x CD-ROM, Sound Blaster sound card, other specs unknown

System 2:
Compaq Pentium 200MHz, 6Gb Quantum Bigfoot HDD, other specs unknown

System 3:
IBM E5U Pentium 2 350MHz, 224Mb RAM, 8x DVD-ROM, integrated ATI graphics, 8Gb HDD

System 4:
Self-built AMD Athlon XP 1600+, 128MB DDR RAM, ECS K7S5A motherboard, NVidia TNT-2 Pro, 8Gb hard drive (system built on a $230 budget)

System 5:
Self-built AMD Athlon XP 1600+, 256MB DDR RAM, MSI KT4V-L motherboard, NVidia GeForce 4 Ti 4200, 40GB hard drive

The venerable Aardvark 6:
Self-built AMD Athlon 64 3200+ (939 90nm), 1GB Dual Channel DDR RAM, MSI K8T-Neo2 motherboard, NVidia GeForce 6200 (128MB), 320GB hard drive