My PCs

Desktop



OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 + various VMs

Motherboard
ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

CPU/Fan
Intel Core i5-2500k CPU @ 4.6GHz
Scythe Mugen 2 CPU cooler

RAM
16GB (4x4GB) Patriot DDR3-1600 RAM

Storage
LG HD-DVD/Blu-ray/DVD burner combo drive

2x64GB Crucial M4 in RAID 0 (boot/software/current games)
2TB Hitachi 7K2000 HDD
1TB WD Caviar Black HDD
320GB Seagate 7200.10 HDD

1.5TB Seagate 7200.11 HDD in an eSATA Thermaltake N0012USU external enclosure (Backup)
2TB Hitachi 7K2000 HDD in a generic eSATA external enclosure (Backup)

Graphics/Display
1024MB NVidia GTX 465 unlocked to 1280MB GTX 470
Calibrated HP LP2475w 24" H-IPS (8-bit) widescreen flat panel monitor, 59.940Hz refresh forced

Sound
See here

Misc.
Ultra Aluminus case
Antec TruePower Trio 650w power supply
AVerTV Combo PCIe ATSC/NTSC HDTV tuner
Motorola 802.11G WiFi
Dell AT101W keyboard and Razer DeathAdder mouse (3500 dpi) w/ Razer eXactMat

ThinkPad W500 Laptop
4058-CTO



OS
Windows 7 Professional x64

CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 (2.4GHz, 3MB L2, 1066MHz FSB, 25w TDP)
Undervolted at all speed steps. 0.8750V - 0.9500V vs 1.0000V-1.2500V stock.

RAM
8GB G.Skill DDR3 1066 RAM (2x4GB)

Storage
Samsung 64GB SSD (MZ-5PA064/US)
750GB Seagate 7200RPM hard drive (Ultrabay) OR:
Dual layer DVD burner (Ultrabay)

Graphics/Display
512MB ATI Mobility FireGL V5700 / Intel X4500HD switchable graphics
15.4" 1680x1050 16:10 widescreen

Wireless
Intel 5300 AGN

Misc.
9 cell battery, Bluetooth, webcam

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Systems 1-3 were given to me by my father when they became outdated and were replaced with a new machine.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 SDRAM, 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
System 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
System 7: Self-built Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.4GHz, 4GB DDR2 RAM, Asus P5Q Pro Turbo motherboard, ATI Radeon 4850 (GTX 465 later), 2TB hard drive

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.