Everyone's Future Comp

[EVIL]

Well.. there is a thread that ask's what your current pc is.. wel this is a thread that ask's you to what pc you are going to upgrade ^^

I start:

Yeong Yang _ YY-0420 Black Server cube case
Thermaltake Silent PurePower 420W Active (PSU)
Chaintech 7NJS ZENITH - 200/266/333/400MHz FSB, nForce2 Ultra 400
AMD XP3000+ (333 fsb)
1gb DDR400 PC3200 (2x Corsair 512MB DDR400 64MX64)
Sapphire Atlantis ATI RADEON 9800 Pro 256MB DDR2
Creative Audigy 2 player
Western Digital 20GB UDMA 100 - 8mb cache (7200 RPM) (system use)
Western Digital 200GB UDMA 100 - 8mb cache (7200 RPM) (storage use)
Lite-On DVD 16x48
Lite-On 52x24x54x Burnproof
Liyama 22" Vision Master MA203DT
Logitech Z640 Speakers
Cherry (Standard PC Keyboard - Black)
Coolermaster Aero 7 (CPU fan)

[Jagermeister]

For now, I only plan to upgrade my video card and RAM.

I still got 'till Sept to decide on a video card. I was planning on a 9700 pro, but prices for the 9800 and 5900 should get lower by Sept.

9800 pro 128MB
or
GF FX 5900 128MB

Corsair TwinX PC3200 512MB

[SidewinderX]

I'm planning on upgrading form 512Mb Pc2100 DDR RAM to 768Mb DDR

I'm also looking at a 9500 PRO 128Mb card or maybe a value verison of the 5900FX

Maybe new 5.1 speakers...

[simmo]

My ram 288 or something...to 512

My graphics card ATI radeon 9000 pro to a GF 4 ti

HDD 20gig to 80gig

[Miasma]

This July my parents are buying me an Alienware as a present. Since it's the last computer they'll ever buy for me (because I'll have a job soon), they said they don't care about the price. Therefore, I've loaded my Alienware with all the high-end goodies a gamer will love:

Note: I used a Pentium IV because it has a larger FSB and is currently faster than the fastest AMD Athlon. Normally I would buy an AMD but since price is not an issue I'm just going with the fastest available CPU.

Alienware Desktop Specs:

- 2-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support with Onsite Service
- (BLACK) Alienware Full-Tower Case (420-Watt PS)
- (ASTRAL BLUE) AlienIce™ Video Cooling System
- Alienware Cable Management System
- Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 3.0GHz 800MHz FSB w/ 512KB Cache & HT
- Intel® Desktop Board D875PBZ - Intel 875P Motherboard
- 1GB DDR Corsair XMS SDRAM PC-3200 - 2 x 512MB Module
- 80GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 Serial ATA 8MB Cache
- (BLACK) Plextor PlexWriter Premium 52x32x52x CD-RW
- NVIDIA GeForce™ FX 5900 Ultra 256MB 8x AGP w/DVI & S-Video
- Sound Blaster® Audigy 2 Platinum - 6.1 w/Drive Panel
- Intel® PRO/1000 MT Gigabit Desktop Adapter
- Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional
- (BLACK) NEC 17" MultiSync FE771SB Flat CRT
- (BLACK) Creative MegaWorks THX® 5.1 550
- (BLACK) Microsoft Internet Keyboard
- Logitech MX 500 w/ Steelpad 4S
- Plantronics DSP 500 USB Headset
- Plantronics Audio .90 Soundcard Input Headset (for DJing)
- Belkin Universal UPS 800VA
- AlienAdrenaline: Video Performance Optimizer
- 3DMark®03 Pro

And a free T-shirt (WHITE) :bounce:

This would be a HUGE improvement over my current specs:
- AMD Duron 1.2ghz
- Asus A7V (the original one)
- 512mb PC133 SDRAM
- NVIDIA GeForce 3 Ti200
- Aureal Vortex 2 A3D Soundcard (REALLY OUTDATED)

[SpuD]

The best shit out there.

[Vertigo]

Damn, Miasma. You're lucky you don't have a budget to work with. It's hard as hell to keep my Alienware relatively cheap. Course, I'm getting those really nice $200 headphones with mine (I'm an audiophile, what can I say?), so that sets me back a little bit. Anyway...yeah. My CURRENT PC is kinda pitiful.

P3 733 MHz
128 MB RAM (not quite sure what type)
Geforce 2 MX 400
30 GB HD
Sound Blaster Audigy

Ahhh...can't wait for my Alienware.

-Vert

[Noldor]

Asetek Waterchill (for graphics) 285$
Asetek Vapochill Premium Edition (for cpu) 843$
Asetek side panel with window 57$
Asetek top cover with window 57$


Pentium® 4 3.0GHz 800MHz FSB 512K Cache - Northwood C P4 - Socket 478 455$
GeIL 512MB PC3500 433MHz DDR ULD series for DUAL CHANNEl DDR KIT. ULTRA LOW LATENCY 155$
ABIT IC7-G Pentium 4, socket 478 800MHz, AGP 8X, Gigabit Lan 224$
ATI Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro; 256mb; AGP8X; DDR; CRT; DVI adapter; TV; Bulk 550$
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum, Retail 242$
2x Seagate Cheetah 36.7GB 15000 RPM 294x2$
1x Seagate Barracuda 120GB 7200RPM 211$
Plextor 20x/10x/40x CD-RW+ 12x-DVD rom Combo Drive Internal EIDE w/SW (Black) 143$
Sony 1.44MB 3.5 Inch Floppy Disk Drive, Black 14$


Samsung 191N-Silver 19in. LCD Monitor SILVER 735$


MS Wireless Optical Desktop Pro Keyboard 92$
Wireless Intellimouse Explorer 3.0 57$
FuncSurface 1030 Mousepad 39$


Microsoft Sidewinder Gamevoice Headset 59$
Cambridge SoundWorks MegaWorks 5.1 Speakersystem

[EVIL]

Noldor.. remove the prices.. nobody want's to see the cost's off everything.. and it would be smarter to buy a promethia instead off watercooling (-44 degree's)

[Draklyne]

Organic Pentium 10 evolving at 3.0GHz/second^2 with matched organic Intel motherboard constantly growing and routing faster bandwidth pipes using controlled nonlocality. ATI Flare 10000, rendering an entire universe in realtime with 5 sentient species in it. Molecular access points for unlimited holographic information storage. Creative Audio's MindBlaster sound module. All audio/visual/kinetic information will be routed directly to my mind.

If you've read up to here, I am truly sorry. I had to post after I saw the words "Everyone's Future Comp". I thought you meant the year 2050AD.

[Wild_Ragnar]

has noldor ever even sent a post without his ******* computer uppgrades?

[[Matt]]

Well im not planning to upgrade until intel break the 4GHz barrier. At the same time intels roadmaps point to that bieng broken nvidia should have released the NV45 on us all so thats what im getting.

[EVIL]

I am going to upgrade this week.. and after that I am going to upgrade when AMD has released the Athlon 64 4300+ rating (fall or summer 2004).. hopefully the r500 is out at that time

[A.A]

Originally posted by Draklyne
Organic Pentium 10 evolving at 3.0GHz/second^2 with matched organic Intel motherboard constantly growing and routing faster bandwidth pipes using controlled nonlocality. ATI Flare 10000, rendering an entire universe in realtime with 5 sentient species in it. Molecular access points for unlimited holographic information storage. Creative Audio's MindBlaster sound module. All audio/visual/kinetic information will be routed directly to my mind.



But the RAM then?

[Zerox]

Athlon 64
NV40 or R420

[RoyalEF]

If I was going to build a dream machine it would have a dedicated RAID 5 controller with at least three 15000rpm drives. 36gb or larger each. Disk I/O is one of the most common bottlenecks in systems. A three drive config would "double" physical performance and provide a backup (parity drive). This configuration on servers has performed wonders over built in drive controllers.

I would also want a video card that truly could output to a hdtv 1920x1080i and record/playback HDTV content.

[Spiffae]

After my upgrade...

Abit IS-7
P4 2.8C
512 Megs PC3200 DDR (Dual Channel)
Radeon 9700 Pro
SB Audigy (I think)

[Draklyne]

Originally posted by A.A
But the RAM then?

Corsair Buccaneer chips. Bends space and time to get the information to the chip before the information is actually sent. Who cares about paradox? "nested" around the cpu

[A.A]

Originally posted by Draklyne
Corsair Buccaneer chips. Bends space and time to get the information to the chip before the information is actually sent. Who cares about paradox? "nested" around the cpu


Where did you buy this? Extrememachine.com?

[SpuD]

his neighbors basement

[ComradeBadger]

Well, I'm just adding a DVD drive, upping to a Gb of DDR RAM and a dual Athelon 3.06 Ghz (I'm paying for all this myself, so will take a while :P) and the best graphics card I can find , I don't know that much about Hardware tbh :P

[simmo]

i might get a dvd drive, there dirt cheap at £20

[Sushi]

I'm planning to upgrade my piece of crap Radeon 7000 to at least a Saphire 9500 Pro, and upping my RAM from 256 to 512 or 768mb. All this should happen at around late July (Birthday presents :) )

[EVIL]

that would be a nice upgrade sushi. what kind off CPU do you have ATM?

[simmo]

I gotta get a crappy job stacking shelves next week (my first real job), I should be able to afford a stick of 64mb ram in about a year :D

[Sushi]

Originally posted by EVIL
that would be a nice upgrade sushi. what kind off CPU do you have ATM? 2ghz Pentium 4

[BrewHaHa]

Does it matter? By the time you upgrade, you will find something that is better and faster, and on, and on she goes.

[Koldfire]

Pentium clawhammer 64 bit 8 ghz

Radeon 10k 1gig

pentium Chrome os pro edition

twin sticks 2 gig nanoram

[ShinRa]

Upgrading in 5-6 weeks to:

*Intel Pentium 4 / 3.0CGHz 512k socket 478 Hyper Threading Technology 800 MHz FSB Processor
*1024mb PC3200 DDR Ram
*ATI RADEON 9800 PRO 128MB DVI/TV 8X AGP
*Turtle Beach Voyetra Santa Cruz 6-Speaker DSP Audio Accelerator Sound Card
*80 gig Hard Drive
*Intel Pentium 4 (800 FSB) Micro ATX Motherboard with 8X AGP slot/3x PCI Slots
*400 Watt Power Supply w/ Dual Smart Fans
*CD-ROM 52X EIDE CDROM Drive
*Lite On 48x24x48x16 CDROM/CDRW/DVD Combo Drive
*Windows XP Professional

[spamboo]

well holy s**t thats one big dick you got there.

[ShinRa]

lol...i cant decide between an 80 gig and a 60 gig. seeing as i dont usually use much hd space..

[Remedy]

man, for the extra like $10 (CND that is), I'd go with the 80 gig.

[Quixoticism]

Once I get a drivers license and a job I will upgrade to
AMD AthlonXP 3000+
768MB ofDDRRam 2700 or 3200
ATI Radeon 9800PRO
DVD player/CD WR
40-80GB HD