That is one HAWT system

Damn, can't get the pic with a quote, oh well.

Not everyone has the mounds of cash you apparently have.

However, I am accepting donations, so if you'd be so kind...
*holds out tin can*

(you know, I love how editing a post is about 50 bajillion times faster now.)

Well, you got me currently beat on RAM, and will soon have me beat on the video card, but I just did my voltage mod to my motherboard and am testing my 3.0C @ 3.6 GHz. I have a feeling it will go higher though.

CPU: AMD XP2000+ @ 1.68GHz
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-7DX+
RAM: 256mb PC2100 DDR-RAM
GFX: Geforce 3 ti200 @ 265MHz/500MHz
SND: Sound Blaster Live! conected to a SONY MHC-DX30 Component Hi-fi system (120watts RMS x 2) and SONY MDR-G72 Headphones
HDD#1: 40GB Seagate (7200rpm, 2mb cache)
HDD#2: 160GB Seagate (7200rpm, 8mb cache)
Case: Omni Case With a 400watt PSU, and 2 case fans
Monitor: AOC 19" Flatscreen CRT
DVD Burner: Pioneer DVR-108 (16x, Dual Layer)
DVD-ROM: Liteon LTD-163D 16x @ RCP1
Printer: HP Deskjet 3325, HP Deskjet 640C
Network: Belkin 801.11b Wireless Network Card
Network: 3comn 10/100 Ethernet
Keyboard: MS Windows Multimedia
Mouse: MS Wheel Optical
Other: 3 Port Firewire Card

Used to be able to brag about it

I don't know why people bother bragging about their pc being the best, it's not like they aren't knocked off the top every other month :p

It honestly scares me that some people try to stay ahead of the curve though....that must be hellishly expensive.

well kyle... yes but... until that new video card comes in... i'm still getting better framerates and better graphics

i REALLY feel sorry for you...

3.4 ghz pentium 4 with hyper-t.
1024 DDR RAM
160 GB Harddrive
256 mb video card
17 in flat screen moniter
surround sound with a homungous subwoofer
Wireless keyboard and mouse

Maybe you do kyle, but I can still play Doom 3 with insane settings, which is far more than you can saw. :p

Oh and even with your card, mine will outlast it, and get better framerates in the long run. AND IT WILL BE ABLE TO PLAY GAMES ON THE UNREAL 3 ENGINE! '*****'?

(I only say this because he decided to brag, fyi)

he will too... just at lower settings... they said the 6800 was the only card that could run their engine with all the eye candy turned on

Meh, I figured I won't be able to brag for much longer. Sooner or later, someone will get something way better than my system.

For me, it all depends on how soon I can get my hands on the upgrades... Replacing the 512MB with 2GB, an A64 3700+, and a Radeon X800XT. I'd post a pic of my system so far, but it's not much to see (no neon lights, no clear panels, just a opaque black case filled with black components)

If I remember right, the 6800 is the only card that will play U3 at "playable" framerates.

I'm not truly buying what's being said about the Unreal 3 engine. As far as I know, it's written using Direct3D, which the Radeon series specializes in; the GeForce series is for OpenGL. While the 6800 may get better performance for Doom3, I believe that's almost purely due to the fact that Doom3 is very thick OpenGL coding. Once you remove the effect of APIs, the 6800 and X800 are almost identical in performance. As a result, I believe that the X800 would likely be the best home-use card out for the U3 engine, despite the partnership between Epic and NVidia. (As for HL2, I suspect it will run like crap on the 6800, but perfectly on a 9800XT, given the fact that the Source engine was designed specifically for the Radeon Series)

actually it runs great on nvidia cards and ati cards... except for the GFFX series... but those are the skidmark in nvidia's underpants

AMD Athlon 64 FX-51 Processor, 2.20 GHz, L1: 64KB L2: 1024KB
1024MB Dual Channel DDR 400 ram
ASUS SK8N Motherboard
Gainward GeForce 4 Ti4200 (soon to be 6800GT)
Audigy Platinum sound card
Maxtor 7200RPM 120GB hard drive
Thermaltake Silent PurePower 480W Power Supply
Thermaltake Xaser7 Case
Sony DVD/CD write/rewrite drive
Windows XP Pro SP2

My good four year old machine:

Athlon 1000
512MB Infineon
64MB DRR Radeon 7200
60 GB IBM
80 GB Seagate
SCSI 24x CDROM
SCSI 4x CD Burner
IDE 40x CDROM
Soundblaster Live! Player 1024
Some DFI Motherboard (the fastest...than )
a network controller
a scsi controller
a Cherry Keyboard without an 8 on the numpad
a "normal" 19" monitor
some 14" monitors I can't use
a Logitech MX-500
a Samsung laserprinter and a HP Photosmart 1000 colorprinter

Than my laptop that is bad and doesn't work
Pentium4 2,0 GHZ
256MB Ram
DVD Reader
20 GB HDD
Ati Radeon Mobility 7500

Than the laptop I use usually since the one I am supposed to use doesn't work (my father lends it me)
Centrino 1,4
512MB ram
DVD Writer
60 gigs hdd
Ati Radeon Mobility 9000 (or 9500?)

Oh, both laptops have WLAN ... like my router But only 802.11b =(

so that's it.
no wait, a C64 is here, too, the one with 2mhz =)

Sorry buddy, but you're seriously, SERIOUSLY misinformed.

The Unreal 3 engine uses Shader Model 3.0 extensively, and seeing as how the 6800 series is the only series out that has that on there, then it's definitely got the advantage.

Also, HL2 has been added to the list of SM3.0 games, and so will probably run better on 6800s than on X800s.

Not just that, but the X800 and the 6800 are NOT anywhere NEAR identical in performance. The 6800 is actually a small bit better than the X800 on SM3.0 games with AA and AF turned up (which is a first for nVidia to be able to boast that) and is much better with no aa/af.

Also, just because it was 'designed' for the Radeon series doesn't mean it'll run better. Take UT2k3/4 for example. "nVidia - The Way It's Meant to be Played". They both run much better on second-gen ATi cards.

On an ending note, the 6800 gets better performance in: FarCry, Painkiller, Doom 3, Battlefield: Vietnam, Call of Duty (so far)

And will probably get better performance in: Battle for Middle Earth, Half-Life 2, S.T.A.L.K.E.R., and of course, Unreal 3 engine.

Jim--The X800 MAY run the Unreal 3.0 engine game at decent, maybe playable framerates, but it's doubtful. The fact that nVidia always outperforms them in raw FPS, and has just recently surpassed them in AA and AF performance means that, most likely, the X800 will be left in the dust.

I know, tis a sad day for ATi, and they'll make it up with their next line I'm sure, but there was also nothing they could do about it.

I think it's good personally....how ATI and Nvidia keep outdoing each other, one leading one year another leading the next.....it keeps either from getting complacent and, of course, we the consumers win

Competition yay!

I have a laptop.

He's called Geoff.

No really!

well i don't have a lappy... i have my PC... it's name is Compy McCompComp... and im serious about that

Pentium II 350 MHz CPU
64 MB RAM
8 GB hard drive
4 MB integrated ATI video memory
15" CRT monitor
keyboard & mouse

Primary System:

Intel P4 2.4 GHz 533 FSB
Asus P4T533-C
512 MB PC 1066 RDRAM
Antec 1080 AMG Case with True430 PSU
120 & 80 GB 7200 RPM WD HDs
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro All-In-Wonder 128 MB
NEC 19" MultiSync FE950+
Lite-On 16x DVD ROM
Lite-On 52x32x52x CD-RW
Generic 56K hardware modem

Secondary System (bought it dirt-cheap):

Biostar Motherboard (not sure the model but it has 4x AGP/5 PCI Slots)
AMD Athlon 1700+ CPU (1.47 GHz)
640MB Ram
Powercolor ATI Radeon 9600 XT Video Card
30GB 7200 rpm HDD
integrated 16-bit soundcard
10/100 PCI Ethernet card
Enlight 3773 Case
350W Antec PSU
8X DVD-ROM
40x12x40 Samsung CD-RW
1.44" Floppy Drive

I'm hoping to build a new system early next year, but money is very tight right now, so that may or may not happen. :/ My primary system runs any game that I throw at it just fine, for now.

comp #1

dual p3 733@800mhz
geforce 4 ti4200 128mb overclock core 250/280 mem 444/554
aftermarket cooling on video card
512sdram
Phillips PSC702 Sound Card

comp #2

celeron 2.0
integrated intel graphics 48 mb
256 ddr 2100
integrated sound

laptop

1.5ghz celeron
16mb Mobility Radeon (hey it runs counter strike at 70 fps... and JO at 50... all i ask :))
256 DDR RAM

Comp # 3 (w.i.p)

Intel P4 2.8e 800mhz fsb
Artic Cooling P4 higher rpm fan
Radeon 9800 Pro 128 with r360 core and Samsung Memory
VGA Silencer for 9800 (for when i overclock)

CPU: Athlon XP 1800+ @ 1.74GHz
Mobo: ASUSTek A7S333 (don't cry for me, The Cheat...entina)
RAM: 512 MB PC2700
Graphics: BBA Radeon 9600 XT
Sound: Onboard, attached to some generic Labtec Spin60 speakers
HDD: 40GB Maxtor (7200 RPM, 2 MB cache)
Case: Generic, no case fans
Monitor: 17" NEC LCD (model 1765, 16 ms response, no blurring)
CD-RW: Liteon LTR-52327S (52x32x52)
Keyboard: Generic IBM keyboard
Mouse: MS Intellimouse Explorer

Yeah, so there's my mid-range system, being the only thing I could afford at the time. I can't take the CPU any higher, or I would wind up with a bunch of non-working PCI devices (no PCI/AGP locks). Overclocking the video card didn't work too well, either, as it makes the system slower overall.

Can't believe i missed this thread (Damnit Javelin! next time, TELL ME when you set up a specs-thread!!!!)

My Computer:

Motherboard: Intel D915GAV (Boots up in under 10 seconds :D)

Processor: Intel Pentium 4 Prescott 3.0ghz

RAM: DDR 400mhz 1.0gb

HDD: 160gb

Video Card: ATi Radeon X300 16x PCI Express (planning on upgrading to an ASUS Extreme AZ800XT/2DT by the end of the year)

Sound-Card: Onboard Sound on Intel D915GAV motherboard (Plan on upgrading to a soundblaster Audigy 2 within the next year)

DVD-ROM: LG DVD-Rom (don't know the model number, only that its black :D)

DVD-RW+-: BenQ DVD-RW+- (Same story as the LG)

Spearkers: Creative Labs 5.1 Suround Sound system

Monitor: Samsung Syncmaster 712N LCD Flat-Pannel (might upgrade along with the video card to a digital display)

Next Time, dont' revive a dead thread