Computer

This page gives a great deal of coverage about my computer(s).


The Main Rig & Gamer Specs

  • Antec 1200SX FULL SERVER ATX Case (lots of hours in mods)
    -Window Kit
    -Cold Cathode Blue light
    -Zalman 6-Channel Fan Controller Panel
    -Rounded Silver IDE & Floppy Drive cables
    -On four Coasters (not now)
    -Custom Lights
    -Custom silver paint job & sanded off all the paint to reveal the steel.
    -Dremel’ed alot of weight out of the case – Fan Grills, Extra support, Holes
  • Antec TruePower Trio 650 Watt Power Supply
  • Asus P5B Deluxe v1.1 Intel P965 Chipset (10x USB 2.0, 1394, 7.1 Sound, 2x Gigabit Ethernet, 7x SATA RAID, 1x eSATA, 2 IDE P-ATA RAID)
  • Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 2.66GHz OC’ed to 3.0GHz LGA775 FSB:1333 6MB L2 Cache (Wolfdale Core) (45nm)
  • Scythe Ninja SCNJ-1100P Heatsink with 120mm 1200RPM Fan
  • 8 GB’s Of DDR2 Ram – 4x 2048 MB’s of Muskin DDR2 800, PC2-6400 SDRAM w/ Dual Channel Enabled
  • Western Digital 150 GB Raptor 10,000 RPM w/16MB Cache SATA – (C:\Windows 7)
  • Western Digital 1 TB Green Caviar SE 7,200 RPM w/ 16MB Cache SATA – (D:\Music)
  • Western Digital 1 TB Green Caviar SE 7,200 RPM w/ 16MB Cache SATA – (E:\Downloads)
  • Western Digital 1 TB Green Caviar SE 7,200 RPM w/ 16MB Cache SATA – (F:\Games & Backup)
  • Western Digital 1 TB Green Caviar SE 7,200 RPM w/ 16MB Cache SATA – (G:\Wii)
  • Western Digital 1 TB Green Caviar SE 7,200 RPM w/ 16MB Cache SATA – (H:\TV Shows)
  • Maxtor MaXLine II 300 GB 7,200 RPM w/16MB Buffer SATA – (Hidden – OSX Leopard)
  • NEC 3550A 16X DVD+/-RW Dual-Layer IDE DVD Burner
  • Pioneer 116D Dual-layer DVD Burner – DVD+/-R=20X  DVD+RW=4X  DVD+R DL=4X DVD-R=16X DVD-RW=2.4X DVD-R DL=2.4X CD-R=48X CD-RW=24X
  • Sony 1.44MB Floppy Drive
  • eVGA Geforce 8800 GTS 320MB DDR3 PCI-E Graphics Card w/ DirectX 10 Support, Dual DVI, HDCP
  • SYBA PCI-E e-SATA II Controller Card
  • Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-FI Platinum With Remote Control & 3.5inch Break-out Front Panel
  • Sennheiser EH150 3.5 mm Stereo Headphones
  • Sony Warp-around Stereo Headphones
  • Microsoft Windows 7 x64 Retail
  • Microsoft Office 2007 Ultimate
  • Samsung SyncMaster 225BW 22 inch WideScreen LCD Monitor Running 32 Bit @ 1680 X 1050 (Dual Monitor – DVI Left Display #1)
  • Westinghouse L2046NV 20.1 inch LCD Monitor Running 32 BIt @ 1400 X 1050 (Dual Monitor – VGA Right Display #2)
  • Creative Labs SBS 560 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers
  • Logitech Wave Desktop Cordless Optical USB (Keyboard & Mouse)
  • 2TB Addonics eSATA Storage Tower Backup w/ 2x WD Green 1 TB SATA
  • Samsung ML-2510 Mono Laser Printer w/ USB
  • Canon LIDE 30 USB Powered Scanner
  • Nikon D60 10.2MP DSLR Camera w/ 16GB SDHC Card, 2 Batteries – 18-55mm VR & 18-200mm VR Lenses
  • Canon A1000 IS 10MP 6X Optical Zoom – Digital Camera, High Res Video Mode w/ 8GB SDHC Card
  • Canon s500 3X Optical Zoom – 5 MegaPixel Compact Digital Camera w/ 1GB Compact Flash Card, 2 Batteries
  • Philips PCV680 Web Camera
  • Microsoft SideWinder Gamepad USB
  • Saitek P2500 Rumble Force Gamepad
  • Logitech Extreme 3D Pro Joystick
  • Micro 1.8inch External Enclosure With A 20 Gig HD
  • Small 2.5inch External Enclosure with a 6 Gig HD
  • Large 3.5 External Exclosure with a Seagate 60 Gig 7200 RPM HD
  • MicroCenter 8GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive
  • 3x Imation Swivel 1 Gig USB 2.0 Flash Drive(s)
  • Verbatim 128MB Store’n'Go USB 2.0 Thumb Drive
  • Data Cable for my Sprint M1 Cell Phone
  • Data Cable for my Verizon HTC XV-6800 PDA Windows Mobile 6.1 Smart Phone
  • SanDisk ImageMate 12 in 1 Reader/Writer USB 2.0
  • 4 Port USB 2.0 Hub
  • Motorola 5120 Cable Modem
  • D-Link DIR-825 802.11n Wireless Router with Gigabit Ethernet
  • D-Link Gigabit 8 Port Switch

System 2
Clear Acrylic Case aka Web Server
and the specs:

  • 100% Custom made (by me) acrylic case made from a 6′ by 8′ piece
    -300 Watt Power Supply
    -2x Cold Cathode Blue lights
    -Rounded Silver IDE cable
    -On four coasters
    -Custom Switch
    -2x Fans
  • FIC AT31 Motherboard with built-in Audio/Video/Sound/NIC
  • AMD Duron 1.6 GHz Processor
  • Standard Heatsink/fan
  • 512 MB’s of Kingston PC2700 DDR RAM
  • ATI All In Wonder Radeon 8500 128 MB’s of RAM
  • 3com 10/100 NIC with 3XP Intregrated Processor & 168-bit encryption (Web Server IP)
  • Westinghouse L2046NV 20.1 LCD Monitor Running 32 BIt @ 1280 X 1024 (Hooked up to a KVM)
  • Seagate 60 GB 7,200 RPM w/ 2MB Cache IDE (C:\Windows Server 2003)
  • LG DVD-ROM Drive (D:)
  • Windows Server 2003 configured & running this web server
  • Connected to my HDTV, Onkyo 5.1 Surround Sound, etc.

System 3
(Our) Laptop & Mobile Companion
and the specs:

  • HP DV7-1025NR Centrino 2
  • Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 (2.26 GHz)
  • Intel 945 Mobile Chipset
  • 4GB’s Of RAM – DDR2 PC2-5300 With Dual Channel Enabled
  • 3X USB 2.0, 1x 1394 FireWire
  • nVidia 9600M GT Geforce 512MB’s Of RAM With HDMI & VGA Out
  • 17.0" WSXGA+ (1680 X 1050) Infinity Glass Widescreen Display
  • 320GB 2.5 inch 5400 RPM SATA HDD
  • Dual-Layer DVD Burner with LightScribe
  • Intel 5100 802.11b/g/n Wireless, 56k Modem, Gigabit Ethernet
  • IDT HD Audio with 2 speakers & subwoofer & HDMI 7.1 Out & Dual Headphone Jacks
  • 1x ExpressCard Expansion Slot with HP Remote in the slot
  • HP ExpansionPort & SD Card Reader & Bluetooth 2.1
  • eSATA & Extra expansion slot for another SATA 2.5 inch HDD
  • Up To 3.5 Hours Of Battery Life (Average 3 Hours)
  • MS Bluetooth 5000 Mouse
  • MS Windows 7 x64 Retail
  • Rolling Suitcase With Wheels + 1 Targus Leather Bag
  • And dozens of Cables, Accessories, Routers, External HD’s

System 4
(Her) Win7 Box aka Bedroom Media Center PC (HTPC)
and the specs:

  • XION Black/Silver Mid Tower Case
  • 450 Watt Power Supply
  • MSI K8N Neo 4 Platinum – nForce 4 Ultra Chipset (10x USB 2.0, 1394, 7.1 Sound, 2x Gigabit Ethernet, 8x S-ATA RAID, P-ATA RAID)
  • AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Socket 939 512KB L2 Cache (Venice Core)
  • Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Heatsink & Fan, 1.0 Sone Noise @ 32 CFM
  • 2 GB’s Of Ram – 4x 512 MB’s of Kingston HyperX PC4000 DDR SDRAM with Dual Channel Enabled
  • Maxtor MaxLine 250 GB 7,200 RPM w/ 8MB Cache IDE – (C:\Windows 7)
  • MSI Geforce 8600GT 256MB DDR3 Video Card, Dual DVI
  • Microsoft Windows 7 x64 Retail
  • Microsoft Office 2007 Ultimate
  • Samsung 245BW 24 inch Widescreen LCD Monitor with Height Adjust running 32 Bit @ 1920 X 1200 DVI & VGA
  • Creative Labs Inspire 4400 4.1 Surround Sound Speakers
  • HP DeskJet 5150 Color Inkjet Printer
  • HP OfficeJet 4680 Color Inkjet Printer
  • MS Wireless Laser Desktop 6000 (Keyboard & Mouse)
The first computer that I had was a 286, black and white monitor in 1986 and then in 1993 my dad bought
me a Packard Bell 486SX 25 MHz, 4MB of Ram, 256 colors, Win3.1, 2x CD-ROM, TV-Turner etc.  Ahh,
the fond memories of that machine, the long nights & the early mornings.  That was good machine until
around 1995 until I upgraded every component but the motherboard.

Then a Cyrix 166+ (133 MHz) was the PC that I put in a huge case that I received from my uncle.  Bought a smaller case, larger
HDD and a 14 inch monitor, therefore building my first custom built computer.  Thats where it started getting insane.  
Years pasted and decades kept rolling and somewhere along the lines I ended up at the top of the page.