Computer(s)

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

System 1

My Main Rig & Gamer

Antec 1200SX FULL SERVER ATX Case (lots of hours in mods)

  • Window Kit
  • Cold Cathode Blue light
  • Zalman 6-Channel Fan Controller Panel
  • Rounded cables & SATA cables up to 36inches long
  • On four Coasters (not currently while in my desk)
  • Custom silver paint job & sanded off all the paint to reveal the steel.
  • Dremel’ed a lot of weight out of the case – Fan Grills, Extra support, Holes

Asus P6X58D Preium Motherboard, US3, SATA3, LGA-1366, Dual NIC’s, Realtek HD 7.1 Surround Sound, 1394
Intel Core i7 930 overclocked to 4Ghz
12GB’s of RAM – Cosiar XMS3 Cas-7 DDR3
120GB OCZ Solid 2 Series SATA II MLC Solid State Hard-drive with Trim Support (SSD) – (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 2 TB Green Caviar SE 7,200 RPM w/ 16MB Cache SATA – (H:\TV Shows)
Western Digital 2 TB Green Caviar SE 7,200 RPM w/ 16MB Cache SATA – (I:\TV Shows)
LG 10X Blu-ray SATA DVD-ROM Drive
Sony Optiarc 22X DVD-Burner Drive
eVGA Geforce 8800 GTS 320MB DDR3 PCI-E Graphics Card w/ DirectX 10 Support, Dual DVI, HDCP
Rosewill PCI-E 2x SATA II Controller Card
SYBA PCI-E 2x e-SATA II Controller Card
Sennheiser EH150 3.5 mm Stereo Headphones
Sony Warp-around Stereo Headphones
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64 OEM
Microsoft Office 2010 Professional
Samsung SyncMaster 225BW 22 inch WideScreen LCD Monitor Running 32 Bit @ 1680 X 1050 (Triple Monitor – DVI Left Display #1)
Westinghouse L2046NV 20.1 inch LCD Monitor Running 32 Bit @ 1400 X 1050 (Triple Monitor – DVI Lower Right Display #2)
Northwood Micro 19inch LCD Monitor Running 32 Bit @ 1280 X 1024 (Triple Monitor – USB 2.0/DisplayLink Top Right Display #3)
Creative Labs SBS 560 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers with two AIWA Speakers
Logitech Wave Desktop Cordless Optical USB (Keyboard & Mouse)
Addonics eSATA Storage Tower for backup
-3TB 3x Western Digital 1 TB Green Caviar SE 7,200 RPM w/ 16MB Cache 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
Microsoft SideWinder Gamepad USB
Saitek P2500 Rumble Force Gamepad
Logitech Extreme 3D Pro Joystick
Data Cable for my Verizon Droid Smartphone
Data Cable for my work Verizon Blackberry 8530 Smartphone
SanDisk ImageMate 12 in 1 Reader/Writer USB 2.0
4 Port USB 3.0 Hub
APC UPS Battery Backup

System 2

(Her) Bedroom Media Center PC (HTPC)

Antec TruePower Trio 650 Watt Power Supply
XION Black/Silver Mid Tower Case
Biostar A785G3 Motherboard
AMD Athlon 630 X4 2.8GHz Quad-Core CPU
4GB’s of RAM – OCZ Gold DDR3
Onboard ATI HD 4200 Graphics DVI/VGA
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64 OEM
Microsoft Office 2010 Professional
Samsung 245BW 24 inch Widescreen LCD Monitor with Height Adjust running 32 Bit @ 1920 X 1200 DVI & VGA
Connected to a 32″ Proview LCD TV
Creative Labs Inspire 4400 4.1 Surround Sound Speakers
HP OfficeJet 4680 Color Inkjet Printer
MS Wireless Laser Desktop 6000 (Keyboard & Mouse)

System 3

(Our) Laptop & Mobile Companion

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) Glossy 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
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64 OEM
Microsoft Office 2010 Professional
Rolling Suitcase With Wheels + 1 Targus Leather Bag
Neoprene pouch with side-pocket
And dozens of Cables, Accessories, Routers, External HD’s

System 4

Media Center PC in the living room

nMEDIAPC Black Aluminum/Acrylic/Steel HTPC 6000B ATX/HTPC Case
Gigabyte GA-EP45C-DS3R Motherboard
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0 GHz LGA775 FSB:1333 6MB L2 Cache (Wolfdale Core) (45nm)
4GB’s of RAM – DDR2 PC2-6400 With Dual Channel Enabled
ATI HD5450 Radoen PCI-E Graphics Card – HDMI 7.1/DVI/VGA
AVerMedia AVerTVHD Duet PCI-E TV Turner
Gyration RF Music LCD Remote Control
Logitech Wireless Keyboard/Mouse
APC UPS Battery Backup
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64 OEM
Connected to my Samsung 46″ 120Hz LCD HDTV
Pioneer 7.1 Surround Sound
Polk Reference Series Speakers

System 5

Server (Virtual Machine Server)

Rosewill Server Case with full-height sliding door
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 Ram – DDR2, 4x 2GB of Muskin DDR2 800, PC2-6400 SDRAM w/ Dual Channel Enabled
500GB Western Digital RE3 Hard-drive (Boot & Storage)
DVD-Burner Drive
VMWave V-Sphere Virtual Server 4.2
15+ VM’s loaded – DOS to Windows 7 x64, Linux, Apple, FreeBSD

System 6

Firewall

APEX Black Steel ATX Mid-Tower Case
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
20GB Toshiba 1.8inch Hard-drive Hard-drive
Astaro Security Gateway 8.1 Home User License
Intel Pro/GT 1000 PCI NIC – Ethernet
Intel Pro/GT 1000 PCI NIC – Cable Modem

System 7

Garage Surveillance System
(i3 International SRX-PRO Hybrid DVR)

Tower Case
Asus P5LD2-VM MicroATX Motherboard
Intel Dual-Core E2200 2.2Ghz CPU
2GB DDR2 RAM
500GB Western Digital RE3 Hard-drive (Boot & Storage)
DVD-Burner
SRX-PRO AD-2016 Capture Card
SRX-PRO ADID-1616 I/O Card
Netgear Powerline AV 200
Windows XP Pro SP3
DaVinci Lite PTZ Camera
ZN2208 Auto Focus Camera
18 Camera 24v Power Supply
Garage Door Sensor

Network

Motorola 6120 DOCIS 3.0 Gigabit Cable Modem
D-Link DIR-825 802.11n Wireless Router with Gigabit Ethernet & USB Support
D-Link Gigabit 24 Port Switch
Netgear Powerline AV 200 (For Garage DVR)
Cat6 Non-plenum

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.  That’s about when it started to get insane.
Years pasted and decades kept rolling and somewhere along the lines I ended up at the top of the page.