My PC

[robseth]

Hey All,
Don't know I really qualify as a modder as I really don't do much to my rig in the way of cosmetic changes, but here it is:
http://robseth.freewebspace.com/photo.html
I DO, however, do a lot with my hardware. I build everything from scratch. Here's a list of my hardware:

Operating System
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 1 (build 2600)
Processor
2400 megahertz Intel Pentium 4
8 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache

Drives
HP DVD Writer 300n [CD-ROM drive]
Maxtor 33073U4 [Hard drive] (30.02 GB) -- drive 0
Maxtor 6Y120L0 [Hard drive] (122.94 GB) -- drive 1
Seagate ST320413A [Hard drive] (20.02 GB) -- drive 2
Maxtor IDE 5400rpm in external generic Firewire enclosure [Hard drive] (102.45 GB) -- drive 5
Dazzle 6-in-1 Compact Memory Reader

Communications
Five Port Firewire Card (1 internal pass through port)
Five Port USB 2.0 Card (1 internal pass through port)
Four Internal USB 2.0. Ports (2 rear access, 2 front access)
Bay mounted 2 Port USB/2 Port Firewire/Sound/Keyboard/Mouse transfer panel
Adaptec Wireless 802.11b PCI Card v2.5

Portable Devices
CasioE-125 Pocket PC
Creative Nomad Jukebox Zen 20 GB (Firewire/USB 1.1 model)
Canon Power Shot S200 Digital Camera (2.0 megapixel)
Harmony SST USB Universal Remote Control (original model)

Motherboard
ECS P4S5A/DX 1.0

Memory Modules
768 Megabytes Installed Memory
Slot '0' has 512 MB
Slot '1' has 256 MB

Printers
Epson Stylus Pro ESC/P 2 Color Printer

Display
RADEON 9700 PRO [Display adapter]
Samsung S/M 770TFT [LCD Monitor] (17.1"vis)

Multimedia
Hauppauge Win/TV 878/9 VFW Video Capture Card
Hercules Game Theater™ XP 6.1

Other Devices
Saitek Cyborg 3D USB Joystick
Acer 330U USB Scanner
Microsoft Natural Multimedia Keyboard
Kensington Expert Mouse Pro
Crystalfontz CFA634 USB Bay mounted LCD Status Display Panel
Playmates DotPals USB Talking Homer Simpson Figure (D’oh!)
Replay TV 5040 accessible through Linksys Wireless Ethernet Bridge
My Dad’s old Panasonic VCR and Quasar Video Camera hooked up as a webcam

If you have any questions about my stuff, let me know.

later,
Rob

[grosser Vati]

WOW!!!that is one helluva system you got there man!
but i didn't see Kitchen Sink listed..?

[robseth]

Thanks grosser :D . It's amazing what you can accomplish when you don't date and have no life worth mentioning beside computers, movies, and comic books.

Though I'm still waiting for that call from Morgan Webb...hehe.


later,
Rob

[Anonymous]

such a nice system and a weak monitor, for the price of that tiny 17" lcd you could have prolly gotten a 22" crt

[n0strax]

:twisted: what you got against comics?

[robseth]

Actually Tweek, I've had the monitor for about 3 years and it works just fine for me even with movies and games. And I found it to be much easier on my eyes than a CRT. Yeah, it's not a 22", but I wouldn't classify it as "weak".

And n0strax, I never said I had anything against comics. I've got one side of my walk-in closet stacked with boxes of books in mylar bags. Does anyone know of a good database program that'll let catalog my books with a barcode scanner? That might be my next piece of hardware to add to my system.

"In case of fire, your place is with your collection" - Ambush Bug

[Alucard]

I wouldnt call that weak either...man I have only got a 14' LCD but I still consider it much more clear than most crt

[car_dude]

dat's small

[Alucard]

Well I got it when LCD's like just became popular for computers and it costed like $400, now that I think back, I was like the only person I knew that had one and my friends were so jeliouse of me. Now I think back and say, "Why couldnt I have waited a bit longer?"

[robseth]

I wouldn't sweat it, Alucard. The bottom line is: everything's obsolote the minute you buy it. If you're always waiting for something better to come along, you'll never have any fun. :o

For example, I just went and got a 160gb IDE drive that CompUSA for $100 after rebate. Nice deal, yes? But not when you think about the fact the Serial-ATA drives are going to make that look like a Zip drive once the standard starts being widely adopted.

So what can you do? Upgrade when you can afford it and keep the parts as hand-me-downs. I've already built two systems in the past couple of years from spare parts and given them to family and friends who don't need or want anything like I crave in the way of sheer power and coolness.

later,
Rob

[Ludelover]

holy crap. What size PSU do you have in that thing?

[robseth]

Hi Ludelover,

I've got a 300W ATX power supply. Don't remember the brand. I've had it a for about 4 years now. Carried it over from my previous PIII 933 rig. Originally bought it because I thought the Hercules Prophet GeForce 2 I had bought at the time might be too much for the 200W I was using previously.

Seems kinda silly in retrospect, doesn't it?

Later,
Rob

[Alucard]

geez, I know what you mean about the upgrading biz. I got two Maxtor 120gig hard drives and geez, I dont know if I should have gone with serial- ATA, oh wait then I would have to buy a Serial-ATA mobo right after I got a new mobo, I hate this upgrading stuff lol