PC specs (the "show off your PC" thread)

by CC_machine4 on 01/05/2006 00:06, 65 messages, last message: 03/09/2006 06:01, 28090 views, last view: 05/18/2024 21:48

i was just wondering what PC specs you guys use to play cube. Mine:

CPU: AMD sempron 3400+ @ 2.0 ghz (3.4ghz intel equivalent)
RAM: 1gig
GPU: 256mb nvidia 6600
HDD: 200gb
directX: 9.0c
performance: solid 60fps @ 1024x768 with ocull on
looking at whole of mm5remix : 21fps (read on to see what this means)

please include:
precessor, ram, graphics card (GPU), hard drive, fps/screenres combo you get in cube, your version of directX (or equivalent in other systems)

please DON'T include:
monitor, speakers/surround sound systems, power supply, PC case, keyboards, mice, any other games you have, games controllers, etc

note: to give a true comparison of performance i think looking at the whole of mm5remix map from a corner (move to the corner of the map) (ocull off - type /toggleocull or press f5) in sp mode, fullbright off @ 1024x768, minlod 250 and compare our framerates (should be interesting)

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by CC_machine4 on 01/06/2006 21:29

bleh delete this noones interested :-(

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by Passa on 01/10/2006 00:30, refers to #1

CPU: Pentium 4 3.2 Ghz. (the 541 model with emt64)
RAM: 1GB DDR2
GPU: Nvidia Geforce 6600GT with 77.72 drivers
DirectX: I am using winXP pro sp2 so I have 9.0c

performance: 28fps looking at whole of mm5remix with no occlusion culling and at 1024x768. erm, normally I get an average of 250fps just playing cube at 1280x1024.

i rekon we should include 3dmark scores, its more exact because the fps in cube always jumps around. unless everyone got 'fraps' http://www.fraps.com/. anyway my 3dmark scores are:

3dmark 03: 8673
3dmark 05: 3649

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by Passa on 01/10/2006 00:30, refers to #2

oh and i only have 120gigs (segate, ugh) with sata ata.

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#4: specs

by rancor on 01/10/2006 06:51

CPU: Pentium 4 2.8 GHz, 1MB L2 cache
RAM: 1 GB ECC DDR2 533(2x512)
GPU: Radeon x700 Pro 128 MB GDDR3,
overclocked to 445MHz/1GHz core/ram
8,20.08 Linux driver
HDD: 2x80GB Maxtor SATA in software RAID0
110-200FPS@1024x768 24bbp on mm5remix
21-30FPS@1024x768 24bbp without culling
Other variables affecting performance:
The the above rates were with the following performance related setting:
dynlight 16
watersubdiv 2
lighterror 1
In addition, the kernel used was 2.6.8, compiled with P4 optimizations and SMP support, including the hyperthreaded scheduler.

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by Coxor on 01/14/2006 03:25

Dell:

Some motherboard.
P4 3ghz HT(HT seems to be useless?)
A fan.
A heatsink.
A BIOS battery.
1gb of some kind of RAM in 2 sticks
The DELL thing with the USB ports, sound slot, sound card wire port, to-motherboard port, and a power button port.
An unused power button circut; I boot my PC with a screwdriver.
Belkin WAN PCI card(the one that crashes your computer when you bump into the antenna).
SbLive! Card, 5 speaker ports(3 for speakers, 1 for mic, and some other one)
Nvidia GeForceFX 5200
Onboard Audio(soundmax)
Onboard LAN
A serial and printer port.
6 USB ports.
A loud, useless Dell DVD drive
A quiet HP Cdr drive.
A harddrive, 80gb.
2gb slave.
A floppy drive.
Keyboard, Dell(so there's something wrong with it; and I broke the things that hold it up by bashing it out of anger; pryed the windows and menu keys out because they remind me of Windows, and because they're useless).
Dell flatscreen.
Logitech $50 mouse(I figured I didn't spend enough money).
Dell speaker with bass thingy.
HP PolkAudio(bad name) or something speaker.
Some old speaker.

And I have some more motherboards and stuff lying around(and I run my computer out-of-case, pci bus towards me).

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#6: I boot my PC with a screwdriver

by pushplay on 01/14/2006 08:02

Now that's hardcore.

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#7: Re: I boot my PC with a screwdriver

by spentron on 01/15/2006 15:59, refers to #6

I have paper clips stuck in there semi-permanently. Broken or inadequate standby power ... I'm more likely to "fix" it by rewiring the power switch to hard-start the supply.

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#8: windows key

by kasjdfaskdfj on 01/19/2006 20:50

"pryed the windows and menu keys out because they remind me of Windows, and because they're useless"

Maybe for linux. I use it all of the time on windows.

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#9: Re: windows key

by CC_machine4 on 01/19/2006 21:52, refers to #8

lol spentron.. why dont you get a proper PC switch?

coxor: hey i hate those buttons too (i often press them when i mean to press alt or ctrl and it goes back to desktop.. grr)

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#10: Re: windows key

by spentron on 01/20/2006 03:08, refers to #9

The switch is fine, I explained the problem. I'd just as soon have the front button go direct to the supply but they don't do it that way.

Specs wise, Athlon XP 2000+, DX 8.1, GeForce 2 integrated, Win 98 First Edition/IE5.5. It rocks ;).... the benchmark map in this thread, mm5, was originally made on a Celeron 333 & TNT2.

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by CC_machine4 on 01/20/2006 19:45, refers to #10

in what way does your pc rock lol, amazement at low fps?

celeron 333.. is that 333mhz??

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by spentron on 01/22/2006 17:17, refers to #11

Saying my PC rocks was slightly sarcastic, but only slightly. When I originally started engineering work, there wasn't any PCs. At one point I had both a 286 and a 386 in my office and had NO trouble getting my work done, which is more than I can say about some of the early buggy Windows software I later used for the same purpose. I was there when a developer was raving about how killer the company's newest computer was like a kid with a new toy -- sitting there in front of a 25 foot long VAX. Some of my best gaming experiences are still tied between arcade machines running 1.5 MHz 8-bit CPUs and gaming on the Sega 32X. I learned to Quake on a P120. The only time I hurt for performance was a period after that when I was using a 486-100, but at least I finally managed to get into DooM. I mastered an album and manufactured hundreds of music CDs on my 333 as well as developing some popular Cube levels. Even my current system can get framey but hasn't lacked in Gaming Moments -- not to mention the gaming I've developed on it. I may even end up self-employed thanks to some of the other apps I run. My only recent upgrade was a new HD -- what a relief to not run out of space every few weeks.

So, anyway, I have the perspective to realise today's "trash" system is extremely powerful, even if the salesmen are still claiming the bottom-of-the-line systems are only "good enough to check your email" and the kids just don't *know*.

More interesting to me than specsmanship would be to understand some of the other differences in performance. For example, I used a P2-450 system that was at least *10 times* as fast as my Celery and probably could give some current systems some competition. No one's been able to explain that one to me.

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by makkE on 01/22/2006 18:27

Heh, because celeron just sucks. Your p2 probably had a larger cache than a celeron. I remember switching from p3-800 to celeron 2.6ghz was a huge dissapointment back then.

You´re right about your 333, that was about the time hd recording and mastering on a pc became really worthwile. I remember some stuff we mastered on a p166 too, but it was a little painful still :)

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by CC_machine4 on 01/22/2006 21:04

ok sorry man :)

i loved some of the old low-end games like homeworld and doom.. i suppose graphics aren't everything.

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by ironblade172003 on 02/01/2006 13:09

hmm this my current system,

p4 3.6 GHz
2048 ddr2 Ram
2 Tb Hdd
nvidia G-Force 7800
8 base case
1 floppy drive
1 card reader 32
1 dvd double layer burner
1 lightscribe dvd burner
2 brackets for the Hdd
2 external 80 gigs notebook hdd for usb
8 x usb
2 x 21" tft screens
nice asus mainboard

then again i am system admin and i work with video editing alot ^^

anyways the system is around 4G,s since the 2 Tb cost 2G,s

not bragging but i love my comp so try and beat it :) ill be happy to see if someone can so i know i can buy newer things.

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by Passa on 02/02/2006 09:03, refers to #15

did u build it yourself?
its pretty good...
if you didnt use if for video editing then the 2 terabytes would be a serious waste... i know that if i mysteriously won the lottery (even though i have never bought a ticket) i would buy a system with 2 X1800XTs in crossfire although i HATE ati. the GeForce 7800... it is not GT or GTX? and what currency is this in... us dollars?

what are your 3D mark scores?

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by CC_machine4 on 02/07/2006 17:55

sounds like a good build, was the 7800 the GT, the GTX or the GTX 512? i plan on upgrading my pc to a 7800gt soon

and why have you got 2x 21inch TFT's? flatscreens that big cost a lot, dont they?

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by Death (ChaosLegion Leader) on 02/07/2006 21:55

My Specs:

Processor AMD 64 Atholon 2.00Ghz
Video: ATI Radeon Xpress 200
Sound: RealTek AC\\\'97 Audio
RAM: 512 Megabits
Hard Disk Memeory: 160 Gigabits
Disk Drives: 1 CD-R,RW DVD-R,RW,Dual Layer
Digital Media Reader: 9 in 1
Other Drives: 6 USB, 2 FIREWIRE Ports
Direct X: 9.0
Screen: 15 Inch Color Screen LCD flat screen
Proformance:
80 FPS average in both CUBE and SAUERBRATEN, I can max out the FPS at 180 in SAUERBRATEN and CUBE.

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by Death (ChaosLegion Leader) on 02/07/2006 21:58, refers to #15

nice PC wht F do u need 2 Terabits of memory omg.

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by Passa on 02/07/2006 22:06, refers to #19

hey death... what is your actual athlon processor (3000+ etc) the clock speed is misleading on AMD systems.

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