Your Current Rig! /Bragging thread

[Zero Hour]

We had this on the last forums, what's the specs of your computer(s)??

Gaming Rig:
Case: Antec P182
CPU: Intel Q6600 @ 3.0GHz
HSF: Tuniq Tower 120
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R
RAM: OCZ Platinum 4GB DDR2
VID: PowerColor 5850
HDD: Intel X25-M 80GB, 1x320GB Seagate 7200.10, 1x750GB External
PSU: PC Power & Cooling 610W
Mouse: Logitech G5
KeyboardL Logitech G110
Headset: Creative Fatality (non-usb)
OS: Windows 7 64-bit
Monitor(s): Samsung 19" 915N (main monitor), Sharp Aquos 42" 1080p for movies

File Server:
Case: NXZT Whisper (not featured in pic, blue case is my old one)
CPU AMD Quadcore Optron 1354 2.2Ghz
HSF: Cheap
Mobo: Asus M2N-L
RAM: 4GB ECC DDR2
VID: onboard
HDD: here we go :)
1x2TB WD Black
2x2TB Seagate LP
3x1.5TB Seagate 7200.11
2x1.5TB WD Green
3x500GB Seagate 7200.10
1x500GB Samsung 7200rpm
--------
15.5TB of hdds
PSU: Corsair 450W TX
OS: Unraid (linux)
Mouse/Keyboard/Monitor: none

So, let's see your hardware :D (btw, bots computer already wins)

[Brains]

The RIG:
Case: NZXT Zero Crafted Series Full Tower Case
CPU: Intel Q9550 @ 3.0GHz (OC) / @ 2.83GHz (stock)
HSF: Acetek LCLC
Mobo: EVGA 780i SLi
RAM: Carsair 8GB DDR2 Corsair (4x 2GB)
GPU: GTX260 x2 in SLi
HDD: VelociRaptor 150GB (for OS), VelociRaptor 300GB (for Gaming), 500GB 7500RPM (for data), WD 500GB External (for any purpose)
PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower 1000w
Mouse: Logitech mx518
Keyboard: standard PS2 keyboard
Headset: Razer Piranhas
OS: Windows 7 64-bit Pro
Monitor(s): Samsung 24" T240HD w/ TOC & HDTV tuner

pic (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/romariokid11/IMG_0021.jpg) pic (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/romariokid11/IMG_0022.jpg) pic (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/romariokid11/IMG_0023.jpg) pic (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/romariokid11/IMG_0025.jpg) pic (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/romariokid11/100_1643.jpg)

[Freaky_Angelus]

Servers...
1 old linux baby for avi/divx kitchen (P3 450Mhz?)
1 old P4 1.8Ghz to replace above (currently running the idle room)
1 old laptop P4 2Ghz running MSN/mIRC and will run idle room in future
1 current laptop Travelmate 5623WSMi (17" WXGA with Go 7300) kinda running mail server for me..

Gaming/Study-work pc:
Q6600 @ 3.0Ghz with Hyper TX2 cooler
ASUS P5N-E SLI mobo (gonna be upgraded this summer to ASUS Rampage Formula)
Sapphire Vapor-X HD 5770 (need second for Crossfire)
4x 1Gb HyperX Kingston 800Mhz running 1:1 sync on 667Mhz
1x 200Gb OS HDD (also.. need SSD upgrade, summer..)
3x 500GB storage HDD's
1x 1.5TB storage HDD
Cooler Master 850W Realpower
rUSH FIREGLIDER Mouse
Acer P223W 22" + Samsung 40" monitor/tv setup (always running both btw)
Keyboard.. cheapass thing not wireless

AND...

2x 200W RMS 8 Ohm DAP MC-12
Palladium 500 2x 200W 4 Ohm amplifier...

a movie means checking if the neighbour downstairs is not at home or finishing the movie before 22.00 (yes.. 22.01 the police knocks on my door although they get tired of her, finally)

AND NO SHIT ABOUT FORD FOCUS!!!! I DRIVE ONE! 85KW / 115Hp Diesel doing 1:10 (liters:km) at 160kmph.... THAT IS GOOD! :P

[Cosmic_Shame]

Heres my rig
Case: Cooler Master Centurion something i forgot the number on it
CPU: Intel e8400 Core 2 Duo @ 3.0GHz
Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L
RAM: OCZ Fatal1ty Edition 4GB (1 x 1GB) 1066 DDR2, got only for 32 dollars brand new for all 4GB before we got raped hard by RAM companies
VID:PowerColor ATI Radeon 5850 vroom vroom party starter
HDD: 2 250GB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM
PSU: PC Power & Cooling 610W
Mouse: Logitech MX400
Keyboard: Lite On, i dunno cost me 2 dollars shipping was more than the board
Headset: Logitech PS2 USB Socom Headset
OS: Windows 7 64-bit
Monitor: Asus VH236H which is 1080p :)

i have other computers but there all Dell computers which i use for internets at home but this is the computer i use mostely

heres some linky's for my stuff with the specs
Monitor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236059
Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128059
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227364&cm_re=ocz_fatal1ty-_-20-227-364-_-Product They dont make the 1GB versions but still costs $103 and i bought for $32
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131184
Mouse: http://www.logitech.com/repository/169/jpg/1431.1.0.jpg
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037&cm_re=e8400-_-19-115-037-_-Product easily one of the best overclockable processors

[mullet]

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/553/office1.jpg

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/1430/office3b.jpg

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/4927/office4.jpg

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/4604/office2.jpg

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/8318/wiring.jpg

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/2779/office5.jpg

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/3359/office6h.jpg

[Brains]

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/553/office1.jpg

lots o' sexii pics



wow. :nuts:

I need me a desk like that.
and that's a whole lotta bass being directed at the crotch....haha

[Freaky_Angelus]

Screw that... I need to clean up before my setup even looks not to shabby compared to that ;)

[Zero Hour]

Very clean mullet, nice :)

[darklight]

This may be a little too detailed for some, I'm copying straight from the overclock.net forums with my full specs. The cpu is definitely the bottleneck here, I'm planning on getting a 965 or 975 when it comes out. A few minor things have changed since I took the picture.

CPU: AMD Phenom II 550 with Zalman 9900 @ 3.8
Motherboard: Asus Crosshair III
Graphics Card: Asus 4870
Memory: Corsair Dominator DDR3 - 4GB
Hard Drives: Corsair Xtreme 64GB SSD ; Raid1-WD Blue 500GB
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-S223L
Power Supply: Corsair HX850
Display: Westinghouse 37" LVM-37W3
Case: Antec 1200
Sound Card: Asus Xonar D1
Speakers: Logitech Z-5500
Headphones: Audio-technica Quietpoint Noise-canceling
Mouse: Logitech G9
Mouse pad: Func 1030 - Rough Side
Keyboard: Saitek Eclipse II
OS: Windows 7 64 Pro

[StarYoshi]

Will post pics later. Also seriously considering throwing a Corsair H50 in my main rig.

Gaming/Programming Rig
CPU: Intel Core i7 860 @ 3.675Ghz
MOBO: Foxconn Inferno Katana P55
RAM: 4GB G.Skill ECO DDR3-1333 7-7-7-21 1.35v (Pending 8GB)
GPU: Powercolor Radeon HD 5850 (Will xfire, runs between stock and 950/1250)
HDD: 60GB OCZ Apex SSD / 640 WD Blue / 1TB Seagate Barracuda
PSU: Corsair 850HX (New modular one, not the other 850w)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 922
HSF: Zalman CNPS10X Flex with push-pull Scythe GentleTyphoons
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64
Monitor: Samsung T240 24" 1920x1200
Logitech G9 / Saitek Eclipse II
Logitech z5300e 5.1 280w

Media Server (Downloading anime/recording TV/watching movies)
CPU: AMD Sempron 140 (Unlocked to dual core)
MOBO: Gigabyte GA-MA785GM-US2H
RAM: 4GB Wintec AMPX DDR2-800
GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD 4670 1GB
HDD: Western Digital Green 1TB-64MB / WD Green 2TB-32MB
PSU: Corsair HX620w
Case: Cooler Master RC-310
HSF: Cooler Master Hyper TX3
OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 64 / Ubuntu 9.10
Other:
Hauppauge 1196 WinTV HVR-1250
Rosewill RNX-N100 USB Wifi
Monitor: Asus MS202N 20" (15mm thick!) / LG 42LH55 42" 1080p
Logitech G5 / Dell KB
Samsung 250w 3.1 Sound Bar / Subwoofer

Acer Aspier Timeline Notebook - AS3810T-6775
13.3" 1366x768 (720p - LED Backlight)
Intel Core 2 Duo SU9400 (1.4Ghz dual core)
4GB DDR3-1066
Intel GMA 4500MHD
80GB Intel X25-m
Windows 7 Home Premium 64
3.5lbs - Battery lasts like 8-14 hours on a single charge I LOVE IT

[Steiner]

MY RIG
Case: Corsair Obsidian Series 800D Full Tower Gaming Case
CPU: Intel(R) CoreT i7-960 3.20 GHz 8M L3 Cache LGA1366 -> OC'd to 3.85 GHz
HSF: Asetek LCLC 240 Liquid Cooling system
Mobo: Asus P6X58D Premium Intel X58 Chipset SLI/CrossFireX Mainboard Triple-Channel DDR3 FCLGA1366 ATX Mainboard w/ 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, USB3.0, SATA-III RAID, 3 Gen2 PCIe, 1 PCIe X1 & 2 PCI
RAM: 6GB (2GBx3) DDR3/1800MHz Triple Channel Memory (Kingston HyperX)
VID1: ATI Radeon HD 5870 (CrossFireX mode)
VID2: ATI Radeon HD 5870 (CrossFireX mode)
HDD: 2x64GB (in RAID-0 = 128GB) Kingston 2.5 inch SATA Gaming MLC SSD
HDD2: 2x500GB (in RAID-1 = 500GB data)
CD: LG CH08-LS10K 8X Blu-Ray Player & DVDRW Combo Drive
CD2: LG 22X DVD+/-R/+/-RW + CD-R/RW Dual Layer Drive
PSU: 1000W CoolerMaster Silent Pro
Mouse: Logitech G9
Keyboard: Logitech G15
Headset: Logitech G35
Speakers: Logitech Z-5500
OS: Windows 7 Home 64-bit
Monitor: Dell 24'' UltraSharp U2410

[mullet]

Steiner, That's a pretty mean rig. Post some pic's of that bad boy.

[stewlounse]

Case: Antec P180B
CPU: Intel Core i7-860
HSF: Prolimatech Megahalems / Silverstone FM121 120mm
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-P55-UD4P
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws 4GB DDR3-2000
VID: Sappire HD Radeon 5850
HDD: 74GB WD Raptor / Seagate 7200.11 1TB
PSU: Corsair 750HX 750W
Mouse: Logitech G5
Mousepad: Func sUrface 1030 (Rough)
Keyboard: Saitek Eclipse II
Sound: Onboard optical
Headset: Sennheiser PC151
Speakers: Polk Audio LSi9
Receiver: Harman Kardon AVR 235
OS: Windows 7 Home 64-bit
Monitor: Westinghouse 37" 1080p LCD (LVM-37W3SE)

[stewlounse]

Using SSD's in raid prevents TRIM support from what I understand. Have you ran into any speed degradation Steiner?

[StarYoshi]

I'm changing A LOT of my main rig's cooling. Got a Corsair H50 and a bunch of fans. Will post pix and new specs in original post.

[mountaindues]

From my limited understanding ssds in raid dont have trim support. Also if you have an early ssd or a cheaper ssd it might not have trim. I have the intel x-25 80gb gen. 1 and it has no trim. but I think I found a solution and its basically manual trim. I use perfect disk to consolidate the free space and then free space cleaner to overwrite the free blocks. My drive seemed to be getting slower after about 6 months of use but after I used manual trim I noticed a speed boost. Unfortunately I didnt think to do a before/after with hd tach. here is the guide for manual trimhttp://bit.ly/9PIOtS

[Cosmic_Shame]

hahaha i had to post this, i built a cheapo rig with some spare parts. Im 2 poor to buy a new sound system, so i hooked up my old AIWA sound system to the back of the computer in the speaker port through the Tape to AUX converter hahahaha

http://i35.tinypic.com/opryiv.jpg

Specs
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo Celeron processor 2.5ghz e3300
Memory: 4094MB RAM Corsair XMS2
Display Devices: Two 9600GT SLI one XFX one EVGA
Sound Device: SB Audigy Live! 24-bit plugged into an AIWA stereo
Power Supply: Roswill 650Watt SLI ready $40
Hard Drives: Seagate 7200RPM 80GB and 40GB IDE drives Barricudas
Case:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119202
Motherboard: EVGA 750i SLI http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5388320&SRCCODE=GANAFFL&cm_mmc_o=-ddCjC7-WCjC-d2CjC-uu&sessionid=ganpla_480293895
OS: Windows XP 64bit Corporate Edition hahahaha
Monitor: Some Samsung thats only VGA but works fine for SLI

heres the tape converter im using hahaha
http://www.1freeaday.com/pda1/images/10002727/image.jpg

[StarYoshi]

Two new builds to report:
AMD Rig

Phenom II X2 555 UNLOCKED @ 3.6Ghz Quad Core (Only changed multiplier)
4GB G.Skill ECO DDR3-1600 7-8-7-24 1.35v
Asus M4N98TD EVO AM3 Motherboard
SLI MSI Cyclone GTX 460 1GB
40GB Intel SSD
2 x Samsung F3 1TB (Raid 0)
Cooler Master Hyper 212+ Heatsink (Push/Pull Scythe GentleTyphoon AP15)
Corsair 850HX 850w Power Supply
Cooler Master 690 Advanced II Case
Win 7 Home Premium 64
(Mobo doesn't look as brown in person, lame flash)
http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m304/staryoshi/AMD%20Rig/CIMG1144-1.jpg
http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m304/staryoshi/AMD%20Rig/CIMG1153-1.jpg

Intel ITX Rig (Moved to a mATX case)

Core i3 540 (Will heavily OC for a competition)
4GB G.Skill ECO DDR3-1333 7-7-7-21
Gigabyte GA-H55N-USB3
Asus GT240 512MB GDDR5
512GB Seagate Momentus XT (Hybrid drive)
Corsair H50 (Push/Pull Scythe GentleTyphoon AP14)
Silverstone ST45SF 450w PSU
NZXT Vulcan
Win 7 Home Premium 64
(It's harder to route cables with an ITX board than a mATX board in there :P)
http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m304/staryoshi/ITX%20Pictures/CIMG1167-1.jpg

[[+Duracell-]]

My rig
AMD Phenom II X3 720 BE @ 3.5Ghz (250*14) 1.425v NB @ 2.25Ghz
Zerotherm BTF-90
Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD4P
4GB GSkill DDR2-1066 @ 5-5-5-15
XFX Radeon HD 5850 @ 775/1125
1.5TB total HD space (WD Caviar Black 1TB and 500GB)
Enermax Liberty 520W
Coolermaster HAF 922
Win 7 Home Premium 64-bit

[Clip]

My Compooter:

CPU: Core i7 920 (OC to 3.2 ghz)
GPU: Radeon HD 5770 1G (880Mhz for gpu clock settings, 1380 for memory clock settings)
Mouse: Razor DeathAdder (up to 3500 dpi, i use 1800 dpi)
HDD: 500GB SATA II 7200 RPM
RAM: 6GB Triple Channel 1333 MHz DDR3
Liquid Cooling
Blu-ray Disc Burner (writes to DVD/CD/BD)
525W PSU
24" Dell ST2410 Full HD Monitor HDMI connected. 1920 x 1080 (1080p TV) native resolution
Some $45 dollar or so logitech headset
Windows 7 Ultimate x64

I got it all from alienware. I'm too lazy to assemble my own PC, although I have done it twice in the past.

These first 2 pics are of my setup. Messy desk I know. The chair I took the arm off (sorta) on the right, you cant take it fully off or the back will fall off totally (freakin walmart chairs...) I did that so my arm wouldn't be at an awkward position trying to use my mouse, which sits hip high as you can tell. I use this mouse position because you have better control of your elbow/hand the closer it is to your body then when it is extended... Try it sometime, might help you out a lot. Plus my arm or wrist NEVER gets tired cause my arm isn't stretched out onto a desk. My keboard sits on my lap.
3rd pic is of my rig when I play with the lights off. It looks cooler then that, i took these pics on an iphone 3g LOL
Finally there is a pic inside. You can see the liquid cooling over the CPU go to a fan on the back. I was shining a flashlight there next to it for better viewing...

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/9453/pc1v.jpg
http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/9349/pc2xa.jpg
http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/4797/pc3az.jpg
http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/8218/pc4o.jpg

[Steiner]

Do you actually play with the keyboard at that angle...

[Clip]

hahaha, no that is just how i place it on my desk when i'm not sitting at it. It sits on my lap when I play :P

[Steiner]

haha... thank goodness. I can appreciate the armrest removal and the placement of the mouse. However, the keyboard was just too much to handle :)

[Homfry]

Clip you would have gained so much respect from me if you play with a vertical keyboard :).

[Cosmic_Shame]

i see clip uses the best filing system ever, just throw papers on ur desk, i do the same thing

[Clip]

hahaha, this way I always know where they are!!!

[Cosmic_Shame]

hahaha, this way I always know where they are!!!

exactly, shit, people hatin saying its so messy but im like, u guys just dont know where everything is at like i do

[[+Duracell-]]

exactly, shit, people hatin saying its so messy but im like, u guys just dont know where everything is at like i do

I organized my papers after Nomi finally snapped at me :(

[nAtr0n]

Clip's chair beats all!!

[Cosmic_Shame]

Clip's chair beats all!!

looks like he had to break that arm to use that side table for his mouse, otherwise he would be uncomfortable

[Cosmic_Shame]

cant find the command center thread but heres my new one
http://i52.tinypic.com/2lsh7k3.jpg

[Devant]

damn clean that shit up!

[Steiner]

Da Bears

[Freaky_Angelus]

I don't know what I'm looking at.. Seriously.. did your pc have a spaz attack?

Wtf is with all that.. Where are you at.. what how why? ARGH dude.. the only thing not disturbing my ass of is (assuming) your gf's picture standing on the 1 little spot with organized dvd's....

[TaNNanT]

it's propably his sister

[Cosmic_Shame]

my GF :) but yea thats my masterpiece its a 7 ft wall with every electronic thing i own on it

oh yeah and thats rite, DA BEARS

[heiny]

I built most of this rig in 2007 a few months before TF2 came out purely for TF2 and no other reason. I had an Intel Core 2 E6300 and an Intel board and upgraded those in 2008 I believe. I also had a Geforce 8800 GTS 640mb until a few months ago when I upgraded that. Now it gets 200-300fps no problems. Nothing more is necessary.

Heres my rig
Case: Ultra (came with a 700w psu for $100 total. pimp deal. but it just died a month ago)
CPU: Intel e8400 Core 2 Duo @ 3.0GHz
Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L
RAM: A-Data 3gb, 1066 DDR2
GPU: EVGA Nvidia Geforce 460 GTX
HDD: Western Digital 80gb SATA 7200rpm
HDD: Seagate Caviar 320gb SATA 7200rpm
PSU: Antec 750w
Mouse: Razer Deathadder
Mousepad: Fatal1ty Fatpad
Keyboard: Cherry Mechanical input with touchpad integration
Headset: Creative 900
Headset: Skullcandy Deep Bass with an attached Zalman Mic (for travel folks)
Sound System: Harman/Kardon 1600 AVR 7.1 reciever but only 5.1 speakers (no need for 7 as of yet, cant turn it up past -20db or it shakes the planet. Used this when i had a laptop and would connect it to my projector in the livingroom)
Computer speakers: Altec Lansing 2.1 (from 1999 that are still good heh but I never use them)
OS: Windows XP 32bit
Monitor: Dell 20.1" ViewBright 12ms response time (LOL I got this in 2006)

When I get home I'll show my desk and setup.

[Clip]

fatality is a baddie

:P

I also use speakers from about 2000/2001 that are still awesome. I only really use them to listen to music though when I game I always have my headset on.

[Sung]

http://i56.tinypic.com/16iackh.jpg

Case: Coolermaster CM690
CPU: Intel e7200 Core 2 Duo @ 3.55GHz
Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-P45-ud3p
RAM: G.skill 800 DDR2 4GB @ 898mhz 4-4-4-12
GPU: EVGA Nvidia Geforce 260 GTX
HDD: Samsung HD502HJx2 in raid, HD501LJ, Seagate 1TB,
PSU: Coolermaster 600W silent pro
Mouse: Logitech G500
Mousepad: Razer Goliathus
Keyboard: some logitech ps/2
Headset: Creative Fatality USB, Koss one.
Sound System: Logitech z-2300 THX
OS: Windows 7 32bit ultimate signature version
Monitor: Samsung syncmaster 955df (CRT), HP2475w IPS panel LCD.

[Brains]

[...]


what's the TP roll for? ;)

[eddo]

what's the TP roll for? ;)

Well, I see a can of WD 40.. :blink:

[Sung]

hmm wd40 for lubrication purpose..
tp roll for clean up..

=)

[TaNNanT]

Here my Dream Machine

http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/6564/gedc4505.th.jpg (http://img843.imageshack.us/i/gedc4505.jpg/)
http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/2286/gedc4506.th.jpg (http://img156.imageshack.us/i/gedc4506.jpg/)
http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/3048/gedc4487.th.jpg (http://img197.imageshack.us/i/gedc4487.jpg/)
http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/2037/gedc4474.th.jpg (http://img819.imageshack.us/i/gedc4474.jpg/)
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/1076/gedc4470.th.jpg (http://img222.imageshack.us/i/gedc4470.jpg/)

Video : GeForce GTX480
P6T Motherboard with I7-920
Zboard, Belkin N52te and a G9 mouse
24" Benq HDMI Monitor
6 gig DDR3
Windows7 64-bit

[Christian]

Alrighty here's bragging.

2.8 Ghz P4
1.5 GB Ram
512 MB ATI - AGP graphics
500w Fatality Power Supply
22in Widescreen VGA monitor
80GB 5200 drive + 300GB 5200 drive
corded PS/2 mouse (came with computer)
corded PS/2 keyboard

And I still kick some ass...

[Bubb Rubb and Lil Sis]

CPU: Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00Ghz
RAM: Patriot Extreme Performance DDR2 800, 4-4-4-12
GPU: XFX Nvidia 275GTX 898MB
Mobo: ASUS P5N-D
HDD: 320GB WD Caviar Blue @ 7200rpm (ick)
PSU: Corsair TX750
Display: eMachines E202HDbmd 20'' (1600 x 900)
Case: Rosewill DESTROYER (lol,name)
Mouse: Razer Deathadder

[Cosmic_Shame]

hmm wd40 for lubrication purpose..
tp roll for clean up..


bahahahahahahaahaha i laughed at this

[mountaindues]

htpc http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/4453/htpcn.jpg

monitors http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/328/monitors.jpg

main monitor mouse and keyboard http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/1913/mousekbmonitor.jpg

computers http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/817/pcsn.jpg

panorama lol http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/9135/panoramakz.jpg

htpc and tv http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/2118/htpcandmonitor.jpg

specs of main pc:
intel i7 930
gigabyte x58 ud3r
6gb corsair ddr3
120gb g skill phoenix ssd
2x 640gb western digital in raid 0
2x evga 1gb gtx 460 in sli
psu: seasonic x750
case: lian li pc k62r1

[Clip]

damn you got like a whole command center there.

[heiny]

Its still funny that people that know a lot about computers will still post GIGANTIC resolution pictures onto a forum that is set for much much smaller. So it throws off everyone elses scroll bar and text.
lolz at the fail on the first page.

Great rigs guys. Now lets all use them and download SETI

[Freaky_Angelus]

Its still funny that people that know a lot about computers will still post GIGANTIC resolution pictures onto a forum that is set for much much smaller. So it throws off everyone elses scroll bar and text.
lolz at the fail on the first page.

Great rigs guys. Now lets all use them and download SETI

? Are you working below a 1650x1080 resolution?

We need to start a fund for you then :P

[heiny]

1600x1200 at home
but at work its 1440x900

l2resize

[Clip]

what is SETI?

[heiny]

LOL LET ME EXPLAIN IT TO YOU AS IF I DIDNT SEE THIS COMING HAHAHAHA
Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) is the collective name for a number of activities people undertake to search for intelligent extraterrestrial life. SETI projects use scientific methods to search for electromagnetic transmissions from civilizations on distant planets.[1][2] The United States government contributed to earlier SETI projects, but recent work has been primarily funded by private sources.
There are great challenges in searching across the sky for a first transmission that could be characterized as intelligent, since its direction, spectrum and method of communication are all unknown beforehand. SETI projects necessarily make assumptions to narrow the search, and thus no exhaustive search has been conducted so far.
Radio experiments



Microwave window as seen by a ground based system. From NASA report SP-419: SETI - the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Many radio frequencies penetrate our atmosphere quite well, and this led to radio telescopes that investigate the cosmos using large radio antennas. Furthermore, the earth emits considerable radio radiation as a byproduct of communications such as TV and radio, and these radiations would be easy to recognize as artificial due to their repetitive nature and narrow bandwidths. If this is typical, one way of discovering an extraterrestrial civilization might be to detect non-natural radio emissions from a location outside our solar system.
Main article: SETI@home
SETI@home is a popular volunteer distributed computing project that was launched by the University of California, Berkeley in May 1999. It was originally funded by The Planetary Society and Paramount Pictures, and later by the state of California. The project is run by director David P. Anderson and chief scientist Dan Werthimer. Any individual can become involved with SETI research by downloading the Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing (BOINC) software program, attaching to the SETI@home project, and allowing the program to run as a background process that uses idle computer power. The SETI@home program itself runs signal analysis on a "work unit" of data recorded from the central 2.5 MHz wide band of the SERENDIP IV instrument. After computation on the work unit is complete, the results are then automatically reported back to SETI@home servers at UC Berkeley. As of June 28, 2009 the SETI@home project has over 180,000 active participants volunteering a total of over 290,000 computers. These computers give SETI@home an average computational power of 617 teraFLOPS,[16] making it more powerful than Tianhe-I, the seventh most powerful computer in the world. Radio source SHGb02+14a is the most interesting signal analyzed to date.[citation needed]
The search for extraterrestrial intelligence is not an assertion that extraterrestrial intelligence exists, and conflating the two can be seen as a straw man argument. There is an effort to distinguish the SETI projects from UFOlogy, the study of UFOs, which many consider to be pseudoscience. In Skeptical Inquirer, Mark Moldwin argued that the important differences between the two projects were the acceptance of SETI by the mainstream scientific community and that "[t]he methodology of SETI leads to useful scientific results even in the absence of discovery of alien life."[38]
Some in the UFO community, such as nuclear physicist Stanton Friedman, say there is no basis for the search and it is therefore unscientific. Friedman has challenged SETI specialists to debate the issues, with no takers so far.[39] Examples of objections to SETI include questioning energy requirements as well as why advanced civilizations would use radio.
[edit]"Active" SETI
Main article: Active SETI
Active SETI (also known as METI = "Messaging to Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence") consists of sending signals into space in the hope that they will be picked up by an alien intelligence. Physicist Stephen Hawking, in his book A Brief History of Time, suggests that "alerting" extraterrestrial intelligences of our existence is foolhardy, citing man's history of treating man in meetings of civilizations with a significant technology gap. He suggests that we "lay low".
The concern over SETI was raised by the science journal Nature in an editorial in October 2006, which commented on a recent meeting of the International Academy of Astronautics SETI study group. The editor said, "It is not obvious that all extraterrestrial civilizations will be benign, or that contact with even a benign one would not have serious repercussions" (Nature Vol 443 12 Oct 06 p 606). Astronomer and science fiction author David Brin has expressed similar concerns.[40]
As was suggested by Richard Carrigan, a particle physicist at the US Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Illinois, 'passive' SETI could also be dangerous in the style of computer viruses.[41]
To lend a quantitative basis to discussions of the risks of transmitting deliberate messages from Earth, the SETI Permanent Study Group of the International Academy of Astronautics adopted in 2007 a new analytical tool, the San Marino Scale.[42] Developed by Prof. Ivan Almar and Prof. H. Paul Shuch, the scale evaluates the significance of transmissions from Earth as a function of signal intensity and information content. Its adoption suggests that not all such transmissions are equal, thus each must be evaluated separately before establishing blanket international policy regarding Active SETI.[citation needed]
But some scientists consider these fears about the dangers of METI as panic and irrational superstition; see, for example, Alexander L. Zaitsev's papers.[43][44]
[edit]See also

Alien language
Astrobiology
Astrobiology Science and Technology for Exploring Planets (ASTEP)
The Big Ear: The Ohio State University Radio Observatory
Darwin Mission
First contact
Iosif Shklovsky
Open SonATA
setiQuest
Space archaeology
Terrestrial Planet Finder
[edit]References

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^ Moldwin, Mark (November 2004). "Why SETI is science and UFOlogy is not". Skeptical Inquirer.
^ Seifer, Marc J. (1996). "Martian Fever (1895-1896)". Wizard : the life and times of Nikola Tesla : biography of a genius. Secaucus, New Jersey: Carol Pub.. pp. 157. ISBN 978-1-55-972329-9. OCLC 33865102.
^ Spencer, John (1991). The UFO Encyclopedia. New York: Avon Books. ISBN 978-0-38-076887-5. OCLC 26211869.
^ Corum, Kenneth L.; James F. Corum (1996) (PDF). Nikola Tesla and the electrical signals of planetary origin. pp. 1, 6, 14. OCLC 68193760.
^ Dick, Steven (1999). The Biological Universe: The Twentieth Century Extraterrestrial Life Debate. ISBN 0521343267.
^ Letters of Note: Prepare for Contact
^ Cocconi, G., and Morrison, P. (1959). "Searching for Interstellar Communication". Nature 184 (844).
^ "Science: Project Ozma," Time, Apr. 18, 1960 (web version accessed 17 September 2010)
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^ "SERENDIP". UC Berkeley. Retrieved 2006-06-12.
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[TaNNanT]

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[TaNNanT]

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