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My current hardware configuration:
Last updated: 01/19/02
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Computer name
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Cartman
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Stan aka 'Project 950'
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Kenny
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Speed
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1533 MHz
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1000 MHz
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200MHz (sad, I know)
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cpu
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AMD Athlon (tbird) 1333 (266fsb) @1300 (13x100MHz)
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AMD Athlon (tbird) 700 @1000 (10x100MHz)
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Intel PentiumMMX 200 @ 180MHz (3 * 66MHz)
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voltage* (VCore)
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overvolted: 2.13V
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overvolted: 2.24V
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stock
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cooling
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Alpha PAL6035T
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something
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crap
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Motherboard
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Asus A7V133 v.100
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Asus A7V v.1008
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Abit TX-5 v.
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Memory
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512MB PC133 SDRAM
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256 MB PC133 SDRAM
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64MB PC133 SDRAM
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Video Card
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Matrox G400 32MB Dual-Head
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Matrox G200 16MB
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Diamond StealthII 220 4MB
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Monitor
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Panasonic E110 21"
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Panasonic S17 17"
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Panasonic S15 15"
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Hard Drive(s)
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IBM GXP75 15GB
IBM DTTA? 6.4GB
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Maxtor 10GB
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Fujitsu 3.2GB
Maxtor 3.5GB
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CD-Rom/DVD-ROM
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Pioneer 105S DVD-Rom
Mitsumi 40x CDROM
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Panasonic 24x CD-Rom
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Panasonic 24x CD-Rom
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CDR/RW
Additional storage
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Matsushita 8/4/32 CDRW
100MB Zip internal
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Sound card
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Creative SBLive! Value
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Ensoniq PCI
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- none -
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Operating System
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Win2k advanced server
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Win2k advanced server
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Win NT4 server sp6
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*Note: Default voltage (VCore) for Tbirds is 1.70V, motherboards usually
max out at 1.85V. Upping the voltage helps (I think) the cpu reach higher
speeds. See this page
for how to overvolt an Asus A7V133. Just a note for you sissies out there,
overvolting voids your warranty, may significantly reduce the life of
your processor, blah blah... grow a pair  .
Previous hardware configuration:
Last updated: 09/07/01
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Project 950 part 2
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Screamer 1
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Old box
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1300MHz*
underclocked!
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450MHz
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200MHz (sad, I know)
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CPU
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AMD Athlon (tbird) 1.333 (266fsb) @1300 (13x100MHz)
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Intel Celeron 300A @450MHz (4.5 * 100MHz)
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Intel PentiumMMX 200 @ 180MHz (3 * 66MHz)
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cooling
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Alpha PAL6035T
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stock
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crap
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Motherboard
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Asus A7V v.1008
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Asus P2B v.?
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Abit TX-5 v.
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Memory
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512 MB PC133 SDRAM
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256MB PC133 SDRAM
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64MB PC133 SDRAM
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Video Card
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Matrox G400 32MB Dual-Head
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Matrox G200 16MB
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Diamond StealthII 220 4MB
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Monitor
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Panasonic E110 21"
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Panasonic S17 17"
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Panasonic S15 15"
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Hard Drive(s)
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IBM GXP75 15GB
IBM DTTA? 6.4GB
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Maxtor 10GB
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Fujitsu 3.2GB
Maxtor 3.5GB
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CD-Rom/DVD-ROM
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Pioneer 105S DVD-Rom
Mitsumi 40x CDROM
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Panasonic 24x CD-Rom
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Panasonic 24x CD-Rom
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CDR/RW
Additional storage
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Matsushita 8/4/32 CDRW
100MB Zip internal
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Sound card
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Creative SBLive! Value
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Ensoniq PCI
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- none -
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Operating System
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Win2000 advanced server
Windows ME
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Win NT4 server sp6
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Win NT4 server sp6
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*Note: The old 700 is just sitting on the counter until I upgrade I again
My old hardware configuration (02/03/01)
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"Project 950"
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Screamer 1
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Old box
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998MHz
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450MHz
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180MHz (sad, I know)
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CPU
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AMD "Thunderbird" 700 @ 998MHz (10.5 * 95MHz)*
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Intel Celeron 300A @450MHz (4.5 * 100MHz)
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Intel PentiumMMX 200 @ 180MHz (3 * 60MHz)
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Motherboard
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Asus A7V v.1005
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Asus P2B v.?
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Abit TX-5 v.
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Memory
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192MB PC133? SDRAM
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128MB PC100 SDRAM
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64MB PC100? SDRAM
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Video Card
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Matrox G400 32MB Dual-Head
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Matrox G200 16MB
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Diamond StealthII 220 4MB
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Monitor
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Panasonic E110 21"
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Panasonic S17 17"
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Panasonic S15 15"
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Hard Drive(s)
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IBM GXP75 15GB
IBM DTTA? 6.4GB
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Maxtor 10GB
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Fujitsu 3.2GB
Maxtor 3.5GB
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CD-Rom/DVD-ROM
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Pioneer 105S DVD-Rom
Mitsumi 40x CDROM
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Panasonic 24x CD-Rom
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Panasonic 24x CD-Rom
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CDR/RW
Additional storage
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Matsushita 8/4/32 CDRW
100MB Zip internal
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Sound card
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Creative SBLive! Value
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Ensoniq PCI
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- none -
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Operating System
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Win2000 advanced server
Windows ME
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Win NT4 server sp6
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Win NT4 server sp6
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All the boxes have Kingston KT120 10/100 PCI NICs.
*remember I had to do the
A7V voltage mod to get it up past 950MHz. I think I'm up at 2.1V Vcore?
Basically what I do is, at the end of every summer, around September,
I upgrade the main computer I use and then hand-me-down the parts in that
were in that box to my other computers.
I can't wait to "run into" some money, cus I have a pretty mean
machine in my dome that I can't wait to put into practice...
I'm thinkin':
Dually
Athlons >1.2GHz (if the 760MP chipset ever sees the light of day)
 if
not, probably a faster Athlon or maybe even a dual P3 box <gasp>?
Lots
of RAM, at least 256MB, probably 512MB.
A
nice IDE RAID stack of Hard Drives, 2 or 3, nothing spectacular, buy maybe
just one or two big drives non-Raided
up.
Nice
video card, in the GeForce2 range
I also wouldn't mind:
A monitor upgrade for the second box, at least 19"
A 16x burner would be cool. They're only $200-ish (see the yamaha crw2100).
Interested in throwing together your own system? Don't know where to shop?
Try these:
Pricewatch - been around for years,
more popular than ever, THE price search engine. Bookmark that sucker!
and
ResellerRatings - don't buy through
anyone on Pricewatch unless you've dealt with them before or have checked
them out on ResellerRatings
The following are online (and Costco) retailers that I have ordered from
and would recommend to you without hesitation. In my opinion, they are
the best of the best (except buy.com  ).
General:
Buy.com - Buy.com is great, but just remember,
they're just a front for a bunch of resellers - you never deal with the
resellers directly, but technically, buy.com doesn't sell anything.
Costco - what? a bricks & mortar store?
Sometimes costco has deals that you just can't beat online
MultiWave Direct (MWave) - a great place
for Drives, Video Cards, and a lot of other stuff
NECXDirect - true-cost shipping is
nice for "heavy" items like 21" monitors
Onvia - free shipping is always nice -
and they ship out of Seattle, which is 90 miles from me.
CPUs:
MultiWave Direct (MWave) - sells CPUs too
Kaypro - only sells Intel CPUs, but we
don't judge here...
CPU Coolers:
Coolerguys - I got my last fan from
them, they were cool, and Bellevue is also only 90 miles away
Memman - I got a fan from these guys a
while back, they were also cool.
Motherboards:
GamePC - Not the lowest price, but often
the first to get newly released motherboards
Paragon - I've ordered a few
mobos from them in my day
Memory: (be very careful with Memory dealers)
Crucial - I personally like crucial,
I just don't trust generic RAM.
Mushkin - sells all kinds of RAM, and
high-performance stuff too
Drives:
MultiWave Direct (MWave) - sells CPUs too
UCDweb (Universal Computer Distributing)
- shipping is a little high, but I like these guys
Video Cards:
MultiWave Direct (MWave) - did I mention
that they sell video cards?
Sunway Graphics - I ordered my Matrox
G400 from them, they were great.
UCDweb - Also a great place to buy a video
card
*Personally, I stay away from garbage like where's waldo, er... mySimon
and iBuyer.net or whatever because I think that when a price search engine
accepts money for listings, users no longer get unbiased results. Just
me though...
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