Upgraded my PC a couple of weeks ago:
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU: AMD FX 8350 8 Core 4.2 GHz (OC to 4.6 GHz)
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS9900MAX-R
RAM: 8GB Corsaire Vengeance DDR3 1866 (2x4GB)
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 SuperClocked 4GB
MOBO: ASRock 970 PRO3 R2.0 ATX
HDD: 1xSeagate 320GB SATA 7200 RPM 1xHitachi 1TB SATA 7200 RPM
PSU: Corsaire Gold Series AX850 850W Modular
Case: Azza CSAZ-XT1 B ATX Full Tower Case
My PC is a 2010 prebuilt desktop that, to be fair, only cost like $800.
CPU: Pentium Dual Core T4500
GPU: NVidia GeForce 9100M G
4GB RAM, 1920x1080
It really annoys me though because I could run most of what I want to if the GPU were better, but it’s a motherboard GPU and I’m too paranoid to do anything about that. It can manage most things in most games alright except resolution; a lot of games I can put on High if I keep below 800x600, but if I play above that, it’s barely reasonable on Low. Bad Company 2 is, however, an exception.
Yeah, when the GPU is integrated with the mobo you don’t fuck with it. My laptop is only marginally better, it has a 9700M GTS for a card. Same amount of RAM.
On the bright side, with a “beefy” onboard GPU like that, you can tweak the BIOS to run both the new discrete graphics card and the on-board card at the same time, so you could plug like 4 monitors into your PC and do triple-screen gaming(sorta).
Check this baby out:
That’s right, 8 MB
holy crap!
8MB on this tiny card? How is this even possible?!
jaw drops
OK, but if you don’t actually have one and you found the picture on the internet, I am still the winner.
hmm. I remember seeing something likethislying around at a friend’s house… I know it doesn’t count as an SD card though.
I can assure you, it’s in my possession. Not much use though, it’s only a bit bigger than a floppy disk, you can put like 3 good pictures on it.
Everybody loses them so eventually it will be rare enough so you could sell it to a museum or collector.
So, picked up a new unit a few weeks ago:
2013 Razer Blade 14":
Core i7 4702HQ Quad w/ Hyperthreading @2.2Ghz
Intel HD4600 / GTX 765m Optimus with 2GB VRAM
8GB RAM
1600x900 Display
256GB mSATA SSD
Windows 8.1 (Strange, but I’m getting used to it)
Honestly, this is the first time I can ever say I’ve enjoyed using a laptop. Normally, I prefer a traditional custom built desktop computer, but this laptop got so many things right that are important to me (keep in mind I still have a primary gaming PC), I just couldn’t resist it:
I am completely in love with this thing, and being the first laptop I’ve owned (aside from a shitty Asus netbook), I am honestly surprised by it’s capability.
And damn does it boot fast from a full shutdown (like 2 seconds to logged in, although I’m not sure if that’s just Win 8.)
I realize there are much better value gaming laptops in the market right now, but I’ve already got a gaming PC and just wanted something powerful but portable and thin, like an Ultrabook on steroids. I also looked at an MSI GS60 Ghost, but didn’t like the look of it compared to the Razer, and Alienware and Asus gaming laptops are kinda clunky and thick and ugly.
Edit: Fun fact, this thing is thinner than the ‘thickest’ part of a MacBook Air 
Nah, that’s the SSD working. A buddy have windows 7 installed on one in his stationary and whenever he says “Rebooting, I’ll be right back” it’s as if he just hang up and pressed the call button again.
That’s actually not 100% true Windows 8 and 8.1 do boot up faster than Windows 7, but if you use an SSD with Windows 7 the difference is barely noticeable.
Specs
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/ window.
Mobo: Gigabyte G.1 Sniper Z87
PSU: Corsair RM650
CPU: Intel i7 4770k
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 780
Sound card: Asus Xonar DGX
RAM: 8 GB Corsair Vengance 1333 Mhz
Harddrive: 2 TB
Solid State Disk: Samsung 840 Evo 128 GB
Monitors: 3840x1080 at 144hz
The difference an SSD makes on Windows 7 is definitely noticeable.
Also, if I recall correctly, the reason Windows 8 boots up faster is because it has a feature enabled by default which basically causes your PC to hibernate instead of shut down when you select “shut down.”
My gaming PC:
-Intel Pentium G620 CPU
-AMD Radeon R7 260X 2Gb
-DDR3 1066 6Gb
Bottom line: I am happy with it, as it is capable of playing “Crysis 2” at max settings with good enough framerates. Hope to get “Crysis 3” with good framerates at at least low resolution, but with maxed out other settings.
EDIT: I handles “Crysis 3” with no aa, af x4, motion blur at low, the rest at max, and e_GICache = 1 and r_TessellationTriangleSize = 1 at 1280x800 with pretty good fps on all 6 out of 7 levels (the one with tons of grass does play most of the time terribly)!
1440p monitor, saving up for another one
The keyboard is an IBM Model M2
Razer Deathadder mouse
Soundsticks III speakers
Broken Steelseries 5h headset
The rig has an r9 290 in it, a 256 gig SSD and a 2 TB HDD, 16 gigs RAM, i5 processor (can’t remember the model), and the case is an NZXT Apollo
my specs
i7 5930k
32gb DDR4 2666mhz
ASRock Fatal1ty X99M Killer
ASUS MARS GeForce GTX 760x2
Samsung 1tb SSD
Win7
Now:
CPU: I5 4430 3GHz
GPU: GTX 660Ti ASUS
Mem: 2X4GB GOODRAM
60GB SSD drive (with BM on it)
1TB HDD (for other stuff)
Sound Card ASUS Xonar DX
Speakers Microlab Fc330 (On a Rails sounds AMAZING)
Soon Changing CPU GPU and SSD
CPU: 3.2ghz Pentium G3258
RAM: 12gb DDR3
GPU: Geforce GTX 960 2gb
HDD: 1tb + 400gb HD
OS: Windows 7 64bit
Replaced my hard drive with a new Western Digital 1 TB drive. Will be getting an external hard drive for back ups in the future. Here’s my specs now with the new hard drive.
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1
CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T
RAM: 16Gb Corsair 1333MHz (8Gb before upgrading GPUs)
GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD 7770 Crossfire (formerly 5770 Crossfire when first built in February 2011)
MOBO: Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD5
PSU: Corsair TX 650W 80+ Bronze
Storage: Western Digital Blue WD WD10EZEX
Case: Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower
Display: 2 1920x1080 Dell 21.5" Monitors
Speakers: Logitech 5.1 Speakers
Keyboard: Razer Lycoza Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech MX 518 8 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired Optical 1800 dpi Gaming Mouse
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