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The Contemplator
Vista Guru
Gold Member
Hi folks,
Just realised that this is my 1,000th post to these Forums
I have thoroughly enjoyed myself here, and have learnt a great deal. I also hope that others have benefitted from my contribution. Here's to the next 1,000 posts (and many more)!
Manufacturer/Model
Dwarf Dwf/11/2012 r09/2013
CPU
Intel Core-i5-3570K 4-core @ 3.4GHz (Ivy Bridge) (OC 4.2GHz)
Motherboard
ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M
Memory
4 x 4GB DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B (16GB)
Graphics card(s)
MSI GeForce GTX770 Gaming OC 2GB
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition on board solution (ALC 898)
Monitor(s) Displays
ViewSonic VA1912w Widescreen
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Hard Drives
OCZ Agility 3 120GB SATA III x2 (RAID 0)
Samsung HD501LJ 500GB SATA II x2
Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB SATA II
Iomega 1.5TB Ext USB 2.0
WD 2.0TB Ext USB 3.0
PSU
XFX Pro Series 850W Semi-Modular
Case
Gigabyte IF233
Cooling
1 x 120mm Front Inlet 1 x 120mm Rear Exhaust
Mouse
Microsoft Comfort Mouse 3000 for Business (USB)
Keyboard
Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000 (USB)
Internet Speed
NetGear DG834Gv3 ADSL Modem/Router (Ethernet) ~4.0 Mb/s (O2)
Other Info
Optical Drive: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS30 SATA Bluray
Lexmark S305 Printer/Scanner/Copier (USB)
WEI Score: 8.1/8.1/8.5/8.5/8.25
Asus Eee PC 1011PX Netbook (Windows 7 x86 Starter)
im coming for cake
Vista Guru
Gold Member
Congratulations Dwarf!!!
Great work......
your well on your way to the big 2k.....
SK
Manufacturer/Model
ME.....
CPU
Q9450 @ 3.6ghz
Motherboard
P5K PREMIUM
Memory
8GB 1066mhz buffalo firestix
Graphics card(s)
HD 5970
Monitor(s) Displays
20'' syncmaster
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
160GB 7200RPM SEAGATE BARRACUDA IDE
160GB 7200RPM SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA 2
PSU
XCILIO 850w
Case
unknown ATX
Cooling
Arctic cooler pro 775
Mouse
logitech cordless optical
Keyboard
logitech EX110
Internet Speed
2mb
Staff member
Vista Guru
Gold Member
Operating System
Windows 10 Pro x64 Latest Release Preview
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer G276HL 27", (DVi) + Samsung 39" HDTV (HDMI)
Screen Resolution
2 x 1920x1080 @50Hz
Manufacturer/Model
Real World Computers (Custom by Me)
CPU
AMD FX8350 Vishera 8 Core @4GHz
Motherboard
Asus M5A78L-M USB3
Memory
32GB [4x8GB] DDR3 1600 MHz
Sound Card
ASUS Xoner DG + SPDIF to 5.1 System + HDMI
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung 32" TV
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Internal
Crucial CT256MX100SSD1 256GB SSD,
Seagate ST2000DM001-1CH1 2TB,
External (USB3)
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK SCSI Disk 8TB
2.5/3.5 Hot Swap Cradle, USB3 + eSata (client HDDs)
NAS 4TB
PSU
Aerocool Templarius Imperator 750W 80+ Silver
Case
AeroCool X-Warrior Red Devil Tower
Cooling
Hyper103 CPU, Rear 120mm, Front 2x120mm, Side 2x120mm
Internet Speed
68 MB Down 18.5 MB Up
Other Info
Six Sensor Auto / Manual Digital cooling (Fan) control with Touch control Panel
The Contemplator
Vista Guru
Gold Member
Thanks. As you can see, I've made a start already :D
Manufacturer/Model
Dwarf Dwf/11/2012 r09/2013
CPU
Intel Core-i5-3570K 4-core @ 3.4GHz (Ivy Bridge) (OC 4.2GHz)
Motherboard
ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M
Memory
4 x 4GB DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B (16GB)
Graphics card(s)
MSI GeForce GTX770 Gaming OC 2GB
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition on board solution (ALC 898)
Monitor(s) Displays
ViewSonic VA1912w Widescreen
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Hard Drives
OCZ Agility 3 120GB SATA III x2 (RAID 0)
Samsung HD501LJ 500GB SATA II x2
Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB SATA II
Iomega 1.5TB Ext USB 2.0
WD 2.0TB Ext USB 3.0
PSU
XFX Pro Series 850W Semi-Modular
Case
Gigabyte IF233
Cooling
1 x 120mm Front Inlet 1 x 120mm Rear Exhaust
Mouse
Microsoft Comfort Mouse 3000 for Business (USB)
Keyboard
Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000 (USB)
Internet Speed
NetGear DG834Gv3 ADSL Modem/Router (Ethernet) ~4.0 Mb/s (O2)
Other Info
Optical Drive: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS30 SATA Bluray
Lexmark S305 Printer/Scanner/Copier (USB)
WEI Score: 8.1/8.1/8.5/8.5/8.25
Asus Eee PC 1011PX Netbook (Windows 7 x86 Starter)
Congratulations Dwarf.
Thank you for all of the great help you have provided so far in each one of them.
Operating System
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Manufacturer/Model
Custom
CPU
Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
Graphics card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
PSU
Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 3
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Internet Speed
1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Operating System
Windows 10 Pro
Manufacturer/Model
HP Envy Y0F94AV
CPU
i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
Memory
16 GB DDR4-2133
Sound Card
Conexant ISST Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
17.3" UHD IPS touch
Screen Resolution
3480 x 2160
Hard Drives
512 GB M.2 SSD
Well done m8
Operating System
Windows 11 Workstation
Manufacturer/Model
doofenshmirtz evil incorporated
CPU
Ryzen 9 5950X
Motherboard
Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Formula
Memory
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO Black 64GB (4x16GB) 3600MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4
Graphics card(s)
ASUS AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 16GB ROG Strix LC OC
Sound Card
Creative
Monitor(s) Displays
3 x27" Dell U2724D & 1 x 34" Dell U3415W
Hard Drives
Samsung 980 Pro 1TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 NVMe Solid State
Drive
PSU
1500W ThermalTake Toughpower
Case
ThermalTake Level 10 GT
Cooling
Enermax Liqtech 240
Mouse
Logitech Performance MX
Keyboard
Surface Ergonomic.
Internet Speed
350 Mb/s
Other Info
WinTV NovaTD
HP CP1515n Color Laser
Sony BD-5300S-0B Blu-ray Writer
Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
APC 750i Smart UPS
Operating System
windows 10
Manufacturer/Model
Surface Pro 3
CPU
1.9GHz Intel Core i5-4300U (dual-core, 3MB cache, up to 2.9GHz with Turbo Boost)
Memory
4GB
Monitor(s) Displays
12" Multi Touch
Screen Resolution
2160 x 144
Hard Drives
128GB
Mouse
Logitech
Keyboard
yes
Internet Speed
350 Mb/s
Congrats Dwarf
Manufacturer/Model
HP Compaq Presario/SR5113WM
CPU
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ 1.9Ghz
Motherboard
Asus M2N68-LA
Memory
PNY Optima Memory DDR2 2GB 2x1 kit
Graphics card(s)
PNY Nvidia 8400 GS 256MB
Sound Card
On board RealTek
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer X163W LCD
Screen Resolution
1366x768
Hard Drives
Western Digital 160 GB SATA 3G (3.0Gb/sec)
7200 rpm
Western Digital 160 GB IDE
PSU
Dynex 400w
Case
Nothin Special
Cooling
Stock
Mouse
Wireless Logitech LX7
Keyboard
Standard 102 key with volume and sleep buttons
Internet Speed
Comcrap 10mb cable
Other Info
Insignia 2.1 speakers, wireless Xbox 360 controller w/plug n play charger, Belkin wireless G + mimo usb network adapter.
Congratulations Dwarf
May you have many more
Pooch
Manufacturer/Model
Self build
CPU
Phenom II x4 Black Edition 940-Arctic-Cooling Freezer Xtreme
Motherboard
Asus M3A32-MVP Deluxe
Memory
8 gig Samsung PC800 RAM
Graphics card(s)
NVidia 9600gt
Sound Card
AD1988b
Monitor(s) Displays
22" TFT-MONITOR WIDESCREEN mit VGA/DVI 17" Video7 TFT
Screen Resolution
1680 : 1050 1280 : 1024
Hard Drives
Drive #1 - SAMSUNG HD252HJ (250 GB)
Drive #2 - Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 (1000 GB)
Drive #3 - SAMSUNG HD250HJ (250 GB)
Drive #4 - SAMSUNG HD103UJ (1000 GB) External eSATA
PSU
Thermaltake Toughpower Cable Management 750W
Case
Enermax Chakra
Cooling
2x 120mm Front and Back 1x 250mm Side
Mouse
Easy Line Laser Mouse
Keyboard
Standard
Internet Speed
16000
Other Info
I have also used Fedora, Suse, Ubuntu Linux
And all other Windows from 95 to date except ME
Good work, Dwarf. Congratulations.
Gary
Manufacturer/Model
Dell XPS420
CPU
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600
Memory
Crucial Ballistix 4x2GB PC2 6400
Graphics card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS 256 MB
Sound Card
Creative SB X-Fi
Monitor(s) Displays
HP w2207 + HPvs15
Screen Resolution
1680x1050 + 1024x768
Hard Drives
2-WD5000AAKS-500 GB
WD 5000AAV-500 GB external
Mouse
MX Revolution
Keyboard
Microsoft Comfort Curve
Other Info
Wacom Intuos 2 Graphics Tablet
Experience Index=5.5
What bad, bad,habit?
Vista Guru
Congratulations Dwarf on your 10³ Posts, 25% of which must have been in helping me.
Best Regards .:D
Manufacturer/Model
Acer Aspire Notebook 5633WLMi.[5630 Series]
CPU
Intel Centrino Duo Processor - Intel Core 2 CPU.
Memory
4GB DDR2 [3.07GB maximum real available]
Graphics card(s)
nVidia GeForce Go 7300, 128MB
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio, Ver. 6.0.1.5717, 2.08MB
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer Aspire Notebook - 15.4"; Acer LCD Monitor X223Wsd - 22".
Screen Resolution
1280x800x60Hertz [max.]
Hard Drives
Notebook - Samsung HM320JI 320GB HD installed 07 August 2009.
External HDs [4];Maxtor One Touch4 - 500GB External HD [Drive M:\].Western Digital WDXMS1200TA - 120GB External HD [Drive G:\ - Windows Defender Backup Files only]. Two x LaCie 320GB Mobi
Mouse
Logitech Wireless V320 for Notebooks - Model M/N: M-RCD125
Internet Speed
Down 20000kb/sec / Up 1000kb/sec [Bigpond-Aus]
Other Info
Brother MFC-465CN; PC to Fax/Scan/Copy/Photo MFC. Epson Perfection V300 Photo Scanner. Siemens Speedstream 6520 Router. Wacom 'Bamboo Fun' CTE-650 PC Tablet, Stylus and Mouse. UAC - On;Activated. Browsers; [1] FireFox v3.6[2] IE8. Honorary R.S.M. to the 4th [Assault Pioneer] Troop Pune Sepoys , and 3rd Troop Jodhpur Bengali Lancers.
Congrats Dwarf, give yourself a bat on the back and thanks for all the good stuff!
Manufacturer/Model
Acer Aspire 5920gmi notebook
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 2.00GHz
Memory
4GB
Graphics card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
Sound Card
Realtek
Screen Resolution
1280 x 800 x 4294967296 colors
Internet Speed
crawl
Cross Stitch Queen
Vista Guru
Congratulations Dwarf, well done.
Operating System
Windows 10 Home
Manufacturer/Model
HP Envy x360 Convertible 15-bq0xx
CPU
AMD A9 Stoney Ridge Technology
Motherboard
HP 8312 (Socket FP4)
Memory
8.00GB Dual-Channel Unknown (?-0-0-0)
Graphics card(s)
Generic PnP Monitor (1920x1080@60Hz) 512MB ATI AMD Radeon R5
Sound Card
AMD High Definition Audio Device Realtek High Definition Aud
Monitor(s) Displays
Generic PnP Monitor on AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
119GB SanDisk SD8SN8U-128G-1006 (SSD)
931GB Hitachi HGST HTS721010A9E630 (SATA
Mouse
Microsoft Optical Wheel Mouse
Keyboard
Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Internet Speed
62.86Mbps down 18.19Mbps up
Other Info
EPSON78D0CF (XP-332 335 Series) (Default Printer)
Well done that man!!
Jekyll and Hyde
Manufacturer/Model
Intel Pentium
CPU
Core 2 Duo @ 2.40 GHz
Motherboard
Abit AW9D
Memory
4 Gig DDR 2
Graphics card(s)
GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB
Sound Card
Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
19" Belinea
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024
Hard Drives
500 Gig Barracuda
PSU
No idea
Case
Cooler Master
Cooling
a few fans and a Zalman something or other.......
Mouse
Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
Keyboard
Logitech G15
Internet Speed
Broadband at around 750kb's
Hello Dwarf!
Congratulations on the first 1,000. Merry Christmas and Happy Year.
Later
Ted
Manufacturer/Model
* BFK Customs *
CPU
Intel C2Q 9550 Yorkfield
Motherboard
ASUS P5Q Pro
Memory
8GB Dominator 8500C5D
Graphics card(s)
XFX ATI 1GB 4870 XXX
Sound Card
Realtek HD 7-1
Monitor(s) Displays
1x 47" LCD HDMI & 2x 26" LCD HDMI
Screen Resolution
1920x1080P & 1920x1200
Hard Drives
2x 500GB 7200RPM 32MB Cache WD Caviar Black
PSU
Corsair 620HX
Case
CM Cosmos RC-1000
Cooling
Tuniq Tower 120, 2x 140mm and 3x 120mm case fans
Mouse
Razer Diamondback 3G
Keyboard
HP Enhansed Multimedia
Internet Speed
18.6Mb/s
Other Info
My First Build ;)
Gratz Dwarf
Thank you for contributing to the forums!
CPU
Intel Q6600 Quad Core 2.4 Ghz
Motherboard
Dell 0TP406
Memory
4 X 1 GB DDR2 Kingston 800 Mhz
Graphics card(s)
Nvidia 8800 GT 512 MB
Monitor(s) Displays
Dual Dell 22" Widescreen
Screen Resolution
3360x1050
Hard Drives
320 GB Internal Main
500 GB USB External
160 GB USB External
2TB USB External
Internet Speed
DSL 3MB
Way to bang um out Dwarf!
Cheers
Manufacturer/Model
Airbot 2.0
CPU
Core i7 920 (D0) @ 4Ghz, 26c idle- 65c full load on air
Motherboard
Asus P6X58D Premium -Sata 6Gb/s - USB 3.0
Memory
12GB Corsair Dominator -CMD12GX3M6A1600C8
Graphics card(s)
EVGA Nvidia GTX 480 -Fermi
Sound Card
ASUS Xonar D2X
Monitor(s) Displays
LG 24" Flatron W2453V-PF Full HD 1080p 2ms response time
Screen Resolution
1920x1080@60hz
Hard Drives
1 OCZ Vertex2 180GB SSD
1 TB Samsung Spinpoint F1 7200RPM 32MB cache
2 500GB WD Caviar Blacks 7200RPM 32MB cache (WD5001AALS)
Pioneer DVD Burner DVR-S18M
PSU
Corsair HX1000W
Case
Cooler Master HAF 932
Cooling
Case Fans -3 230mm, 1 140mm/CPU - Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme
Mouse
Logitech Wireless MK700
Keyboard
Logitech Wireless MK700
Internet Speed
100 MBPS DL 30.17Mbps UL 0.98Mbps
Other Info
Windows 7
Processor-7.7 RAM- 7.9 Graphics-7.9 Gaming Graphics- 7.9 HDD- 7.8
W.E.I final score= 7.7
Windows Vista=5.9
Congratulations Dwarf. May you make a few thousand more!
Manufacturer/Model
Scratch Built
CPU
Intel Quad Core 6600
Motherboard
Asus P5B
Memory
4096 MB Xtreme-Dark 800mhz
Graphics card(s)
Zotac Amp Edition 8800GT - 512MB DDR3, O/C 700mhz
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung 206BW
Screen Resolution
1680 X 1024
Hard Drives
4 X Samsung 500GB 7200rpm Serial ATA-II HDD w. 16MB Cache .
PSU
550 w
Case
Thermaltake
Cooling
3 x octua NF-S12-1200 - 120mm 1200RPM Sound Optimised Fans
Mouse
Targus
Keyboard
Microsoft
Internet Speed
1500kbs
Other Info
Self built.
To xor or not to xor
Vista Guru
Grats
Manufacturer/Model
Custom Built
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
Motherboard
XFX MB-750I-72P9 NF750i
Memory
4096MB Corsair XMS2 PC-5400
Graphics card(s)
ASUS Nvidia Geforce GTX470
Sound Card
ASUS Xonar DX
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell 24" S2409W & Dell 20" E207WFP
Screen Resolution
1920x1080 & 1680x1050
Hard Drives
750GB Western Digital Caviar Black & 500GB Samsung
PSU
750 watt Thermaltake Toughpower
Case
Coolermaster Dominator 690 Nvidia Edition
Cooling
Zalman CNPS9700-NT Cooler, 6x 120mm Chassis Fans
Mouse
Logitech G5 Laser Mouse (2007 edition)
Keyboard
Logitech G11 Keyboard
Internet Speed
100Mbps
Other Info
abit airpace 54mbps wireless PCI-E x1 card