Show us your rig

[.Joe]

You know that I feel for ya. Pricing UPS's and extra USB drives just in case.

 

[Dzomlija]

Hey dzomlija

Sorry to hear about your "old" rig
Glad you get to start your "new" one.

One question: Are you going to run RAID0 again ???

Later Ted

Hell no. Even if I could, I wouldn't.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Hey dzomlija



GOOD ANSWER !!!

 

[roy69]

At least you get a good excuse to build a new rig how you want it, with no aggro from your misses.

 

[Dzomlija]

I'll post back within the next couple hours - I'm currently building my new rig ("Prometheus") around an AMD Phenom 9600 Quad

 

[dustinfrank]

Prometheus, huh? Interesting choice:

"Prometheus was the son of Iapetus who was one of the Titans. He tricked the gods into eating bare bones instead of good meat. He stole the sacred fire from Zeus and the gods. Prometheus did not tell Zeus the prophecy that one of Zeus's sons will overthrow him. In punishment, Zeus commanded that Prometheus be chained for eternity in the Caucasus. There, an eagle (or, according to other sources, a vulture) would eat his liver, and each day the liver would be renewed. So the punishment was endless, until Heracles finally killed the bird. Prometheus is known to be one of the most interesting characters in Greek Mythology."

 

[Dzomlija]

Prometheus, huh? Interesting choice:

"Prometheus was the son of Iapetus who was one of the Titans. He tricked the gods into eating bare bones instead of good meat. He stole the sacred fire from Zeus and the gods. Prometheus did not tell Zeus the prophecy that one of Zeus's sons will overthrow him. In punishment, Zeus commanded that Prometheus be chained for eternity in the Caucasus. There, an eagle (or, according to other sources, a vulture) would eat his liver, and each day the liver would be renewed. So the punishment was endless, until Heracles finally killed the bird. Prometheus is known to be one of the most interesting characters in Greek Mythology."

Yeah, well, considering that I'm using the Phenom processor, I considered calling her "Undertaker", but that name is already in use, so I stuck with my original choice, Prometheus.

 

[dustinfrank]

Good choice for a gamer...Prometheus is considered responsible for bringing fire to humans, in Greek mythology of course...

 

[grimreaper]

Here's a more recent pic I took...but i've upgraded the video card again so I will post another pic later on when I receive it next week.
Current video card: EVGA e-GeForce 8800 GTS SSC 640MB
Future video card: BFG GeForce 8800 GTX OCII 768MB, and I am looking for another one 4 SLi setup.

 

[sli-nahrah]

Specs:
Asus P5n32 SLI Mobo
Intel Core 2 duo E6600 2.4ghz
4gb Corsair DDR2 PC6400 800mhz
2 Xfx 8600GT XXX Edition 256mb each
WD 200gb Hdd + 500gb on its way
CoolerMaster 750watt PSU
Asus V60 Cpu Cooler
Viewsonic N2750w 27in widescreen (26in viewable)

 

[Dzomlija]

Specs:
Asus P5n32 SLI Mobo
Intel Core 2 duo E6600 2.4ghz
4gb Corsair DDR2 PC6400 800mhz
2 Xfx 8600GT XXX Edition 256mb each
WD 200gb Hdd + 500gb on its way
CoolerMaster 750watt PSU
Asus V60 Cpu Cooler
Viewsonic N2750w 27in widescreen (26in viewable)

Are you sure it's wise keeping you rig on the floor like that? Besides the obvious possibility of static discharges off of the carpet, aren't you worried that someone will accidentally kick it or something?

 

[grimreaper]

I can see the headlines already .... "death by carpet"
Dude?? Your computer is on a carpet??
That would be a shame to see your components fry like that.
It happened to a friend of mine...he just heard a big spark, and it was game over.

 

[roy69]

The dust levels would also be high. Put a shelf on the wall and use that.

 

[sli-nahrah]

Oh no the only reason its on the carpet right now is I just moved in and I trashed the old desk and should be picking up a new one this weekend so no worrys there haha.

Edit: As you can see in the picture its just sitting there next to a tv stand.

 

[Dzomlija]

Oh no the only reason its on the carpet right now is I just moved in and I trashed the old desk and should be picking up a new one this weekend so no worrys there haha.

While not exactly the same situation, the end results are the same - I lost my AMD Athlon 4800+ Dual rig to lighting, and it took two weeks to have the insurance sort it out.

The last thing you want is your rig blown up by a stray static discharge, or someones foot, or a cat that hasn't found the new location of his litter box yet.

Get that baby onto a desk, pronto. You don't want to have to go through what I have...

 

[FPSguy]

ASUS MAXIMUS FORMULA LGA 775 Intel X38 Mainboard
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz
ZALMAN CNPS 9700 NT 110mm 2 Ball Ultra Quiet CPU Cooler
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 C4- 2 sets for 4
gig,
BFG Tech BFGE88512GTSE GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB OC
Western Digital Raptor WD740ADFDRTL 74GB 10k
Western Digital Caviar RE2 WD5000ABYS 500GB 7200
LITE-ON Black DVD Burner
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower
Antec TruePower Quattro TPQ-1000W

 

[grimreaper]

@ FPSguy: nice build bro! very popular case,and very good GPU card.
Can't get over the CPU cooler...cool

 

[Dzomlija]

Good choice for a gamer...Prometheus is considered responsible for bringing fire to humans, in Greek mythology of course...

How's this for karma - I chose the name "Prometheus" for my new computer, because I wanted her to represent power and technology, the same gifts that the Greek god Prometheus gave to mankind when he stole fire from the gods.

Now, a few days after building Prometheus, I see the pilot episode of "Knight Rider 2008", and K.I.T.T is a part of something called the Prometheus program, something that started 25 years ago with the original K.I.T.T. And I got started with computers about 25 years ago myself...

Or it's just one helluva coincidence!

 

[FPSguy]

@ FPSguy: nice build bro! very popular case,and very good GPU card.
Can't get over the CPU cooler...cool

Thanks grimreaper. Your rig looks very cool too. The CPU cooler... yeah I didn't realize how big it was until I saw it. I was a little amazed :eek:. I'm just glad it fit!!

later

 

[.Joe]

@ FPSguy: nice build bro! very popular case,and very good GPU card.
Can't get over the CPU cooler...cool

Thanks grimreaper. Your rig looks very cool too. The CPU cooler... yeah I didn't realize how big it was until I saw it. I was a little amazed :eek:. I'm just glad it fit!!

later

Killer system dood.