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View Poll Results: Rough idea of your hardware | |||
RAM: 1 GB or less | 68 | 45.33% | |
RAM: more than 1 GB | 83 | 55.33% | |
CPU: Dual Core or better | 79 | 52.67% | |
CPU: Pentium 4 / Athlon 64 or equivalent | 62 | 41.33% | |
CPU: Pentium 3 / Sempron / Celeron or equivalent | 16 | 10.67% | |
OS: Vista | 30 | 20.00% | |
OS: XP | 108 | 72.00% | |
OS: Mac OS X or Linux/BSD | 26 | 17.33% | |
Videocard: DirectX v10 compatible | 44 | 29.33% | |
Videocard: DirectX v9 compatible | 94 | 62.67% | |
Videocard: Older | 11 | 7.33% | |
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2007-10-26, 08:10 | Link #62 | |
You could say.....
Join Date: Apr 2007
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We've got a decent sample so far of PC's and it seems that the "average" PC specs is CPU is a high end P4 (3.0ghz up) or a low end dual core processor. 1 gig ram seems to be fairly standard and XP is o/s of choice. Put's my rigs right about on average at stock. What does surprise me is the people posting their PC specs have some very very nice high end gear, and what seems to be a very very high proportion of laptops 1280x720 doesn't look to be a major issue but 1920x1080 really limits people viewing to about 40%-50% of the pc's.
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2007-10-30, 14:28 | Link #65 |
Beck Mongolian Chop Squad
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Ran a free 3D Mark thing.
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 2.0 GHZ - thought I had it overclocked to 2.4. Must've set it back at some point. 2 EVGA GeForce 7950GT SLI overclocked to 600MHZ Core. Creative Labs Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS. I only use headphones though. 2 GB OCZ DDR 2 667 Ram. ASUS P5N SLI WDC WD1600JB WDC WD2500JB - I thought I had two of these. HANNS-G 19" Widescreen @ 1440/900 Coolmax CXI 500W Cooler Master Cavalier Black Oh and XP and 2K3 server dualboot. |
2007-11-07, 11:22 | Link #66 |
STARVING ARTIST
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: 永遠の冬の国
Age: 33
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Time of this report: 11/7/2007, 17:14:42
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 Language: English (Regional Setting: Lithuanian) System Manufacturer: INTEL System Model: P4I45E BIOS: Default System BIOS Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz Memory: 256MB RAM (<-- ;_; ) Page File: 318MB used, 309MB available Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) DX Setup Parameters: Not found DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode Card name: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Manufacturer: NVIDIA Display Memory: 128.0 MB Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (75Hz)
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2007-11-09, 05:36 | Link #67 |
OK.
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: The Fields of High Attus
Age: 34
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I can't do jack about this computer's specs until basket comes back (..someday) because I'm hopeless at meddling with the innards of the CPU... or rather, I'm dead scared to because I have nobody to guide me and don't dare to damage a single thing because I won't have the money to get more new parts
This was a preassembled computer actually (blame my stupid dad for insisting we had to get one because the previous one, which basket assembled, died but of natural causes, not because he assembled it!) - had a much better fan than the other one but came with only 256MB of RAM which was hopeless if I wanted to work on large pieces in Photoshop... or watch even 1280x720 videos at all. Programs were running very slowly and even my mum was fed up with it, so basket finally decided to hell with the warranty and threw in 1 extra GB of RAM He also installed the HD from the old computer (120GB compared to the 70GB this came with, so now a total of 190GB, which still isn't that much) And now stuff is a lot better. 1280x720 vids are still kinda jerky but 1024x576 is completely smooth. However, perhaps due to overuse or lack of cleaning or insufficient ventilation, it overheats quite fast nowadays, I've had it crash on me while encoding stuff and recording drawing processes in Photoshop using CamStudio have to be done carefully I don't know if having a Pentium 4 has anything to do with it though. But that's not worth answering here so I'll just stop rambling and vainly wish I had more RAM anyway (and an A5 tablet, instead of A6...)
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2007-11-10, 00:06 | Link #68 |
Back From The Dead?
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Canada
Age: 34
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Intel Macbook / OS X 10.5
2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 1GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM Intel GMA 950 64MB Shared I can play 1080p video perfectly fine, without a second of lag in Quicktime, there is a slight pause when it first loads up when playing with VLC or Mplayer, but after that it works perfectly fine also. |
2007-11-10, 02:39 | Link #69 |
I has a Civic
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Tennessee
Age: 36
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Main rig:
Aspire (now called Apevia) X-Plorer case Forton Source (FSP) Saga 450W PSU EVGA NF47 nForce4 SLix16 Mobo AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 1GB Dual Channel PC3200 Corsair XMS TwinX RAM 2x EVGA e-GeForce 7600GT CO in SLi Creative SoundBlaster Audigy2 ZS 250GB WD Caviar SE16 SATA300 HDD 80GB Samsung ATA133 HDD Lite-On 16x DVD-ROM Lite-On 16x DVD-/+RW Acer AL1917 19" LCD Dell M991 19" CRT ViewSonic OptiQuest Q95 19" CRT (Triple Monitor Setup) Laptop: Compaq Presario C551NR Intel Celeron 440 (1.86GHz) Intel 945G Chipset/Integrated Video 1.5GB DDR2 667 RAM 80GB Toshiba HDD Conexant Audio TV Rig (Soon to be retired): Generic Case MGE 400W PSU Albatron KX400 Mobo (oddly enough it has the VIA KT333 chipset) AMD Athlon XP 2000+ 768MB PC2100 RAM EVGA e-GeForce 6600GT 40GB WD Caviar ATA100 HDD 500GB LaCie External USB2.0 HDD (take a wild guess at this drive contains) Radius PrecisionView17 17" CRT Sanyo 27" Flatscreen CRT TV I watch my anime on the TV rig but it can't handle HD .mkv's so I download both them and either a lower res .mkv or a high res .avi. It can still handle 1280x720 .avi's just fine. I plan to replace either the TV or main rig soon. If I replace the main rig then the current one will lose a few parts to the new (like video cards until I can afford to go 8-series) but for the most part will remain intact and will become the TV rig. Otherwise I'll use my old laptop's processor (Sempron 2800+) and order a socket 754 barebone and build a new TV rig. Before that laptop fried, it handled HD .mkv's perfectly so I know the Sempron has enough power to handle HD fine. Planned Main Rig replacement: Apevia X-Jupiter Jr. G-Type Case Probably stick with the 450W Forton PSU at first then maybe upgrade to a 600W or better later ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe nForce 590 SLi mobo AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ Windsor 2GB DDR2800 PC6400 Corsair XMS RAM Stick with the 7600's for now then upgrade to an 8600-8800 later Stick with the Audigy2 ZS for now then upgrade to an X-Fi later probably another 250GB HDD or larger swap the Samsung in since it's My Documents. same monitors |
2007-11-16, 18:59 | Link #70 |
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Vista user here
DELL D820, 720p displays nicely It's a company laptop b/c my TNT2 displays HD but audio gets out of sync no games though ------------------ System Information ------------------ Time of this report: 11/16/2007, 15:20:50 Operating System: Windows Vista™ Business (6.0, Build 6000) (6000.vista_gdr.070828-1515) Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: Dell Inc. System Model: Latitude D820 BIOS: Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 A06 Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T5500 @ 1.66GHz (2 CPUs), ~1.7GHz Memory: 2046MB RAM Page File: 1039MB used, 3270MB available Windows Dir: C:\Windows DirectX Version: DirectX 10 --------------- Display Devices --------------- Card name: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 110M Manufacturer: NVIDIA Chip type: Quadro NVS 110M Display Memory: 889 MB Dedicated Memory: 121 MB Shared Memory: 767 MB Current Mode: 1680 x 1050 (32 bit) (60Hz) |
2007-11-21, 00:20 | Link #71 |
Resident devil
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Philippines
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Found this thread through the sig linked from the crackdown thread.
Home computer: Dell Dimension 8100 P4 1.3Ghz 256MB RAM 32MB Geforce2 Win XP Professional Work computer: anonymously built P2 333Mhz 128MB RAM S3 Trident 4MB Win 2000 My colleagues get Core Duos, but that's because they're artists. I only use email, Firefox, excel and Word. I don't watch HD, since watching MS Igloo I realized I'm reaching my limit. I used to be on the cutting edge though when watching Kodocha VHS rips on Real media. |
2007-11-21, 22:17 | Link #73 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Florida, USA
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Yet another way to brag abo-, ehem; I mean, display my hardware.
Gaming/1080p PC Antec Performance One P182 Functional 550W PSU whose name is forgotten Abit AB9 Pro Core 2 Duo E6600 2GB Dual-Channel pqi PC2-4300 (big mistake, I know) 250GB SATA-II Western Digital Caviar XFX 7600GS 256MB Passive Cooling PCIe x16 (OC'd 535/460) Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Ubuntu 7.10 x64 En Route BFG 8800GT OC 512MB PCIe 2.0 I just found out today that I had a 50GB ext3 partition just sitting there with Ubuntu on it, but I forgot that I re-installed Vista's bootloader long ago because of GRUB's ineptness of booting Vista. I lol'd hard. Also, this is the only computer in the house that can play 1080p h264/multichannel AAC. Network Storage/720p HDTV PC Emachines T3065 (YEAR 2000 BABY. WOO!) AMD Athlon XP +3200 1GB Stock RAM 160GB ATA Hard Drive GeForce 4 MX Integrated (unused, VGA) Radeon x700 Pro 265MB AGP (primary, DVI) Windows XP I tried doing Ubuntu on this machine, but an HDTV as the primary monitor just won't cut it. Parental "Bills and Internet" PC AMD Athlon 64 +3800 (?) MSI Something. 2GB Kingston Value PC-3200 Radeon 9250 128MB AGP Windows Vista Ultimate x64 Should switch the last two computers, eh? Well, my parents want pretty Vista. So that's out of the question. |
2007-11-21, 22:39 | Link #74 |
Thread Killer
Join Date: Feb 2006
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Primary Machine:
P3 - 1Ghz 512 MB RAM Geforce 2 MX 400 Asus Cusl-2 SB 128 bit 40 GB and 250 GB HDs Running Win2K Media/Goof Around Machine: Identical specs as above except, 256 MB RAM SB Live 5.1 40 GB and 6.4 GB HDs Dual booting Win2k and Ubuntu Planning on buying new machine next month.
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2007-11-21, 22:45 | Link #75 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Neo-Venezia...I wish!
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My laptop and main souce of my fun in life!
Pemtium M 740, 1.73ghz 512 DDR2 RAM. 80gb HDD ATI Mobility X300 64mb VRAM Windows XP Home I managed to watch Code Geass in h264 640x480 with the CPU underclocked at 610mhz, using CCCP + MPC. |
2007-11-22, 14:59 | Link #76 |
Founder, Sprocket Hole
Fansubber
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Fresno or Sacramento, CA
Age: 55
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Since I have entirely too many computers (consequently, PG&E (or if I'm in Sacramento, SMUD) just lurrrrrvs me), I'll just list the assets I have which I actively use to play anime (including storage machines). Hang on, this will be a bumpy ride!
Set-side entertainment machine (also used at the local anime con for primary anime viewing room): Generic whitebox (though that's something of a misnomer since it's all black!)
Another set-side entertainment machine (also used at the local anime con for secondary anime viewing room, though is mainly a live-action room): [Gateway 2000 desktop machine (ordinary tower machine; I don't have the model number handy)
Desktop machine: Generic whitebox
Laptop machine: Dell Inspiron 9100
Older anime viewing machine when Xvid was still the most prevalent format: Compaq DeskPro EN SFF machine
Encoder machine (I tend to make and distribute fansubs with it, rather than watch them on it, but I figured it was worth describing anyway): Desktop machine, encoder machine (Dell Dimension 3100)
Fileserver (which doesn't PLAY anime, but it does bear mentioning since I generally don't store anything I watch on my systems): Generic whitebox (also something of a misnomer since it's silver and grey)
And another fileserver machine which only sees action during the con here IBM PC325 (fileserver for anime con):
When I'm at home, my most recently-torrented anime is stored on my main fileserver, the Duron described above. Apart from storage duties, that machine also performs the grunt work of torrenting itself, running a VNC server X session running Azureus. I also run IceWM for a low-memory-footprint X window manager. Both desktop machines described along with two other desktop machines are all plugged into a Yamaha 10-channel, 2-bus mixer so all of them can output sound and share a common pair of speakers. I have Lite-On drives in all machines except the Dimension 3100 (which uses a different brand; I just haven't replaced the drive) and the fileservers (one of which has a CD-ROM drive I used for loading the OS, the other doesn't have an optical drive at all, just a floppy). I standardized on Lite-On because these drives are insanely hackable! I realize I need to upgrade some of my gear if I ever hope to seriously play hi-def content, especially anything bigger than 720p. Anyway, that's my gear for playing/producing/obtaining/storing fansubbage. I have many other machines, but none of them contribute significantly to my anime viewing or fansubbing experience other than MAYBE one of them being a DNS/DHCP server, another hosting my group's site and being entry point for mail, which is stored on yet another server on private IP space, which also doubles as my voice mail box/PBX for my phone line and was my first dedicated anime screening box. --Ian. Last edited by IRJustman; 2007-11-24 at 06:03. Reason: Slight spelling corrections and some other minor tweaks |
2007-11-30, 10:53 | Link #77 |
Member
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Time of this report: 11/30/2007, 15:52:26
Machine name: DAN-PC Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6000) (6000.vista_gdr.070828-1515) Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: NVIDIA System Model: NFORCE 680i SLI BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Extreme CPU Q6850 @ 3.00GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.0GHz Memory: 4094MB RAM Page File: 1135MB used, 7219MB available Windows Dir: C:\Windows DirectX Version: DirectX 10 DX Setup Parameters: Not found DxDiag Version: 6.00.6000.16386 64bit Unicode |
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