How many PCs do you own?
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Uncle Al
Posts: 10,158 +9,646
Oh wait, I forgot the two smart phones, programmable toaster and waffle iron I hooked onto my I-robot .... supposed to bring me breakfast in bed, but so far is just runs under the couch and sets it on fire! Of course, it does smell really good ........
I own three:
-Cooler Master HAF 932 Box (Core i7 3770)
-Cooler Master HAF XM Box (Core i7 3770)
-Asus laptop
Each PC has 32GB of RAM, 14TB of storage and a Titan X graphics card. It's overkill but with Mass Effect: Andromeda coming next year I don't want to take any chances.
-Cooler Master HAF 932 Box (Core i7 3770)
-Cooler Master HAF XM Box (Core i7 3770)
-Asus laptop
Each PC has 32GB of RAM, 14TB of storage and a Titan X graphics card. It's overkill but with Mass Effect: Andromeda coming next year I don't want to take any chances.
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Current count is 22, ranging from:
- and original IBM PC in a box in the attic (worked last time I tried it)
- 4 servers
- a Raspberry Pi in my car (my phone will only charge when connected to a computer, and the Rasberry Pi works)
- an ancient 9" Dell netbook, also in the car, for the OBD system
I need to get off my duff and find new homes for at least 4 of the computers.
- and original IBM PC in a box in the attic (worked last time I tried it)
- 4 servers
- a Raspberry Pi in my car (my phone will only charge when connected to a computer, and the Rasberry Pi works)
- an ancient 9" Dell netbook, also in the car, for the OBD system
I need to get off my duff and find new homes for at least 4 of the computers.
captaincranky
Posts: 19,682 +8,814
You do know you have to vacuum the bread crumbs out of the couch from time to time, or it wouldn't smell so good when it catches on fire? I of course, never do, but that's because I have no current or future aspirations of making a Roomba my b**ch...
If safety is becoming a concern for you, I'm sure they'll be making a Jimmy Dean Sausage and vanilla french toast scented Glade plug-in any day now.
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Yarrow
Posts: 31 +4
One desktop running a Xeon 5675 with 24 Gig of ram and a R9 295 X2 on Windows 7 for gaming and running VM's. Second desktop running an i7 950 on 2012 Server for just running VM's. An old Y560P Lenovo laptop that's really showing its age but is still more than capable of doing my office work.
3 on a regular basis, plus 2 x Raspberry Pi2
My gaming PC.
My media PC.
My laptop.
I hardly ever need to touch my server, but if we're counting PCs in the house then this makes 4.
Oh, almost forgot my pfSense router computer, similar to my server I hardly ever touch it as it sits in the corner and "just works". but once again, if we're counting PCs in the house then this makes 5.
The future addition of a FreeNAS server will reduce the number of PCs by 2
My gaming PC.
My media PC.
My laptop.
I hardly ever need to touch my server, but if we're counting PCs in the house then this makes 4.
Oh, almost forgot my pfSense router computer, similar to my server I hardly ever touch it as it sits in the corner and "just works". but once again, if we're counting PCs in the house then this makes 5.
The future addition of a FreeNAS server will reduce the number of PCs by 2
GhostRyder
Posts: 2,151 +588
4; my desktop that I have listed being 1, a gaming laptop for when I leave for awhile, my business laptop (Only for work), and then my Surface Pro which I use when I travel but just need something easy to carry and work on.
I have a problem with adding computers to my fleet - I don't seem to know when to stop acquiring them.
3 healthy new AMD based desktops
2 old Dell/HP small desktops no idea what hardware in them
1 ancient Dell laptop
1 newer Lenovo T420
All running linux Mint
1 Intel Nuc yet to be assembled - also to run Mint
And almost forgot, an ancient Win7 beast - soon to be retired.
And of course the obligatory smart phone
Hoping to add an ubuntu based phone soon.
3 healthy new AMD based desktops
2 old Dell/HP small desktops no idea what hardware in them
1 ancient Dell laptop
1 newer Lenovo T420
All running linux Mint
1 Intel Nuc yet to be assembled - also to run Mint
And almost forgot, an ancient Win7 beast - soon to be retired.
And of course the obligatory smart phone
Hoping to add an ubuntu based phone soon.
Dino Dub
Posts: 16 +0
I own one gaming pc, one family pc, Huawei G620S smartphone, SAMSUNG LED SMART FHD TV 32" F5300 (I use it for watching movies, most of the time, and sometimes play games on it, replacing my PC monitor), another SAMSUNG TV EH4001 32" (non-smart).
My main pc (gaming, photoshop, wordpress... etc.):
CPU Intel C2D e8600 @3.33GHZ /w stock intel cooler (considering upgrade to 6th gen Pentium G4400 or an i3-6100)
MOTHERBOARD GA-P35-DS3L REV 2.0 (considering upgrade to some ASUS H170 or Z170 mb)
RAM 4gb ddr2 at 800Mhz OCZ Reaper, had 2 more sticks of G.Skill 2GB Pi, but started having problems with my mobo - using it in my other pc (considering upgrade to either DDR3 or DDR4 RAM, 2x4 GB or one 8GB stick, still thinking about which one, since there isn't much difference between speeds of DDR3and 4) What upgrade would you suggest, DDR3 or DDR4 RAM?
GPU X1 Sapphire Radeon R9 280X DUALX VAPORX 3GDD5 384BIT
HDDs 1x SAMSUNG EVO 850 250GB SSD; 1x 2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 HDD; 1x 320GB Seagate Barracuda (SATAII)
CASE ThermalTake ArmorMX+
PSU ThermaTake SmartSE 630W
SOUND Logitech z5500 - 5.1 surround sound system
MONITOR SAMSUNG 22" 2232BW (1680x1050) LCD Monitor
PRINTER: AIO CANON fax, copier, scanner, printer, laser b/w
PERIPHERALS: Razer Lycosa, Razer Salmosa, SteelSeries mini mouse-pad
The family pc is as follows:
C2D E7500 at 2,93GHz, 2x 2GB G.SKILL pi DDR2 RAM, ABIT p35 MOBO, generic case GEMBRID, PSU MS Pro 550W, SAMSUNG 19" 4:3 LCD Monitor
My main pc (gaming, photoshop, wordpress... etc.):
CPU Intel C2D e8600 @3.33GHZ /w stock intel cooler (considering upgrade to 6th gen Pentium G4400 or an i3-6100)
MOTHERBOARD GA-P35-DS3L REV 2.0 (considering upgrade to some ASUS H170 or Z170 mb)
RAM 4gb ddr2 at 800Mhz OCZ Reaper, had 2 more sticks of G.Skill 2GB Pi, but started having problems with my mobo - using it in my other pc (considering upgrade to either DDR3 or DDR4 RAM, 2x4 GB or one 8GB stick, still thinking about which one, since there isn't much difference between speeds of DDR3and 4) What upgrade would you suggest, DDR3 or DDR4 RAM?
GPU X1 Sapphire Radeon R9 280X DUALX VAPORX 3GDD5 384BIT
HDDs 1x SAMSUNG EVO 850 250GB SSD; 1x 2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 HDD; 1x 320GB Seagate Barracuda (SATAII)
CASE ThermalTake ArmorMX+
PSU ThermaTake SmartSE 630W
SOUND Logitech z5500 - 5.1 surround sound system
MONITOR SAMSUNG 22" 2232BW (1680x1050) LCD Monitor
PRINTER: AIO CANON fax, copier, scanner, printer, laser b/w
PERIPHERALS: Razer Lycosa, Razer Salmosa, SteelSeries mini mouse-pad
The family pc is as follows:
C2D E7500 at 2,93GHz, 2x 2GB G.SKILL pi DDR2 RAM, ABIT p35 MOBO, generic case GEMBRID, PSU MS Pro 550W, SAMSUNG 19" 4:3 LCD Monitor
3 desktops that are fully functional (2 are obsolescent and not actually in service). All three are home built. I have only owned one store-bought desktop PC - a Northgate 286-AT clone bought in 1987, before I realized that building a PC at home from parts is actually pretty easy, and you usually end up with a more powerful machine for the same price.
Enough salvaged components in the spare parts box to build a couple more desktops, although most of my half-dozen salvaged video cards have AGP bus connectors (the very oldest one is ISA bus!), for which there are probably no more motherboards being made.
3 fully functional laptops (two 15", one 17"), plus an old Dell 520 that has a dead display screen but is still useable by connecting it to an external monitor. I could buy a replacement display screen for the Dell for about $85, but with brand new entry level laptops costing less than $300, and having 10 times the mojo of the Dell 520, it would be kind of pointless to replace the screen. If a new screen was no more than $20 including sales tax, I'd probably do it, just to have a functional backup laptop, but not for $85 plus tax.
1 Samsung 8" tablet, which I use mostly as a car navigation system and e-book reader. This tablet is going on 2 years old, and the battery's charge capacity is starting to decline, so I expect to be replacing the tablet by the end of next year. As with the laptop screen, replacing the battery in the tablet will likely be not worth the cost and effort, with new tablets being so cheap.
Enough salvaged components in the spare parts box to build a couple more desktops, although most of my half-dozen salvaged video cards have AGP bus connectors (the very oldest one is ISA bus!), for which there are probably no more motherboards being made.
3 fully functional laptops (two 15", one 17"), plus an old Dell 520 that has a dead display screen but is still useable by connecting it to an external monitor. I could buy a replacement display screen for the Dell for about $85, but with brand new entry level laptops costing less than $300, and having 10 times the mojo of the Dell 520, it would be kind of pointless to replace the screen. If a new screen was no more than $20 including sales tax, I'd probably do it, just to have a functional backup laptop, but not for $85 plus tax.
1 Samsung 8" tablet, which I use mostly as a car navigation system and e-book reader. This tablet is going on 2 years old, and the battery's charge capacity is starting to decline, so I expect to be replacing the tablet by the end of next year. As with the laptop screen, replacing the battery in the tablet will likely be not worth the cost and effort, with new tablets being so cheap.
Nitrotoxin
Posts: 152 +101
2 gaming PC's
XBOX One
two laptops
iPad 3
3 kindles
4 smart phones
XBOX One
two laptops
iPad 3
3 kindles
4 smart phones
Phr3d
Posts: 404 +87
Six desk/lappy's that appear to be fully functional
somewhere between 40 and 90 fully to not-so-much, computing devices.. I am just Too Bizzy to go and count.
One coupon for a combo Bobcat with full scoop and dump-truck rental (10 cubic yards) and six neighborhood volunteer operators as an early Christmas present from the wife.
somewhere between 40 and 90 fully to not-so-much, computing devices.. I am just Too Bizzy to go and count.
One coupon for a combo Bobcat with full scoop and dump-truck rental (10 cubic yards) and six neighborhood volunteer operators as an early Christmas present from the wife.
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