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Weekend Open Forum: How many computers do you own?

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  1. 1 main 2600K @4.5 + 16gb + Radeon 7970 + 120 vertex 2 max iops
    1 laptop (wife) msi gx740
    1 laptop old dell core 2 1.8ghz (mine) <- almost never use
    1 media center core 2 e8400 (also my nas)
  2. hitech0101 TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 355   +11

    Just the one.
  3. cliffordcooley TechSpot Paladin Posts: 2,306   +291

    Two computers in my possession, I've built (and given away) a few others for relatives.

    Main Rig: i7-2600K, 8GB, GTS450 (waiting for GTX 660)
    Second Rig: Q9400, 4GB, 7600GT

    I only need one so I'm contemplating finding a new home for the second rig.
  4. St1ckM4n TechSpot Maniac Posts: 1,515   +198

    1x desktop - main use.
    1x laptop - not really used much after finishing university. Sometimes use for android hacking, sometimes with HDMI to TV.
    1x semi-disassembled server - old dell P4 3.0GHz. Used at one stage as a file server at uni.
  5. Adhmuz TechSpot Paladin Posts: 677   +27

    Currently three computers and one laptop.

    Sniper: i7-960, 12GB ram, 5870 xfire, Raid SSD
    Server: i7-920, 6GB ram, 8800GT, 9TB HDD Space
    SG05: E8400, 4GB, 6850, SSD + 750GB

    Laptop is nothing special, old AMD Turion...

    All used almost daily.
  6. I have:
    - 1 x AMD K6-2 desktop
    - 1 x AMD Athlon64 3000+ desktop
    - 1 x AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-56 laptop
    - 1 x Intel Core 2 Duo P7550 laptop
    - 1 x Intel Core i7-2720 laptop
     
  7. Tgard Newcomer, in training Posts: 26

    2 desktops - 1 purely for a media center and 2 laptops all in use and we still have to take turns sometimes. (4 games systems including old and new Xbox's in use too.)

    I have a Core 2 Quad Q9450 I am debating on rebuilding. 2 months ago, my nice modular Antec 850 PS just blew out and took my motherboard ports and 3 hard drives and a DVD writer with it. Mysteriously my 8GB ddr2, CPU, Video card and SB Audigy card all survived. Can't seem to find a decent motherboard replacement for it with 4 ram slots. Don't know how much to invest in these older parts. Decisions, decisions.

    Tgard
  8. dividebyzero trainee n00b Posts: 4,088   +194

    Three, with one of those due for diassembly
    Main: i7 950...Gigabyte X58-UD4P...3 x 2 Crucial RAM...2 x GTX 580...Corsair 800D...~1TB worth of HDD's...Swiftech Apogee GTZ/TFC X-Changer/D5/Bitspower water...Corsair 1kw

    Secondary (to be parted out): Q9400...Gigabyte P45-UD4P...4GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2...2 x HD 5850(going to X58 rig)...Tt Armor+....Sunbeamtech CCF...Corsair 750.

    Building now (mainly because the parts were sitting around): 2600K...P8Z68-V Pro/G3...16GB Corsair DDR3...2 x GTX 580...XSPC RayStorm/D5T/Phobya G-Changer/Bitspower water. TBD: Chassis ( BitFenix Shinobi XL or NZXT Switch 810 likely), PSU (Antec HCP-1200 likely).

    Also got a used and abused (but still kicking) Intel 865PE (with the mighty WinXP) as well- but that tends to be used for AGP graphics card problem troubleshooting.
  9. Wendig0 TechSpot Paladin Posts: 998   +47

    I have 1 laptop, and 5 desktops altogether(1 gaming, 1 office, 1 graphics workstation, 2 HTPCs). I also have 1 old media file server that I store all my movies and music on.
  10. Archean TechSpot Paladin Posts: 5,735   +27

    One desktop (Q8400 based with 4GB RAM HD 5770, 500 WD/200GB Barracuda, DVDRW) + one notebook (DV6 6011 TX with 8GB of RAM, 6770M 1GB, SB QM2630 + 640GB + DVDRW).

    I haven't updated my desktop in a while, because I am using notebook most of the time, so in the last couple of cycles I simply got myself a new notebook :)
  11. acerace TechSpot Member

    I have 2 working desktops.

    1st PC: Gaming and everyday use.
    Intel Pentium E5700, 4GB DDR2 RAM, Radeon HD 4670 etc.
    2nd PC: Everyday use only.
    Intel Pentium E2180, 2GB DDR3 RAM, Intel G41 chipset graphic.
  12. I own two computers: a desktop that I use for pretty much everything, and a laptop (ASUS Eee) that I use for university works and to carry around when needed (pretty much every day hehe).

    However, at home I also have one desktop for my father and my brother's laptop (however, I don't own these two).
  13. fida1989 Newcomer, in training Posts: 20

    1: P4 Custom Desktop
    2: C2D Dell Laptop
  14. Twixtea Newcomer, in training Posts: 71

    2 laptops :p
  15. I have 5 computers, 1 laptop and 1 x-box.
    3 of them are used as Windows Mediacenter
    laptop and the other 2 as normal desktop
  16. 3 desktops, 2 laptops, newwest desktop for gaming.
  17. avoidz TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 311   +30

    An excuse for ****-swinging... I have 10 powerful desktop computers, a raft of laptops, and a handful of smart phones and tablets.
  18. i have 2 asus laptop, 3 dell d620, 1 dell inspiron 4100, and one old dell d510 i believe. plus a few server and xp VMs :)
  19. Good Questoin:

    i7-2600 12 GB - Main Computer
    Q6600 4 GB - Hackintosh for those Mac Apps
    i3-530 4 GB - Partners Main Computer
    E2200 4 GB XP based Photoshop Dedicated machine for work
    Old Toshiba Laptop
    Netbook with SSD
    E5700 2 GB - Main Media Center - Family Room
    Atom 330 based Media Center/Hackintosh - Living Room
    P4 Base Media Center Bedroom
    Celeron P4 Computer in the Woodworking Shop
    Atom 330 Based Home Server to back up the above mess
    P4-530J Linux Kubuntu PC for those linux needs

    Ipod Touch for bathroom surfing
    Iphone 4

    P4-530 Dell - Run Great but no current use
    P4-Celeron - Runs Great but no current use
    HP-P3 - Windows 98 - Have given away twice

    I think that is all the technology but I may have forgotten some....
  20. PC nerd TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 247   +21

    Main computer:

    Phenom 955 @3.8GHz + Noctua NH-D14
    Radeon Sapphire 6850 @ 850MHz Core / 4600MHz memory
    8GB 1600MHz CL9 Corsair XMS3 RAM
    Samsung F3HD103SJ 1TB Hard Drive
    NZXT Hades
    M4A88TD-V EVO USB3.0 motherboard
    Windows 7

    My old gaming computer:
    Athlon 4400+ Dual Core 2.3GHz
    2GB DDR2 800MHz RAM
    GeForce 8500GT 512MB
    450W PSU
    Crap case + crappy MOBO
    Windows XP

    REEAALLY old computer I found:
    Intel Pentium 2 250nm 333MHz
    128MB DDR RAM 99MHz CL2
    SE440BX J4J1 motherboard
    PATA Hard drives totalling 56GB
    8GM ATi 3D RAGE PRO AGP 2X
    Windows XP

    ^Utter beast man!