This section has some information on my computers, as well as some of the basic software I use.
Symbiont is my 2007-bought Windows Vista computer I use for work, gaming, internet access, and pretty much everything else..
| Main components | |
|---|---|
| Case | Undecided |
| PSU | Undecided |
| Mobo | Maybe ASUS nvidia nForce 500 series |
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz |
| RAM | 4 GB DDR2 |
| Media drives | |
| HDD | ? |
| DVD-RW drive | ? |
| Video | |
| Graphics Card | ASUS GeForce 8800 GTX (nvidia GPU, 768 MB RAM) |
| Monitor | Samsung SyncMaster 2232BW |
| Audio | |
| Sound card | Realtek High Definition Audio, onboard |
| Speakers | Using Synergy's for now |
| Networking | |
| ISP | Orange
ADSL Extra |
| HIDs | |
| Keyboard | Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard |
| Mouse | Logitech G5 Laser Mouse |
| Mouse pad | Steelpad 4D (290 × 267 × 2.5mm) |
| Gamepad | Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller |
Synergy is my 2002-07-04-bought Windows XP Pro computer I use for gaming.
| Main components | |
|---|---|
| Case | Chieftec Dragon Golden Silver DA-01SLD (colored DA-01WD) |
| PSU | 340 W Chieftec HPC-340-201 |
| Mobo | ASUS A7V333 |
| CPU | 1.73 GHz AMD Athlon XP 2100+ (socket 462/A) |
| RAM | 1 × 512 MB Kingston DDR SDRAM, PC2700, 333 MHz (3 × DDR DIMM sockets) |
| CPU cooler | 1350 - 2600 RPM Zalman CNPS7000B-AlCu |
| Case fans | 2 × 1000~3000 RPM Enermax UC-8FAB 8 cm |
| Accessory Board slots | 1 × AGP Pro + 5 × PCI |
| USB ports | 6 (2 × USB 1.1 + 2 × USB 2.0 + 2 × through PCI console) |
| Media drives | |
| HDD (primary) | 200 GB Maxtor 6L200PO, 8 MB, U133, 7200r |
| HDD (secondary) | 200 GB Maxtor 6Y200PO, 8 MB, U133, 7200r |
| HDD (broken) | 81.9 GB Maxtor DiamondMax 80 98196H8 |
| DVD-RW drive | Pioneer DVR-106D, DVD-RW |
| CD-ROM drive | 40× ASUS CD-S400 |
| FDD | 3.5" |
| Video | |
| Graphics Card | ASUS V8460Ultra GeForce 4 Ti 4600 Ultra Deluxe (nvidia GPU, 128 MB RAM) |
| Monitor (primary) | 21" Intergraph 21sd82 (1280 × 1024 alone) |
| Monitor (secondary) | 21" HITACHI CM2198ME-301 (2560 × 1024 combined) |
| Audio | |
| Sound card | Creative Sound Blaster Live! Value (E-MU EMU10K1 processor) |
| Speakers | 2 × 1.5W Philips A1-2 Fun Power |
| Switch | Plantronics .Audio PC Speaker Headset Switch |
| Headset | Plantronics .Audio 90 Analog Headset (40mm, 20Hz - 20kHz, 100Hz - 8kHz) |
| Headset | Logitech Internet Chat Headset (UT2004 SE) |
| Headphones | Sony MDR-V50 |
| Networking | |
| NIC | 3Com EtherLink XL 10/100 PCI (3C905C-TX) |
| HIDs | |
| Keyboard | Logitech Internet Navigator Keyboard Special Edition (Elite Keyboard in USA) (USB) |
| Mouse | Logitech MX1000 Laser Cordless Mouse (gunmetal silver, Agilent Technologies laser, USB) |
| Mouse pad | None (at the moment) |
| Gamepad | Logitech Rumblepad 2 (4 axes ∼ 2 thumbsticks, 1 D-pad, 12 buttons, Immersion Vibration Feedback) |
| Multipurpose | Belkin Nostromo SpeedPad n52 (6 axes ∼ 1 thumbstick, 24 buttons ∼ 1 D-pad + 15 key + more) |
| Drawing Tablet | Wacom Graphire 2 (127.6 × 92.8mm area, 1000 DPI, 39.4 lpmm, 512 pressure levels) |
Nostalgia is my circa 2000-03-built Windows 98 SE2 computer I use for old Windows and DOS games.
| Main components | |
|---|---|
| Case | HP Vectra VEi7 C566 |
| PSU | 70 W ASTEC ATX90-3405 |
| Mobo | HP D7580-60004 (SiS 5595 chipset) |
| CPU | 566 MHz Intel Celeron (Socket 370) |
| RAM | 2 × 64 MB Infineon C2802527 (Coppermine-128) |
| Accessory Board slots | 3 × PCI, 1 × ISA |
| USB ports | 2 |
| Media drives | |
| HDD | 8 GB Seagate U8 (ST38410A) |
| CD-ROM drive | 40× ASUS CD-S400/A |
| FDD | 3.5" |
| Video & audio | |
| Graphics Card | SiS 620 (onboard, AGP 1.0 & PCI 2.2 compatible) |
| Monitor | 15" CTX Color Monitor (1555E) (1024 × 768) |
| Sound card | CrystalClear CS4280-CM PCI audio controller & CrystalClear CS4297 Audio Codec '97 (Cirrus Logic) |
| Speakers | 2 × 7.5W Philips MMS 240 |
| Networking | |
| NIC | 3Com Etherlink 10/100 PCI (3C905C-TX-M) |
| HIDs | |
| Keyboard | HP SK-2502C keyboard (PS2 Mini-DIN) |
| Mouse | HP M-S48a scroll mouse (PS2 Mini-DIN) |
| Mouse pad | None at the moment |
| Joystick | Gravis Firebird2 (4 axes, 13 buttons (4 joystick + keyboard), 8-way hat, throttle) |
| Gamepad | Gravis PC GamePad (4 axes, 4 buttons, 4-way D-pad) |
| Gamepad | Gravis Xterminator Force (4 axes ∼ 1 thumbstick, 10 buttons, Immersion Force Feedback) |
| Type | Software |
|---|---|
| Office Suite | OpenOffice.org 2.4
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| Browser | Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.13
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| E-mail / Web feed aggregator | Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.12
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| IRC client | ChatZilla 0.9.78
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| IM (main) | Xfire 1.89 Build 30635
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| MS-DOS emulator | DOSBox 0.72 (and 0.61)
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| CD-ROM/DVD-ROM emulator | DAEMON Tools Lite 4.12.2
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| File archiver | 7-Zip 4.57
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| FTP client | FileZilla 3.0.8.1
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| Image browser | IrfanView 4.10
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| Media player (video) | VLC media player 0.8.6e
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| Media player (audio) | Winamp 5.53
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| Sound editor | Audacity 1.2.6
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| CD-Ripper | CDex 1.70 beta 2
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| Website editor | Microsoft Notepad 5.0 |
| Hardware information utility | Sandra Lite XII.2008.SP1 (13.12)
SIW 1.73 |
Here is the list of my currently installed Firefox extensions, which hasn't stop changing just yet...