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You and your computer(s)!!
#1
Alright...since the thread wasn't started, I may as well start it. In this thread, to the best of your knowledge, tell about what your current computer is like, such as is it a laptop, desktop...what kind of processor it has, amount of RAM, etc.

Here is mine...

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*Lilly*
Mid-2011 Apple Mac Mini

Lilly is my desktop computer, and she is mainly used for editing and transcoding video files and games, as well as being my main file store.

Processor: Intel Core i3 Dual-Core, 2.3ghz
OS: Mac OS X 10.7.4 "Lion"
RAM: 8gb
Hard Disk: 500gb
Graphics processor: Intel HD Graphics 3000 (integrated)

Lilly doesn't have any sort of optical drive being a highly compact computer, so I got a cheap Polaroid external DVD-RW drive that sits on top


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*Greta*
Gateway NV57H83u Laptop PC

My to-go computer, and as of current, the one that gets the most attention.

Processor: Intel Pentium B960 Dual-Core, 2.2ghz
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium
RAM: 4gb
Hard Disk: 320gb
Graphics processor: Greta actually has two GPUs...the first one is the Intel HD Graphics 3000, integrated with the CPU, but she also has a dedicated NVIDIA GeForce 610m with 1gb dedicated VRAM. Greta has NVIDIA Optimus to switch between integrated and discrete graphics when needed.
Has DVD/CD Writer drive


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Image is somewhat outdated now...read below

*Wendell*
Toshiba Satellite C655D-S5139 "Laptop"

Wendell was my to-go computer from March 17th last year until May 7th this year. Wendell was fine at first, but I later found out that Webkinz didn't run well at all...it was slow and really caused Wendell to become sluggish when said slow Flash content was running. Granted, he was a low-end laptop, but I thought the Radeon HD 6310 GPU would at least handle Flash okay. Thus, I went and purchased the Gateway that would become Greta. Now, Wendell is my Linux computer, and he runs Linux better than Windows.

Processor: AMD E-350 Dual-Core, 1.6ghz
OS: PCLinuxOS
RAM: 3gb
HDD: 250gb IIRC
Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6310 (integrated)
Has DVD/CD Writer drive


*HONORABLE MENTION*

Jasper...my very old tower computer...acquired from one of my good friends who sadly has gone offline for no apparent reason for nearly a year. He has a Pentium III 1ghz processor, 1.5gb RAM, 160gb HDD, ASUS ATI Radeon 9600XT graphics card, 5.1 sound card, standard CD-ROM drive and a LG DVD/CD writer drive. Before Lilly, Jasper was my main file store and computer somewhat. If you just have casual games and applications that don't require a lot of system power, like playing music, Jasper was alright. The internet was slow though not because of the connection, but his old Pentium III couldn't keep up with the increasing complexity of web content. Thus, Lilly replaced him...all Jasper does is act as a stand to hold Lilly up so she has proper air flow and not overheat.


*IN LOVING MEMORY*

Chrysanthemum

My very first laptop.

A Gateway M285-E Tablet/Laptop convertible PC. She served me well from 2006 through March 2011. Sadly, her graphics processor was becoming increasingly unstable due to heat damage, and she is now almost completely unusable. Her battery wasn't much better. If she were perfectly alright and didn't have any problems, I would still be using her as my laptop computer. I still hang on to her though just because.
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#2
Part 1: The Uber-rigs

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Edison
CPU: AMD PhenomII x4 925
RAM: 8GB DDR3-1600
GPU: 2x Asus-Nvidia GeForce GTS450 (SLIed) + Onboard GeForce 8200 (PhysX and Cuda dedicated)
Sound: SoundBlaster X-Fi Titanium EMU20K2 PCIe 64MB X-RAM + Onboard VIA
Motherboard: Asus-Nvidia NForce 980a SLI (M4N98TD Evo)
HDD: 320MB Western Digital Caviar Blue

Dongwa (the second)
CPU: AMD PhenomII x4 945
RAM: 8GB DDR3-1600
GPU: 2x Asus-Nvidia GeForce GTX260 (SLIed) + Onboard GeForce 8200 (PhysX and CUDA dedicated)
Sound: SoundBlaster X-Fi Fatal1ty EMU20K1 PCI 64MB X-RAM + Onboard VIA
Motherboard: Asus-Nvidia NForce 750a SLI (M4N75TD)
HDD: 250GB Seagate

Sally:
CPU: AMD Athlon64 x2 5000+
RAM: 4GB DDR2-800
GPU: 2x Asus-Nvidia GeForce GTS250 (SLIed) + Onboard GeForce 8200 (PhysX and CUDA dedicated)
Sound: SoundBlaster X-Fi Fatal1ty Champion EMU20K2 PCIe 64MB X-RAM + Onboard VIA
Motherboard: Asus-Nvidia NForce 750a SLI (M4N72E)
HDD: 320GB Western Digital Scorpio Blue

Codenamed "Les Enfants Terribles", these three were built for but one purpose: gaming. They are supercharged with twin graphics parallel processing, a dedicated sound processor and a fast CPU for gaming.

Part 2: The Macintoshes

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Cleo: PowerMacintosh G3
CPU: Motorola/Freescale PowerPC G4 1.0GHz
RAM: 384MB PC-100
GPU: onboard ATi Rage Pro, 2MB integrated + 4MB SGRAM Expansion module
Sound: Crystal Sound CS4217 on WingS Personality card
Motherboard: Gossamer Rev. 2
HDD: 80GB Maxtor IDE ATA-133

Kiki (the third): Mac Mini
CPU: Intel Core i5 Sandy Bridge 2415M
RAM: 8GB DDR3-1333, 7.5GB Usable
GPU: APU Intel GMA HD 3000, 512MB Allocated
Sound: Onboard
Motherboard: Mac Mini 2011
HDD: 750GB Hitachi

Part 3: Other boxes

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Clementine
CPU: AMD Athlon64 x2 3800+
RAM: 2GB DDR2-800
GPU: LeadTek WinFast NVidia GT520 1GB
Sound: Onboard RealTek ALC887 + SoundBlaster Live! 5.1 EMU10K1 PCI
Motherboard: Biostar-NVidia NForce560a (TF-560 A2+)
HDD: 160GB Western Digital Caviar Blue

Bingo Beaver
CPU: Intel Core i3 Clarkdale 530
RAM: 4GB DDR2-800
GPU: Asus-NVidia GeForce G210 + Onboard HD3000 Graphics
Sound: Onboard RealTek ALC887
Motherboard: Asus-Intel H55 (P7H55-M)
HDD: 160GB Western Digital Caviar Blue

Maxwell
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 1.7GHz
RAM: 1GB DDR1-400
GPU: Onboard S3 Savage3D DDR-K 16MB
Sound: Onboard VIA 8233 AC97
Motherboard: DFI PM12-TL
HDD: 80GB Seagate

Media Center

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Helen
CPU:AMD Athlon64 x2 6400+
RAM: 4GB DDR2-800
GPU: Asus-Nvidia GT520 1GB + Onboard GeForce 8300
Sound: Onboard VIA 8233 + Auzentech Prelude X-FI EMU20K1 PCI 64MB X-RAM
Motherboard: Asus-NVidia GeForce8300 (M4N78-Pro)
HDD: 500GB Western Digital Caviar Green


Laptop

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Violette (the second)
CPU: AMD A6-3400M
RAM: 8GB (7.5GB Usable)
GPU: Onboard AMD Radeon HD6650M + Discrete AMD Radeon HD6520G (CrossfireX Mode) + AMD Radeon HD3200 (dormant, disabled by Asus)
Sound: RealTek ALC269 + AMD HD Audio for HDMI
Motherboard: Asus-AMD SB780G
HDD: 250GB Western Digital Scorpio Blue

Btw, in case you're wondering how I manage so many computers with only one set of screen, keyboard and mice, well, I have a device call a KVM- two of them actually - which is essentially a switch that allows me to go between the Edison, Dongwa, Sally and Kiki on one screen, and Maxwell, Clementine, Bingo Beaver and Cleo on another. Helen is unique in that she has her own screen as she's a MCPC.
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Here's mine:
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I named her after Felicity Merriman from the American Girl series of books and toys, mostly for the lulz.

CPU: Intel Core2Duo E7400 - 2.8Ghz
RAM: 4GB DDR2-800 (2x 2GB)
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GT240 1GB GDDR5 (inno3D)
Sound: Onboard Realtek ALC888 HD Audio
Motherboard: Intel DG31PR
HDD: 1TB Hitachi DeskStar HDS721010CLA
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#4
Quick addenda for all my current systems....I just use the integrated audio on all of them. Tongue Jasper is interesting because he didn't have an integrated audio chip, but his 5.1 sound card used a chipset that was common in integrated audio systems.
I love foxes, especially the one in my avatar.
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