September monthly poll

[Computer Hope Admin]

For the month of September we thought it would be interesting to see how long ago you built or purchased your computer. Feel free to talk about how great your computer is and list its specifications or if it's an older computer how much you need a new computer. For many of you who have more than one computer this poll would be related to your most current computer.

If you're wanting other forum users to rate your computer or look at some of the other members specs you may also want to view the Rate the computer above you! post.

All past monthly polls and results can be found on the Computer Hope poll page.

[Ivy]

My computer is my home and its really a very special computer, it was gifted to me by my mom on my birthday, after than i used it very little didnt connect it to internet for 2 years , then 5 months back i finally got internet in it( i used to use my sisters comp for internet all day ), and 2 months back it got infected ...thats another story , then i called so many engineers home and  everyone of them tells me that my comp is much better than even newly made computers , i took it to the company recently (for checkup and to increase its RAM) and that guy after having kept it under observation for 5 days told me that my comp is one of a kind . i dont know much technical language, but i love my computer, i call it japannas and its like my home.its very special to me and im emotionally attached to it cause its my mom's gift to me.

[GX44]

Built my latest computer back in january/february... (I forgot it was september when i selected "between 2 & 5 months ago" lol)

But probably towards the tail end of next year I'll be looking to build me another one... give my current one to my brother or something. I love building computers, even with all the hassle that comes with it sometimes. Not sure why I enjoy it so much.

I call my computer Yoda (when I'm not angry with it, otherwise there's a lot of very bad language in there.) My first custom build I made was called Melvin for some reason. My friend has around 5 custom builds in his house atm (he has his 2 brothers and dad living there also) and he has so much stuff hooked into the network we call his house Skynet, hah.

[Computer Hope Admin]

Sounds like a great computer Ivy, what a great gift. Thanks for sharing all that background information. 

You've got some great names for computers GX44.  My only original name for a computer was "Techno", all other computers have been called "Hope" or some variation of "Hope".

[Calum]

Nice monthly poll subject, and thanks for the mention of my "Rate the PC above you" thread.

Bought my laptop in May 06.
2GHz AMD Turion MT-37, X1600 Mobility 256Mb GDDR3, 1Gb RAM, 15.4" glossy 1280x800 widescreen, DVDRW drive, 100Gb 7200RPM HDD, XP Pro SP2.
Plus some extras - Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS Notebook, Logitech G5, Icemat 2nd Edition, Logitech X-230 2.1 speakers.

Regretted it ever since, it's had nothing but problems the whole time and has currently been at the workshop a month waiting for a replacement lid after it cracked open.
But it wasn't my decision - my dad decided I didn't have enough room for a desktop, however with assorted external drives etc this laptop takes up far more room than any desktop could . . . anyway, long and bitter story.
Suffice to say it was OK at the time, and I wish more and more every day for a desktop PC.

[Fed]

I guess my computer is about 5 years old now and still running like a clock on the original install of W2K.
Field   Value
Computer   
Operating System   Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
OS Service Pack   Service Pack 4
DirectX   4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name   EDDIE-XS6QT4QNA
User Name   Eddie
   
Motherboard   
CPU Type   Intel Pentium 4, 2400 MHz (18 x 133)
Motherboard Name   Asus P4P800 Deluxe  (5 PCI, 1 AGP, 1 WiFi, 4 DDR DIMM, Audio, Gigabit LAN, IEEE-1394)
Motherboard Chipset   Intel Springdale i865PE
System Memory   1024 MB  (PC3200 DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type   AMI (08/20/03)
Communication Port   Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port   Communications Port (COM2)
Communication Port   ECP Printer Port (LPT1)
   
Display   
Video Adapter   NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4200 with AGP8X  (128 MB)
3D Accelerator   nVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4200 with AGP8X
Monitor   Plug and Play Monitor [NoDB]  (CX  276964)
   
Multimedia   
Audio Adapter   Intel 82801EB ICH5 - AC'97 Audio Controller [A-2/A-3]
   
Storage   
IDE Controller   Intel(R) 82801EB Ultra ATA Storage Controllers
Floppy Drive   Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive   WDC WD800JB-00CRA1  (74 GB, IDE)
Optical Drive   HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE-8520B  (52x/24x/52x CD-RW)
SMART Hard Disks Status   OK
   
Partitions   
C: (NTFS)   76308 MB (60821 MB free)
   
Input   
Keyboard   Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse   Microsoft PS/2 Mouse
   
Network   
Network Adapter   WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface  (210.1.205.17)
Modem   Motorola SM56 Speakerphone Modem
   
Peripherals   
Printer   Canon BJC-2100SP
Printer   Fax
USB1 Controller   Intel 82801EB ICH5 - USB Controller [A-2/A-3]
USB1 Controller   Intel 82801EB ICH5 - USB Controller [A-2/A-3]
USB1 Controller   Intel 82801EB ICH5 - USB Controller [A-2/A-3]
USB1 Controller   Intel 82801EB ICH5 - USB Controller [A-2/A-3]
USB2 Controller   Intel 82801EB ICH5 - Enhanced USB2 Controller [A-2/A-3]

[Comp Guy]

Funny, I've never thought of naming my computer . Can anybody think of a good name for it? If you wanna know the specs, click here.

[honvetops]

I surf the net on this emachine T3422   which I bought at best buy on the famed!!!!  May 22 nd weekend 2005,  when corporate screwed up and sold the tower with a 15" lcd for 222.00   !!! ( stock- celeron 3.06 cpu / 120 gig hd/ 512 ram / dvd/cd )   While paying for it, I called my dad and he came up and bought one  too. This price lasted 48 hours before they caught it and realized they made a mistake.

I've built 2 other puters since,  one for my son for Christmas and the one you see on the bottom of my posts which I never use but bow to on occasion and say prayers 
I just don't use it too much except for games and watching a "loud" movie...( saving it for  c & c )  lol   

MSI P6N SLI Platinum /  XP-Pro
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 G.SKIL 2x1GB-DDR2 800 HK
MSI 8800GTS-“OC”  (2# >   Seagate hd  320gb 16MB SATA 3
Liteon 52x cd-rw/Samsung dvd w/ litescribe
Apevia Iceberg  ATX-680w/  Zalman 9500
Samsung 226bw black 22” LCD  : Logitech MX518
Logitech THX Z-5300e 280 watts 5.1/ CP UPS 900w
Sound - Fatality- gamer*

[Ivy]

Funny, I've never thought of naming my computer . Can anybody think of a good name for it? If you wanna know the specs, click here.

ummm i think you should call your computer Thunder( its a kool thing to call your comp) hope you like it , if you dont let me know and i will think of another one

[GX44]

Few years ago, one of my most stable builds (I ended up building a new one and keeping this one to use to test other components incase something went wrong on other computers) was called Old Trusty. It was a great little runner at the time. Had a 1GHZ cpu (forget which kind now though) 32MB Riva TNT2 GFX and a 10GB HDD. Forget the rest of the specs, I think it had 512MB Ram, but it never gave me any problems. I loved that machine... It's long gone now though

Comp Guy, you could call your computer Akira... Thunder does sound better though

[Comp Guy]

What's a word for small but powerful? I like thunder, but are there any other suggestions before I make my decision?

[Sashimi]

Got my first custom-built PC this year in January ^^. I don't know what to name mine either.. Right now i'm calling it Faithful.

Specs:

Nvidia Geforce 7600
2Gb Ram
230GB HDD
Intel Duo Core2
Black Thermaltake Soprano Case
G15 Keyboard
G5 Mouse
No-Brand Speakers
Canon MP170 Printer
Samsung SyncMaster 920N

=P Yes i love my accessories.

[DeltaSlaya]

I built my custom PC (stats in signature), somewhere between 2 and 5 months ago, so appropriately, thats what I voted.

I'll probably get a new graphics card after I pay off the 1/2 of my new car. Does that count as a new 'build' or just an 'upgrade' ? ?

[Zylstra]

I own 12 computers, but my newest was bought from Dell, its a laptop (though, I need to send it back since there is some supposed problem with the motherboard, so they will send me an empty box)

Its a Dell Inspiron E1505 with 1GB of RAM, Windows Vista, and a (x2) 1.73 CoreDuo processor, with a nVidia 7300 graphics card in it. It works great

[thedairyman]

I got my Compaq Presario laptop 3 years ago.

This is the 4th year, and it already needs to be replaced!
Our other computers always lasted more then 6 years.

Very tempted to buy an Acer or Toshiba with Vista Home Premium.