Author Topic: Best looking desktop computer (Read 23647 times)

Computer Hope Admin · « **on:** March 07, 2009, 12:45:46 PM »

With paudashlake's thread on top ugly desktop I thought I'd create this post for pics and links of the best linking desktop. No posting pictures of your own desktop since that would be bias.

Here is my vote:
HP Voodoo Firebird
http://www.voodoopc.com/#/productsfirebird

Visually inside and out looks great. Although not crazy about the HDD's being 5400RPM.

patio · « **Reply #1 on:** March 07, 2009, 12:47:57 PM »

The ANTEc Air PC

I believe i'll get this for my next Build...

Correct Nathan !

Computer Hope Admin · « **Reply #2 on:** March 07, 2009, 01:01:01 PM »

Isn't the "ASUS Air" and "Antec Skeleton Open Air" two different things? In any case visually I agree that case would look great and definately be a conversation piece. But I personally don't think I'd use that for a build of mine since it seems open cases always generate more noise and having all your computer components exposed like that would seem risky if you had pets, kids, and/or eat or drink around the computer.

But if this does happen to be your next build be sure to post pictures.

paudashlake · « **Reply #3 on:** March 07, 2009, 01:16:18 PM »

good idea for a thread, btw!!

computeruler · « **Reply #4 on:** March 07, 2009, 01:24:48 PM »

mine! obviously not finished cause I didnt get that BSOD and freeze issue figured out yet

I also like these
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129043
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146054
and all of these
Short link
Short link
you might need to move the slider over to see em all

<admin edit> I changed your links to make them shorter so it doesn't make the thread horizontally long.

paudashlake · « **Reply #5 on:** March 07, 2009, 01:26:10 PM »

holy crap, computeruler! The bsods must be from all of that dust! pic 2---look at that heatsink!

computeruler · « **Reply #6 on:** March 07, 2009, 01:28:05 PM »

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119136
and dont forget all these
http://www.themodnation-forums.com/viewforum.php?f=9 Bill Owen is the best!

these too
http://www.themodnation-forums.com/viewforum.php?f=28

Computer Hope Admin · « **Reply #7 on:** March 07, 2009, 01:28:49 PM »

Looks good Computeruler although you disobeyed the rule in the original post. ;P

computeruler · « **Reply #8 on:** March 07, 2009, 01:29:18 PM »

and it only did it at startup. When its been running for awhile its fine.

and I missed that part lol

Glitch · « **Reply #9 on:** March 07, 2009, 06:20:46 PM »

Guess I better put my two cents in...

Actually...here's 63 of them...

Just for Fun - 63 Awesome Computer Case Mods

patio · « **Reply #10 on:** March 07, 2009, 06:52:58 PM »

Nice one !

computeruler · « **Reply #11 on:** March 07, 2009, 07:49:22 PM »

those are amazing!

Zylstra · « **Reply #12 on:** March 07, 2009, 09:38:23 PM »

Not kidding. There was a time when everything was so simple, and where you didnt have to hold down the power button for 10 seconds.

True, I do have one, however, I no longer use it.

I like the idea that Macintosh got with the CD drives, eventually, where they were pretty much just part of the case and there were no breaks. I find Macs ugly, however, the way they are all together can be nice. There are "All-in-one" PC's though.. I like the ones Microsoft invested in... I dont have that photo ready though.

paudashlake · « **Reply #13 on:** March 07, 2009, 10:53:01 PM »

wow. I have never seen one of those. What year? Specs..?

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #14 on:** March 07, 2009, 10:56:20 PM »

CIRCA 1981

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Zylstra · « **Reply #15 on:** March 07, 2009, 11:01:39 PM »

Quote from: paudashlake on March 07, 2009, 10:53:01 PM

wow. I have never seen one of those. What year? Specs..?

I have one in my basement... not sure of my exact model, they had a habit of not writing down the models at that time.

Its an IBM PS/2 series (Guess why it has that title!).
Right around 1986, it had 2MB of RAM, and a 4MHz processor (though, after research, I found out it might be around 10MHz, I have no way of knowing though... the Microsoft System Information program said 4MHz)
I read that originally, these came with a 30MB drive, mine had 80MB, crashed in 2002.
The computer itself still works, it just doesnt have a drive or an operating system.

I believe the network card, which is standard Ethernet and probably added much later on, is 1MBPS.

paudashlake · « **Reply #16 on:** March 07, 2009, 11:39:24 PM »

Wow...Time to move on! haha

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #17 on:** March 08, 2009, 09:23:13 AM »

the IBM PS/2 used a 286 processor, and IIRC the "slowest" PC was 4.77Mhz, the original IBM PC (which I depicted) ran at this speed. An interesting tidbit is that the ISA bus runs at 4.77Mhz for this very reason.

The PS/2 was IBM's attempt to retake the clone market spawned by the original PC, by introducing and using a patented MCA (Micro Channel Architecture) which offered higher performance and more features (such as auto-configuration) then the ISA bus, IBM hoped it could squash the clone market and re-assert it's dominance in the industry it helped create.

As you can guess that plan kind of failed...

Zylstra · « **Reply #18 on:** March 08, 2009, 02:51:51 PM »

BC_Programmer:
Think its possibly that this is one of the first series, then?

Also, what on earth kind of hard drive connector is in that thing... I could never find it on the Internet.

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #19 on:** March 08, 2009, 07:59:47 PM »

It's probably either SCSI or ESDI.

the IBM PC, and the PC-XT, were the only two PC's that had a 4.77Mhz processor- 8088 and 8086 respectively. that one looks more like the 386 model (2MB RAM, 40MB HD) that came out later, and the first PS/2 used a 286 processor at 12mhz.

Zylstra · « **Reply #20 on:** March 09, 2009, 06:47:38 PM »

Quote from: BC_Programmer on March 08, 2009, 07:59:47 PM

It's probably either SCSI or ESDI.

Doesnt appear to be either, after I looked them up.

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #21 on:** March 10, 2009, 12:55:28 AM »

could be MFM or RLL...

Nope- I looked it up, it's a proprietary connector.

computeruler · « **Reply #22 on:** March 10, 2009, 05:56:47 AM »

To ebay!

Dias de verano · « **Reply #23 on:** March 10, 2009, 06:07:17 AM »

Quote from: BC_Programmer on March 08, 2009, 09:23:13 AM

the IBM PS/2 used a 286 processor

Not exactly. Various models had 286, 386, 486 or Pentium processors. I had a Model 80 PS/2 with a 16 MHz 386 DX processor and 4 MB of RAM running Windows 3.11. It had 2 x 110 MB ESDI hard drives. Some PS/2s used SCSI hard drives.

Dias de verano · « **Reply #24 on:** March 10, 2009, 06:10:00 AM »

Quote from: Zylstra on March 07, 2009, 11:01:39 PM

Its an IBM PS/2 series (Guess why it has that title!).

Personal System/2 maybe?

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #25 on:** March 10, 2009, 06:11:03 AM »

Quote from: Dias de verano on March 10, 2009, 06:07:17 AM

Not exactly. Various models had 286, 386, 486 or Pentium processors. I had a Model 80 PS/2 with a 16 MHz 386 DX processor and 4 MB of RAM running Windows 3.11. It had 2 x 110 MB ESDI hard drives. Some PS/2s used SCSI hard drives.

I know- I should have said the earliest PS/2, since the PS/1 used a 8088 or 8086 processor.

Some PS/2's had ISA architecture too.

And of course it's legacy lives on with the keyboard and mouse ports on most computers.

Zylstra · « **Reply #26 on:** March 10, 2009, 09:38:27 PM »

So, what kind of hard drive connector would I have then? I'll have to take a picture of the drive and its connector some day...

computeruler · « **Reply #27 on:** March 11, 2009, 01:55:41 PM »

You could always look for one on ebay

Zylstra · « **Reply #28 on:** March 11, 2009, 06:13:21 PM »

Quote from: computeruler on March 11, 2009, 01:55:41 PM

You could always look for one on ebay

I looked once, however, the two I found didnt have good descriptions.

Just did some more research, I read that its ESDI, and looked up ESDI, but, they dont look the same.
The pins are inverted, you stick the hard drive into something, you dont stick something into it. ESDI works like this, but, my drive has more pins... ESDI is also split into two, mine is not. The pins run the entire length of the drive.

I'm not sure what to think here.

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #29 on:** March 12, 2009, 12:57:46 AM »

proprietary. There was also an edge connector in some models; like the side of a card.

boo · « **Reply #30 on:** March 12, 2009, 03:13:34 AM »

for some of the best paint jobs you will ever see on a computer, Smooth Creations

This is my favourite case from those, a Far Cry 2 themed paint job.
View in full screen HD for the best results

paudashlake · « **Reply #31 on:** March 13, 2009, 09:37:00 PM »

oh my god those are way expensive! $7,500 for a single computer?! I don't think so!

Computer Hope Admin · « **Reply #32 on:** March 13, 2009, 09:50:15 PM »

Those are some really great looking PC's boo and from what I saw not all of them are 7k. There are a lot in the 3k range, which is still a lot but you have to think of it as if you're not only buying a computer but a work of art.

boo · « **Reply #33 on:** March 14, 2009, 05:27:39 PM »

they are a bunch of fine looking computers.

if you have the money to burn, why not do it properly?!

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