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Long time no post :erm:

I've been...um....busy - my desk explains it :angel:

I need to get a proper rack mount for those :cry:

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Finally managed to sort out my hdmi cable :) So this is now my computer space :)

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Show off....lol very nice setup

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OK...i`ll play too although none of ours are going to win any "shiniest" competitons.Win the cheapest home network possibly:)

I`m stunned to see someone else has one of those old TIME pieces too PIA:p:
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The only original part of mine is the case,motherboard & psu now.
The now meager 1.8Ghz,756Mb(originally 256Mb) has served me very well this last 7 0r 8 months but i will possibly be changing to something with just a wee bit more oomph next week.

We brought the second desktop down from the lounge originally as it`s easier to help & keep an eye on our younger girls.That laptop floats around the house but is generally used by our older girls upstairs,they dont have the desktop in their room like their brother does.
He`s got a similar 1.4Ghz,512Mb,64Mb gfx machine to the second pc sitting there although his is the much faster black color;)

The old Dell c600(740Mhz,256Mb) under the printer currently still has freenas on it although the wife & daughter(who used it) want something back on it that they can use.The freenas is great but surplus to requirement atm.

After getting the first old pc from a friend last Spring(long gone now), with every intention of buying the shiney new (black)Vista machine come Febuary past i think the path our pc using journey ended up taking has probably been far more informative,eduacational & fun than it might have been had we sat down at the shiney new ...uninfected XP/Vista machine.
All the machines at home are salvaged from friends & family and all have been given new life by me & ebay.

We will buy the erm.....signature worthy black machines at some point but theres just no need atm.

EDIT:Gas Powered of course;)

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Changed things around a bit and had a tidy up of some kit. All kinds of strange noises come from here ;)

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You've nicked part of a TARDIS then :erm:

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is it me or the pics that aremeant to be on this page are showing that funny I feel lost now dammit o well

sorry slow work pc

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Tidied mine up, just needing a phono lead to connect pc to hifi.

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Nice, now show us your guitars!

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Sitting too close to that screen will bugger up your eyesite!













Oh. My mistake :)

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LMAO :Yes::D

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Is that a Radias Uncle Peter?

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Tis mine as of today. Looks abit boring because its tidy. :p:

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Yes, certainly is ;)

There's an old Korg M1 just out of the pic as well which I use for grand piano and as a midi controller for VSTs. Just ordered a Prophet 08.

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Not much change, but as I just had to take a new picture for something else I thought I'd post it.

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Not much change here other than even less space ;)

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/4058/ws1ia9.th.jpg

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What flag is that?

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Polish. Apparently half of me is but not sure which ;)

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Ahh cheers :tu:

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here's mine

consists of
my pc also my dvd recording home cinema system my 32" hd tv and my v+ box also of my 20mb broadband all in my bedroom and soon will be changing to a 42 or 50" 1080p tv

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You don't actually sit right in front of that screen do you?

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Why not - I sit right in front of mine :)

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And look where it got you ;)

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Um

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it has been scientifically proven that sitting to close to a tv does not damage your eyes.Prior to 1968 it did due to excessive x rays apparently but thats a thing of the past

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Every consultant I've spoken to over the last 3 or 4 years during my treatment has told me that it won't damage my eyes.

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Heres my Comfy Workstation/Living Room. Note Beer, Armchair and General Mess. Ah, the joys of Batchelorhood.:D

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i do sit in front of it about 2ft away from the screen and then about 8ft when lay on me bed watching tv

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Well that's one way to screw up your eyes, I only had to start wearing glasses when I had been using a PC for a few years, coincidence? Perhaps but that's what I blame it on

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I'm guessing that a fair few of the thirty something forum members used to squint at fuzzy tv pictures sent through the RF modulators in Spectrums, C64s, Amigas and the like too. Now that couldn't have been any good for the eyes at all.

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Yes, I had an Amstrad CPC6128 with a modulator to the TV :)

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I think I did more damage to myself by squinting at the screen on my zx spectrum trying to work out what the fuzzy blotches were supposed to be on 'Mariah Whittaker's Strip Poker' than anything else

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Now that I've moved I've updated my workstation :)

show us what ya got
 

thought id start a post so we can show each other what our pc's look like, as i cant see one here on CF. so heres mine:

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2008/08/26.jpg

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2008/08/27.jpg

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2008/08/28.jpg

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I have a lappy so very boring, but this is my server :)
Originally a Dell Dimension but I took the side out and added the window myself, then went from there.

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2008/08/25.jpg

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Mine is a self build based on this Maplin iCute case.

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz (Retail 775)
Asus P5E-VM HDMI iG35 Socket 775 Motherboard
Corsair 2GB PC2-6400 XMS2 (2x1GB)
MSI GeForce 9600GT 512MB Overclocked PCI-E
500GB Maxtor - 32MB - SATA2 - 7200RPM
500GB Seagate Barracuda SATA2 32MB ST3500320AS 7200RPM

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thanks

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cant be arsed to write everything that i have but heres the jist of it:

2x1GB RAM
AMD Sempron Processor 3000+ 1.69 GHz (although iv got an AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 1MB L2 Cache 4.4Ghz (2.2Ghz X 2) dual core processor on the way)
80GB Maxtor S TM380211AS
500GB Western Digital WD50 00AAKS-00YGA
NVIDA GeForce 6100 nForce 405

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Not much change since the last photo, apart from the v nice logitech speakers. :p:..And my keyboard tray fell off ¬_¬.

Spec of machine:

AMD Athlon X2 3600+ 2Ghz @ 2.3Ghz
1GB Ram (2x 512)
Maxtor 80GB SATA2
ECS Geforce 6100 nforce 405 (not using onboard gfx)
Nvidia Geforce 8400 GS 512mb.

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;)

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not sure whether i should post the whole shebang :P

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oh go on ;)

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here's mine as it is now pic off the case, in place on desk and then the internals.

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I seem to have an excess of screens :erm:

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And keyboards... And mice... And folders! lol

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HHHmmm I can see I'm going to have to update my picture ;)

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What's with the amount of computers?

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back up's for when ramrod breaks the server at the lans :D

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Home PC which is always dual monitor to make life easy (and so I can keep an eye on you lot :) ), office server which I'm trying to rebuild, office desktop that I'm using to test the rebuild, laptop onto which I backed up a lot of the office data. Of course you can't see all the network cabling going on to really add to the chaos :erm:

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heres mine now or look at 7 post's up for a large pic of the 1 loop

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I will be back shortly with mine, no space for laptop and desktop to be honest.

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http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/n...b/DSCF0253.jpg

new media centre set up . Not lady friendly but there isnt on here lol

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Definately not to most peoples taste I know, but here is my new case :)

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She seems to be a nice well grown up girl:D:D:D

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Ah, the Antec Skeleton, nice choice.

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My Office. Sony 40" LCD, BluRay & 5.1 Setup & my 2x Dell PC's. Set it up this way as I do everything with my feet so keyboard is on the floor for my to type.

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This is mine. The mess has been moved to the right, just out of shot. :)

Ed.

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lol! I thought I was doing well with a 26" monitor. Now I feel very inferior. :)

Ed.

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I got similar to Jedi post 552 ;)

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:PP:

That is all I have to say on the matter. :)

Ed.

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I went from 15" to 40" lol. Recommend it to anyone who can fit one in :) eBay & Webdesign at 40" is awesome lol

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That's really gonna bugger up your eyesight though at the distance you normally view a computer monitor from

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No, it won't. At least the specialists at addenbrooks, moorfields in london and bedford hospital tell me it won't. ;)

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Maybe that's because when you need a 40" monitor to use eBay your eyesight's already as bad as it's going to get... :)

Joking aside I've questioned this with my optician as well as I spend a ridiculous amount of time in front of a PC screen each week. I was told that focusing on something that close for a long can cause strains in the muscles that control eye movement, but that it wasn't a serious/permanent problem. The fact that it's a screen you're focusing on is irrelevant: it's the proximity that causes the issue. The way to avoid it is to regularly focus on something in the distance for a few seconds.

I was told VDU work certainly doesn't cause long term or permanent sight damage.

Ed.

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maybe its because the if you sit to close to the screen you will get square eyes is an old wives tale ;)

The worst I noticed was if you look at a screen that is to bright or the contrast is to high you can get a headache and thats it

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Where did you get that clock?

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From a ittle gadget shop in Stevenage it was £12.99 although I wish I'd got the next size up now, ah well :)

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a bit pricey, but check this one out!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Habitat-Moore-...3A1%7C294%3A50

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Nice :)

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I sit on a Sofa with Keyboard on the floor & the LCD is about 7 foot or 8 foot away. (Perfect distance for me)

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Same system ive just modded my case a bit :)

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2009/08/30.jpg

Bodged together my own switch units for the lights. Didnt want them in my face hence the tinted perspex


http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/n...b/SNC00018.jpg

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A couple of piccys of my newly completed windows 7 pc :)

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Well that's sure different Thomas! :)

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A lot of people don't like that case, but I wanted it 'cos it's something different :)

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Antec Skeleton! :)

Hope you have a lot of compressed air to clean the dust with! :)

Looks lovely though.

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It is certainly different but I have to say I do like it makes a change from the normal towers.

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Is a set-up like that expensive, if it runs as good as it looks it must be pretty awesome.

Has it got a dump valve :D

How many horses is it kicking out :D

Just teasing, awesome looking piece of kit

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Looks like you got it when the aliens left it behind :) lol

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oooo, nice case Thomas

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Don't like the cathodes but I absolutely love the case, not cheap though Ouch!!
Is it as easy as it looks to get access to your components? Or is the open design a bit misleading?

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Very different.

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MMMmmm it's cheaper now than when I got it it seems.

It is very easy, the whole inside slides out through the back. No case speaker though (Really must get one of these).

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here's my latest

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/7889/img0026qb.jpg

http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/4907/img0029l.jpg

http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/5599/img0030ji.jpg

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/9292/img0031mg.jpg

specs are

Intel core i7 920 at 4.0ghz ht enabled at 1.25v
Patriot viper 1600mhz ddr3
Asus rampage II extreme
Bfg Gtx280
corsair nova 64gb ssd
WD velociraptor 320gb
3x samsung 1tb hdd's
coolermaster 1kw psu
corsair obsidian 800d

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Excellent set-up.

Looks like it should have one of these on top, to give it the required 1.21 Gigawatts....:D

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2010/02/2.jpg

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New 23" Widescreen Monitor
http://www.m1cbh.co.uk/images/new_monitor/P1000246.png

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Beat ya ;) Got my new 24" 16:9 widescreen (1920x1080) monitor last Friday:

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Mine's 1920x1080 and at £130 delivered thought it was more than reasonable. I watched the 2 episode's of the new Dr WHO this morning via iPlayer HD, it was really comfortable to watch, never really felt right on my 4:3 17".:D

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Here's mine with my 42" 1080p panasonic s10, get a very nice clear picture of my pc on via Hdmi and pc case will be getting modded soon when i get my new graphics cards as i will need the room for another radiator to cool them.

Football was being watched as i just watched wigan do utd a big favour as spurs did yesterday.

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Yeah, that's pretty good. Mine was only £150 which is quite good too. I know what you mean about 4:3 lol. The iPlayer in HD is excellent :)

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My next TV probably won't even be 42" lol

show us ya pc
 

this thread is to show your computer, i'l start off.

iv just rebuilt my computer.

iv just installed a Gigabyte GA-770T-USB3 motherboard, AMD Athlon II X3 3435 2.9 GHz processor & HP VH638AA 2543104 4GB DDR3-1333 DIMM ram.

i already had a Maxtor STM380211AS 80GB HDD, Western Digital WD500OAAKS-00YGA0 500GB HDD, Samsung HD501LJ 500GB HDD, LG GH22NS30 DVD-RW drive, Sony DDU1615 DVD-ROM drive, unbranded floppy disk drive, unbranded multi card reader, 6x fans, ATI Radeon HD 4350 524MB graphics card, Acer X193W monitor, Hauppauge WinTV PVR, case & an unbranded firewire card.

iv installed Windows 7 Enterprise 64 bit on the 80GB HDD & everything is running well, im really impressed with the upgrade & although my old motherboard, processor & ram worked well & are still in use in another build (our spare computer) this upgrade was definitely worth the money.

photos below:

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2010/06/70.jpg

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2010/06/71.jpg

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2010/06/72.jpg

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2010/06/73.jpg

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2010/06/74.jpg

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2010/06/75.jpg

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2010/06/76.jpg

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2010/06/77.jpg

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2010/06/78.jpg

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2010/06/79.jpg

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2010/06/80.jpg

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2010/06/81.jpg

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2010/06/82.jpg

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2010/06/83.jpg

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It looks like mo molan, i wont show you mine it will make it jealous.

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I did look at getting another case recently - but I still can't find anything different like my skeleton. Well at least different and not too expensive.

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I'm looking at loosing my pc for a week or 2 whilst i get my case modded and anodised by a company in the uk, as if i do it myself i will only make a mess of it and rush it gonna cost £100 for the anodising and not sure about the mod to the case but will phone them at some point to find out.

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why the undersized fan? it will spin faster and be noisier than a larger fan ;) Take it the 3.7 you score is due to the GFX? why HP ram?

Ive just rebuilt my pc to but it looks the same as the last pictures I posted except for a new fan and grill I modded into the side panel

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which fan are you on about ? if its the one on the side panel i only put it there as i had a spare fan so i thought id use it plus theres already a larger one next to it, also you cant see in the pics but i have a 140mm fan infront of the HDD's. yes the 3.7 is the graphics although to be fair i dont play any games anyway so the GPU is fine for what i use it for :o) i brought the HP ram as it was the cheapest 4GB stick that i could find & yes i know HP aint the best but it works really well & at £100 i think it was a good deal, i was on a budget hense why i didnt want to spend too much on ram.

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Some pics of my setup

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no your rear exhaust. You could fit a bigger fan and if you can you should imo lol

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well i only used the fans that i had at the time so, but i'l get some more one day lol

you have the same LG DVD RW drive as me lol is yours SATA or IDE ? i have both btw the SATA in my computer above & the IDE in our spare computer.

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Oooh a popular DVDRW drive, I have the same one but in white in the desktop in the cupboard :D