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Computer Specs

Wednesday, July 02, 2008 4:48 PM
Many of my friends, co-workers, family, and others have their computer specs posted in their blogs. So, I decided to add my own and a few other current features. (Note: Computer Specs will be updated without notice.)

The Workstation/Gaming PC:
Updated: 12/20/08 @ 3:42 AM MST - Previous Update: 7/2/08 @ 3:47 PM MST

System Hardware Specs:
System CPU & Current Stats:
 
2x Dual-Core Intel Xeon Processors
CPU1: Dual-Core Intel Xeon @ 3.0GHz
CPU2: Dual-Core Intel Xeon @ 3.0GHz

System Memory: 
8GB ECC DDR2 RAM = 8x 1024MB ECC DDR2 RAM

System Motherboard: 
SuperMicro X6DH8-XG2 
Intel Chipset
Motherboard (Note to self: Nice!!!)

System Harddisk Drives:
5x Seagate Cheetah 73GB 10,000RPM SCSI Hot-Swap HDDs
- 73GB [C:] System (Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition)
- 73GB [D:] Programs Files
- 73GB [E:] Projects (Local)
- 73GB [G:] Gaming Files
- 73GB [H:] Projects (Network)

1x Seagate Barracuda 320GB 7,200RPM HDD
- 200GB [F:] Storage

System Video Card:
1x VisionTek ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 w/ 2GB GDDR5 RAM (the sweetest damn thing on the planet right now) 
2x 1900x1600 Resolution @ 60 MHz

System Sound Card:
Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 24-bit (Enabled)

System DVD & CD-RW Drives:
16x Lite-On DVD-RW Drive
16x Lite-On DVD Drive

System Monitor:
2x Dell 24” 2407WFP-HC LCD Monitors (in Dual-Screen Mode)

Other Specs: 
3x Redundant 500Watts Power Supplies (1,500 Watts Total)
1x 480W Power Supply (just to power the video card)
2x APC Backup Power/Surge Protection Unit
6x Case High-Powered Silent Fans
Logitech 2.1 Speakers

This is my beautiful monster – What do you have?

System Pics:
(Update (3/17/2009): Messy desk and now cleaned computer, may update pics soon)

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Primary Dell 24”
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Secondary Dell 24”
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15” Dell Inspiron 1521 (need to get a better one)
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MERC Stealth Back-lit Keyboard and there is a Logitech M-BZ105A Laser mouse next to it
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“My Beautiful Monster”
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2x Rear High-Velocity Server fans & 3 Redundant Power Supplies
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Side view of “My Beautiful Monster”
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Inside “My Beautiful Monster”
You can see the two Duel-Core Intel Xeons, the ATI 4870 X2 vid card, and more fans here
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A night-vision of the VisionTek ATI 4870 X2
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And the actual ATI 4870 X2 also with two soundcards (and there’s a big reason for those both installed)
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View of the plastic air-flow shield (or whatever you call it to cool off a server CPU and memory)
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And here ALL eight(8) 1GB ECC DDR2 RAM sticks with the two Intel Xeons
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I love the fans, there’s total of six(6) High-Velocity fans in the case (4 internal & 2 external(rear) fans)
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This is one of the five(5) Hot-Swap (means you can pull this out WHILE the system is running) Hard-drives. There are six drives - five SCSI 10k RPM 73GB HDDs and one SATA 320GB 7.2k RPM HDD. All drives are by Seagate.
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And the front view of the system…
 


System Software Specs:
Currently Installed Operating Systems:
1. Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition

Currently Installed Major Software:
Microsoft Office 2007 Enterprise Edition + OneNote 2007
Visual Studio 2008 Team Edition for Software Developers
.NET Framework 2.0, 3.0, & 3.5
Microsoft SQL 2008 Server Enterprise Edition
Adobe Creative Suite 4 (CS4) – Master Collection Edition 
And a LOT more...

Current Installed Games: (Yes, I'm a gamer too…)
Computer Games: (Sorted by Most Favorite)
Left 4 Dead
Half-Life: Natural Selection
Need for Speed: Undercover
Command & Conquer 3: Kane’s Wrath
Microsoft's Flight Simulator X
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
World In Conflict
Company of Heros
Half-Life 2 & “The Orange Box” 




The “Communications Hub & Portable Work Machine”/Laptop PC:
Updated: 7/2/08 @ 3:47 PM MDT

Dell Inspiron 1521 – More specs coming soon…

Feedback

# re: Computer Specs

Yeah yeah ;)

We want proof in the form of PICS! ;-)


Soulless 1/16/2009 4:13 PM | Soulless

# re: Computer Specs

There you go, pics and all... 1/16/2009 10:57 PM | Ray Linder

# re: Computer Specs

Nice bro!!
Whered you get the trip redundant psu's?
1/17/2009 8:28 AM | Soulless

# re: Computer Specs

Those came with the system, it's a server... 1/21/2009 5:35 PM | Ray Linder

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