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bob_c_b, didn't you have a Q9300 before? Why the move to the E8400?

I had one core stuck at 10c below the others and was having all kinds of odd issues. I swapped out all kinds of parts and did numerous reinstalls to no avail. I finally had enough the other day and decided that the only thing not replaced was the CPU, mobo and RAM so it was time. Not sure which one did but I got my stability back. I've got an RMA working with Intel so I'll likely swap it back in when it comes back and put this CPU in my wifes PC. Although maybe not as I hit 3.9 no sweat on this thing today, so we'll see.

I have had a few updates since I last posted my setup. This is all in the loft upstairs, it is open to the living room downstairs, makes for better ventilation, etc. I also came to the quick realization that the other spare bedroom just wasn't big enough for all of my crap....

This is a 40" 1080P LCD from Toshiba, I picked it up about 2 months ago. I am running it at 1920x1080 via a DVI->HDMI adapter off the Compaq tower on the far right. It also has HDMI streams coming in from both the PS3 and the Apple TV.

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These are the 4 1TB Acomdata USB 2.0 external drives that I just picked up from NewEgg.com a couple weeks back. They are daisy-chained to a USB 2.0 hub that then runs into my 802.11n router and they are then shared across my network.

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All the gear that keeps the ship afloat, amplifier for rocking out, gigabit hub, modem, 802.11n router, subwoofer, etc.

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From L->R, 40GB Apple TV, 80GB PS3, Compaq D50 2.4, 512 (yeah, that's right, 512 of RAM), etc, etc.

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This is my MacBook Pro from Spring 2007, it is right after they introduced the Core2Duo chips, I upgraded the RAM to 2GB so that I can start running VMs on it. We are (normally) connected at the hip whenever I travel. However, after buying a 16GB iPhone 3G, I am considering leaving it behind the next time I fly out to visit the folks.

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Here is the computer that I use to remote in to work occasionally, other than that it just sits there. And yes, those are 4 500GB drives just "sitting there". They were made obsolete by the Acomdata drives, but I will find a home for them eventually.

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Sorry if it was too over-descriptive, I didn't want to leave any questions out there :)

Laters...

Edited by pdmcmahon
I have had a few updates since I last posted my setup. This is all in the loft upstairs, it is open to the living room downstairs, makes for better ventilation, etc. I also came to the quick realization that the other spare bedroom just wasn't big enough for all of my crap....

This is a 40" 1080P LCD from Toshiba, I picked it up about 2 months ago. I am running it at 1920x1080 via a DVI->HDMI adapter off the Compaq tower on the far right. It also has HDMI streams coming in from both the PS3 and the Apple TV.

3132717946_9224cb44b4.jpg

These are the 4 1TB Acomdata USB 2.0 external drives that I just picked up from NewEgg.com a couple weeks back. They are daisy-chained to a USB 2.0 hub that then runs into my 802.11n router and they are then shared across my network.

3131891461_581abf0d75.jpg

All the gear that keeps the ship afloat, amplifier for rocking out, gigabit hub, modem, 802.11n router, subwoofer, etc.

3132719304_54f1179120.jpg

From L->R, 40GB Apple TV, 80GB PS3, Compaq D50 2.4, 512 (yeah, that's right, 512 of RAM), etc, etc.

3132719960_928410de01.jpg

This is my MacBook Pro from Spring 2007, it is right after they introduced the Core2Duo chips, I upgraded the RAM to 2GB so that I can start running VMs on it. We are (normally) connected at the hip whenever I travel. However, after buying a 16GB iPhone 3G, I am considering leaving it behind the next time I fly out to visit the folks.

3131894437_1c05d0dfd9.jpg

Here is the computer that I use to remote in to work occasionally, other than that it just sits there. And yes, those are 4 500GB drives just "sitting there". They were made obsolete by the Acomdata drives, but I will find a home for them eventually.

3131895911_0da78e2d07.jpg

Sorry if it was too over-descriptive, I didn't want to leave any questions out there :)

Laters...

Dude 6TB! That is a lot of porn. Nice setup though.

My work workstation.

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Will be getting a revamp tomorrow in time for the new year when I come back; new toys on the desk in all!

Very nice setup. What wallpaper is that on your left monitor and laptop? Also, GW FTW!

Aint done one of these for a while..... here goes (i know, i need to do something with the cables in the new-year)

1st Pic:

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V Box (Virgin Media Cable TV)

XBox 360 - 20 Gig HDD - Wireless

Logitech Harmony 785 Remote.

Laptop - Dell Latitude E6500 (Windows Vista Buisness 64 Bit - SP1) - Core 2 Duo 2.4 - 4 Gig DDR3 RAM - 1920 x 1200 res screen) - Web Cam

2nd Pic:

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Macbook Pro (Late 2008) 15" 2.56 Ghz - 4 GB DDR 3 - OS X 10.5.6 - Vista Ultimate SP1 (32 Bit)

Logitech Z-5500 5.1

Blackberry Curve 8310 (02)

Iphone 3G 16 GB (02)

3rd Pic:

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HP LP2475w - 24" LCD (DVI to PC - Component for 360 - Display port to E6500 Laptop) - 1920 x 1200

Dell 2005FPW - 20" LCD (DVI to PC) - 1680 x 1050

Creative SB X-FI Elite Pro 7.1 Breakout Box

MS Desktop Laser Keyboard + Mouse

HP Desktop - Vista Ultimate SP1 (64-bit)

Core 2 Duo E6750 @ 2.67Ghz

8 GB DDR Ram.

NVidia 9800 GT 512

Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro

Sony MDR-V700 Headphones

4th Pic:

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Everything inc. TV - Goodmans 28" TV (Scart - V Box - Comp. input - XBox 360 (Split with monitor) - PC Input (Media Center) HDMI)

Thats all me **** for now.

Awesome setup. My fav in this thread. Love how the TV hangs over the PCs. (Y) You probably never look away from that corner. ^_^

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From Left to Right:

- Sony Ericsson P990i

- MSI Wind

6cell, 160gb, 802.11b/g/n, Dual-boot 10.5.4 and Windows XP SP3

- HP dv6500t

250gb, 802.11b/g, Currently running 10.5.4, will triple boot 10.5.4/Windows XP SP3/ubuntu 8.04 soon

- Nintendo DS White

Running M3DS Simply + 1gb Kingston Micro SD

- Canon SD800is

1GB Sandisk Extreme 3 SD Card

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Here's my setup.....the red switches turn the blue backlights on/off, the orange switches turn the pumps on/off once we hibernate the computers at night.

The monitors on the left are 26", the ones on the right are 30" center, 19" on the sides (turned sideways) and a 24" Apple cinema display on the top.

The cooling system in-between the computers has 3 total pumps (computer on the right has dual-processor) for a total of ~1800 GPH flowing through the 4x heat exchangers suspended under the table (that is where the blue light on the middle table is coming from, the fans on the heat exchangers).

The bottom-left (silver long box) is a BOXX render farm, 2 nodes, 2x quad-cores per node (total of 8 cores per node, 16 for the entire system).

EDIT: Nighttime photo coming when it gets dark here.

And the image was combined with Windows Live Photo Viewer (as a panoramic) which is why theres some distortion and some blurry area's with perfectly clear area's to the right of them.

Edited by mwpeck
Here's my setup.....the red switches turn the blue backlights on/off, the orange switches turn the pumps on/off once we hibernate the computers at night.

The monitors on the left are 26", the ones on the right are 30" center, 19" on the sides (turned sideways) and a 24" Apple cinema display on the top.

The cooling system in-between the computers has 3 total pumps (computer on the right has dual-processor) for a total of ~1800 GPH flowing through the 4x heat exchangers suspended under the table (that is where the blue light on the middle table is coming from, the fans on the heat exchangers).

The bottom-left (silver long box) is a BOXX render farm, 2 nodes, 2x quad-cores per node (total of 8 cores per node, 16 for the entire system).

EDIT: Nighttime photo coming when it gets dark here.

And the image was combined with Windows Live Photo Viewer (as a panoramic) which is why theres some distortion and some blurry area's with perfectly clear area's to the right of them.

Can I marry you? :woot:

Man, that is killer...

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