what kind of 'pc' is everyone using ?

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what kind of 'pc' is everyone using ?

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what kind of 'pc' is everyone using ?


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CPU Identity tells you all you technical information about your cpu & ram etc
Speedtest7 display free memory , lines of code per second and a short comparison list, tests 1 core
Fritzbench a common benchmark oft quoted you can select number of cores / threads to be tested
http://asimov1.wikispaces.com/Download+Benchmarks



whose got the most "uber" pc & who's making good use of an but faithful clunker ?


my 2600celeron is the 'best' pc ive had, reliable , hassle free and ive clocked up more miles on this than the half dozen before it. I also had a pair of amdk6@ 400mhz i grew fond of (used for head 2 head gaming)


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'Warning , if you are on a real wold budget....look away now


"Ultima Demolisher" EVGA SR-2

EVGA SR-2 Intel Xeon X5650

2.66GHz @ 4.00GHz SLI DDR3 System

12 Cores and 24 threads overclocked to 4.00GHz

Case: Lian Li Armorsuit PC-P80B Super Tower
- Power Supply: Corsair Professional AX1200W
- CPU: x2 Intel Xeon X5650 2.66GHz @ 4.00GHz
- Motherboard: EVGA Classified SR-2 DDR3 Dual Socket Motherboard
- RAM: Corsair Dominator GT 12GB (6x2GB) DDR3 PC3-16000C8 (2000MHz) Tri-Channel
- Hard Drive: Intel "Elmcrest" 250GB SSD
- Graphics Card: x2 Nvidia GeForce GTX 580 1536MB GDDR5 Configured in SLI
- Sound: Asus Xonar D2X PCI-Express Premium Sound Card
- Optical: Samsung SH-B083L/BSBP 8x BluRay ROM / 16x DVD±RW Drive - Black
- Storage: Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB SATA 6GB/s
- Cooling: x2 Prolimatech Megahalems CPU Cooler w/ Sharkoon Silent Eagle 120mm 2000RPM fans

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-164-OE&groupid=43&catid=1270&subcat=

so, whose captain neon with the "xeon" & who's captain slow, but still on the go ?







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some simple benchmark progs ive been writing
http://www.freebasic.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17561

speed test ver 6 ver 8 and muticore spawn (see page 2) seem to work best the best . Fast or slow , give it a go & paste your results. I need a broad a spread as possible.

'speed test version 8

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'speed test version 8
'#include "windows.bi"
'SetPriorityClass( GetCurrentProcess(), HIGH_PRIORITY_CLASS )

dim i as ULONGINT
dim mem as integer
dim st as  double
dim fin as  double
dim mips as double
dim q as integer
cls:color 7
?" paused here so you can mess with priority in windows task manager"
input "...hit enter to start";q
mem = FRE

?:?" Free memory:" ;mem  \ (1024 * 1024); " megabytes"
?:?" starting Free Basic speed test......approx 10 seconds":?:sleep 100

st = TIMER :?" start   "; st , timer

for i = 1 to 2500000000:next i

fin = TIMER :?" finish  "; fin , timer

?: color 13: ?" time = " ;fin-st;" i = ";i;" how many loops done in total"

i=i/1000000
mips = i/ (fin-st)

?:?" mips = "; mips; " FreeBASIC for next loop instructions X 1 million"
color 15:?:

'?""
?" 500 Mhz Pent III =  68"
?" Celeron 2600     = 180"
?" Sepmron 2600+    = 305"
?" Athalon 2000+    = 330"
?""
?" Atom N450 2 core = 235 * task manager cpu usage was showing 50%   "
?" Atom N450 2 core = 335 * running 2 progs at once cpu usage 100% "
?
?" hit enter to exit":


sleep: end



'DIM variable AS ULONGINT
'A 64-bit unsigned whole-number data type. Can hold values from 0 to 18 446 744 073 709 551 615


 
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System #1
OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Manufacturer INTEL_
System Model ECG3510M
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 11 GenuineIntel ~2319 Mhz
Total Physical Memory 4,096.00 MB
System #2
Running Ubuntu Linux, the Ubuntu 10.04 (lucid) release.
GNOME: 2.30.2 (Ubuntu 2010-06-25)
GenuineIntel, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E6550 @ 2.33GHz
Total memory: 3894 MB
VGA controller: nVidia Corporation G92 [GeForce 9800 GT] (rev a2)
System #3
Notebook: HP Pavilion dv6000
Processor: Intel Core Duo T2500
Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 256 MB
Display: 15.4 inch, 16:10, 1280x800 pixels
Total Physical Memory 2,048.00 MB
-Vince
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Post by Landeel »

System 1:
Kubuntu 8.04 AMD64
AMD Athlon 64 x2 4200+
ASUS motherboard
4 GB RAM
160 GB HD
Nvidia GeForce 8500 GT 512 MB
Samsung 21' LCD 1650x1050
System 2:
Sony Vaio VPC-YB15AB
Ubuntu 11.04 AMD64 - customized with LXDE
AMD Fusion Zacate E-350 APU (2 CPU cores at 1.6 GHz, AMD Radeon HD 6300)
2 GB RAM (I really want more RAM)
500 GB HD
11.6' LED 1366x768
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Post by Landeel »

HP Pavilion dv6000
Ouch... Had one of those.
You know it's dying, right?
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Post by Plasma »

I just got a new computer at work :D
Dual Xeon X5677
48 GB RAM
Nvidia Quadro Plex 2200 D2 (8 GB)
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Post by vdecampo »

Landeel wrote:
HP Pavilion dv6000
Ouch... Had one of those.
You know it's dying, right?
hehe...Working fine so far (knocks on wood)! I make sure to keep the fans running on high to keep that gfx chip from frying up the mobo.

It was free anyway. A friend gave it to me because it was broke. I put a new HD and CD drive and it ran great!

-Vince
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I only code FB on my old retired comps, mostly P4s from the first half of the last decade. I used to use an old P3 laptop, but I got sick of its many problems and junked it last year.
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[drooling]
Dual Xeon X5677
48 GB RAM
Nvidia Quadro Plex 2200 D2 (8 GB)
[/drooling]
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PC-Home
AMD Athlon II X4-635, 4 Gb RAM, 1 Gb Radeon 3850, Archlinux 64 + KDE 4.6.2

Notebook-Home
AMD Turion X2, 2 Gb RAM, 512 Mb Radeon X1250, Windows 7 Home Premium -Wife's choice :-(

PC-Work
AMD Athlon II X2-245, 2 Gb RAM, 128 Mb Onboard Nvidia VGA, Archlinux 32 + KDE 4.6

Basically I'm an AMD guy, I build and sell PCs and for nearly 10 years I have not used an Intel CPU for the computers I built and sold. Bad price/performance ratio. Also I always root for the underdog. :-)

I also have my sights on an Android tablet(Viewsonic GPad looks cheap and fast) It seems that tablets are the way to go for trivial tasks. It would be very nice to have our beloved FB to run on these ARM devices.

Anil
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joseywales72 wrote:It would be very nice to have our beloved FB to run on these ARM devices.
Yes, that'll be very useful !!!
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Post by Sisophon2001 »

These are the three computers I use at home, each for a different task.

1) Desktop: Dell, Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93Ghz, 2GiB RAM, on-board sound and video, Ubuntu 10.10.
2) Laptop: Toshiba Satellite WinXp Sp3
3) Net-book: HP Mini 210-1012, UNR 10.04, Intel Atom N450 Processor (1.66 GHz)

My work computer, running vista, is a different model from the desktop at home, but the specks are about the same. And I have an unused WinXP Notebook as a spare.

I prefer to use the desktop for everyday use. Big screen, always on Internet connection, and I leave it running most of the time.

The Netbook is ideal for traveling. I have a USB modem with a 3G SIM, so connection speed is fine. I can use a bluetooth connection with my 3G hand-phone as a backup Internet connection, but I prefer the simplicity of a USB modem. No more fiddling with Wireless network passwords for me.

The WinXP computer is for when I find some gadget that only has windows drivers that I want to use. Or I want to try a program that does not work out of the box with wine. It handy to keep around, and its doing nothing else useful.

And I have an old netbook, and ASUS Eeepc, running UNR, that is configured as a dedicated music player.

The HP Mini is the computer I like the most.

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some simple benchmark progs ive been writing

Post by TESLACOIL »

some simple benchmark progs ive been writing
http://www.freebasic.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17561

speed test ver 6 ver 8 and muticore spawn (see page 2) seem to work best the best .

Fast or slow , give it a go & paste your results there. I need a broad spread of results to work out a chart.
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My most recent acquisition: an OpenRD-Ultimate (1.2GHz)
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I am am using an Asus G73SW.
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Post by kiyotewolf »

Junk computer: Win 2000 ~ junk components
ACER Laptop: WinXP ~ ATOM processor ~ underpowered
3 random DOS computers ~ one actually has a Celleron processor.
1 DOS laptop ~ saved from a junk store



~Kiyote!

I work with a bunch of junk! But I love my junk.
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