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Our computers

The list

Well, we made this page for 2 reasons : (1) to help people who want to choose the components for their computer by themselves and (2) because it's needed on some informatics forums to show one's configuration. So here is the list, from the most recent to the older one : These computers are (except for the oldies - Pentium Pro and older) together on a network, based on a Linksys WRT54G routeur.

Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2 GiB RAM

Our most recent computer, installed around Feb 3, 2006. Used primarily for multimedia (watching TV, recording TV into XviD or x264, watching DVDs, listening to CDs, etc).

MotherboardGigabyte GA-K8NF-9 UltranVidia nForce4 Ultra chipset, ATX format, socket 939, PCI Express 16x
ProcessorAMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+core Manchester, 2211 MHz, L1 128KB+128KB, L2 512KB+512KB, socket 939, support for MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, x86-64
RAMCorsair VS2GBKIT400C3 (2 GiB)Value Select 2 GiB (2x1GiB) DDR-SDRAM PC3200, dual channel, 184 DIMM
Graphic cardXenic GeForce 6600 GT 128 MiBnVidia GeForce 6600 GT, 128 MiB DDR3, TV-Out/DVI
Hard drivesWestern Digital WD2000JS x2200 GB, 7200RPM, cache 8 MB, Serial ATA 2
CaseTextorm 974 MB Alu + alimwith a 380 Watt power supply
Sound cardCreative Labs SB Audigy 4Sound Blaster Audigy 4
Wireless cardMSI PC54G2Wireless-G
DVD burnerLG GSA-4166BBDVD(+/-)RW/RAM 16/8/16/6/5x DL 4x CD-RW 40/24/40x IDE
DVD readerLG GDR-8163B16/52x IDE
ScreenBenQ FP91G+19", LCD, 8 ms
SpeakersHercules XPS 2.101 Black
MouseLogitech MX 1000laser, cordless
KeyboardLabtec Standard Keyboard SEbasic, super cheap (<8€)
TV CardHauppauge WinTV PVR USB2model 00958: PAL/SECAM

Athlon 64 3500+, 2 GiB RAM

Installed in March 2005, our primary computer : everything from gaming to this website's development...

MotherboardGigabyte GA-K8NF-9nVidia nForce4 4X, ATX format, socket 939, PCI Express 16x
ProcessorAMD Athlon 64 3500+core Winchester, 2211 MHz, L1 128KB, L2 512 KB, socket 939, support for MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, x86-64
RAMCorsair VS1GBKIT400 (1 GiB) x2Value Select 2 GiB (4x512MiB) DDR-SDRAM PC3200, dual channel, 184 DIMM
Graphic cardPoint of View GeForce 6600 GT 128 MiBnVidia GeForce 6600 GT, 128 MiB DDR3, TV-Out/DVI
Hard driveWestern Digital WD2000JD200 GB, 7200RPM, cache 8 MB, Serial ATA
CaseTextorm 974 MB Alu + alimwith a 380 Watt power supply
Sound cardCreative Labs SB Audigy 2 ZSSound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS
Wireless cardMSI PC54G2Wireless-G
DVD burnerLG GSA-4163BDVD(+/-)RW/RAM 16/8/16/6/5x DL 4x CD-RW 40/24/40x IDE
ScreenCaptiva 17" LCD - E170114 ms
SpeakersCreative Inspire 2.1 T3000
MouseLogitech MX 510optical
KeyboardLabtec Standard Keyboard SEbasic, super cheap (<8€)

Pentium 4 1.4 GHz, 512 MiB RAM

This one was installed in March 2001, it's a Dell Dimension 8100, so we have fewer details about the components.

MotherboardDell Dimension 8100chipset Intel i850
ProcessorIntel Pentium 4 1.4 GHzcode name Willamette, 1384 MHz, L1 8KB, L2 256 KB, support for MMX, SSE, SSE2
RAMSamsung 512 MiB of RDRAMPC800, 400MHz, dual channel
Graphic cardnVidia GeForce2 GTS 32 MiB
Hard drive 1Maxtor 60 GB
Hard drive 2Western Digital 120 GB
Case?
Sound cardCreative Labs SB PCI128Sound Blaster PCI128 (Ensoniq ES1371) Sound Card PCI
CD burnerLG CD-RW CED-8120B SCSI
DVD readerNEC DV-5800A SCSI
ScreenDell P79117", CRT
Speakers?
MouseLogitech MX 500optical
Keyboard?

Pentium Pro 200 MHz, 64 MiB RAM

Installed in the beginning of 1996, almost not used anymore, constructed by Gateway 2000...

Motherboard?
ProcessorIntel Pentium Pro 200 MHz
RAM64 MiB
Graphic card? 4 MiB of VRAM
Hard driveapprox 3 GiB
Case?
Sound cardsome Ensoniq sound card
CD reader12x
Screen?17", CRT
Speakers?
Mouse?
Keyboard?

486 25 MHz, 4 MiB RAM

Installed in 1992, not working anymore. Constructed by Brett.

Motherboard?
ProcessorIntel 486 25 MHz
RAM4 MiB
Hard driveapprox 120 MiB
Case?
Screen?14", CRT
Mouse?
Keyboard?
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