Nvidia GeForce 6800 XE and Window Blinds- this is my combination, whats yours?

what video cards do you have rendering your eye candy laden Desktop

Ok people, i know i created a few Hotly debatelable Threads, this time i just want people to share what it is that makes their Desktop experiences, truly a dreamy setting and a pleasure zone.
i have read alot of forums here on WC and all over the web with benchmark results and what the innerds of their powerhouse PCs are....So i start it all off by telling you my PC specs withouth a benchmark info embedment::::


---HP Vectra VL420 MT,
--640 Megabytes or ram,
--120 gigabyte HDD with XP installed
--Nvidia Geforce 6800 XE Biostar Edition= (256 megabyte, DDR2)AGP with Dual 400 mghz Ramdac and 64 bit floating point texture filtering & blending, with a custom fansink which is an::
--"ultra Quiet" Zalman high performance VGA cooler VF700-AICu,
--Pentium 4 @ 2.1 Ghz
-- Thermaltake, custom blue Light Emitting Diode system fan
--Backlit Saitek eclipseII Universal Serial Bus keyboard that has Three lighting color presets :Red Blue and Violet and a has a dimmer jogger dial
--the stock case was stripped of all plastic and Will be painted high gloss black or another high gloss color(maybe blue)
--DVD rom, and CDRW drive both by Samsung (when it was stock it had cheap versions of these)
-- a zip Drive (not used Just looks cool)
--High performance IDE cable set for both HDD and Compact disk/DVD rom drives

and my softwares of choice are as follows::

--Object desktop with all but things made for visa installed!


My computer is really stable with this configuration, of course its low end, but it can dish out visually enhanced games and media, given its a low budget modified computer!

now its your turn!

also-- if you are looking into buying stuff for your PC, be sure to have someone help you in making the right choices who is knowldgeable about PCs as far as hardware or software , and you can ask me, sublime20 to help you or any one in this thread who posts for info or advice too
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Placed a order today.

Area-51 ALX
4GB DC DDR2 @ 800MHz
1TB Raid Hd Drives
2 GeForce 8800 GTX @768MB
Alien Ice Liquid Cooling
Core2 Extreme Qx6850 @3.33Hz
2 Duel Layer DVD RW Drives
SoundBlaster X-FI Xtreme 7.1
1000W power suply

Software
Windows XP Pro
Photoshop CS3
All things Stardock and Wincustomize

Low Budget? When it came time to place the order and I saw the price I was shakeing so bad I couldn't click the order button. My wife had to do it for me.

I'll have to let you know if it was worth it when I finaly have it.
Reply #2 Top
hey i felt that way when i had bought my custom ESP AX250 Guitar. dont fret..
it was 784$ for that nice noize maker... I think we all get that unsteady feeling right before a buy  
yeah, lemme know how that works out for you! i plan on getting an alienware computer at the beginning of next year so i will def need the testimony, as i am a skeptical buyer!

Good luck to you and your wife! what i mean is:
PCs can be a tricky thing but it sounds to me that you are fairly knowledgeable about them
i went through at least five before i got mine to my likings and its still not enough lol
Reply #3 Top
Will do. Been building my own for several years but got tired of all the little idosyncraties I seem to always have. Thought i'd try it the other way for a change.
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HP MediaCenter
Vista Ultimate
2.40 gigahertz Intel Core 2 Duo
4GB ram
512mb vid card:
Radeon X1650 Series [Display adapter]
Radeon X1650 Series Secondary [Display adapter]
HP w2207 [Monitor] (22.0"vis)
1 Duel layer DVD RW+- CD RW+- w/ Light Scribe
1 DVD drive
Hauppauge WinTV HVR-1600 NTSC/ATSC Combo W/ FM tuner
Internal 400gig HD, 2 external hd: 1) 160 1) 300 in the media bay
Canon flatbed scanner
HP 9800 wide format printer (13x19)

AND

HP MediaCenter
XP Professional
Pentium D 2.80GHz
3gigs ram
1 Internal 250gb HD, 1 external 160gb HD
128MB vid card
Radeon X300 Series [Display adapter]
Radeon X300 Series Secondary [Display adapter
HP f1905 (Monitor) (19.1" vis)
1 Duel layer DVD RW+- CD RW+- w/ Light Scribe
1 DVD drive
Hauppauge WinTV PVR PCI II (26xx) Combo W/ FM tuner

Both have Object Desktop
Both run smooth
Both in the same room so I can watch TV on one and work on the other  
Reply #5 Top
this is my system


AMD 64 3000+ 2.1ghz
gigabyte KV800t Pro motherboard
1.5Gb RAM
1 x 40Gb HDD
1 x 80Gb HDD
1 x 160Gb HDD
ATi 9600 256Mb video card
LG dual layer DVD RW+ CD RW+ DVDRAM
XP Home
LG T710MH 19" CRT monitor
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Nice stuff ALmonty! That setup is what im trying to shoot for

the only thing im undecided about is weather or not i should go with an ATI or Nvidia graphics solution! I have been using ATI since the RAGE Card that had only 8 megabytes of graphics memory (i think) it was the ATI rage128 pro ....lol talk about legacy! i had moved on to The ATI radeon that had 256 megabytes but then got a new pc that was very outdated (the one im on as i type) which was made in 1999 or 2000, about a year ago and built it up to what it is now & bought an Nvidia..... this thing is rediculously fast and has just as much quality as the ATI!

I had heard that ATI was just a hair better than Nvidia form many different PC enthusiasts including an article on WIKIPEDIA about the history of Nvidia
but i cant tell the difference between the 256 magbyte ATI and the 256 Nvidia 6800 XE i have now

i think its just the battle for brands really..

nice setup nonetheless!  
Reply #7 Top
The first one I ordered from HP it was custom built. The second was bought from Circuit City.

HP just sent me an email the other day with their new stuff. They have a new machine called The Blackbird. Awesome look at these specs WWW Link
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Here's what I've got:

Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+
Motherboard: abit AN8 32X nForce 590 SLI
Memory: OCZ Reaper DDR2 800 4GB (4x1GB)
Videocard: ATI Radeon X1950 XTX 512MB
HDD: Seagate 250GB SATA II - Backup(s): Maxtor 200GB SATA - Western Digital 80GB SATA
CD Drive: Samsung DVD Writer (18 Speed DVDR) SATA
Case: Antec Nine Hundred
Power Suppy: Antec TruePower Trio 550W
Moniter: Dell E207WFP 20" Widescreen
Keyboard: Logitech G15
Mouse: Logitech G7/MX Revolution
OS: Vista Ultimate 64 bit

Gonna get a DX10 card in a month or so - waiting for 2nd gen.
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Wowsas! the blackbird is my new persuit! Forget alienware, well it might still be my choice..........but i have to admit HP DID IT REAL GOOD this time around with the Blackbird
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Just on a side note I personally would suggest an ATI card. Both machines still have their original vid drivers. The Ultimate machine I bought when Vista came out it runs Dreams flawlessly and WB 6.

The other one I bought 3 years ago drivers not updated and it runs per pixel and transparencies with WB 6.

The Blackbird is awesome. My main computer isn't even a year old or I would get one.  
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I checked out the Blackbird first, but after comparing it with Alienware I thought the later was still a better system.
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I have posted my specs with even a pic in the
"You show me yours and I'll show you mine..
Bwahaha.." thread but...


Lets just say

Windows Vista home premium.. *LOVIN it*

3 Hard Drives

2 @ 250 gigs
1 @ 100 gig

2 gigs of RAM

256 Mgb Video card *Nvidia GE force 7300 LE*

2.2 gig Dual Core Intel Processor

and a 19 inch Flat Panal Monitor

I have over 50 different games installed
and Have Object Dock, Windows Blinds 6.1, Desktop X and am lookin in to More Stardock things in the future.

I don't buy Anything unless I abosulutely love a program and cant "get" it with out buying it. I bought a wincustomize sub and all the listed products and am Always lookin to more programs to play with


Anne
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nice stuffs, Annemarie

256 Mgb Video card *Nvidia GE force 7300 LE*
End of quote


How is that card working for ya? I have a 256 nvidia Geforce 6800 XE im trying to find out info and to try and find a comparison on early and later 256 mb cards.
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Here's the diss on my rig....

Vista Ultimate/XP Professional dual boot.

CPU: AMD Athlon 4600x2 2.4ghz dual core
Mobo: Asus A8N VM dual channel.
RAM: 4gig DDR400 in dual channel configuration.
GPU: Galaxy GeForce 8600GT 256mb 128 bit (factory O/Ced)
Sound: Creative Soundblaster X.Fi Xtreme Gamer Fatality Pro.
Speakers: Creative Inspire 5.1 Digital 5600 with digital decoder.
TV: WinFast XP6000 TV/FM tuner card.
DVD: Lite-On DVDRW SHM-165P65 dual layer x2
CD: Samsung CD-R/RW SW252B.
HDD: Samsung 200g/Western Digital160g x2/Seagate 160g.
HDD: External Western Digital 250g.
Power: Antec True Power 900w.
Case: Legend Black Beauty.
Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster 913v 19" LCD.
Printer: HP PhotoSmart C4180 All-in-One.
K/board: Logitech EX110 + cordless mouse combo.
Webcam: Ritmo with built-in lights and microphone.
Audio In: Sony 3-in-One with Optimus Lab1000 turntable (to edit vinyl/tapes.
VHS In: Panasonic NV-VP60 VHS/DVD combo (to edit VHS/Home DVD's)

Also, I have the ObjectDesktop suite of apps, CursorXP Plus and Object Dock Plus loaded.

Might not be the best of everything/most top end machine, but at least it keeps me off the street.
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Well, starkers and ye all, yer gonna have to keep a keen spy glass on yer splendid contraption as in, many other power thirsty lads like meeself arrghe lookin ta commandeer such a peice of fine craftsmanship! aye!!

lol just kiddin! that lame attempt to sound like a pirate was just saying that you all have really nice systems! keep posting!

  to everyone!
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Vista Ultimate/XP Home dual boot

Athlon 4400+ x2
Asus A8N SLi
2x GeForce 7600GTs
2x 320Gb, 1x500Gb, 1x250Gb all S-3, and 1x250Gb IDE.
2Gb DDR400 dual channel RAM
Samsung SyncMaster 1100p 21"
+ lots of other bits...

Reply #17 Top
Sublime

Hey My video card is working Great for me I am loving it so far.. I haven't had any problems or issues with it so far and I have had this system for over 6 months now.

I do admit I am going to look into a 512 or possibly a 1 gig Video Ram Card when I can afford it.. Thats just cause I think with more video ram my processor and RAM will be smoother. All in all makin for a smoother system

But so far I am loving it as it is


blessings

Anne
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Wow you seem like one glowing gal Anne! Thank you for the input! i was looking more along the lines of a technical descrip but thats ok! i would like to get a an SLI setup but my computer only has a pc133/agpx4/socket:PGA478b motherboard and realy cant upgrade any higher than 6800 XE because it was the last of the AGPx4 video cards (from what i learned!


If any one can tell me anything about what games my computer can play and which games can run seamlessly on it as well (like, ones specifically for Geforce 6800 XE is what im really trying to find out), that would be a great helping hand lent!

i have my 6800 XE over clocked rith now at 562 Mg of memory and 425 megaherts GPU and its rediculously fast.....i will add that it has no problems after overclocking it with Turboclock 2!
i would search for compatible games myself but i searched google and live.com and i found no list of games for this GPU....heck i even searched Lycos, that realy old and forgotten search engine (at least unpopular).....nothing!

THX to anyone who helps!