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Lowest Possible Spec PC? Challenge Accepted!

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Introduction

You have been chosen! Yes you! You will participate in the creation of the lowest Spec possible PC!

 

How do I qualify?

Qualifiying PCs will need at least:

 

a Case

a CPU

RAM

Power Supply (Can include lemons or potatoes)

Motherboard

Something to boot off of.

An OS (Like windows 98)

Some kind of screen

A Keyboard

A Mouse

 

Scoring

In 24 hours I will post a poll of each of the creators builds. The winner gets recognition for their PC building prowess. Now go! Build me a machine worthy of a lord!

 

Why?

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220px-Mac512K_wb.jpg

"You have got to be the biggest asshole on this forum..."

-GingerbreadPK

sudo rm -rf /

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The Z3.

Theoretically it doesn't have a screen, but it does have a status printer.

Other than that it should qualify. 

  • Average calculation Speed: Addition 0.8 seconds Multiplication 3 seconds
  • Arithmetic Unit: Binary floating point, 22 bit, add, subtract, multiply, divide, square root
  • Data memory: 64 words with a length of 22 bits
  • Program memory: Punched celluloid tape
  • Input: Decimal floating point numbers
  • Output: Decimal floating point numbers
  • Input and Output was facilitated by a terminal, that had a special keyboard and a row of lamps to show results
  • Elements: Around 2,000 relays (1,400 for the memory)
  • Frequency: 5.3 Hertz
  • Power Consumption: Around 4000 watts
  • Weight: Around 1,000 kilograms (2,200 lb)

Nova doctrina terribilis sit perdere

Audio format guides: Vinyl records | Cassette tapes

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Runs off integrated GPU btw

 


 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.38 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team Elite 2GB (1 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($20.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Gigabyte GZ-F5HEB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($23.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Inwin 350W ATX Power Supply  ($13.98 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Hannspree HL161ABB 15.6" Monitor  ($77.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Mouse: Rosewill RM-P2P Wired Optical Mouse  ($3.49 @ Newegg) 
Total: $345.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-02 14:43 EDT-0400
 
 
My other entries:
 
These are PCs you can buy
 
 

 eGPU Setup: Macbook Pro 13" 16GB DDR3 RAM, 512GB SSD, i5 3210M, GTX 980 eGPU

New PC: i7-4790k, Corsair H100iGTX, ASrock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer, 24GB Ram, 850 EVO 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD, GTX 1080 Fractal Design R4, EVGA Supernova G2 650W

 

 

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Plug an arm prosecor in to a potato an dalso any mobile screen it will boot potato os  for a case i went with a kitchen plaistic wrapt around it

Hopefull newbie builder :)

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Plug an arm prosecor in to a potato an dalso any mobile screen it will boot potato os  for a case i went with a kitchen plaistic wrapt around it

 

PotatOS hasn't been invented yet

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Why not? Unless you don't count Linux as an OS?

Use some creativity.

 

If it was powered by a potato however...

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Runs off integrated GPU btw

 

 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.38 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team Elite 2GB (1 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($20.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Gigabyte GZ-F5HEB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($23.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Inwin 350W ATX Power Supply  ($13.98 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: Hannspree HL161ABB 15.6" Monitor  ($77.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Mouse: Rosewill RM-P2P Wired Optical Mouse  ($3.49 @ Newegg) 
Total: $345.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-02 14:43 EDT-0400

You can use linux mint then you don't need to get windows.

Rig CPU Intel i5 3570K at 4.2 GHz - MB MSI Z77A-GD55 - RAM Kingston 8GB 1600 mhz - GPU XFX 7870 Double D - Keyboard Logitech G710+

Case Corsair 600T - Storage Intel 330 120GB, WD Blue 1TB - CPU Cooler Noctua NH-D14 - Displays Dell U2312HM, Asus VS228, Acer AL1715

 

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Use some creativity.

 

If it was powered by a potato however...

Mine is the lowest spec that matches the qualifications thus far.

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Macs aren't real PCs.

What? They're the original PC.

"You have got to be the biggest asshole on this forum..."

-GingerbreadPK

sudo rm -rf /

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Macs aren't real PCs.

 

What? They're the original PC.

 

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in terms of pcp links, i think this is about as low as you can go while covering all possible components but if you mean lowest spec pc's that we own, then i may have an entry or two :P

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66Ghz Dual-Core Processor  ($22.45 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS80F CPU Cooler  ($7.99 @ Mwave)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G41MT-S2PT Micro ATX LGA775 Motherboard  ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Team Elite 2GB (1 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($20.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Scorpio Blue 80GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($23.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 5450 1GB Video Card  ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($22.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Inwin 350W ATX Power Supply  ($13.98 @ Amazon)
Total: $207.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-02 14:54 EDT-0400

4690K // 212 EVO // Z97-PRO // Vengeance 16GB // GTX 770 GTX 970 // MX100 128GB // Toshiba 1TB // Air 540 // HX650

Logitech G502 RGB // Corsair K65 RGB (MX Red)

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Dis%2Bgon%2Bb%2Bgud.gif

link me that gif, like rn.

4690K // 212 EVO // Z97-PRO // Vengeance 16GB // GTX 770 GTX 970 // MX100 128GB // Toshiba 1TB // Air 540 // HX650

Logitech G502 RGB // Corsair K65 RGB (MX Red)

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link me that gif, like rn.

 

Right-click it and open it in a new tab.

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Mine is the lowest spec that matches the qualifications thus far.

 

 

Let The Ringbearer Decide!

 

(The community)

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-snip-

It's not really subjective. The Macintosh 128K was the first computer to use a GUI and as such, a mouse. Well, technically the Lisa was first, but its specs weren't as shitty because it was a business machine.

 

It had a straight Motorola 68K running at an effective 8Mhz, 128KB of DRAM, ran on 400K floppies, and had a video chip that DMA'd the system memory at a constraint of 22KB. 9" display of 512*342 pixels.

"You have got to be the biggest asshole on this forum..."

-GingerbreadPK

sudo rm -rf /

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It's not really subjective. The Macintosh 128K was the first computer to use a GUI and as such, a mouse. Well, technically the Lisa was first, but its specs weren't as shitty because it was a business machine.

 

It had a straight Motorola 68K running at an effective 8Mhz, 128KB of DRAM, ran on 400K floppies, and had a video chip that DMA'd the system memory at a constraint of 22KB. 9" display of 512*342 pixels.

 

Backing down now...

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD 2650 1.45Ghz Dual-Core Processor ($34.49 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Biostar AM1ML Micro ATX AM1 Motherboard ($31.98 @ OutletPC)

Memory: Team Elite 2GB (1 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($20.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($22.99 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Inwin 350W ATX Power Supply ($13.98 @ Amazon)

Monitor: Hannspree HL161ABB 15.6" Monitor ($77.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Keyboard: V7 Standard PS/2 Keyboard Wired Standard Keyboard ($5.75 @ Amazon)

Mouse: Rosewill RM-P2P Wired Optical Mouse ($3.49 @ Newegg)

Other: USB stick 1GB ($4.08)

Total: $215.73

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-02 16:07 EDT-0400

215$ for the whole package! Comes with an amazing amount of storage of 1GB! OS can be any linux distribution small enough to fit on that stick.

GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming CPU: i5-4570 RAM: 2x4gb Crucial Ballistix Sport 1600Mhz Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme3 PSU: EVGA GS 650 CPU cooler: Be quiet! Shadow Rock 2 Case: Define R5 Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB
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in terms of pcp links, i think this is about as low as you can go while covering all possible components but if you mean lowest spec pc's that we own, then i may have an entry or two :P PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchantCPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66Ghz Dual-Core Processor  ($22.45 @ Amazon)CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS80F CPU Cooler  ($7.99 @ Mwave)Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G41MT-S2PT Micro ATX LGA775 Motherboard  ($74.99 @ NCIX US)Memory: Team Elite 2GB (1 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($20.99 @ Newegg)Storage: Western Digital Scorpio Blue 80GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($23.99 @ Amazon)Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 5450 1GB Video Card  ($19.99 @ Newegg)Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($22.99 @ Amazon)Power Supply: Inwin 350W ATX Power Supply  ($13.98 @ Amazon)Total: $207.37Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when availableGenerated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-02 14:54 EDT-0400

Not bad, but you forgot to add a mouse, a keyboard and a screen to it.

GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming CPU: i5-4570 RAM: 2x4gb Crucial Ballistix Sport 1600Mhz Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme3 PSU: EVGA GS 650 CPU cooler: Be quiet! Shadow Rock 2 Case: Define R5 Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB
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What? They're the original PC.

 

The Altair 8800 (circa 1975) is generally accepted as the first commercially available personal computer. The IBM PC (1981) was the first computer to coin the term "PC".

 

It's not really subjective. The Macintosh 128K was the first computer to use a GUI and as such, a mouse. Well, technically the Lisa was first, but its specs weren't as shitty because it was a business machine.

 

It had a straight Motorola 68K running at an effective 8Mhz, 128KB of DRAM, ran on 400K floppies, and had a video chip that DMA'd the system memory at a constraint of 22KB. 9" display of 512*342 pixels.

 

The Xerox Star 8010 workstation (1981) was the first commercially available computer to offer a windows based GUI interface.

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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Here we go:

 

Intel Pentium 4 2.4B 2.4GHz (NO HYPERTHREADING)

Kingston 128MB DDR 266MHz

Biostar P4-TDP

SiS 515 64MB GPU

Generic 300W PSU

Generic Case

Generic CD Drive

15" CRT 1024x768 VGA Monitor

Generic PS/2 Keyboard and Ball mouse

 

The system uses Puppy Linux booted off the CD Drive

 

Local market value: 45USD

Mutsuki:

CPU: AMD A8 5600K @ 4.2GHz | Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-DS2 (rev. 1.0) | RAM: 2 x Kingston Low Profile 4GB 1333MHz | GPU: Sapphire R7 260X OC 2GB DDR5 2xDVI | HDD0: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200RPM 3.5" (SATA II) | HDD1: WD Elements (WD Blue 1TB 3.5" SATA II) connected via USB 2.0 | HDD2: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200rpm (SATA II) | DVD: Samsung DVD+RW combo drive | PSU: FSP Hexa 600W | Case: Aerocool PGS V | Cooling: DeepCool Gammaxx S40 (stock fan), 2x 120mm Aerocool fan 1xDeepCool 120mm fan from a scrapped heatsink

eMachines D732Z | CPU: Intel Pentium D P6100 | GPU: Intel HD 3000 | RAM: 2x Kingston ValueRAM 2GB 1066MHz SODIMM | HDD: Hitachi 320GB 5600RPM

Acer ES13 | CPU: Intel Pentium N4200 | GPU:  Intel HD 505 | RAM: 1x 4GB (unidentified) DDR3L | HDD: (unidentified) 500GB 5600RPM

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Most powerful computer on the planet. Has the lowest MIPS per watt. (Please take illustration as representing humans in general and not gender specific.)

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80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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The Xerox Star 8010 workstation (1981) was the first commercially available computer to offer a windows based GUI interface.

Yes, you're right. How much did it cost again? Oh yeah, $20,000. 

 

Furthermore the computer as we see it today was invented with the introduction of the Macintosh. The Altair doesn't count unless you can read blinky blinky red LEDs. I know I can't.

 

Both of those examples were nowhere as compact or as easy to use as the Macintosh either. I would know, I collect old PCs.

"You have got to be the biggest asshole on this forum..."

-GingerbreadPK

sudo rm -rf /

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