What was your first computer?

[TheSLSAMG]

Original build:

Intel Core i5 3570K

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO

AsRock Z77 Pro3

8GB Kingston HyperX Blu Red

120GB SanDisk Extreme

500GB Western Digital Blue 2.5"

Gigabyte Windforce Radeon HD 7850 2GB

Diablotek EL600W PSU (le bomb)

Zalman Z11 Plus

 

That was a decently fun build. I didn't know a lot back then so some choices were terribly made (such as the PSU) but for a first rig it wasn't bad. I still have the CPU, cooler and RAM. The SSD was killed by a faulty SATA power cable, the HDD is on it's last leg, the PSU sits under my desk, the GPU was traded for a GTX 660 TI, the case has been disposed of and the motherboard died. The CPU and RAM will be making another appearance soon in a build log I should have put together by tomorrow night.

 

Current build:

Intel Core i7 4790K

Corsair H110i GT

ASUS Z97 Pro

16GB Crucial Ballistix Sport

256GB Crucial MX100

1TB Seagate Barracuda

ASUS STRIX GTX 970

EVGA 550GS 550W 80+ Gold

Corsair Air 540

 

I don't have pictures of my original rig (how I wish I did) but I do have pictures of my current machine.

 

[district_11]

 

[catbutts]

I had a Pentium III and some gpu with 1GB of vram (I bought it because it was a big number)

 

 

 

man I couldn't do anything on that and I was so sad lmao

[PeterK]

Welll , ok . 

    My first pc i ever modified was some dirt cheap low end crap (even in ~2005) :

       Asrock motherboard (something kn..8.....upgrade.... i don't know)

       AMD Semprom something... 1.81GHz (single core)

       Ram unknown 256mb DDR1 400MHz , yes it's not typo

       GPU nVidia FX 5200 from Palit , 128mb ram 

      15gb hdd .......Maxtor

      Genius 5.1 poor quality soundcard 

      Optical : dvd burner asus 

      some shit deluxe case with a weak delux psu - 450w

      generic mouse with 2 button and no scroll wheel , also with BALL , PS2

      generic a4 tech keyboard , PS2

      Monitor : unknown CRT 1024*768@72Hz , or 1152*864@60Hz

                At a point dunno when probably 2007 , hdd failed , (the hdd was in use since 2001) , and i replaced it with a 80gb refurbished. - needless to say i was excited , This was my first modification.

                A few months later i added 1gb ram Kingmax DDR1 400MHz  -  this gave me a significant boost

                +1 weak tv tuner

                In 2008 maybe... i added a case fan.....Arctic cooling .....92mm.

               at some point i had a 160gb hdd... really can't remember - it was WD.

 

  My first pc i ever built was in mid 2009 , after my 15th bithday with a budget of ~550$ , i build it in a way too meet the requirements of CRYSIS - medium-high settings , kinda... (little did i knew )) )

 

         Motherboard : Biostar tp45hp , it looked good , it was crap , but worked for almost 5 years - I know that in one the pictures is a GIGABYTE MOTHERBOARD box but IT CAME DEAD ON ARRIVAL

         CPU : Intel Core2Quad Q8400  @2,66 GHz , it turned out to be an overkill but it still had mojo for a GTX660

         GPU: Gainward nVidia 9600GT 1gb , base clock 650mhz , oc'ed to 725mhz , died in 2013-may , replaced with a GTX660  

         RAM: Kingmax 2x2Gb DDR2 1066mhz , running at 800mhz cause the mobo was too weak....

         HDD: Samsung 100...uj...something 1tb - it's failing now (2015-july) it has close to 15000 work yours  , and the 80gb hdd from before - remowed in 2012 because of failing....

         Optical : the same DVD burner - died in late 2014.

         PSU: Chieftec cft-140 something... 700W 80+ (simple , not bronze) still in use .

         Case: the same shit deluxe case

         Generic mouse , same keyboard since 2001

         Monitor same , upgraded in 2011 or 2012 ... to a 1080p benq 

         +1 the same tv tuner , i had to remove it after i left windows xp in ~2010 . 

        +some fans , hdd coolers-bad decision...

 

Some notes'''''' : - the jump from fx5200 with 1.81ghz cpu +1.25gb ram to qore2quad with 9600gt and 4gb ram was huuge ;

                             but the upgrade from this to a fx-6300 with 8gb ram + gtx660 was noticeable but not a big difference honestly ,...in gaming of course i got 3x the fps with the gtx660 , but in everyday usage                                  ...it was almost the same until i got an ssd . Only then i started to see improvements in everyday use .

                           -i plan to upgrade my gpu and monitor but it's not necessary yet , and it would cost me a lot (display 550$ , gpu 450$ [where i live] ) to see improvements , maybe i'll upgrade in late 2016 or                               2017 , maybe i will be forced to upgrade sooner if monitor dies (i hope not) . In any case i WILL not upgade this gpu until i see 14/16nm chips , and with affordable prices .

                          - i also plan to add a 3-4tb hdd in early 2016 

[gastnl123]

Acer Aspire m7711 from 2008

[FaZe Booce]

Some of you won't believe me, some will think I'm a spoiled brat, but heres my first computer :

[swifty7]

[Quinten Verhelst]

https://www.google.be/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CAcQjRxqFQoTCLit1YL7gscCFco8FAodn4AMTg&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kapaza.be%2Fnl%2Flaptops-en-tablets%2Fq-force-duranote-7560-17--84292448.htm&ei=pya6Vfi9Lsr5UJ-BsvAE&bvm=bv.99028883,d.d24&psig=AFQjCNGExdn_g2tM-OoZBI70eYBoxPH-mg&ust=1438349326961620

[LinusLoveMe]

Dell Inspiron 530... I've been using it for the past 7 years...

[MorbidAngel]

This baby right here, played Counter-Strike 1.6 on it, the colors were all green and it was laggy as F but I got by! Good days.

EDIT: Not sure if this is the exact model but it looked like that.

[XVariety]

My Very first ever computer when I was like 5....

[FaZe Booce]

idk what i had i think it was this idek

 

seriously i don't remember what I had

[MDPS]

First PC I could call my own would be an ASUS Q200 laptop. I'm still using it actually hasn't died on me yet though the W key has faded, wall adapter breaking, etc.

[StandardToaster]

Dell Dimension 3000, and I still have it today... (not as my main machine)

This was not the first computer that I used, but it is the first computer that was my personal computer.

I had used computers at school and other places like that before I got this one.

[nicholician]

The first computer that I called mine? Some halfway decent Acer prebuilt computer that is still shared by the family to this day, even though it runs Windows XP. 

 

The first computer I truly owned and was actually mine? An Acer laptop running Windows 7 that was actually pretty good. Still runs like a champ today despite being 4 years old. I just need an SSD for it.

[StandardToaster]

The first computer that I called mine? Some halfway decent Acer prebuilt computer that is still shared by the family to this day, even though it runs Windows XP. 

 

The first computer I truly owned and was actually mine? An Acer laptop running Windows 7 that was actually pretty good. Still runs like a champ today despite being 4 years old. I just need an SSD for it.

You need an SSD, or want an SSD?

[Hackzzila]

The first one I OWNED is my current PC

But the first PC I USED was a Win 98 (Ithink) PC

[nicholician]

You need an SSD, or want an SSD?

 

I want an SSD. But everyone knows you can't go back to HDD after going for an SSD, so I'm going to get one for that laptop soon.

[StandardToaster]

I want an SSD. But everyone knows you can't go back to HDD after going for an SSD, so I'm going to get one for that laptop soon.

OK... My mom's MacBook Pro as an SSD, and my computer has a HDD, and when I used her computer for a month, I didn't really notice a difference other than boot time...

[nicholician]

OK... My mom's MacBook Pro as an SSD, and my computer has a HDD, and when I used her computer for a month, I didn't really notice a difference other than boot time...

 

Well boot time is a big factor for me, especially in a laptop that I need to take to school and might need up and running in less than a minute.

 

 

Also, program loading is a lot faster for me on my SSD that from an HDD

[StandardToaster]

Well boot time is a big factor for me, especially in a laptop that I need to take to school and might need up and running in less than a minute.

 

 

Also, program loading is a lot faster for me on my SSD that from an HDD

That makes sense then, if boot time is important to you.

[Lensman]

 a Sinclair Zx81 with 1k ram

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX81

[SomethingOrOtherThing]

A 120 mhz Pentium I with a whopping 64 mb of ram. And a 800~ mb HDD.

[carguy86]

a dos laptop, m father was verry VERRY strongly willed when it came to me and computers i had to start at dos and work my way up the ladder year by year. (one OS would have to be used one year)

[cragger89]

The Apricot "XEN-II PC". Mitsubishi manufactured by the look of things.

 

 

DX2 486@66mhz, 16mb ram, 1mb video ram. Added a CD drive and an ISA sound card. I loved it.