What was your first computer?

[JoeCoke]

My first PC had this (not my image)

lmao

[XenosTech]

GeForce Fx 5950 ultra and Intel pentium 4 extreme that was first setup not the first system I built but that was my first pc

[LawrenceBarnes2013]

-Dual core E5300 that i had OCed to 3.2Ghz using an FSB piece of software

-A Radeon 6450 2GB

[NerdyCoder]

My first CPU was a Intel Centrino 2.

My first GPU was some Intel integrated chipset.

[RGProductions]

First custom build

i5 6500

GTX 660 (now RX 470)

First PC

P4

1gb ram

no dedicated GPU

in 2010

 

[TetraSky]

CPU : Pentium 3 733Mhz

GPU : NVIDIA GeForce 256

 

Because THIS was my first PC.

It was garbage. Had to ship it back for repair maybe 5 times in the first year. We upgraded the RAM to 192(then 256 and then 512 near the end)and the OS to Windows XP when it came out.

[Archeval]

1 hour ago, deXxterlab97 said:

you mean Buttercup Cumbersnatch?

Who? i think you mean Bendystraw Cabbagepatch.

[NumLock21]

Pentium 3 800MHz slot 1

ATi Rage XL 2MB AGP

[madmaxsrb]

Pentium II Processor 400 MHz

ATI Radeon Rage Ultra 128 32MB AGP.

[MoonlightSylv]

My first laptop had some Atom chip with HD Graphics.

My family's computer that I used more than anyone else had a Pentium 3 (we upgraded to a Pentium 4 machine later)

My first custom build had a Pentium E5400 and an R7 240.

 

I'm really not proud of that 240 but it played the games I wanted to at the time at 1280x1024.

 

Edit: Picture of first custom rig

Edited January 17, 2017 by ShadowTechXTS

[Wolther]

350m, 4gb ram, 240 hdd 720p display. It was a laptop.. can't remember what else there was there 

[bossman1]

Intel 4004 then 4040, 8008, 8080, 8086 and so on so forth.

Intel 4004

White ceramic Intel C4004 microprocessor with grey traces
Produced	From late 1971 to 1981
Common manufacturer(s)	Intel
Max. CPU clock rate	740 kHz
Min. feature size	10 μm
Instruction set	4-bit BCD-oriented
Transistors	2300 [1]
Data width	4
Address width	12 (multiplexed)
Successor	Intel 4040 Intel 8008
Application	Busicom calculator, arithmetic manipulation
Package(s)	16-pin DIP

[Techno_Reverend]

 

 

Phenom II 790FX PC and has a 7850 in it now.

[CommanderAlex]

First CPU: AMD A8-5500

First GPU: AMD R9 270X from XFX (CDFC model)

[SCHISCHKA]

i think 486 had 8mb ram and was either 33 or 66MHz. no dedicated GPU but it did have a sound blaster and deluxe cd rom upgrade

[ArcThanatos]

386 DX 40 Mhz

(had to research the Trident, forgot what model... I found it, you ready for this monster, the 1080 titan killer!!!)

Trident 8992 Rev A3 TVGA8900D 512KB 16-Bit ISA

 

aaah those where the wacky wheel days!!

[bossman1]

All you guys had it so good. I remember the old days with magentic tape, then floppies.

Dinosaur tech

 

Selectron tubes (1946)

In 1946 RCA began developing the Selectron tube—an early form of random access storage that was never produced in a commercially viable form. The original Selectron tube measured 10 inches and could store 4096 bits but was expensive to build and therefore replaced in the market by the widely available core memory.

 

Magnetic tape (1951-present)

Introduced in the 1950s, magnetic tape revolutionalized the broadcast and recording industries. Made of magnetizable coating on a long, thin strip of plastic, magnetic tapes allowed unmatched amounts of data to be created, stored and rapidly accessed. Magnetic tape was the most popular means of storing data until the mid 1980s, since a single roll could store 1TB, or as much data as 10,000 punch cards.

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Compact cassette (1970s-1980s)

The Compact Cassette was introduced by Philips in 1963 as a type of magnetic tape, although it didn’t gain popularity until the 1970s. A typical 90-minute cassette could store close to 700kB to 1MB of data per side of the tape. Compact Cassettes were used to store data in a few computers and remained popular until the late 1980s.

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Magnetic drum (1950s-1960s)

Magnetic drums were commonly used in computers as the main working memory, giving computers the name “drum machines” from the 1950s to 1960s. These drums were 16 inches long and spun at a rate of 12,500 revolutions per minute. One of IBM’s earliest computers, the IBM 650, was one of the first computers to utilize a magnetic drum. It was used to supply the IBM 650 with 10,000 characters of main memory.

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Floppy disk (1969-present)

The first floppy disk was introduced in 1969 and was a read-only 8 inch disk capable of storing 80kB of data. In 1973, a disk of the same size was created with a storage capacity of 256kB and the ability to write new data. Since then, floppy disks have been created smaller but with more data storage. The average capacity of a floppy disk is around 1.44MB.

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Hard drive (1956-present)

The first hard drive, unveiled by IBM in 1956, was a revolution in data storage, capable of reserving up to 4.4MB. The 305 RAMAC stored its data on 50 24 inch magnetic disks. Since the introduction of the 305 RAMAC, hard drives have been under constant improvement. The first hard disk drive stored roughly 120,000 times more data than IBM’s RAMAC at 500GB. Today, hard drives are smaller, cheaper, faster and can store more data.

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LaserDisc (1958-2000s)

LaserDisc technology was pioneered in 1958, although it wasn’t available on the market until 1978. This type of disc is a home video format and the first commercial optical disc storage medium. It is not possible to store typical hard drive data on these discs, but it is feasible to store video and image data with greater quality than VHS tapes.

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Compact disc (1979-present)

Originating from the LaserDisc, the compact disc (CD) is smaller and stores less data. CDs were developed by SONY and Philips in 1979 and arrived at market in 1982. They were originally created exclusively to store sound recordings but have evolved to encompass data storage. Today, a standard CD can store 700MB of data.

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[porina]

First CPU: Intel 486DX2/66 - Yup, 66 MHz of powah!

First "GPU": if we call that something with useful 3D capabilities, it would be the original 3DFX. Can't remember much about it, but it ran separately from the (2D) video card, and you had a VGA passthrough on it. I got it so I could play FFVIII in 640x480 glory, not the 320x240 that CPU rendering mode offered.

[ArcThanatos]

1 minute ago, SCHISCHKA said:

i think 486 had 8mb ram and was either 33 or 66MHz. no dedicated GPU but it did have a sound blaster and deluxe cd rom upgrade

pffft I done better... 2Mb 32 pin RAM. no sound XD, sound was for chumps! lol

[ArcThanatos]

1 minute ago, porina said:

First CPU: Intel 486DX2/66 - Yup, 66 MHz of powah!

First "GPU": if we call that something with useful 3D capabilities, it would be the original 3DFX. Can't remember much about it, but it ran separately from the (2D) video card, and you had a VGA passthrough on it. I got it so I could play FFVIII in 640x480 glory, not the 320x240 that CPU rendering mode offered.

remember installing win 3.1 on 5 1/4. took my PC 2 hrs. something like 10 disc's. that massive 20mb OS lol

[SCHISCHKA]

1 minute ago, bossman1 said:

Selectron tubes (1946)

 

do you really remember computer tech from the 40s? a relative of mine operated a computer during the war that was used to perform calculations for artillery. its all rotted away, remains now are just some conduit pipes sticking out of a concrete bunker. Any idea what computers they would have used on ~1930s British disappearing guns?

[porina]

1 minute ago, ArcThanatos said:

remember installing win 3.1 on 5 1/4. took my PC 2 hrs. something like 10 disc's. that massive 20mb OS lol

Nice to know I'm not the only *cough* older person around here. The first PC I used was a 386SX16 and 40MB HD. It was my brothers. I didn't know what I was doing and properly messed up Windows on it, so I thought I'd reinstall... it didn't go well. We went both ways though. One 5.25" floppy drive and one 3.5" one!

[Mira Yurizaki]

The first computer in my name had an Intel Celeron running at 600MHz and some integrated GPU. It could run Half-Life at like 30FPS.

 

The first gaming purpose built computer had a Athlon XP 2500+ and a GeForce FX 5600.

 

The first computer that I built myself had an Athlon X2 3800+ with a GeForce 7800 GTX 256MB.

 

I think the very first computer I used was probably an IBM 5150 or close to it at a school.

[bossman1]

IBM and Ford and GM helped Hitler in the war. Did you know that fact?

A quick google found this IBM's technology helped facilitate Nazi genocide through generation and tabulation of punch cards based upon national census data.

[ArcThanatos]

3 minutes ago, porina said:

Nice to know I'm not the only *cough* older person around here. The first PC I used was a 386SX16 and 40MB HD. It was my brothers. I didn't know what I was doing and properly messed up Windows on it, so I thought I'd reinstall... it didn't go well. We went both ways though. One 5.25" floppy drive and one 3.5" one!

im 27 mate haha, I'm not old, just yrs haven't been kind! XD. yeah I had 2 210Mb (WD) and a Maxtor 80mb. a 4x ROM, 1 floppy and a 5 1/4. I remember the 386 SX haha,

actually I have a MX200 at home I just remembered. I should do it up and post it up here! haha I would love to OC a old ass cpu  , mate how awesome would that be getting some old shit and doing old school overclocking. break out that led pencil!