PC and Programming Setup/Builds

[Avilius]

Hello, I'm just curious on how your PC-setups/builds currently look at the moment.

Post pictures and things of that nature, hopefully when this topic picks up speed I can manage to post a picture of mine (as pathetic as it is :P). Also be sure to post IDEs of choice, as well as OSes.

[BHX]

I don't need to post pictures.

Computer: Compaq Presario C751NR Laptop
OS: Crunchbang(#!) Linux
IDEs/Editors: Geany (main), QtCreator, Code::Blocks, nano, sublime, gedit, kate

Nothing worth posting as it is the default laptop you could get back in 2006.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834147763

Need to buy a new one though as it is finally starting to act up on me. Today it suddenly got so hot that it shut off on me twice.

[ResidentBiscuit]

Working on a new one.
AMD FX8350
Nvidia GTX 760 4GB
2x4GB RAM
1TB HDD 7200RPM
120 GB SSD
Dual Boot Windows 7 Professional + Some Linux distro, probably Ubuntu 14.04

Just need the graphics card and it'll be done.

Currently, I use a HP DV7-4285DX laptop. I run Linux Mint 16 on it.

[NoXzema]

Current setup is:

CPU
AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo)

Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX 680 2GB
PowerColor PCS+ Radeon HD 7950 3GB

RAM
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900)

Hard Drives
Intel 335 Series Jay Crest SSD (240 GB)

Motherboard
ASUS M5A97

OS
Arch Linux
Windows 8 (which I regret buying since I never use it... but the intention was for development)

http://imgur.com/j6Cjg7o

And yes, it is dusty.. damn thing collects dust as its day job. I need to get a filtered AC unit in my room or something. It's hard to keep such a small cluttered room clean.

[AceDawg45]

I just built mine last month:

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz Six Core

GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 TI 2 GB

RAM: GSKILL DDr3 8GB

HDD: Something Seagate, don't remember, but it is 1TB and 7200rpm

Motherboard: Same as NoXzema; ASUS M5A97

OS: Windows 7, I hated Win8, and Win7 is a lot better for gaming. I don't know how my computer will handle two OS's, so I haven't gotten Linux yet. Would I be able to run it?


I will upgrade to 24gb eventually, maybe get a better CPU, and I need a new PSU, for mine is only 400W (cheaped out on that).
I have like, 6 fans in it though, so I never have a problem with overheating.

[ResidentBiscuit]

Heh, AceDawg your build is almost identical to what I was going to build. I just had a larger PSU in there, because Newegg had a nice sale on a 750W PSU. After that, I decided to just wait a bit and buy the GTX 760, and FX8350 instead of the 750Ti and 6300.

[AceDawg45]

Yeah, Newegg had the sale on the 400W, and I didn't think I would need more. I will eventually after all the upgrades I am planning, but for now I haven't had any problems. I was on a tight budget, and I still went over by $100 (the whole thing cost me $966, including monitors and Win7.)

Unfortunately, I have to do all the odd jobs 13 year-olds hate doing to get more parts. Is this a thing all computer builders deal with? Wanting to tinker more and more?

[ResidentBiscuit]

I already had a nice monitor laying around, and got Windows 7 for free through my university lol. But yeah, that 750Ti is super low power and still performs pretty damn well, so 400W will be fine for now.

Is this a thing all computer builders deal with? Wanting to tinker more and more?

I believe so lol

[N36fSL3A]

AceDawg, I actually made ~500 dollars just doing odd-jobs and programming projects for people for ~35-65 dollars an assignment.

Sometimes it involved doing people's homework however.

[j3Rz8vqX]

Is this a thing all computer builders deal with? Wanting to tinker more and more?

Yes, until you've built around 20 or so units and gone through four or five generations; that was when I had enough.

My first computer was a 800MHZ Intel P1; spent around 90 dollars.

PC - Setup:
My newest computer I have built: (DEC 2012)

i5-3570k + z77-g41 + hd7850 + 4GB gskill + 500 GB WD + 1080p cheap monitor + antec gx500 tower + mouse/keyboard + 530watt PSU + h_212_Plus + 4x 120mm antec tower fans

IDE - Setup:
MinGW for C++, Eclipse for Java and Android development and a bunch of other junk I have not touched in ages.

[AceDawg45]

I had an old monitor lying around (an old Dell Dimension one from like 2002) and I couldn't live with that or live without two monitors, so I bought ASUS monitor for like 200 bucks.

I actually made ~500 dollars just doing odd-jobs and programming projects for people

Wow. I have never tried any of the jobs in the job forum on this site, due to it already being taken or it being for some big company

[Avilius]

In my spare time I do programming jobs similar to the side-jobs that Fredbill does. They make me a good amount of spending money.

By the way, your builds put mine to shame. :P

I fried my previous 1k dollar build, (I don't even want to get into that...), so I managed to throw something together with an old Dell Optiplex 745 (there were a whole bunch being thrown away), just upgrading the processor to a quad core, and changing the GPU. It works great so far, no problems yet.

My CPU is an intel Q6600 and my GPU (which I will soon upgrade) is a relatively weak Geforce GT 430 Fermi.

After I get a GPU upgrade, I plan on saving up for a higher-end build (if I'm patient enough).