From technology to politics to video games; these are the random thoughts of a geek with too much time on his hands

It used to be that computers and monitors were so insanely expensive that the idea of owning more than one seemed like 100% excess and luxury.  Plus, how many PCs and screens could a single person actually need at any given time?  Well, costs have dropped, and the complexity of what people do with their computers is continually increasing, so people have started moving to multi-computer and multi-monitor setups.  For us geeks, it's sort of a competition to have the coolest PC/monitor layout.

LifeHacker, a popular techblog, is running a story today about some of the cooler workstation setups members of their readership have.  It's always fun to see what setups other people have.  Here at work, I've got 2 PCs and a laptop.  PC 1 has 2 19" LCDs, PC 2 has 1 17" LCD and the laptop is a 15".  All of them are controlled seamlessly by the wonders of Multiplicity 

Is your setup cooler than the ones shown in the article?  If so, show them off here!


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on May 05, 2007
J. Aroche,

Sorry but the sideways thing doesn't impress me!!!  

To the rest of you,

I run dual monitors, both flat panels, 1 17" standard flat" 1 20.1 widescreen HD"

speedy
on May 05, 2007
This is an old pic. I have gotten a 24" Dell since and a couple arms for two monitors. Laptop isn't shown.

My Baby.
on May 05, 2007
My comps specs:

Mobo: Asus K8V-X
VCard: GeForce 7800 GEOS Overclocked 256-bit AGP Blue LED
CPU: AMD 3000+ single-core 2ghz Socket 754
RAM: PC3200 512mb; PC3200 1gb
Moniter(s): Samsung 16" 4:3 Native res: 1024x768 VGA; Samsung 20" 16:9 Native res: 1650x1050 DVI. Both LCD's.
PSU: 500 watts, Blue LED

You likes? (Sorry no pictures)

Maxed out in World of Warcraft in a high polygon area is about 30 FPS, it's usually about 30-60 fps, sometimes 20 FPS while loading, never less

The only downside of my computer is: Mobo doesn't support PCIe, the internet NEVER goes over 500kbps (doesn't matter the ISP)(usually it's under 100kbps; the latency in WoW is about 300, yellow range). I don't have enough power in the CPU to test through 3dmark 6 (gotta have 2.5ghz or more)
on May 05, 2007
right now my system specs are:

motherboard - asus a8n32-sli deluxe
cpu - amd 3000+
memory - 1 GB ddr-400
HDD - maxtor 250 GB
vid card - nvidia 7900 GTX
optical drive - sony DVD burner
OS - winblows vista ultimate 64 bit
monitor - gateway 19" LCD
case - thermaltake kandalf

though i will be building a new system for hard core gaming
on May 05, 2007
Here are my pictures of my desktop! the sun was in the wrong spot, and they might be a little blurry, but you can still see it.

link to my work area pictures
on May 05, 2007
whatwhere, your lucky to have vista, what's it like?
on May 05, 2007
this is some of my PC details:

this is what my PC has in it:
Celeron(R) CPU 2.70GHz
2.69GHz, 760 MB of RAM
Microsoft WIndows XP home edition SP2 version 2002

Durabrand PC 2.0Ch Ampliflcador multi-media Altavoces Speakers,
Microsoft wireless desktop elite keyboard + Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer 2.0,
SONY DVD double layer dual layer player,
Memorex 52x32x52 player,
Clear-sided towercase, L.E.D. lighted fan mounted on the front, X blade design,
164 GB hard + 64 GB hard drive,
stock monitor
that's my PC
on May 06, 2007
actually i love it.i think it's like XP with a better look and feel,plus i would have to say since it has not given me a BSOD yet it alot more stable then XP..the only pain is the UAC (user access control) cause it always pop's up and asks if you want to run a program but i disabled it so it won't bother me
on May 06, 2007
I guess only a couple people actually read the original post to SHOW your setup.
on May 07, 2007
I got 2 seperate setups....

The Laptop
The Desktop

Been upgrading the laptop and might replace the desktop before long.
on May 07, 2007
I had a laptop before my sister spilled milk all over the keyboard lol! MY dad had got it from his work and some of the keys didn't work (including the one to type in the password!!). It was cool, a 2000 OS I think. small hard drive, poor graphics, but fun while it lasted. At least it was not broken while my friends had to stay over at my house while the flood we had. All they did was play on the computer. I had one computer. couldn't use my moms, and there were three of us...
on May 07, 2007

Hi,

I thought some of you 4 Wheeler techie's might be interested in seeing your mobile techie 18 Wheeler cousin since my setup is quite different than most. I'm an over-the-road 48-contiguous state truck driver for Prime, inc. and a Noob to WinCustomize. So here are three pics of my config. I can do any office task anywhere. From the mountains of western Montana to the warm sun of Florida. Photos a lil' dark but you should be able to make out the details just fine.

http://www2.snapfish.com/share/p=92071178569168278/l=254094163/g=94506254/otsc=SYE/otsi=SALB

My equipment is:
2005 Freightliner Century ST (Dark Green) (10 Speed) (Lease)
Toshiba Satelite A105-S4274 (stock running WinXP)
Cingular 3G Sierra Wireless AirCard 860 (Cellular Network)
Wilson 3-Watt Cellular Amplifier
Acer AL1706 (Panel for Sleeper Berth)
Logitech wireless Keyboard & Mouse
Sony Cybershot (first generation)
HP C3100 (Scanner / Copier / Printer)
ADS Tech USB Instant TV
Griffin Technologies Powerwave
Plantronics 590 (headset) (also used for C.B.)
RAM (Seat Mount) (www.ram-mount.com)
RigMaster APU
Cobra CPI 450 Power Inverter

My current fav desktop suite is: AbraCadabra by Treetog

- Orange_Radiance


on May 07, 2007

I thought some of you 4 Wheeler techie's might be interested in seeing your mobile techie 18 Wheeler cousin since my setup is quite different than most. I'm an over-the-road 48-contiguous state truck driver for Prime, inc. and a Noob to WinCustomize. So here are three pics of my config. I can do any office task anywhere. From the mountains of western Montana to the warm sun of Florida. Photos a lil' dark but you should be able to make out the details just fine.

http://www2.snapfish.com/share/p=92071178569168278/l=254094163/g=94506254/otsc=SYE/otsi=SALB


Thats awesome man. I love it.

on May 07, 2007
Nice Orange_Radiance (oh and Snowy... that setup is way over the top hehe)
on May 08, 2007
wow! That's a nice truck! I like 18 wheelers, ever since i bought the video game 18 wheels: pedal to the medal. It's fun
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