Ultimate Dream Computer
 

What is your ultimate dream computer. If anything was possible. Here's mine...

-Dual AMD 2.2Ghz
-G4 Sheel only a little smaller
-OSX and XP
-1 GB of SDRAM
-NVidia Graphics Card (don't know which one, not into that, really)
-Supe Drive (DVD-R & CD-RW)
-Apple Cinema LCD Screen (22")
-4 Firewire
-8 USB
-6 Piece Speaker System with Sub-Woofer
-Optical-Wireless Mouse with Track-Wheel

That's all I can think of now, any more sugestions and/or creations of your own?

Umm,,
One that is fast,
and has a DVD/CD-ROM and writer,
and actually doesn't freeze up all the time,
and I'll be happy

a non-microsoft comuter, with every game known to man, and every game that will be known to man :D. that way, i have all the system resources i need to play games, and no stupid blue screens of death! whoo! :D i just know, i'm going to wind up designing my own OS one day... :p

Computers are no fun when they are perfect. Messed up PC's give me something to do :D

okay
for 3d:

dual p4 Xeons 2.2gzh, with 2 gigs of rdram on a supermicro p4dp6. dual 15k cheetas, 18 gigs, raid 0, for boot. then another 15k cheeta, 36 gigs for local files. quadro4 900xgl gfx board. mass multiples dual 18.1" lcd panels, dvi. logitech dual optical mouse. lian li pc71 case. sound? no need sound for 3d. keeps the resource utilization low. gigabit network card, prolly 3com. running windows 2k prof sp2. oh yeah, just a standard dvd rom drive, black. make it aopen brand.. yup that seems like it for that one

for video editing:
dual athlon Tbreads 2.0gzh on a msi k7 master board. 4 gigs of registerd DDR. lian li pc 70 case. appian rushmore graphics card. 4 18.1" mass multiple flat panels. 20" jvc studio monitor. sony dv-walkman. canopus DVSTORM PLUS, for real time editing. adaptec 3400s x2 for SCSI. dual seagate 15k rpm scsi drives for boot, as we all know by now, in raid 0. for local editing , dual seagate ST1181677LWV 180 gigs, raid 0. terra tec dmx 6 fire for sound. oh yeah, cpufx watercooling rig. ehhh gigabit ethernet.. im not forgetting anything am i?
oh yeah, win2k prof

While I'm at in a dream state...
An 18 processor cluster, Athlon XP 2000, overclocked to true 2.0Ghz
18 gig DDR ram
22 inch LCD

Now, anyone want to compare rendering benchmarks?

as much as i hate to say it, intel has the upper hand here. a set of dual 2.2gzh foster core xeons will kick amd's %%% in rendering, at least in lightwave.. but as soon as amd has sse2 extentions, well then, intel = pwnd

While we're on the "ultimate dream computer" topic...

<cough>
IBM
Sun
Cray
</cough>

does my athlon xp 1900 with 512mb ddr, geforce4 ti 4600, 20x10x40 burner and a crap load of games count as a dream computer (though i sorta have it right now...)?

and how much would these "dream machines" cost?

One heck of a lotta money, but in 3-5 years you could probably get one for $599 :D

true, but in 3-5 years would you still want it?

Think, what speed would a 5 year old computer be today?

silly joe, I think you missed the joke there...
oh well - my 'dream computer' is almost finished now - I'm just waiting on the final part to make everything happy. I even have a beautifully moded case to go along with it (here). I guess I'll post the specs when I get my second processor ;)

I remember in the gold ol days when you were luck if you had a hard drive. My point is not what you want in relativity to todays technology, my point is to think up the most amazing things. Sure this didn't go very well in my first post, but let your imagination run free.

im on the list for 2 sledge hammers... cant wait

The Ultimate Computer:
One that runs on my brain.;)

yeah we could go into specs, but you're brain would over power it. Would just need terabyte ethernet to send it to a monitor, actually just install projectors in your eyes!!!!

Re: Ultimate Dream Computer
 

Its been a bit of time since anyone's replied to this...but i really like the sony vaio. I'd beef it up with as much memory and speed as possible...22 inch lcd...i'd only use it for music and video editing (haha...i know that fits in the mac category but i'd rather stick to pc).

Re: Ultimate Dream Computer
 

I'd take either the high-end laptop or desktop from L.

www.go-l.com

Re: Ultimate Dream Computer
 

Those Go-L computers are miserable. Blech.

I'd like an Athlon64 3400+, a Matrox Parhelia, 3 21" Samsung Syncmasters. It'd be nice to have no wires at all. Wireless monitors, wireless keyboard and mouse, wireless speakers, bluetooth printer. It'd be nice if games would span two monitors. That'd be awesome.

I must say I'm relatively happy with my XP3000+ and radeon 9700 pro. The only upgrades I'd really like to do is double the RAM to put a gig in it and upgrade to a 9800xt. I won't be doing that for a while, though.

Re: Ultimate Dream Computer
 

Return to Castle Wolfenstien will give you perifial vison using three monitors with the Parhelia. Or maybe it was some other game, but there are definatly games that will span three screens.

My XP 1800+ still putzes along just fine. :)


Wetzel

Re: Ultimate Dream Computer
 

How many of you have played with Windows NT on an Alpha? They were amongst the most amazing systems ever. I had the chance to play with one for a while, and very few systems I have seen were as responsive as that one.

Personally, I am very happy with my current system, while its not a "dream" system. Those who know much of computers will be amused, as it is a Pentium 166MHz, mmx system, 64mb of pc66, and 19.2gb of disk space. And did I mention the Radeon 7500 and the SB Audigy? =)

It works for what I use it for - and can even run Inventor and Jedi Knight at reasonable speed. But it is not an Alpha, which would qualify as a dream system.

Re: Ultimate Dream Computer
 

get rid of that mouse...I cant stand wireless...it stops your gaming after a few hours! So no more of them 12 hour days on the computer.

Re: Ultimate Dream Computer
 

My MX700 batteries last for over 24 hours of normal use. I also have dozens of other recharable double-a batteries floating around and a spare wireless mouse that can use the MX700's base station receiver. I'm am so well-prepared :D

Re: Ultimate Dream Computer
 

My Ultimate system IS my system:
3.0GHz HT P4
1 GB DDR SDRAM
128 MB nVidia GeForce FX
Soundblaster Audigy 2 w/ 5.1 surround hooked up
19" CRT
80 GB hd
DVD/CD-RW drive
8 USB(2 upfront), 2 firewire(1 upfront)
*looks at computer* I love you. *pets computer*

Re: Ultimate Dream Computer
 

-Dual G5 2Ghz (1 GHz frontside bus per processor) PowerMac
-8GB of DDR-SDRAM
-built-in Bluetooth
-built-in Airport Extreme
-2x 250GB hard drives
-SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW)
-ATI Radeo 9800 pro
-Two Apple 23" Cinema HD displays
-iSight
-Wireless apple keyboard and mouse (bluetooth)
-Genelec 1029.LSE (5 speaker+subwoofer surround monitoring speaker
package...MSRP-$4,200)
-Final Cut Pro
-DVD Studio Pro
-Keynote
-VirtualPC...only to provide total compatiblity
I'm sure that there's more...but I can't think of it now...

Re: Ultimate Dream Computer
 

Current Setup works for me

AMD Athlon XP 1700+
1 gig DDR
250 gig HD (another 60 gig External)
128MB Radeon 9200
SB Audigy 2
With Bose Speakers (These 2 little speakers are AWESOME!)
ATI TV Tuner
64meg GeForce 2 (PCI)
19" CRT, 17" CRT


works for me.

Re: Ultimate Dream Computer
 

I love you. :)

Ok, mabey not LOVE, but I REALLY LIKE you!

Re: Ultimate Dream Computer
 

Dream laptop: 15" AL Powerbook - 1.25ghz. Oh wait. *looks at powerbook in lap* Oh yeah. :D

Re: Ultimate Dream Computer
 

I'm jealous :)

Re: Ultimate Dream Computer
 

recently I was able to purchase my dream computer. all I have to say is ::drool::. lol
I had it custom-made for me because I want it to last me a looooooooong time.
heres the specs:

[1] Area-51™

Case: Alienware Full-Tower Case (420-Watt PS) - Conspiracy Blue
Processor: Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with HT Technology Extreme Edition 3.2GHz 800MHz FSB 2.5MB Cache
Motherboard: ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe - Intel 875P Pentium 4 Motherboard
Memory: 2GB Corsair XMS DDR SDRAM PC-3200 - 4 x 512MB Module
Video Card: Alienware Extreme Edition GeForce™ FX 5950 Ultra 256MB 8x AGP w/DVI & S-Video
Video Cooling: AlienIce™ Video Cooling System - Terra Green
System Drive: 160GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 Serial ATA 7,200 RPM 8MB Cache
Storage Drive: 250GB Western Digital Caviar SE Serial ATA 7,200 RPM 8MB Cache
Optical Drive One: Samsung 52x24x52x16x CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive - Black
Optical Drive Two: Plextor PX-708A 8x DVD±R/W Drive - Black
Floppy Drive: 3.5" 1.44 MB Floppy Disk Drive - Black
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy 2 ZS - 7.1
Network Card: Integrated Intel Pro/1000 CT Gigabit Ethernet Adapter w/CSA
Modem: US Robotics 56K V.92 Performance Pro Modem
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional
Keyboard: Microsoft Multimedia Keyboard - Conspiracy Blue
Mouse: Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0 - USB - Conspiracy Blue
Home Networking: Microsoft Wireless USB Adapter
Benchmark Software: 3DMark®03 Professional
Productivity Software: Microsoft® Works Suite 2004
Performance Optimizer: AlienAdrenaline: Video Performance Optimizer
Automated Support: AlienAutopsy: Automated Technical Support Request System
Monitor: 18 inch NEC Flat Panel - Black

Re: Ultimate Dream Computer
 

Here's mine:

Quad IBM Quantum PowerPC G10s at 10PHz each (1 PHz = 1024 THz = 1048576 GHz)
Mind/Machine interface (no more keyboard/mouse)
Some ridiculously fast Internet connection
Mac OS 50 ;)
RAID array of five hundred drives at an exabyte each.
Erm... that's all I can think of :D

Re: Ultimate Dream Computer
 

I'd kinda like two or three of these:

http://computing.vt.edu/research_computing/terascale/

But I'd also be happy with:
PowerMac Dual 3GHz
2TB HD
16GB RAM
52-52-12-12 SuperDrive (52 burn and reburn CDs, 12 burn and reburn DVDs)
ATI Radeon 10000 Pro (with 1GB RAM)
FibreChannel
LaCie Biggerest Disk ;)
Two 30" Aluminum Apple HD Displays
REALbasic 6
Halo
WarCraft 4
StarCraft 2
FCP 5
Keynote
OS X 11
Fibre Optic internet connection

oh yeah,

a 5G iPod (100GB) (Color screen, video playback....)

:D

Re: Ultimate Dream Computer
 

One that doesn't crash every hour has a 2 button mouse and not named after a piece of fruit...in other words the computer im looking for hasn't been invented yet :p

Re: Ultimate Dream Computer
 

Is there a fruit named G5? ;)

Apple Computers actually gets it's name from the Beatles' record company, Apple Records. At the time when Jobs and Woz were looking for a company name, the Beatles were huge, so they went with "Apple".

Re: Ultimate Dream Computer
 

And probably regretted it later, due to the copyright issues :p

And even though a G5 is not a fruit, a Macintosh is a kind of apple (although spelled somewhat differently I think)

And what's wrong with being named after a fruit? Could be worse - could be a Dell :p

Re: Ultimate Dream Computer
 

i actually believe that jobs and woz named it apples because either jobs or woz liked to eat apples or something, never heard the story where they named it after the beatles though.

Re: Ultimate Dream Computer
 

There's a good link here:
http://www.macnyt.dk/default.tpl?news=20020702040337

The paragraph in question is towards the bottom of the page.

Re: Ultimate Dream Computer
 

I just built as close as I'm gonna get to my Dream PC:

Asus P4C800-E Dlx Mobo
Intel P4 3.2Ghz 800MHz FSB
2GB Corsair DDR3200 RAM 512x4
ASUS Radeon 9800XT 256MB
Audigy 2 ZS Platinum
Antec 450W PS
200 GB WD SATA HD
120 GB WD HD
DVD drive and 52x Lite-on burner
Logitech cordless MX duo
CTX 17" LCD

I don't really care much how the case looks, as long as it keeps everything cool and isn't a huge eyesore.

Plus I got a FREE pen too. :)

Re: Ultimate Dream Computer
 

one that NEVER crashes

Re: Ultimate Dream Computer
 

I think I am pretty close to dreamy right now.... my ze4100 was going (internal surge killed video/mobo, and LCD display)... and as a college student, screen meltdowns were no longer my friend. I went shopping yesterday, and picked up this new token: :yikes:

HP pavilion zd7020us
P4 2.8 GHz
17" WXGA+ widescreen
80 GB
1024 MB
64 MB NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5600
802.11g WLAN
4x DVD RW and CDRW Combo

Re: Ultimate Dream Computer
 

Bah, by the time I ever get a "Dream Computer", there will just be another computer out there that is better and I will not be happy. That is how the world of technology is. =/

Re: Ultimate Dream Computer
 

I'm all for the Univac :D
Seriously, tho,something with the AMD FX 51, Radeon 9800 1 gig DDR