What are your computer specs?

[saintjimmy]

Yes, that is the question. What are your specs? Let's see how y'all compare! I'll start with the 3 computers I play Trainz 2006/Classics on the most

I have two computers of my own, and I use my dad's sometimes too. The smileys represent performance in the sims.

1st: Gateway FX7020 w/Vista Prem - My Dad's -
AMD Phenom Quad Core 9600+ (2.3 GHz x4 cores)
3 GB DDR2 Memory (667 MHz speed)
500 GB Hard Drive
NVidia GeForce 8800GT (512 MB)
Integraded Audio Chip
Gateway PCI TV Tuner with Remote Control
Logitech X-240 2.1 Speakers

2nd: Gateway LX6200-01 w/Vista Home Premium 64 bit - My new & heavily upgraded one -
AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition (3.0 GHz x4 cores)
8 GB DDR2 Memory (800 MHz speed)
750 GB Hard Drive w/ 320 GB backup external drive
ATI Radeon HD 4850 made by Diamond (512 MB)
Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Sound Card
Corsair TX650W 650 Watt Power Supply
Gateway/AverMedia PCI Express x1 TV tuner & remote control
Logitech X-540 5.1 surround sound speakers, almost perfect for trainzin'!

3rd: Dell Dimension C521 w/XP Media Center Edition - SOLD...helped to buy my LX6200-01 when the HP broke (actually fried itself...and took literally EVERY component but the power supply.

You can see that both my dad's computer (1st) and my new computer (2nd) are pretty top-of-the-line (Especially mine!!!)

Now let's see what some of the rest of you have, and if you don't know what a part of your computer is, then don't post it.

Come on now, don't be ashamed! :hehe:

 

[poppins122325]

my main system is a custom built

Case Thermaltake Soprano With Window
RAM 2 Gb DDR2
HDD 2 X WD 160 Gb
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 Gzh
Drives 2 X Lg DVD Burner
PSU Thermaltake 430w
Mobo Asus p5kpl-vm
GFX Gainward geforce 8400 256mb
Other Dvico TV Tuner Card
5.1 ch speakers
MGE Ups
Green LED lights

nathan

 

[elgato]

My specs: Antec Nine Hundred casing, Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 (3.0 Ghz), Intel mobo DP35DPM FSB=1333 Mhz, Corsair HX Series 620W, 8 Gb Corsair DDR2-800 RAM, 320 Gb WD Caviar Sata-II 7200RPM, EVGA GTX 260 896Mb, Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer, Saitek Eclipse II keyboard, Logitech G5 mouse, Samsung Syncmaster 932BF 19" at 1280x1024, Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit with SP1.
This PC is mainly used to run TC3 (with all the TRS2006 and the TC1-2 assets) and MSTS. Very satisfied with this setup.
Cheers
Gilles

 

[BLACKWATCH]

As below with sound routed through my HI-FI amp & speakers (Marantz-Goodmans respectively)

 

[psycho_aussie]

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ (2.6GHz)
4Gb PC-6400 DDR2 Memory (800MHz)
1x 160Gb SATA-II, 2x 250Gb SATA-II, 1x 320Gb SATA-II
HIS Radeon HD3870 (512Mb)
Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Fatality
Logitech X-5400 5.1

 

[Wessex_Electric_Nutter]

Hmm, don't freak out about the amount:


Web server
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Intel Pentimun III 733GHz
384mb RAM (I think)
ATI Radeon 7500 64MB Video card (I think!)
1x Western Digital 10GB hard drive and 1x Seagate 20GB HD (not too sure on this)
Intergrated Sound
Microtech PCMCIA card reader (2 slots!)
Windows XP Pro 32-bit

NO Trainz installed

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Home built desktop
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AMD Althon 64x2 3800 (2.0GHz)
2GB DDR-400 RAM
nVidia Geforce 7600GT 256mb PCI-E graphics card hooked upto a KVM switch (for the webserver too!)
1x250GB seagate SATA drive
one disconnected drive bay
1 wireless card
Zalman 12cm(!) fan
Windows XP Pro 32-bit

TC 1&2 installed
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Powerbook 15" 1.67ghz (doesn't run Trainz)
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PowerPC G4 1.67ghz
2GB Crucial RAM (DDR-333)
ATI Radeon 9700 64mb Video card
120GB hard drive
15.2" screen (res: 1280x864!)
Apple Superdrive
OSX 10.4.11 IIRC

Can't run trainz

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Clevo M37EW
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Intel Pentimun M 1.6ghz 2mb cache (720?)
2GB mixed RAM (DDR-333)
ATI Radeon 9700 128mb Video card
1x100GB Toshiba 4200rpm hard drive
DVD-RAM drive
15.4" screen (res: 1280x800)
Windows XP Home

TC 1&2 installed
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Asus Z92T (DIY laptop)
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AMD Turion 64x2 2.0GHz (TL-60)
2GB Crucial RAM (DDR-333), can take 4GB RAM (tested with 3GB RAM)
nVidia Geforce Go 7600 256mb
1x160GB Samsung Spinpoint drive (nice drives they are!)
DVD-RAM drive
15.4" Glossy screen (res: 1280x800)
Windows XP Pro x64

TC 3 installed
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Asus EEEPC 901
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Intel Atom 1.6GHz hyperthreading (not dual core!) processor, 512kb cache (Tiny thing!)
2GB DDR2-800 OCZ RAM (1 slot!)
Intel GMA 950 with SMA!!!
Modified from 8GB and 4GB SSDs to 1xZIF Toshiba 120GB HD (1.8") MK1214GAH
8.9" screen
No CD/DVD drive
1.162kg (weighed)
Windows XP Pro 32-bit

TC 3 installed and just ran it!
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Acer Aspire 8920G
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Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 (2.5Ghz 6MB cache)
4GB DDR2-667 RAM
nVidia GeForce 9650M 512mb MXM card
2x320GB HDs
Blueray drive
5.1 surround sound setup on the laptop.... sounds fantastic! (With Subwoofer that doesn't vibrate much!)
18.4" screen
4.1Kg weight, needs a large bag
Windows Vista Ultimate x64

TC 3 installed and it flies!
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Acer Aspire 9920G
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Intel Core 2 Duo T7700 (2.4Ghz 4MB cache)
4GB DDR2-667 RAM
nVidia GeForce 8600M GT 512mb MXM card
2x250GB HDs
HD-DVD drive
Too many extras (DVB-T tuner, 2 speakers and a subwoofer, Express card and PC Card slot, Paralell, Serial, S-Video, DVI-D, VGA ports, 4 usb, firewire 400, SPDIF capabilities, remote control, etc. Old and new in a 2008 laptop!)
2.1 speaker setup... Sounds great!
20.1" screen
7.8Kg weight and 6cm thick. No case known to man or beast fits the laptop!
Windows Vista Ultimate x64

TC 3 installed and it flies!
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I am in the processing of removing 2/3 computers, so the clevo and the webserver will go, I am not decided on the Z92T yet.

 

[SuperFudd]

See below.

 

[robbiehanson]

Main desktop:
AMD Athlon X2 4200+ (2.2ghz)
2gb DDR2 667mhz
250gb+160gb internal HD, 250gb+160gb external
Radeon X1950PRO 256mb
Dual 19" Acer LCDs
Windows Vista Home Premium SP1/XP Pro SP3

Laptop:
Compaq something or another
Core Duo 1.73ghz
3gb DDR2 667mhz
160gb HD
Intel X3100 graphics
17" 1440x900 screen
Windows Vista Home Premium SP1/XP Pro SP3

Second desktop:
AMD Sempron 64 2800+ (1.6ghz, OC'd to 2.0)
1gb DDR PC3200
250gb+250gb HDs
Radeon X1600PRO 512mb
17" 1440x900 HP LCD
Windows XP Pro SP3

Mac Mini G4
512mb PC100
80gb
Radeon 9200SE 64mb
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
KVM switch with the Sempron desktop

Mac iBook G3
600mhz
640mb
120gb HD
DVD/CD-RW
ATi Rage 128 16mb
Mac OS X Tiger

DOS game laptop:
Pentium MMX 75mhz
16mb RAM
800mb hard drive
Windows 95

Web server:
AMD Duron 1100mhz
384mb PC100
250gb WD Caviar
Radeon 9200SE 128mb
Windows 2000Pro SP4
In garage, VNC for control.

I need to clear out a few...

 

[2stepsteve]

2nd: HP Pavilion Media Center M8300F w/Vista Home Premium - My fairly new & upgraded one -
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ (3.0 GHz x2)
3 GB DDR2 Memory (800 MHz speed)
640 GB Hard Drive w/ 320 GB backup external drive
ATI Radeon HD 4850 (512 MB)
Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Sound Card
Logitech X-540 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers, almost perfect for trainzin'!

How do you find that ATI 4850 graphics card Saintjimmy? What kind of FPS do you get in built up areas?

 

[saintjimmy]

Well, here is my 4850 that I purchased, and I got a free GRID game with it (so why not?), and it runs better than I thought possible!:hehe: On a route like Marias Pass, I get probably anything from 20 fps in a place like downtown Kalispell to between 40 and 50 (just a guess, it's just really smooth!) when cruising between Shelby and Glacier Park. There are some routes & areas where it may dip below 20, but never below 14 fps, that was the lowest I saw it go, and it was on a route called "Route 66".
The route is super graphics intensive and the author said it required a 3.0 GHz processor, 2+ GB of RAM, and at least a 512 meg graphics card to get decent performance, and he/she was right!!!

But to tell the truth, I am more than satisfied with all the performance I can get out of it. I also turn up the fan on it to keep it cool when playing games for hours on end. It may be noisier, but if it means better results in fps and more stability, then I am all for it!

 

[Magicland]

Only listing the main one, as I've no idea what are in the others at the moment, this one just got a new Mobo and Proc last week:
Core 2 Duo E8500
4 GB DDR2 ram
1 TB total SATA HD storage (3 drives)
MSI GeForce 8800GT (the 2 slot one with the heatpipes and the high clock rate)
My old Creative Labs Audigy Platinum soundcard and drive bay
2 DVD/RW drives, one with lightscribe
19" Viewsonic VX924

 

[GP_38-2]

Oh heck I'll throw mine in the mix
AMD Athlon X2 6400+ (3.2ghz)
4GB DDR2 800 (4x 1GB DDR2 1066)
DFI 790FX-M2RS (socket AM2/AM2+)
ATI HD4870 512MB GDDR5
Creative XF-I Fatal1ty
1TB Western Digital SATA II (3x 500GB)
2 Lite-on DVD+RW w/Lightscribe (one of things you may not use but cool none the less)
Windows Vista Business 64-bit

Trainz FPS: 30-120 with no drop below 30 and zero loading lag.

My old Trainz comp
AMD Athlon XP 2900+ (2.08ghz)
2GB DDR 400 (2x 1GB DDR 400)
ABIT KV7-V
ATI All-In-Wonder X800 XT 256MB GDDR3
Creative Audigy 2NX
280GB Seagate/Western Digital IDE133 (1x 200GB 2x 40GB)
2 DVD/DVD+RW off-brand/Sony
Windows XP Professional SP3

Anywhere from 7-80fps with little load lag
My Trainzing laptop

AMD Turion ML-37 (2.0ghz)
1GB DDR333 (2x 512MB)
HP motherboard
ATI Xpress 200M 128MB Dedicated VRAM
Conexent Sound card
120GB Western Digital
HP DVD+RW w/Lightscribe
Windows XP Media Center SP3

 

[TraditionalCatholic]

I have just one:

Aluminum iMac 20" 2Ghz Core 2 Duo T7200 "Santa Rosa" Core
1.5GB RAM
250GB Hard Drive
8X Superdrive
Apple Keyboard and Mighty Mouse
Mac OSX 10.5.4 and Windows XP Home SP2 on Boot Camp
(Runs Trainz just fine)

 

[sethmcs]

Commodore 64

Commodore 64 8-bit 64k ram and 5.2" floppy drive.:hehe:

 

[Captain_Collins]

Difference engine with 1,00000 punch cards!

 

[eso]

My babies...

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Desktop (The new toy)
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Intel 9600 2.6Ghz Quad core
4GB DDR RAM
500GB WD sata HDD
Asus DVD burner
Cooler Master case with bigger PS
Nvidia 9800 GTX 512MB graphics card
Edifer 2.1 speakers (NZ$34 on sale, best bargain ever!)
15" 2nd hand compaq monitor (soon to be replaced with a 22" LG widescreen)
Vista Home Premium

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Laptop A
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2.4Ghz Turion X2
1GB DDR 400
Radeon X1300 GFX adapter
160GB WD HDD partitioned
17" built in widescreen but currently running through a 40" Samsung LCD TV)
Edifer 2.1 portable laptop speakers (expensive but really awesome power)
Wireless KB/Mouse
XP Media Center Edition


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Laptop B (on loan)
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1.4Ghz Apple G4 Notebook
Not much interesting about this... it's an Apple
Plays movies in bed ok though :hehe:
OS X

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Laptop C
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Celeron 433 (singular, not dual-some nor quad-tastic)
1GB PC133 RAM
15" screen
'Nipple' style mouse controls (no touchpads here boys)... also keeps falling off
Windows XP SP2 (hehe runs ok too)
Excessive levels of dust inside and out


+ about 4 comps I use at work and there's nothing fun about those.

 

[titaniclover]

Windows Vista Home Premium
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @2.40 GHz
3.00 GB RAM
Radeon X1950 CrossFire Edition
24" TFT LCD Monitor w/HD Display

Cheers,
Adam

 

[winjmoore]

468 66DX
5 1/4 flopy drive
3 1/2 floppy drive
Hard drive 2 but we are talking megs not gigs
DVD CD nope
Network 10 Mps
Sound and Video built in
TV Card $500 and at least 10 years old
Ram ??? enough
USB ports ha nope
OS ???? 98 or 95
IE 4.01 cause I like its easter egg
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Quad core 2.4 running at 2.7 or 3.1
Ram DDR3 really dear running way fast, ho 4 gigs
HDD 2 x 500 in Raid for fast sustained data rate
DVD floppy and 14 USP ports 3 free
TV card Digital
Com port raido running in 95 combablity and volume chanels way wrong in vista 64
also boots to xp and a laptop has linux
See through case with dioramas of railways from when I had a model railway,
32 inch screen
ATI video 2900 set to max unless running full length of tc3 as that has just to much data and rockets past trainz 2 gig limet and crashes

 

[lewisner]

I run a Packard Bell 6810 SLI connected to a 19 inch Xerox TFT monitor and Logitech Z-10 speakers.It runs TC3 easily, which it seems is quite a good benchmark powerwise.

 

[2stepsteve]

Well, here is my 4850 that I purchased, and I got a free GRID game with it (so why not?), and it runs better than I thought possible!:hehe: On a route like Marias Pass, I get probably anything from 20 fps in a place like downtown Kalispell to between 40 and 50 (just a guess, it's just really smooth!) when cruising between Shelby and Glacier Park. There are some routes & areas where it may dip below 20, but never below 14 fps, that was the lowest I saw it go, and it was on a route called "Route 66".
The route is super graphics intensive and the author said it required a 3.0 GHz processor, 2+ GB of RAM, and at least a 512 meg graphics card to get decent performance, and he/she was right!!!

But to tell the truth, I am more than satisfied with all the performance I can get out of it. I also turn up the fan on it to keep it cool when playing games for hours on end. It may be noisier, but if it means better results in fps and more stability, then I am all for it!

Nice thanks for that, it really does seem like the bargin of the moment this card. The price/performance ratio is amazing!