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    Show us your computer room!

    Discussion in 'Notebook Cosmetic Modifications and Custom Builds' started by lupin..the..3rd, Jul 6, 2007.

  1. Les

    Les Not associated with NotebookReview in any way

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    I wanted to see a crash!!!! and why wouldnt you put that baby on bigscreen???
     
  2. NeRo45

    NeRo45 Notebook Evangelist

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    guess thats good car security since your using your shifter ebrake steering wheel and seat for a game lol must suck too take it in and out the house lol jk
     
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    KnightUnit Notebook Evangelist

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    link1313 Notebook Virtuoso

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    To mark: love the setup, I also like to keep things simple/organized!

    To pac1687: I don't know how you get work done with all those distractions :p

    To nyererei: Love the notebook! and im guessing from the screen your doing economics?? :)

    To adolf: You are my new hero, that is the only way to play racing games -.-
     
  5. pinoyKnight

    pinoyKnight Notebook Enthusiast

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  6. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    That driving setup would be 800x better if you get a external monitor like mine :p

    [​IMG]
    http://www.photohost.org/gallery/data/500/2405gamearea.jpg

    My desk looks small because the monitor is 37" ^^

    I have also pretty much no light in my room so pictures come out poor. I dont use the notebook at home this is my desktop area, there is simply nowhere to put it. I did buy the hdmi cord to hook it up tho if I ever choose to.

    37" Westinghouse HD LCD
    5.1 Klipsch Quintet 3 + Synergy Sub
    Desktop
    Audio Technica A700's
    Various Junk ect.
     
  7. J-Bytes

    J-Bytes I am CanadiEEEn NBR Reviewer

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    Nice!!! ;)
     
  8. kickace

    kickace Notebook Deity

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    yah i hook mine up to a 50" plasma, its quite nice....(dvi through docking port)
     
  9. peted76

    peted76 Notebook Geek NBR Reviewer

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    Oh sorry it was a Christmas prezzie last year :(
     
  10. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    You call that a knife? :p lol you cant see it due to the fact I did a far back pano shot of my room but right next to my monitor is my marine corps k-bar with the tanto tip and black stealth coating. It will go thru a car door like butter.
     
  11. roor

    roor Notebook Deity

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    quick pic

    [​IMG]

    I also have a 27" akai lcd to the left of the pic that i use as an external monitor sometimes and play my 360 on.
    need to clean up though and reorganize, i have another monitor i wanna put up, updated pics tomrrow
     
  12. scythie

    scythie I died for your sins.

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    Well, hopefully, I'll get my laptop next month. Until then, this should do.

    My current, 4+ years old desktop setup. Enjoy! Or rather, be horrified! Perfect, it's Halloween after all :D

    PC - P4 2.4GHz, 768MB RAM [DDR-266], 256MB ATi Radeon 9600 PRO, Maxtor 40GB HDD [7200RPM] + Seagate 250GB HDD [7200RPM]. And yup, that's paper covering the front of the PC. LOL. I lost the original covers x_x;
    Oh, and that's an Infrared device [connects via USB] on top of the CPU. LOL.
    [​IMG]


    Top [looks like it'll collapse any second, eh? :eek: ]:
    Telephone [eww look at the dust around the number buttons..!]
    DSL modem
    Wireless 802.11b router
    Bottom:
    UPS
    And those very dangerous plug extensions. LOL.
    [​IMG]


    Top to bottom:
    Canon i450 printer
    Cheap, brandless headphones
    Samsung SyncMaster 740N 17" LCD [yup, not widescreen]
    Nokia 5300 XpressMusic cellular phone [can't live without a phone! It's part of Philippine culture LOL]
    Logitech keyboard and mouse [eww look at that dusty keyboard!]
    Oh, and a rug. LOL
    [​IMG]


    Oh, forgot to mention my Logitech webcam. Yup, I'm using my xxxHoLIC manga as a boost. LOL
    [​IMG]



    Hope you survived looking at all of these. LOL.

    And hopefully, I get my laptop soon. I'll be handing this down to my brother once I get a laptop. It'll be his problem then! Ok, kidding aside, despite how ugly it looks, it's a great [of course not in today's standards] PC that has served me well through the years. A few weeks after I bought it [back in July 2003], it was already in trouble. Anyone remember the Blaster worm? xD; It's had its downs and hiccups, but it still works pretty well.

    Wow didn't realize I typed that much already. The drama stops here :D
     
  13. pinoyKnight

    pinoyKnight Notebook Enthusiast

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    You think your's is bad? Look at mine on page 12 :p
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showpost.php?p=2543486&postcount=117

    saan ng pilipinas ka?
     
  14. scythie

    scythie I died for your sins.

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    Yeah, I'm from the Philippines! Minus the very corrupt government, this is indeed a great country with great people :)

    Whoa, noypi! :D

    I live in Quezon City. Ikaw? Hehe!

    Your room isn't half bad. Just very messy. :D I admire your collection! Me, I only have a few CD jackets filled with anime I just burned to a CD-R. :eek:
     
  15. roor

    roor Notebook Deity

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    i put up another lcd finally, just gotta take some pictures now
     
  16. ajfink

    ajfink Notebook Deity

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    Dorm room. Two folding PCs to the left (XP Pro and Ubuntu 7.10), notebook on desk.
     

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  17. pinoyKnight

    pinoyKnight Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well I'm canadian-filipino, I haven't been back to the Philippines in almost 15 or so years. BTW those are mostly all BETAMAX tapes :p
     
  18. jack53

    jack53 Dell XPS 9360 i7 Lover!

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    Any chance that is in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada? They have the worlds largest Filipino community there. I've got friends there.
     
  19. fabarati

    fabarati Frorum Obfuscator

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    remodeled my room and got another laptop
     

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  20. Sneaky_Chopsticks

    Sneaky_Chopsticks Notebook Deity

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    WOW! So that's what a Swedish room looks like. :p
     
  21. yang88she

    yang88she Notebook Evangelist

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    haha or Ikea catalog page 142 =P
     
  22. Sub-D

    Sub-D Notebook Evangelist

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    I guess this had to be done at some point and unfortunately now (when I don't have my camera with me) is the time. So prepare for some horrible camera phone pictures!

    View attachment 12098
    View attachment 12099

    Huzzah for student digs!
     
  23. fabarati

    fabarati Frorum Obfuscator

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    Yeah, I couldn't fit most of my room in the picture
     
  24. roor

    roor Notebook Deity

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    updated pic w/ new monitor

    crappy angle you cant even tell its on lol

    kinda messy too

    [​IMG]
     
  25. kay188

    kay188 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Old photos.
    Lazy to take new ones, and i lack the camera.
    Updated alot more. :p

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  26. lokster

    lokster Notebook Deity

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    either your acer laptop screen is broke or thats a really abstract wallpaper xD

    THAT IS SOME DESKTOP!. quad core p4 and a whole lotta others! how did you do it!! nice stickers xD

    nice set up =)
     
  27. deltafx1942

    deltafx1942 Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    i the screen is just reflecting his surroundings.
     
  28. chipper3152

    chipper3152 Notebook Consultant

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    is that a vizio hdtv? how is it? i am planning on buying one
     
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    Kossel Notebook Evangelist

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    DynamicZ Notebook Enthusiast

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    Since I practically live at work, my workstation is considered my computer room.

    [​IMG]

    [​IMG]

    Specs:
    Precision 690
    Quad core Xeon 2.66 GHz 2x4MB
    2GB RAM
    256MB nVidia FX 3500
    160GB 10k rpm w/ 16mb cache

    And the bread and butter of this system:
    2 - 24" ultrasharp 2407FPW-HC

    Programs:
    Oracle DBA
    ProE: Wildfire with Windchill
    Mentor graphics
     
  31. foo_ball76

    foo_ball76 Notebook Evangelist

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    ^^^gotta love ProE :) -a powerful computer definitely helps, I learned to use it on a Celeron w/ integrated graphics... thats how I learned patience.
     
  32. roor

    roor Notebook Deity

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    actually its an akai, 27", 720p, has dvi, hdmi, vga etc.

    its really nice for the price, i got it from costco. great picture with my 360,

    has a built in dvd player too. dvd's look pretty nice on it.
     
  33. Jason

    Jason Overclocker NBR Reviewer

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    I just added some lights to my rooms setup, so I thought I'd post. :) Enjoy!

    [​IMG]

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    The lights are 12" cold cathodes that I modified to run off a 9v ac adaptor. :D

    There are 4 of them. One behind each LCD, and two by the shelf / sub. Then I have two in my computer and one liquid neon light in my pc.
     
  34. fabarati

    fabarati Frorum Obfuscator

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    Ooooh, Shiny. Did you ever get you screen fixed?
     
  35. Jason

    Jason Overclocker NBR Reviewer

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    Nope. Never got it fixed. But its strange. Ever since 1-2 weeks after the typhoon I haven’t had a SINGLE problem with the LCD. Other then the light scratch on the right LCD.
     
  36. Kierkes

    Kierkes Misanthrope

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    Onie thing to say.

    WOW.
     
  37. Sponsi

    Sponsi Badibade

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    Jason, those lights look awesome.
     
  38. fabarati

    fabarati Frorum Obfuscator

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    That's good Jason! When stuff gets fixed by themselves is always nice, though you won't know what was wrong with it.
     
  39. Fewmets

    Fewmets Notebook Consultant

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    I think the pure asthetic awesomeness of Jason's setup has killed this thread over the past few days...

    Where did you get them cold cathodes?





    I see some really nice setups all around here, I see alot of users are big on dual external monitors...

    Good stuff, on the whole!
     
  40. MYK

    MYK Newbie NBR Reviewer

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    Yeah Jason! When you have something that cool, keep it to yourself :p
     
  41. Beck23

    Beck23 Notebook Geek

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    wow, i would like to see someone beat that
    awesome jason, teach us how!
     
  42. zeve

    zeve Notebook Consultant

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    As I live alone, my living room is also my computer room. I tried to build it like an entertainment center for all the living room:

    [​IMG]

    The display is a 32" LG LCD TV hooked through hdmi to the notebook, which is a ASUS G1S. Also there's a dvd player and a nintendo wii hooked to the TV. A g-standard wireless acess point provides internet acess in all apartment, so if my guests want to watch the TV or a movie or play with the wii, I can just take the notebook somewhere else and still work. The multifunctional at the left is a HP. the mouse/keyboard combo is wireless, so when I feel like it, I can sit in the sofa behind and use the computer from there.

    [​IMG]

    Only thing I still need to install is a Home theather, but due to lack of space I need one with the decoder installed in the subwoofer. And they're hard to find here in Brazil.
     
  43. Nocturnal310

    Nocturnal310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    You guys are making me crave for large monitors!
     
  44. BHD

    BHD Notebook Deity

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    that's a very nice setup zeve! except the red wall seems little out of place. i can tell you're a clean freak like me :)
     
  45. zeve

    zeve Notebook Consultant

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    heh, the red wall is my sister's work. Funny thing is I was a very disorganized guy until I got the apartment and started to live by myself 3 months ago. I think it is a passage rite thing :)

    I tried to make it as cozy as possible. So far the chicks are digging it. ;)

    only thing still left to complete is a personal studio in one of the rooms for me and my blues band.

    [​IMG]

    [​IMG]
     
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    Nocturnal310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    boradori....your net is just toooo fast...how do u utilize it max? i have 3 MBPS and i dont even download media files these days
     
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    the only real use i had was when gamershell used to have a lot of west coast servers for their demo downloads. i would download most demo's under 5 mins hehe. other than that i guess i had no real use for all that bandwidth.
     
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    http://ct-unlimited.com/server_room.jpg

    (4) Dual proc 6 disc scsi raid servers
    (2) Single Proc dual pata raid servers
    (2) laptops
    (1) Tripplite 8 port kvm
    (1) 19" LCD widescreen
    (1) HP all in one printer
    (1) Linksys WRT54GL w/DD-WRT
    (1) Linksys 8 port Gb switch
     
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    link1313 Notebook Virtuoso

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    ...I can just picture a little caption off to the side that says "Lets See You Blame It On The Lag Now!" :)
     
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    Everex VA4300M
    Windows Vista Home Basic
    Display: 15.4" WXGA Widescreen (1280 x 800) with Diamond Brite Technology
    Processor: Intel Celeron M Processor 430 (1 MB Cache, 1.73 GHz, and 533 MHz Front Side Bus)
    Memory: 1.5GB DDRII 533
    Hard Disk Drive: 80GB SATA (5400RPM)
    Optical Drive: DVD-ROM/DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support (4X DVD+R DL, 4X DVD-R DL, 6X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 8X DVD+R, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD-ROM, 24X CD-RW, 24X CD-R, 24X CD-ROM)
    Graphics: VIA Chrome9 HC IGP (64MB shared memory, 128MB maximum) with DirectX 9.0 Support
    Maxtor 160gb external IDE hard drive/MAD DOG external hard drive enclosure
    Seagate 80gb external hard drive

    the gateway isn't mine. My dad just lets me use it if i keep it up to date and scan it.
     
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