What kinda PCs do the OCUK team use?

Sash · 26 Mar 2009 at 12:43

What kinda PCs do the OCUK team use (and you?)

I saw an article about the PCs that the Guys at Valve use (mostly i7s and extreme builds lol) and it got me thinking about what kinda PCs the guys use for their work?

At my work we currently use crappy dual core intels and 2 gig ram. It makes me a sad panda when I am trying to do something memory/performance intensive that my home PC could do in a flash when my work pc takes minutes to do.

danielmp007 · 26 Mar 2009 at 12:49

@ my work I am using a dell gx280.

I lose

dP

mame · 26 Mar 2009 at 13:00

We have just gone from P4 1.8ghz, windows 2000, 256mb RAM to e7400 2.8ghz, 2gig RAM and windows XP which is more than enough for what we use.

The pain that using 256mb caused me will last a while. Constant page-file use

garylouden · 26 Mar 2009 at 13:05

Im on a Dell optiplex with a C2D e6750, 4GB dual channel, 500GB HDD, ATI 2400 pro with the 59 pin molex for dual screens.

Not a bad machine for work use.

Sash · 26 Mar 2009 at 13:12

Changed the title to include everyone else aswell lol The guys in IT have a dual monitor set up. I wants that too =[

Ryan0r · 26 Mar 2009 at 13:20

Work PC:
Dell Precision T5400
Xeon 5420
4GB RAM
and dual monitors

(yes, i'm IT)

Sash · 26 Mar 2009 at 13:21

I keep joking to people at work that I would be much more productive if I could just bring my PC in with me. All I need is a big enough backpack xD

BloomerzUK · 26 Mar 2009 at 13:28

In college most of the machines are Old P4's with like 512mb of RAM.

Some newer ones have came for the networking rooms, for OS Virtualisation; Intel Pentium Duo CPUs, 2GB of PC6400 RAM, 200GB HDD's (not that they get utilised, as it's all networked map drives we work on) and basic 17" CRT Screens.

Sash · 26 Mar 2009 at 13:29

I got forced to use macs at school =[
What is the point of doing computing when you are forced to use Apple Mac software to learn, instead of using Word like 90%* of the workforce. *random figure.

K.C. Leblanc · 26 Mar 2009 at 13:37

A dual core P4 3.2 at the moment. But I've got a core 2 quad coming in the next few days.

JRS · 26 Mar 2009 at 13:41

I've got the world's worst running laptop on my docking station at my desk. 2.0ghz Intel dual core, 2GB ram, XP Pro and it runs like a bag of ****.

rpstewart · 26 Mar 2009 at 13:44

JRS said:
I've got the world's worst running laptop on my docking station at my desk. 2.0ghz Intel dual core, 2GB ram, XP Pro and it runs like a bag of ****.

Same here. It's naff now and I'm stuck with it for another 3 years probably

physichull · 26 Mar 2009 at 14:04

Me too. Its not that bad. it does what I need it to do to be honest and its perfect, only need it for MS offices aps and I sometimes run some Monte Carlo (MCNP & Microshield & Atilla) calculations on it for a few hours and its fine.

rudeboymcc · 26 Mar 2009 at 14:35

JRS said:
I've got the world's worst running laptop on my docking station at my desk. 2.0ghz Intel dual core, 2GB ram, XP Pro and it runs like a bag of ****.

must need a re-install, there's nothing wrogn with that setup unless you're gaming

Andre · 26 Mar 2009 at 14:44

Dell P4, 2.8 hyperthreaded. 2.5GB RAM (just upgraded from 512MB as this was not enough to run 2+ virtual machines)

The operators were using celery 1.6? with 256MB RAM till a couple of months ago, got them upgraded to C2D 2GHz with 2GB RAM
This is for development!

nice 24" screen mind

Ace Modder · 26 Mar 2009 at 14:45

my PC at the OCUK HQ has

2 million terraflops
3 hamsters RAM sticks
it even has a flux capacitor

CliffyBiro · 26 Mar 2009 at 14:48

Ace Modder said:
my PC at the OCUK HQ has

2 million terraflops
3 hamsters RAM sticks
it even has a flux capacitor

And a 1.21 Jigawatts PSU!

icey_haj · 26 Mar 2009 at 14:49

Ace Modder said:
my PC at the OCUK HQ has

2 million terraflops
3 hamsters RAM sticks
it even has a flux capacitor

I'll give you this much for it

Ace Modder · 26 Mar 2009 at 14:52

I will sell it to you only if your Nigerian.