What is your CPU History

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Dravic

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May 18, 2000
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486dx -> First overclock k6-2 300(or 350)@500 => k2-500@550(ewww) -> durpn650@900 -> tbird ???@1.2 -> missing one i think.. -> xp 3200+ @2.4ghz -> X2 3800+ @2.6ghz -> X2 4400+ @ 2.9gz


current setup

gaming
X2 4400+ @ 2.9

VM workstation
2x opteron 275 - 4 core 3GB ram

secondary gamer (now kids PC)
3200+ moving to my old X2 3800+ @2.6


If AMD doesnt get their act together this will be the first time when i'm ready to swap out the guts(MB/RAM/CPU) that Intel will be the better option all around.
 

GuitarDaddy

Lifer
Nov 9, 2004
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TRS-80
8088 4ghz
286 ??mhz
386sx 16mhz
486dx 33mhz
Too many PI's PII's PIII's and PIV's to count
Tbird 1.4ghz
A64 3200+
A64 3700+
Pentium M laptop
Turion lappy
X2 3800+
X2 4200+
E6400
E6550 (current oem work box)
X3350 @ 3.6ghz (current)
 

aigomorla

CPU, Cases&Cooling Mod PC Gaming Mod Elite Member
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Sep 28, 2005
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okey i decided to list out all the machines i've played with:

8088 Actually my dad's computer
286 <--- my first computer
386 dx-33
386 dx-40
486 sx-25
486 dx-33
486 dx2-66 <dayam love that turbo button>
P100
P133
p233mmx
Celeron 300A
P2-333
p2-400 [dont you guys miss those card cpu's?]
P2-450
P3-650
p3-700
p4-1.6
p4-2.6
P4-2.53
p4-2.8
P4-3.06
P4-3.0

athlon 700 mhz
athlon 900 mhz
tbred 1.4 ghz
[Had a couple Durion's however i forget the #]
a64 3000+
a64 3500+
a64-3200+
a64 x2 3800+
Opteron 146
Opteron 165
Opteron 175
I had a Phenom 9500 only 2 days tho. Hated the machine and returned it.

E2200
E4500
E6300
E6600
X6800 <--- actually one of the only processors i ever sold.

E3110
(I want a E7300 next)

QX6700 <--- ASUS Striker Horror stories.
Q6600 (B3 & G0's)
X3210
X3220

QX9650 [My Golden Egg] Being serious.

[we counting lappy processors too?] As i said i am currently playing around with a dual sassoman Rig, Laptop processors labeled as Xeon LV.
 

zelx

Junior Member
Jun 4, 2008
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Celeron 433mhz > k62 450mhz > Celeron 533mhz > athlon 1800+ >Opteron 165 @ 2.6 ghz > e2180 @ 3ghz its good times .
 

F1shF4t

Golden Member
Oct 18, 2005
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486 dx2-66
p166 <--- Dad's comp
k6-2 500 <--- my first actual comp, given to me

p4-1.7 Willamette <---Dad's comp, later my footrest/second comp
p4-2.8 Northwood <---First comp I bought myself after finishing high school
p4-3.2 Northwood
Celeron D 2.4 <---Leg warmer (worked great as one ) later upgrade for my parents

Athlon XP 1700+

Sempron 2800+ (Socket 754)
a64 3200+ @2.5 (Socket 939)
a64 x2 3800+ @2.7 (Socket 939)

q6600 B3
q6600 G0

In bold are the ones I still have.
 

carguy83

Senior member
Mar 17, 2008
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My computer history is too long to list. However my first computer was a packard bell 386DX and it ran $3500 back in the day.
 

Bob76

Junior Member
Apr 20, 2008
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Z80A -> Motorola 68000 (Amiga 500) -> Motorola 68EC020 (Amiga 1200) -> Intel 386SX -> Intel Pentium 100 -> Intel Pentium MMX 166 -> AMD Athlon XP 1600+ -> AMD Athlon64 X2 5600+

I still use the last two.
 

T9D

Diamond Member
Dec 1, 2001
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500 mhz - p3
1.33 ghz Athlon
2.4 ghz P4
3.4 ghz P4 - Current

Voodoo 3 3000
Geforce 1
Geforce 2
Geforce 3 TI - 200
ATI 9700
Nvidia 6800 - Current

I'll upgrade some day to a quad core. Would like to see them a bit faster still. And a SSD drive.
 

undeclared

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Oct 24, 2005
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486 66 TURBO edition -> P133 -> Celeron 300a @ 450 and k6-2 450 (300a so much better) -> athlon xp 1600+ -> athlon xp 2200+ -> athlon xp-m 2400+ -> Q6600 -> Q6700 (free upgrade)

Just a note

This was interesting for like the first 5 posts..

after that, I could really give a crap haha

I don't even see the point anymore in these useless posts..

Are any of you actually going like

"OH, yeah, cool, I had that card too"

or more like

lets post mine, and click last page, woot
 

solog

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Apr 18, 2008
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Vic 20, Commodore 64, several years of no computer, various Cyrix cpus, cheapo AMD/ECS setup, current Barton @ 1.9GHz
 

Assimilator1

Elite Member
Nov 4, 1999
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Yea its interesting to see what people had, as well as the 'I had one of those too' factor .

I see someone's added their vid cards too, in that case....

Voodoo 1 4MB
Voodoo 2 12MB
TNT2 16 MB (no not the sucky vanta or M64 version)
Hercules MX2
GTS2 32MB
GF3 64MB
GF4 Ti4200 128MB
Rad 9700 Pro
X800 XT PE
X1950 Pro
 

darckhart

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Jul 6, 2004
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what a fun thread!

286, 386, 486dx, p2-350, p3-600, xp2100+, xp2800+, q6600
can't remember, can't remember, stealth3d, riva tnt, matrox g400, geforce2gts, x800xt
 

Bradtechonline

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Jul 20, 2006
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486 DX4 100 mhz

Pentium 166mhz mmx

AMD K6 2 450 mhz

Pentium 3 800 mhz

AMD Athlon 1.4 Ghz Thunderbird

AMD Athlon XP 2000+ Palamino

AMD Athlon XP 2800+ Thoroughbred

AMD Athlon 64 3700+ Clawhammer

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ BE

Intel Core 2 Duo E6850

AMD Athlon X2 6400+

 

vexingv

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Aug 8, 2002
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these are the systems i've used over the years in order of CPU power:
  1. 1989ish?: IBM 286 (1st family PC mainly bought for my brother, was still operational but tossed out a few years ago)

    2001: IBM 486 (never really used as an uncle unloaded it on us when he moved; it's boxed away somewhere)

    2006 - present: Pentium Pro 266 (i actually found this in my building's compactor room and brought it up. i didn't know how old or what the specs were when i took it up, but i figured i'd try to make use of it as a linux toy/box. only plugged it in once to check out the specs and saw that the previous owner didn't even bother to format his hard drive.)

    1999 - 2001: P3 450 mhz (chip is boxed somewhere. my first modern PC as i had used the 286 for menial school reports up until 1999. i never knew why/how, but the system died in 2001, which prompted me to use my brother's P3 700 mhz system for awhile before i got into building my own DIY systems)

    2000 - present: P3 700 mhz (originally my brother's pc until mine died. was in use until 2007 and is currently sitting unplugged at my parents)

    2002 - present: Duron 1 ghz (my first DIY build that was later used by my brother until the mobo died due to leaky caps. i replaced the mobo in 2007 and my parents now use it.)

    2003 - present: AthlonXP 1700+ (currently used as a headless winxp server w/ smb shares)

    2004 - present: G4 PowerPC 1.33 ghz (used daily, in fact typing on it right now)

    2006 - 2007: AMD64 3500+ (chip is boxed away, got this as part of a newegg cpu/mobo combo for $99)

    2007 - current: s939 X2 4200+; got one of the few remaining s939 X2 this past fall when they were on sale at newegg.
 

jellyrole

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techarkade.com
I'm only 16 years old, and only recently gotten to be a computer enthusiast/gamer.

Celeron 1.6>Celeron 2.4>Celeron 3.46>AMD Phenom 9500>C2D E6600@3.2
 

bryanW1995

Lifer
May 22, 2007
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wtf? why would you go from an e6850 to an x2 6400+? also, the phenom 9500 to e6600 kinda baffles...
 

StinkyPinky

Diamond Member
Jul 6, 2002
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Family

80286
386 DX
Pentium 133

Me

Pentium 233 MMX
Pentium 2-350
Celeron 300 (at the same time as my 350)
P3-650
AMD 1800+
AMD 2800+
AMD 3800 x2
Q6600
 

Verdant

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May 8, 2003
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Intel 286 ,AMD 386 ,Intel 486DX66 ,Intel P75 ,Intel P2 300 ,AMD XP1700+ ,AMD 2400+, AMD 3000+, AMD4800+, C2D 1.6 Intel.
 

THUGSROOK

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Feb 3, 2001
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hmmmmm,

p100 > p133 > p2 300 > p3 450 > p3 600 > p3 1000 > p4w 1.7 > p4n 1.8a > p4n 2.4b > p4n 1.6a > p4m 1.4 > p4n 2.53b > p4n 2.6c > p4n 2.8c > p4n 2.4b > p4n 2.26b > p4g 3.2ee

all overclocked, just dont remember to what speeds
 

cubsftw

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Feb 29, 2008
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Desktop CPU: P133 (An HP Pavilion) -> Celeron 466 (Another HP Pavilion, worst PC I've owned) -> P3 1000 (Dell Dimension) -> P3 1.2 Tualatin -> Core Duo (Mac Mini) -> Core 2 Duo E6600
Completely skipped Netburst (probably a better person because of it) and the K8 generation (just didn't have the money to get a new system during that period)
Notebook CPU: P3 1.13 -> Core Duo (Thinkpad T60) -> Core 2 Duo (Latitude D620)

Desktop GPU: S3 Trio (HP Pavilion) -> ATI Rage 3D 8MB (2nd HP Pavilion) -> ATI Rage 128 Pro 16MB (Dell Dimension) -> ATI Radeon 8500LE -> XFX GeForce 7600GS 256MB
 

bryanW1995

Lifer
May 22, 2007
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Originally posted by: THUGSROOK
hmmmmm,

p100 > p133 > p2 300 > p3 450 > p3 600 > p3 1000 > p4w 1.7 > p4n 1.8a > p4n 2.4b > p4n 1.6a > p4n 2.53b > p4n 2.6c > p4n 2.8c > p4n 2.4b > p4n 2.26b > p4g 3.2ee

all overclocked, just dont remember to what speeds

wow...10 p4's...you are a glutton for punishment!
 

HigherGround

Golden Member
Jan 9, 2000
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Motorola 68000 (Amiga 500) -> 386SX16 -> 486DX2/66 -> Pentium 133 -> Pentium Pro 200 (dual! and o/c to 233) -> PIII 550 -> PIII 600 (in a desperate attempt to reach 800 stable) -> P4 1.6 -> P4 3.0 (two of them) -> Q6600 -> X2 4400 (Media Center)
 
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