The complete history of My Computers:

The complete history of My Computers:

Amstrad PC 1640 SD

Intel i8086 @ 8 MHz
640kB RAM
31MB HDD, Seagate(MFM?)
1x 3½" 720kB floppy drive
14" EGA Monitor (PC-ECD)
Sound Blaster 2.0 ISA
Amstrad keyboard & mouse
Suncom Analog joystick
Amstrad 1200bps internal V.22 modem
Star LC-10 color dotmatrix printer

Amstrad PC1640SD

Express 486

Intel i80486DX @ 33MHz
8MB FPM RAM
170MB Quantum & 345MB Maxtor 7345AT HDD
2 x 3½" 1,44MB floppy drive
14" SVGA Monitor ADI MicroScan 3A
TRIDENT TVGA 1Mb ISA Display Adapter
Sound Blaster 16 ASP soundcard
Creative 2X CD-ROM CR-563B
KeyTronic keyboard
Logitech Pilot mouse
Gravis Analog Pro joystick
Supra Fax internal card modem 14400bps v.32bis
Star LC-10 color dotmatrix printer

Express 486DX4

Intel i80486DX4 @ 100MHz
16MB RAM
1 GB Seagate Medalist ST31220A & 345MB Maxtor 7345AT HDD
2 x 3½" 1,44MB floppy drive
17" XGA Monitor ADI MicroScan 5AP
Genoa Phantom 8900 VLP SVGA 1Mb VLB Display Adapter
Sound Blaster 16 ASP & Wave Blaster
Creative 2X CD-ROM CR-563B
KeyTronic keyboard
Logitech MouseMan mouse
Gravis Analog Pro joystick & Gravis Analog joystick
Supra Fax internal card modem 14400bps v.32bis
Star LC-10 color dotmatrix printer

Express Pentium

Intel Pentium @ 120MHz
Intel Zappa motherboard, 128kB cache
16MB EDORAM
1GB Seagate Medalist ST31220A & 2,5GB Seagate Medalist ST52520A HDD
2 x 3½" 1,44MB floppy drive
17" SVGA Monitor ADI MicroScan 5AP
Diamond Stealth SVGA 2MB 64 VRAM Video 3200 PCI Display Adapter
Sound Blaster 16 ASP & Wave Blaster
Sony 4X IDE CD-ROM CDU-76E
Iomega parallel Zip Drive
KeyTronic keyboard
Logitech MouseMan mouse
Logitech Wingman Extreme joystick
Supra Fax internal card modem 14400bps v.32bis
HP DeskJet 870CXi color inkjet printer

Express Pentium MMX

Intel Pentium MMX @ 200MHz
ASUS VX-97 motherboard, 512kB cache
64MB EDORAM
1GB Seagate Medalist ST31220A & 2,5GB Seagate Medalist ST52520A HDD
2 x 3½" 1,44MB floppy drive
17" SVGA Monitor ADI MicroScan 5AP
Diamond Stealth SVGA 2MB 64 VRAM Video 3200 PCI Display Adapter
Diamond Monster 3dfx Voodoo 3D-accelerator card
Sound Blaster 16 ASP & Wave Blaster
Sony 4X IDE CD-ROM CDU-76E, later Sony 2X/8X IDE CD-R CDU-928E
Iomega parallel Zip Drive
KeyTronic keyboard
Logitech MouseMan mouse
Mini Tower case
Logitech Wingman Extreme joystick
TeleWell internal ISA ISDN-card
HP DeskJet 870CXi color inkjet printer

Express PentiumII

Intel PentiumII @ 450MHz
ASUS P2B motherboard (i440BX)
128MB PC-100 RAM
10GB Seagate Medalist ST310240A & 2,5GB Seagate Medalist ST52520A HDD
2 x 3½" 1,44MB floppy drive
17" SVGA Monitor ADI MicroScan 5AP
Diamond Stealth SVGA 2MB 64 VRAM Video 3200 PCI Display Adapter
PowerColor 12MB 3dfx Voodoo2 3D-accelerator
Sound Blaster 16 ASP & Wave Blaster
Sony 2X/8X IDE CD-R CDU-928E & Creative IDE 4X CD-ROM GCD-R540B
Iomega parallel Zip Drive
KeyTronic keyboard
Logitech MouseMan wheel-mouse
Logitech Wingman Extreme joystick & CH Pro Pedals & CH Pro Throttle
TeleWell internal ISA ISDN-card
HP DeskJet 870CXi color inkjet printer

Express PentiumII, modified

Intel PentiumII @ 463MHz
ASUS P2B motherboard (i440BX)
128MB PC-100 RAM
10GB Seagate Medalist ST310240A & 30,6GB Seagate Barracuda ST330630A HDD
2 x 3½" 1,44MB floppy drive
19" Monitor Panasonic SL90
Diamond Stealth II 460 SVGA 8MB AGP Display Adapter
2 x PowerColor 12MB 3dfx Voodoo2 3D-accelerator cards in SLI configuration
Sound Blaster LIVE! 1024 Value
Sony 2X/8X IDE CD-R CDU-928E & Pioneer IDE DVD-103S DVD-ROM 6x/32x
Iomega parallel Zip Drive
KeyTronic keyboard
Logitech MouseMan wheel-mouse
Logitech Wingman Extreme joystick & CH Pro Pedals & CH Pro Throttle
TeleWell internal ISA ISDN-card
HP DeskJet 870CXi color inkjet printer

Custom Athlon

AMD Athlon Thunderbird, 900@1000MHz
ASUS A7V motherboard (VIA KT133)
128MB PC-133 SDRAM
10GB Seagate Medalist ST310240A & 30,6GB Seagate Barracuda ST330630A HDD
3½" 1,44MB floppy drive
19" Monitor Panasonic SL90
Creative GeForce2 Annhilator2 GTS 32MB DDR AGP 2/3D-card
2 x PowerColor 12MB 3dfx Voodoo2 3D-accelerator cards in SLI configuration
Sound Blaster LIVE! 1024 Value
Sony 2X/8X IDE CD-R CDU-928E & Pioneer IDE DVD-103S DVD-ROM 6x/32x
Iomega parallel Zip Drive
M$ Natural keyboard
Logitech MouseMan wheel-mouse
Logitech Wingman Extreme joystick & CH Pro Pedals & CH Pro Throttle
Internet via connection sharing (W98SE) @ 128k ISDN
HP DeskJet 870CXi color inkjet printer

Custom Athlon II

AMD Athlon Thunderbird, @1470MHz, cooling with Thermalright AX-7 and PC_temp 2.0
ABIT KT7A motherboard (VIA KT133A)
382MB PC-133 Kingston CAS3 SDRAM
80GB Seagate Barracuda IV ST380021A & 30,6GB Seagate Barracuda II ST330630A HDD
3½" 1,44MB floppy drive
19" Monitor Panasonic SL90
PNY Verto GF4 Ti4400 128MB AGP 2/3D-card
Sound Blaster LIVE! 1024 Value
Sony 2X/8X IDE CD-R CDU-928E & Pioneer IDE DVD-103S DVD-ROM 6x/32x
Iomega parallel Zip Drive
M$ Natural keyboard
M$ Intellimouse 2.0 USB optical mouse
Logitech Wingman Extreme joystick & CH Pro Pedals & CH Pro Throttle
Internet 256k ADSL
HP DeskJet 870CXi color inkjet printer

Athlon XP

AMD Athlon XP 2100+, @2000MHz, cooling with Thermalright AX-7 and PC_temp 2.0
ASUS A7N8X Deluxe nForce2 motherboard (nVidia nForce2)
2x256MB PC3500 Kingston HyperX DDR 433MHz + 512MB HyperX DDR 433MHz
80GB Seagate Barracuda IV ST380021A (broken twice, replaced with 7200.7 80GB) & 30,6GB Seagate Barracuda II ST330630A HDD
3½" 1,44MB floppy drive
19" Monitor Panasonic SL90 & 19" Monitor Panasonic SL95, enabled with nView
PNY Verto GeForce 6800GT 256MB AGP 2/3D-card
Sound Blaster LIVE! 1024 Value
Sony 16X/4X IDE CD-R/DVD+/-RW DRU-510A writer & Pioneer IDE DVD-103S DVD-ROM 6x/32x
Iomega parallel Zip Drive
M$ Natural keyboard
M$ Intellimouse 2.0 USB optical mouse
Logitech Wingman Extreme joystick & CH Pro Pedals & CH Pro Throttle
Internet 512k ADSL
HP DeskJet 870CXi color inkjet printer

Core2 Duo

Intel Core2 duo E4300 @ 2.7GHz, cooling with Scythe Ninja, Thermaltake HR-05 and PC_temp 2.0
ASUS P5N-E SLI nForce650i motherboard
4x1024MB DDR2 800MHz Corsair XMS2 RAM
750GB Seagate Barracuda SATAII 7200.11 ST3750330AS
250GB Seagate Barracuda SATAII 7200.10 ST3250620AS
3½" 1,44MB floppy drive
24" DELL 2407WFP-HC & 19" DELL 1908WFP LCD monitors
Gainward GeForce 8800GTS 640MB PCI-E 2/3D-card
Sound Blaster LIVE! 1024 Value
Sony 16X/4X IDE CD-R/DVD+/-RW DRU-510A writer & Pioneer IDE DVD-103S DVD-ROM 6x/32x
Logitech Illuminated USB keyboard
M$ Intellimouse Explorer 3 optical mouse
CH fighterstick joystick & CH Pro Pedals & CH Pro Throttle
Internet 4Mbit ADSL
HP DeskJet 870CXi color inkjet printer

Core i5

Intel Core i5 2500K @ 3.3GHz, cooling with Scythe Ninja and PC_temp 2.0
ASUS P8P67 motherboard
2x4GB DDR3 1600MHz Kingston HyperX RAM
120GB Corsair Force 3 SSD
750GB Seagate Barracuda SATAII 7200.11 ST3750330AS
250GB Seagate Barracuda SATAII 7200.10 ST3250620AS
24" DELL 2407WFP-HC & 19" DELL 1908WFP LCD monitors
ASUS GeForce 560Ti 1GB PCI-E 2/3D-card
SATA CD-R/DVD+/-RW DL writer
Logitech Illuminated USB keyboard
M$ Intellimouse Explorer 3 optical mouse
CH fighterstick joystick & CH Pro Pedals & CH Pro Throttle
Internet 4Mbit ADSL

Other hardware:

486-PC with UMC tk8498f motherboard, 64MB EDORAM, 15" ADI5GP monitor,
3½" and 5 1/4" floppy drives, Soundblaster pro, 300MB IBM HDD,
Gravis analog pro joystick, Logitech pilot mouse, Cirrus Logic VLB gfx card,
VLB multi-I/O card,Panasonic CR-562 2xCD-ROM.
Used primarily for legacy DOS games :)

P233MMX, ASUS TXP4 motherboard, 128MB PC-100 SDRAM
SB16ASP with Waveblaster 2,5GB Seagate Medalist ST52520A HDD,TsengLabs ET4000 PCI gfx card,
retired as of Jul -04.

P2 450MHz, ASUS P2B motherboard, 512MB PC-133 SDRAM, 17" Nokia monitor,
SB16 Vibra 40GB IBM Deskstar 60 GXP, GeForce2MX gfx card,
Keytronic keyboard, MS Intellimouse Explorer 2.0 mouse, 52x Actima CD-ROM.
Used for netsurfing.

Pentium Pro 200, ASUS XP6NP5 motherboard, 92MB EDORAM, 10GB Seagate Medalist ST310240A HDD,
2 10Mbit NICs, 52x Creative CD-ROM, Matrox Millennium PCI, running Debian Linux 2.2 kernel
Used for internet sharing, firewall, samba

AMD Thunderbird 1400MHz, Abit KT7A motherboard, 382MB PC-133 SDRAM, 80GB Samsung Spinpoint P80 HDD,
GeForce4MX, Sony 2X/8X IDE CD-R CDU-928E & Pioneer IDE DVD-120S DVD-ROM 16x/40x, running WinXP
Used for movies and music listening upstairs.

Other pictures:
Old, huge computer table
Lightning inside
Current setup
Setup at work

A crude comparison between CPUs in Millions of Instrucions/Second (MIPS), measured with MIPS13.EXE

Performances in Millions of Instrucions/Second (MIPS), measured with MIPS13.EXE

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