What Is Your Preferred PC Manufacturer?

Chase

Chase

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Hey guys,

I've often wondered what the most reliable, well-performing, and affordable PC manufacturers are. I currently have a HP, but have experienced more problems with it than any other company :(.
I wish I had bought a DELL! :p



What is your preferred manufacturer? Or are you Custom?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion Elite
    CPU
    AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core Processor
    Motherboard
    Some Amount of Motherness
    Memory
    6.O GB RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA nVIDIA GeForce GT 240 512MB DDR5
    Sound Card
    Some Amount of Soundness
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Two Monitors: HP w1907 & Acer P191w
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900 & 1440x900
    Hard Drives
    WD Caviar Blue 500GB
    PSU
    Some Amount of Voltageness
    Case
    Hp Pavilion Elite Case
    Cooling
    Some Amount of Coolingness
    Keyboard
    HP: Model Number: KB0911
    Mouse
    HP: M/N:M-SBQ133
    Internet Speed
    Comcast: 20 MB/S
    Other Info
    I have two monitors! I play Call of Duty: Black Ops & Modern Warfare II - Both on PC. Contact me through my website: ChaseKurry.com
For myself I have only ever built my own and I think it will always be that way.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Workstation
    Manufacturer/Model
    doofenshmirtz evil incorporated
    CPU
    Ryzen 9 5950X
    Motherboard
    Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Formula
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO Black 64GB (4x16GB) 3600MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 16GB ROG Strix LC OC
    Sound Card
    Creative
    Monitor(s) Displays
    3 x27" Dell U2724D & 1 x 34" Dell U3415W
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 980 Pro 1TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 NVMe Solid State
    Drive
    PSU
    1500W ThermalTake Toughpower
    Case
    ThermalTake Level 10 GT
    Cooling
    Enermax Liqtech 240
    Keyboard
    Surface Ergonomic.
    Mouse
    Logitech Performance MX
    Internet Speed
    350 Mb/s
    Other Info
    WinTV NovaTD
    HP CP1515n Color Laser
    Sony BD-5300S-0B Blu-ray Writer
    Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
    APC 750i Smart UPS
  • Operating System
    windows 10
    Manufacturer/Model
    Surface Pro 3
    CPU
    1.9GHz Intel Core i5-4300U (dual-core, 3MB cache, up to 2.9GHz with Turbo Boost)
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics 4400
    Monitor(s) Displays
    12" Multi Touch
    Screen Resolution
    2160 x 144
    Hard Drives
    128GB
    Mouse
    Logitech
    Keyboard
    yes
    Internet Speed
    350 Mb/s
Custom built, always.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    E8400 oc'd @ 4.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    EVGA 780i
    Memory
    4GB Corsair XMS2 Dominator
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS EN9800GX2
    Sound Card
    Auzentech X-Fi Prelude 7.1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 19'
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    74 Gb WD Raptor for OS
    2 x 150 Gb WD Raptors in RAID0 for Games
    500 Gb Seagate for storage
    PSU
    Enermax Galaxy 1000W
    Case
    Mountain Mods U2-UFO
    Cooling
    Swiftech & Thermochill Watercooling
    Keyboard
    Logitech G19
    Mouse
    Razer DeathAdder
Technically I do, but only my wife uses it...trying to use something with just one screen is just too restrictive to be of any use to me.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Workstation
    Manufacturer/Model
    doofenshmirtz evil incorporated
    CPU
    Ryzen 9 5950X
    Motherboard
    Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Formula
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO Black 64GB (4x16GB) 3600MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 16GB ROG Strix LC OC
    Sound Card
    Creative
    Monitor(s) Displays
    3 x27" Dell U2724D & 1 x 34" Dell U3415W
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 980 Pro 1TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 NVMe Solid State
    Drive
    PSU
    1500W ThermalTake Toughpower
    Case
    ThermalTake Level 10 GT
    Cooling
    Enermax Liqtech 240
    Keyboard
    Surface Ergonomic.
    Mouse
    Logitech Performance MX
    Internet Speed
    350 Mb/s
    Other Info
    WinTV NovaTD
    HP CP1515n Color Laser
    Sony BD-5300S-0B Blu-ray Writer
    Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
    APC 750i Smart UPS
  • Operating System
    windows 10
    Manufacturer/Model
    Surface Pro 3
    CPU
    1.9GHz Intel Core i5-4300U (dual-core, 3MB cache, up to 2.9GHz with Turbo Boost)
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics 4400
    Monitor(s) Displays
    12" Multi Touch
    Screen Resolution
    2160 x 144
    Hard Drives
    128GB
    Mouse
    Logitech
    Keyboard
    yes
    Internet Speed
    350 Mb/s
myself... :D
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer, Aspire M1201\Custom Build
    CPU
    AMD Athlon X2 5000+ @ 2.6Ghz
    Motherboard
    Acer Micro-ATX Motherboard
    Memory
    2x2gb Patriot Viper DDR2 PC6400 @ 800mhz Dual Channel SLI Edition (4-4-4-12)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI HD3870 with 512mb GDDR4
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7.1 Onboard Sound
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" Acer X223 Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 X 1050
    Hard Drives
    320gb Western Digital SATA II (Ubuntu 9.10)
    500gb Seagate SATA II
    1tb Seagate SATA II (Vista Home Premium)
    PSU
    ULTRA X3 600 Watt Modular
    Case
    NZXT Tempest (The Airflow King) 2x 140mm Fans, 4x 120mm Fans
    Cooling
    1x 135mm In PSU, 1x 70mm On CPU, And 1x 120mm On GPU
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Sidewinder X6
    Mouse
    Microsoft Sidewinder X5
    Internet Speed
    6 Mbs Down 1 Mbs Up
    Other Info
    AVerMedia 1500MCE TV Tuner
    Logitech X540 5.1 Surround Sound
Im with pizzaman, I have three favorites Me, Myself, and I
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron E 1405
    CPU
    [email protected]
    Memory
    4 gigs
    Graphics Card(s)
    integrated intel 945
    Sound Card
    integrated
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    300 gig internal
    Internet Speed
    10 down 1.5 up
Gateway, because I'm lazy ;) :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway P7805u FX
    CPU
    Intel Core2Duo T9600 2.80GHz 1066MHz FSB
    Motherboard
    Intel PM45
    Memory
    8GB 1066MHz DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce 9800M GTS 1GB DDR3
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 17" WUXGA TFT
    Screen Resolution
    1920x 1200
    Hard Drives
    WD 2x500GB
    Case
    notebook
    Other Info
    BT/BD
Used to always buy Evesham until they went bust :(

Just bought a top of the range desktop from Mesh with Vista 64. No problems so far, works as advertised.

Too old to even think about building my own :cry:
 

My Computer

System One

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    E8400 oc'd @ 4.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    EVGA 780i
    Memory
    4GB Corsair XMS2 Dominator
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS EN9800GX2
    Sound Card
    Auzentech X-Fi Prelude 7.1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 19'
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    74 Gb WD Raptor for OS
    2 x 150 Gb WD Raptors in RAID0 for Games
    500 Gb Seagate for storage
    PSU
    Enermax Galaxy 1000W
    Case
    Mountain Mods U2-UFO
    Cooling
    Swiftech & Thermochill Watercooling
    Keyboard
    Logitech G19
    Mouse
    Razer DeathAdder
My laptop is hp and used as a backup computer (mainly when the kids visit), the main computer is self built.

ABIT, Creative and corsiar are my preferred. With intel cpus, used to be AMD but Intel did get better.
ATI or Nvidea, Nvidea.

For monitors I would go with dell, they have a better colour profile which is good for my photographic work.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    I5 3570K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77-DS3H
    Memory
    4 x 4GB corsair ballistix sport DDR3 1600 Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Geforce GTX 660 TI
    Sound Card
    creative x-fi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Primary CiBox 22" Widescreen LCD ,Secondary Dell 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    Both 1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    2 x 500G HD (SATA) 1 x 2TB USB
    PSU
    Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Complient PSU
    Case
    Antec 900 Ultimate Gaming Case
    Cooling
    3 x 80mm tri led front, 120mm side 120mm back, 200mm top
    Keyboard
    Logik
    Mouse
    Technika TKOPTM2
    Internet Speed
    288 / 4000
    Other Info
    Creative Inspire 7.1 T7900 Speakers
    Trust Graphics Tablet
My first self-owned PC (this one) is an HP laptop. It sucks to have to buy it from someone else. I feel it's got someone else's fingerprints all over the glossy finish. Geez, what I went through to get the bloatware out with a clean install...

I'm never gonna buy someone else's computer again. Speaking of which, does anyone know how tough would it be to custom build my own laptop? I might even start a new thread for this one...
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP dv5-1120ej Notebook PC
    CPU
    Intel Dual 2.16GHz
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia GeForce 9200M GS, 256MB
    Hard Drives
    320GB internal, 320GB external, 1TB external to come (big download library XD)
    Internet Speed
    Fast enough
    Other Info
    Firefox, Foobar, and AutoHotkey! Go open source!
Self built...always. My first 2 PC's were given to me, one was custom,and the other was an HP POS.

Not quite sure what i'm going to do about a laptop since I want one so bad. I really don't want to "buy" something I won't like.
I hate,and I mean HATE branded PC's.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built( I will never "buy" a PC)
    CPU
    AMD Phenom2 XII 560
    Motherboard
    Biostar A780L3L
    Memory
    4GB DDR3-1333
    Graphics Card(s)
    xfx 9800 GT
    Sound Card
    Creative X-FI Xtreme Gamer
    Monitor(s) Displays
    AOC 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    320GB
    Cooling
    2 front, 2 back,one side
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless LX310
    Internet Speed
    18/2 cable
    Other Info
    Opera/Chrome / EPSON Stylus nx420 / Microsoft Security Essentials / CCleaner / Malwarebytes / OpenDNS / Paint.NET / 7-Zip / Windows Live Mail Client
VaguelyRapt said:
My first self-owned PC (this one) is an HP laptop. It sucks to have to buy it from someone else. I feel it's got someone else's fingerprints all over the glossy finish. Geez, what I went through to get the bloatware out with a clean install...

I'm never gonna buy someone else's computer again. Speaking of which, does anyone know how tough would it be to custom build my own laptop? I might even start a new thread for this one...
Click to expand...

Dunno how hard it would be, but it's gonna cost you a lot.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    E8400 oc'd @ 4.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    EVGA 780i
    Memory
    4GB Corsair XMS2 Dominator
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS EN9800GX2
    Sound Card
    Auzentech X-Fi Prelude 7.1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 19'
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    74 Gb WD Raptor for OS
    2 x 150 Gb WD Raptors in RAID0 for Games
    500 Gb Seagate for storage
    PSU
    Enermax Galaxy 1000W
    Case
    Mountain Mods U2-UFO
    Cooling
    Swiftech & Thermochill Watercooling
    Keyboard
    Logitech G19
    Mouse
    Razer DeathAdder
I had a Vaio __________3* Found out it was made up of all differing co's 15% Sony
I have a Dell _________3* It's ok but slightly overpriced compared to custom built.
I have a custom built ___5* This thing rocks...;)

Put your hard earned money into Customising...
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 St
    Motherboard
    Asus STRIKER EXTREME 680I SLI
    Memory
    Corsair 4GB Kit (4x1GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 XMS2 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    Point Of View 8800GT 512MB GDD
    Sound Card
    Soundmax 5.1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 46"
    Screen Resolution
    1080P
    Hard Drives
    1x WD Raptor WD360ADFD 36GB SATA 10KRPM 16MB Cache
    1x WD Raptor WD740DFD 74GB SATA 10KRPM 16MB Cache
    PSU
    Coolermaster 600W
    Case
    Coolermaster nVidia
    Cooling
    Arctic Cooling Extreme
    Keyboard
    MS Wireless Entertainment Keyboard 7000
    Mouse
    MS Wireless Laser mouse 8000
    Internet Speed
    1.2mb & 10mb
Wow, there are a lot of customs. I suppose I'll have to build one soon! :D
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion Elite
    CPU
    AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core Processor
    Motherboard
    Some Amount of Motherness
    Memory
    6.O GB RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA nVIDIA GeForce GT 240 512MB DDR5
    Sound Card
    Some Amount of Soundness
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Two Monitors: HP w1907 & Acer P191w
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900 & 1440x900
    Hard Drives
    WD Caviar Blue 500GB
    PSU
    Some Amount of Voltageness
    Case
    Hp Pavilion Elite Case
    Cooling
    Some Amount of Coolingness
    Keyboard
    HP: Model Number: KB0911
    Mouse
    HP: M/N:M-SBQ133
    Internet Speed
    Comcast: 20 MB/S
    Other Info
    I have two monitors! I play Call of Duty: Black Ops & Modern Warfare II - Both on PC. Contact me through my website: ChaseKurry.com
I'll build my own pc in a month or so, standard store pc's are poor value and there is no value in buying them anyway. As for laptops, I'll go with Sony. Shame they haven't updated their hybrid drivers, though. I might consider Dell. Either way, there is no point for laptots above 13.3", too heavy, and they arn't worth it.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Sony Vaio Z46GDU
    CPU
    [email protected] w/6MB L2 cache 1066MHz FSB
    Memory
    6GB DDR3 1066MHz SDRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    9300M GS 256MB + Intel Integrated 4500MHD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.1" WXGA True Colour Tough
    Screen Resolution
    1600x900
    Hard Drives
    320GB SATA 7200RPM
    Internet Speed
    1MB/s
Desktops - Always Custom
Laptop - Had a number of Compaqs in the past and never had a complaint but after having my latest one(Asus) I will definantly stick with Asus.
 

My Computer

System One

Well, for desktops i build my own bc then im my own tech support and for laptops i prefer HP, but in my own view i believe that AMD laptops tend to get hotter/over heat more than intel based ones, but it could just be the older AMD chips that do.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP DV4z-1000
    CPU
    AMD Athlon X2 Dual Core QL-60
    Memory
    3 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3200
    Sound Card
    IDT HD Audio
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