Super Nerd Workstation 'O Death

[impala454]

So I built the small PC I mentioned in the off topic thread (#5 below), and wanted to set everything up in such a way that I could easily do windows or linux programming or other misc/whatever stuff on the comps from one spot. The really cool part is this app I found called Synergy (http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/), links all three comps (two dual boot linux/win, one windows-only), so I can actually mouse across all four screens/three computers and the keyboard/mouse becomes active for that PC. Very slick app, and supposedly works for macs too, I'd highly recommend it for those with multiple PCs of different OSes. I included the home theater gear in the pics too since I haven't really shown many pics of the setup. All this stuff is crammed into a 14'x12' room.

1. 17" LCD 1280x1024, hooked up to #7
2. 20" LCD 1600x1200, hooked up to #5
3. 24" LCD 1920x1200, hooked up to #6
4. 20" LCD 1600x1200, hooked up to #6
5. WinXP/Ubuntu PC: In-Win mini-itx case, Intel D945GCLF, Intel Atom 230 CPU, 2GB RAM, 150GB WD Raptor, built-in Intel gfx
6. WinXP PC: Thermaltake Armor case, Intel D975XBX, Intel Pentium D925 3GHz, 4GB RAM, 300GB WD Raptor, ATI Radeon HD3870
7. WinXP/CentOS PC: Coolermaster Elite case, Asus P4P800, Intel Pentium 4 2.8GHz, 1GB RAM, 250GB WD, 1TB WD
8. Western Digital 1TB networked backup drive
9. Denon 2307CI Receiver
10. AT&T U-verse HDDVR
11. Panasonic BD30K Blu-ray player
12. Toshiba HD-XA2 HD-DVD player
13. Belkin PF40 power center
14. Behringer EP2500 amplifier
15. Emotiva XPA-5 amplifier
16. Statements 5 channel, all hooked up to #15
17. Toby "Ranger" bandpass sub, hooked up to #14
18. Samsung HLS6187W 61" DLP

[Hdale85]

Wow....you really have a recliner sitting there lol.

[impala454]

Best $20 I ever spent Swivels too. So it can swivel and become an HT chair lol. MULTIFUNCTION

[impala454]

God I'm so ready to buy a house... still got until first of next year at least though

[Hdale85]

You and me both Chuck.

[PewterTA]

ha ha, well it's been since Beginning of February for me and I still can't find a house I like... so good luck with that.

Nice set up too!

[impala454]

Thanks to a newegg sale....



4x1TB = 2TB RAID 10 :twisted:
can lose 2 drives and still not lose any data.

[Allegiance]

4x1TB = 2TB RAID 10

It's Raid 1+0 :P Cool setup anyway. :T

[PewterTA]

I'd rather have 4TB of space... just get a backup system plus get more performance.

Like on my new Asus MB that allows for two 3G Sata connections to run like SLI/Crossfire video cards for a boosted performance. Definitely a nice feature that has quickened everything up!

[joetama]

Hey thank for the information on the Synergy program.

It works great. Right now I am typing and using the mouse on my Toshiba and it is appearing on the Dell...

[alexcd]

and it only takes 1.21 gigawatts