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Windows 7 - Desktops: Tower on desk or floor? |
View Poll Results: Where do you place your desktop tower? | |
Desk
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Floor
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09-28-2009
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Desktops: Tower on desk or floor? Just a fun thread, wondering where you guys place your computers!
I personally put mine on the desk because the floor is carpet which might suck in more dust. (Tower has 5 led fans)
| My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 x64 Ultimate CPU Intel core i7 920 Motherboard MSI X58 Pro-E Memory DDR3 2G x 3 Graphics Card ATi HD 4870 Sound Card Realtek HD onboard audio Monitor(s) Displays BenQ E2200HD Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 Case Azza Solano 1000 Cooling 5 fans from case |
09-28-2009
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#2 | | Windows 7 Ultimate (x64) SP1 |
This should be in the chillout room | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number tw33k OS Windows 7 Ultimate (x64) SP1 CPU Intel 3770k 4.7GHz Motherboard ASRock Fatal1ty z77 Professional Memory 8GB (2x 4GB) G-Skill 16000CL9D (2000MHz) Graphics Card Gigabyte HD 6950 (unlocked 910/1375) Sound Card On Board Realtek HD Audio Monitor(s) Displays 27" Acer B273HU (via HDMI) Screen Resolution 2048 x 1152 Keyboard Microsoft Wireless 5000 Mouse Microsoft Wireless 5000 PSU Corsair AX750 Gold Case Corsair Obsidian 800DW Cooling Phanteks PH-TC14PE 2x PH-F140 & UK 3000, 7x 120mm, 2x 140m Hard Drives Crucial C300 128GB
1TB Samsung F3 SATA
1TB WD Elite External Internet Speed 5mb/s Other Info Logitech z-2300 2.1 speakers
Lamptron FC-5 v2 |
09-28-2009
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#3 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Mint 9 |
Mine is one the floor, because it really will not fit anywhere else. Full towers are fugging HUGE!
Also, I think it would look dumb on the desk and I don't like how it looks.
Ideally, my case would sit on a little metal cart about 4 inches off the floor on wheels so I can get to the back easily and it stills looks cool.
However, I do not have the room for that, so on the floor under my desk it is.
I found this amusing too: I had to cut away part of my desk for the case to fit there.
~Lordbob | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Hera OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Mint 9 CPU Intel i5-2500k Motherboard ASUS P8P67 Pro Memory 2x 4Gb Corsair VENGEANCE DDR3-1600 Graphics Card NVidia GeForce N260GTX Twin Frozr Sound Card Realtek HD OnBoard Audio Monitor(s) Displays ASUS 24" Monitor Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Razer Tarantula Mouse Razer Lachesis PSU Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W Case Cooler Master Haf 932 Cooling Fans Hard Drives G.SKILL Phoenix Series 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3R 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA II Internet Speed not fast enough |
09-29-2009
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My ThermalTake Armor sits on a shelf near a filtered ceiling vent with about a one foot clearance. It doesn't heat the lpwer portion of the room this way.
With ten drives onboard, and the cooling unit, it is a serious task to dismount it. | My System Specs | | |
09-29-2009
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#5 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Mint 9 |

Quote: Originally Posted by Antman My ThermalTake Armor sits on a shelf near a filtered ceiling vent with about a one foot clearance. It doesn't heat the lpwer portion of the room this way.
With ten drives onboard, and the cooling unit, it is a serious task to dismount it. What does that beast weigh? I know my case, empty, is at about 30 pounds. I have the Antec 1200. Monster of a case.
I love it though, but picking it up to get into it or to the back is just painful.
~Lordbob | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Hera OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Mint 9 CPU Intel i5-2500k Motherboard ASUS P8P67 Pro Memory 2x 4Gb Corsair VENGEANCE DDR3-1600 Graphics Card NVidia GeForce N260GTX Twin Frozr Sound Card Realtek HD OnBoard Audio Monitor(s) Displays ASUS 24" Monitor Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Razer Tarantula Mouse Razer Lachesis PSU Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W Case Cooler Master Haf 932 Cooling Fans Hard Drives G.SKILL Phoenix Series 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3R 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA II Internet Speed not fast enough |
09-29-2009
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When it is on the floor, it weighs quite a bit. When it is up on the shelf and I need to take it down, it weighs around 500 pounds.
About a hundred henway. | My System Specs | | |
09-29-2009
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#7 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Mint 9 |

Quote: Originally Posted by Antman When it is on the floor, it weighs quite a bit. When it is up on the shelf and I need to take it down, it weighs around 500 pounds.
About a hundred henway. I like the weigh you measure it.
My case weighs a butt-load when I need to pick it up, but its fine when it is just sitting on the ground.
Sometime ago, my friend defined a butt-load as a unit of measurement, but I forget the value.
~Lordbob | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Hera OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Mint 9 CPU Intel i5-2500k Motherboard ASUS P8P67 Pro Memory 2x 4Gb Corsair VENGEANCE DDR3-1600 Graphics Card NVidia GeForce N260GTX Twin Frozr Sound Card Realtek HD OnBoard Audio Monitor(s) Displays ASUS 24" Monitor Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Razer Tarantula Mouse Razer Lachesis PSU Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W Case Cooler Master Haf 932 Cooling Fans Hard Drives G.SKILL Phoenix Series 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3R 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA II Internet Speed not fast enough |
09-29-2009
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#8 | | Windows 7 Professional (64-bit) / OS X Snow Leopard |
Mine is on the floor as it is too big to sit on my rather small desk. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Lenovo ThinkPad E520 / MacBook Pro 17" (mid 2010) OS Windows 7 Professional (64-bit) / OS X Snow Leopard CPU Core i5 / Core i7 Memory 4 GB / 8 GB Sound Card built-in Monitor(s) Displays internal & Samsung SyncMaster 191T / internal Screen Resolution 1366x768 & 1280 x 1024 /1920x1200 Keyboard built-in Mouse generic mouse / Wacom Intuos 3 tablet Cooling none Hard Drives 2 WD Raptors (74 G)
1 WD Caviar (250 G)
1 HP Personal Media Drive (USB, 300 G)
etc. Internet Speed (very variable) high-speed cable |
09-29-2009
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#9 | | XP_Pro, W7_7201, W7RC.vhd, SciLinux5.3, Fedora12, Fedora9_2x, OpenSolaris_09-06 |

Quote: Originally Posted by Antman About a hundred henway. Hundred ?
You sure its not closer to 85 ? | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Gateway GT5056 OS XP_Pro, W7_7201, W7RC.vhd, SciLinux5.3, Fedora12, Fedora9_2x, OpenSolaris_09-06 CPU AMD 64x2 Motherboard Yes Memory 1 gig Graphics Card Dunno Sound Card Realtek something Monitor(s) Displays Samsung SyncMaster 940MW w/TV Screen Resolution 1280x1024 Hard Drives 250 GB WD, USB Seagate Freedesk 1.5 T Internet Speed Cable modem Other Info 1 + 1 = 10b,
7 + 7 = 16o,
a + b = 15h. |
09-29-2009
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#10 | | Windows 7 ultimate 64 bit / XP Home sp3 |
What's a henway? lol. Not a vey accurate way to measure. I would guess it depends on the Hen. Oh on the floor, led lights are cool I guess but very distracting at night. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self Built OS Windows 7 ultimate 64 bit / XP Home sp3 CPU intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0ghz Motherboard Asus P5ND bios 1401 Memory 8 gigs 1066 OCZ Fata1ty Graphics Card EVGA GTX 580 Call of Duty Black Ops Edition Sound Card Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2zs Monitor(s) Displays Asus 24in LCD's 2MS X2 Screen Resolution 1920x1080p @60Hz Keyboard Logitech Bluetooth Wireless MX5000 Mouse Logitech Bluetooth Wireless MX1000 PSU OCZ 700W GameXtreme Case NZXT Apollo Cooling Corsair H50 CPU/120mm x3 /60mm x2 /Corsair Dominator Ram Hard Drives WD Caviar 500 Black/ WD Caviar 200 Blue Internet Speed Download 19.83 Upload 0.97 Other Info Logitech Z2300 Speakers/ Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones/Avermedia PCI-e Hybrid TV Bravo/Epson NX415 all in one/ 4 Port Powered USB Hub/ LG 10x Bluray Burner /TSST Corp DVDRW External All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:20 AM. |  |