Could you imagine Windows 8 hardware

Maybe more biometric devices/hardware by then.
 

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System One

  • OS
    LCARS
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Monkey Trainer Extraordinaire
    CPU
    My toilet habits are a private matter, thanks.
    Motherboard
    She finds stuff to do.
    Memory
    Not that I can recall.
    Graphics Card(s)
    XXX rated
    Sound Card
    Huh?
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Monitors are lizards.
    Screen Resolution
    I haven't found one yet.
    Hard Drives
    Sure isn't easy driving.
    PSU
    Again, toilet habits are a private matter.
    Case
    Pending
    Cooling
    2 ice cubes.
    Keyboard
    Nar, it has other key friends.
    Mouse
    Cat
    Internet Speed
    Warp 9.9
May be some DNA recognition system...:p
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 build 7600 Home premium
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom made
    CPU
    Amd Athlon 2000 xp+
    Motherboard
    Asus x series
    Memory
    kingstone(1gb+256MB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvdia 6200(256 mb+255mb(shared))
    Sound Card
    soundmax
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Lg Flatron w1943
    Screen Resolution
    1360x768
    Hard Drives
    segate 80GB
    PSU
    I-ball
    Case
    I-ball
    Keyboard
    I-ball
    Mouse
    I-ball
    Internet Speed
    256kbps up and 256 kbps down
May be some DNA recognition system...:p

Maybe a little far-fetched...

How about Windows 8 being able to recognize and install all the required 64 bit drivers for any hardware connected to all computers...

That would be one advanced and intuitive OS, wouldn't it?

But for real:
1. USB 3.0...
2. A completely overhauled and intuitive filing system (something to vastly improve on just folders)...
3. Recognition and seamless integration of multiple OS's...
4. A search engine that doesn't just tell you how many hits and pages, but makes computational use of your queries... Oops, already here check out http://www.wolframalpha.com/ ...
5. Software that catches up to the multiple core processors, by then possibly 8 - 16 cores...

You get my drift...

Marvin
 
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System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 Build 7232 x64 (clean install)
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom by Charbroil57
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition 3.1GHz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD4P AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 790X ATX AMD
    Memory
    8 GB (4 x 2 GB) Corsair 6400C5 800 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    BFG 512MB GDDR3 9600GT OC
    Sound Card
    Realtec HD Audio 5.1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    DVI Westinghouse LCD-22W3
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    500 GB SATA 3G Seagate Barracuda &
    500 GB USB Seagate Desktop Drive
    PSU
    Ultra LSP 650w
    Case
    Antec Sonata
    Cooling
    Stock (80w CPU)
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Wireless Desktop Elite
    Mouse
    Wirless Intellimouse Explorer 2.0
    Internet Speed
    Comcast Broadband (15.8 Mb/s download & 2.3 Mb/s upload)
    Other Info
    SATA HP Lightscribe DVD RW
    SATA Samsung Lightscribe DVD RW
PC's THEMSELVES: Monitors, Keyboard, Mice, and Speakers become much smaller and slimmer. Towers become very small, albeit still able to contain normal-sized parts. All-in-ones similar to iMacs begin to emerge, as manufacturers begin making peripherals specific for them.

OPERATING SYSTEMS: Cloud-style Computing becomes the standard, as things like Social Networking and E-Commerce have their own apps. The Web Browser slowly begins to become outdated.

DISPLAY: 1680x1050 becomes the new 1024x768. By de facto law, CRT monitors are not allowed to be sold in stores. LED/OLEDs dominate the market, with touch displays emerging.

CPU: Quad/Octo Core processors become the standard. Average speed: 4-6GHz.

RAM: DDR3 RAM becomes the standard. 4GB becomes the new 1GB. High-end builds will have 8-10GB's.

GRAPHICS: 2GB-4GB cards emerge, Pixel Shader 4.0/5.0 releases.

PORTS: USB 3.0 becomes the standard; HDMI replaces VGA/DVI.

STORAGE: SSD's become the standard, with 1-5TB's taking the lead.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 RTM (x64)
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Studio 540
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q660 (2.4GHz)
    Memory
    4GB DDR2
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 4850 (512MB)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell E207WFP
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
PC's THEMSELVES: Monitors, Keyboard, Mice, and Speakers become much smaller and slimmer. Towers become very small, albeit still able to contain normal-sized parts. All-in-ones similar to iMacs begin to emerge, as manufacturers begin making peripherals specific for them.

OPERATING SYSTEMS: Cloud-style Computing becomes the standard, as things like Social Networking and E-Commerce have their own apps. The Web Browser slowly begins to become outdated.

DISPLAY: 1680x1050 becomes the new 1024x768. By de facto law, CRT monitors are not allowed to be sold in stores. LED/OLEDs dominate the market, with touch displays emerging.

CPU: Quad/Octo Core processors become the standard. Average speed: 4-6GHz.

RAM: DDR3 RAM becomes the standard. 4GB becomes the new 1GB. High-end builds will have 8-10GB's.

GRAPHICS: 2GB-4GB cards emerge, Pixel Shader 4.0/5.0 releases.

PORTS: USB 3.0 becomes the standard; HDMI replaces VGA/DVI.

STORAGE: SSD's become the standard, with 1-5TB's taking the lead.

Now theirs a thought to say the least.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows Seven Ultimate 64 /Xp Home sp3
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Thefabe
    CPU
    Intel Q6600 GO steppping 2.4 @ 2.63
    Motherboard
    Asus P5N-D
    Memory
    8 gig's OCZ Fata1ty 1066
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX 260 Superclocked
    Sound Card
    Creative Labs Audigy 2zs
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP 23in TFT
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080p 60hz
    Hard Drives
    WD 200 Blue / Wd 500 Blue / Seagate 120gb 2.5 in External Drive / Seagate 80 gb 2.5 in External Drive / LG 10x BDRW / TSST DVDRW / Sony DVDRW
    PSU
    OCZ 700 w Gamextreme
    Case
    NZXT Apollo
    Cooling
    Masscool CPU / Dominator Memory/ 3 120mm
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX5000
    Mouse
    Logitech MX1000
    Internet Speed
    19.83mb/s DL 0.97 Mb/s up
    Other Info
    Logitech Z2300 2.1 speakers and Bose Comfort Headphones, Epson NX415 all in one printer, 4port powered USB hub PCAmp 40 x 40
I would wish that OLED Displays with multitouch will come for a nice price :)

@the fabe: I don't thing 4-6Ghz will become standard.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 Ultimate
    System Manufacturer/Model
    by myself
    CPU
    Intel E2140@default
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA33-DR3R
    Memory
    1x1GB Aeneon 1x2GB Aeneon
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Asus 4350
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 2407wpf
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    3x Samsung HD501LJ 500GB
    PSU
    Earthwatt 380W
    Case
    Lian Li
    Cooling
    Air
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Razer Copperhead
    Internet Speed
    3Mbit Cable
    Other Info
    At the moment my main Sys and HTPC, in Future only HTPC.
Hardware: movie animation quality grahics rendering.
 
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System One

  • OS
    Windows Seven Ultimate 64 /Xp Home sp3
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Thefabe
    CPU
    Intel Q6600 GO steppping 2.4 @ 2.63
    Motherboard
    Asus P5N-D
    Memory
    8 gig's OCZ Fata1ty 1066
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX 260 Superclocked
    Sound Card
    Creative Labs Audigy 2zs
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP 23in TFT
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080p 60hz
    Hard Drives
    WD 200 Blue / Wd 500 Blue / Seagate 120gb 2.5 in External Drive / Seagate 80 gb 2.5 in External Drive / LG 10x BDRW / TSST DVDRW / Sony DVDRW
    PSU
    OCZ 700 w Gamextreme
    Case
    NZXT Apollo
    Cooling
    Masscool CPU / Dominator Memory/ 3 120mm
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX5000
    Mouse
    Logitech MX1000
    Internet Speed
    19.83mb/s DL 0.97 Mb/s up
    Other Info
    Logitech Z2300 2.1 speakers and Bose Comfort Headphones, Epson NX415 all in one printer, 4port powered USB hub PCAmp 40 x 40
I don't think that Cam's suggestions sound totally out of place.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 Ultimate x86
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Touchsmart IQ771.uk
    CPU
    AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-56
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK Computer INC. Pheonix
    Memory
    Hyundai 3GB DDR2 PC2-6400 (400MHz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDEA GeForce Go 7600
    Monitor(s) Displays
    19" Wide/Touchscreen
    Screen Resolution
    1440 x 900
    Hard Drives
    320GB Samsung Internal
    500GB Maxtor External
    Internet Speed
    12Mb
    Other Info
    BIOS - American Megatrends Inc. 5.07
    HP 802.11abg Wireless LAN
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Something like this...

Sean
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.8GHz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte EP45-UD3P (rev. 1.0)
    Memory
    Corsair XMS2 4x2GB 240-Pin DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+
    Sound Card
    Integrated HD Sound Chip - Realtek ALC889A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual (19'' Samsung 1440 x 900 (2ms) SyncMaster Widescreen)
    Screen Resolution
    2880x900 (Dual 1440x900)
    Hard Drives
    WD Caviar Blue - 500 GB, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16 MB Cache, 7200 RPM (WD5000AAKS)
    PSU
    OCC Gamestream 600w
    Case
    Apevia X-Discovery
    Cooling
    1 Back Fan - 1 Side Case Fan - 1 Front Case Fan
    Keyboard
    Razer Lycosa
    Mouse
    Razer DeathAdder
    Internet Speed
    Download: 21.08Mb/s | Upload: 3.20Mb/s | Ping: 13ms
    Other Info
    Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
    A40 Audio System - MLG Edition

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows Seven Ultimate 64 /Xp Home sp3
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Thefabe
    CPU
    Intel Q6600 GO steppping 2.4 @ 2.63
    Motherboard
    Asus P5N-D
    Memory
    8 gig's OCZ Fata1ty 1066
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX 260 Superclocked
    Sound Card
    Creative Labs Audigy 2zs
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP 23in TFT
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080p 60hz
    Hard Drives
    WD 200 Blue / Wd 500 Blue / Seagate 120gb 2.5 in External Drive / Seagate 80 gb 2.5 in External Drive / LG 10x BDRW / TSST DVDRW / Sony DVDRW
    PSU
    OCZ 700 w Gamextreme
    Case
    NZXT Apollo
    Cooling
    Masscool CPU / Dominator Memory/ 3 120mm
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX5000
    Mouse
    Logitech MX1000
    Internet Speed
    19.83mb/s DL 0.97 Mb/s up
    Other Info
    Logitech Z2300 2.1 speakers and Bose Comfort Headphones, Epson NX415 all in one printer, 4port powered USB hub PCAmp 40 x 40

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.8GHz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte EP45-UD3P (rev. 1.0)
    Memory
    Corsair XMS2 4x2GB 240-Pin DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+
    Sound Card
    Integrated HD Sound Chip - Realtek ALC889A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual (19'' Samsung 1440 x 900 (2ms) SyncMaster Widescreen)
    Screen Resolution
    2880x900 (Dual 1440x900)
    Hard Drives
    WD Caviar Blue - 500 GB, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16 MB Cache, 7200 RPM (WD5000AAKS)
    PSU
    OCC Gamestream 600w
    Case
    Apevia X-Discovery
    Cooling
    1 Back Fan - 1 Side Case Fan - 1 Front Case Fan
    Keyboard
    Razer Lycosa
    Mouse
    Razer DeathAdder
    Internet Speed
    Download: 21.08Mb/s | Upload: 3.20Mb/s | Ping: 13ms
    Other Info
    Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
    A40 Audio System - MLG Edition
Suggestions

OS: Chrome OS dominates the market, Windows and Mac left fighting for second place. Yet they don't bother to look at what made Chrome OS' fortunes. (Cloud Computing)

Display: 42" LED/OLED's become widely adopted, with multitouch support becoming standard even in the cheapest displays (24")

CPU: Intel buys out AMD/ATI. Intel i7-975 CPU's are only used in Low-Middle range PC's. Intel i9-975'S (5GHz, OC-Able to 6.3GHz) are used in middle to high end PC's. Intel Ised (6.8GHz, OC-Able to 7.5GHz) CPU's are used in High-End PC's.

RAM: DDR3 is Standard. DDR4 is at the same position DDR3 is at now. Windows 8 requires 3GB of RAM, therefore 5GB is the new 2GB. High-End PC's have a minimum of 12GB of DDR4 RAM

Graphics/GPU: GTX 250's are the worst GPU's around. Because of Intel's ATI buyout, the ultimate GPU technologies are produced. Totally future-proof, as they are compatible with the in-development Super Hi-Vision
which is slated for a 2020 release.

Ports: USB 3.0 becomes standard and can transfer 3GB/PS. Firewire is retired and it's replacement, LiveWire can transfer video faster and can transfer videos to PC's in ReallTime using a Wi-Fi chip.

Storage: SSD's are standard with 250GB taking the lead instead of the TB's, as cloud computing is the most-used storage system. Google is the world's largest Cloud storage provider. It's servers take up the space of 1000 football-fields and has a storage capacity of 100 Petabytes with 1TB added each day.

That's my guess. Wild and inaccurate yes. But some of them can be true........

BTW I used Cam's post as a guideline.

ZeshanA
 

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New OS on new computing platforms are already being developed. Who needs a full desktop computer to check e-mail and serf?
Netbooks with bigger screens and smaller processors and hard drives will dominate the market.
Serf, buy and shop with your cell phone, a lot of people do now.

What will cloud do to hardware requirements?
Unless a serious problem develops with Cloud, hardware requirements will drop by the end of 2010.

Soon the graphics cards will be part of your CPU, using the spare cores as required.

Coming soon are the 6 - 8 - 10+ core processors.
The Intel Teraflops Research Chip, 80 cores and a working model.
Might be available in 5 years.

The i5 and i7 (soon the i3 and i9 also) have no southbridge. Also have on-die PCIe controller.

Sata3 and USB3 will be standard by end of Q2, you can get them today.
HDDs and USB3 devices will catch up soon.

SSDs for sure, connected to the motherboard?

For Win8, it will be SATA4 and USB4, with 5 not far behind.
Actually it will be time for a component connection innovation by the time Win8 comes out. Wonder what that might be?

We'll be looking at some different hardware than we use today.
 
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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro x64/ Windows 7 Ult x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    76~2.0
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-3570K 4.6GHz
    Motherboard
    GIGABYTE GA-Z77X UD3H f18
    Memory
    8GB (2X4GB) DDR3 1600 CORSAIR Vengeance CL8 1.5v
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sapphire HD 7770 Vapor-X 1GB DDR5
    Sound Card
    Onboard VIA VT2021
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LCD Dell SP2208WFP
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Samaung 840Pro 128GB, Seagate 500GB SATA2 7200rpm 32mb, Seagate 1TB SATA2 7200rpm 32mb,
    PSU
    Corsair HX650W
    Case
    Cooler Master Storm Scout
    Cooling
    Corsair H80 w/Noctua NF P12 12cm fan, case fans 2X14cm
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wave
    Mouse
    CM Sentinel
    Internet Speed
    Abysmal
    Browser
    Opera Next
    Other Info
    Dell Venue 8Pro: Baytrail Z3740D, 2GB Ram, 64GB HDD, 8" IPS Display 1280 x 800, Active Stylus.
    Haswell laptop: HP Envy 17t-j, i7-4700MQ, GeForce 740M 2GB DDR3, 17.3" Full HD 1920x1080, 16GB RAM, Samsung 840 Pro 128GB, 1TB Hitachi 7200 HDD,
    Desktop: eSATA ports,
    External eSATA Seagate 500GB SATA2 7200rpm,
Serf, buy and shop with your cell phone, a lot of people do now.

Mate, buy and shop are the same thing.

But I agree that yes, the market will evolve less into laptops and PC's. Everything will become a lot more mobile.

--
Jake
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 x32 Pro
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Compaq Presario F700
    CPU
    AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor TK 53
    Memory
    2GB RAM
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Built in
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 800 (Recomended)
    Hard Drives
    FUSITSU MHY2200BH ATA DEVICE
    ST925031 5AS USB DEVICE
    Keyboard
    Built in
    Mouse
    Logitech
OS: Chrome OS dominates the market, Windows and Mac left fighting for second place. Yet they don't bother to look at what made Chrome OS' fortunes. (Cloud Computing)

Display: 42" LED/OLED's become widely adopted, with multitouch support becoming standard even in the cheapest displays (24")

CPU: Intel buys out AMD/ATI. Intel i7-975 CPU's are only used in Low-Middle range PC's. Intel i9-975'S (5GHz, OC-Able to 6.3GHz) are used in middle to high end PC's. Intel Ised (6.8GHz, OC-Able to 7.5GHz) CPU's are used in High-End PC's.

RAM: DDR3 is Standard. DDR4 is at the same position DDR3 is at now. Windows 8 requires 3GB of RAM, therefore 5GB is the new 2GB. High-End PC's have a minimum of 12GB of DDR4 RAM

Graphics/GPU: GTX 250's are the worst GPU's around. Because of Intel's ATI buyout, the ultimate GPU technologies are produced. Totally future-proof, as they are compatible with the in-development Super Hi-Vision
which is slated for a 2020 release.

Ports: USB 3.0 becomes standard and can transfer 3GB/PS. Firewire is retired and it's replacement, LiveWire can transfer video faster and can transfer videos to PC's in ReallTime using a Wi-Fi chip.

Storage: SSD's are standard with 250GB taking the lead instead of the TB's, as cloud computing is the most-used storage system. Google is the world's largest Cloud storage provider. It's servers take up the space of 1000 football-fields and has a storage capacity of 100 Petabytes with 1TB added each day.

That's my guess. Wild and inaccurate yes. But some of them can be true........

BTW I used Cam's post as a guideline.

ZeshanA

If all these predictions of this type of hardware being avalible with windows 8 come true, then my system will be like a Pentium II system by that time.:(
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 Ultimate RC 7100
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    AMD Anthlon 64X2 5600 2.80 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M2N AM2 NVIDIA nForce 430 MCP ATX AMD
    Memory
    2x G.SKILL 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 800
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce GTS 250 Core Edition 1GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    20" Widescreen LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital Caviar Black 500gb 7200rpm
    PSU
    500w Rosewell
    Case
    Antec 300
    Internet Speed
    Enough for me
    Other Info
    Its not the best, but hey, its sure is reliable.
Error messages that at actually tell you what isn't working and what it needs to make it work. (I've been waiting for that since Win 3.1).
Happy New year :D
 

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System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell
    CPU
    i7
    Memory
    16gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    GPU
    Hard Drives
    1x 2tb 1x 500gb 1x 250gb internal
    1tb external
Mate, buy and shop are the same thing.

But I agree that yes, the market will evolve less into laptops and PC's. Everything will become a lot more mobile.

--
Jake

I meant, buy is to pay money and receive something and shop is to research or just look at something not paying or receiving, checking for the best price.


ZeshanA,
USB3 is out now and 5 GB/S, and I agree will be the standard.
BTW, SATA3 is available and is 6 GB/S.

Retail MOBO with SATA 3.0, USB 3.0, 3x USB power
 
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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro x64/ Windows 7 Ult x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    76~2.0
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-3570K 4.6GHz
    Motherboard
    GIGABYTE GA-Z77X UD3H f18
    Memory
    8GB (2X4GB) DDR3 1600 CORSAIR Vengeance CL8 1.5v
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sapphire HD 7770 Vapor-X 1GB DDR5
    Sound Card
    Onboard VIA VT2021
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LCD Dell SP2208WFP
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Samaung 840Pro 128GB, Seagate 500GB SATA2 7200rpm 32mb, Seagate 1TB SATA2 7200rpm 32mb,
    PSU
    Corsair HX650W
    Case
    Cooler Master Storm Scout
    Cooling
    Corsair H80 w/Noctua NF P12 12cm fan, case fans 2X14cm
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wave
    Mouse
    CM Sentinel
    Internet Speed
    Abysmal
    Browser
    Opera Next
    Other Info
    Dell Venue 8Pro: Baytrail Z3740D, 2GB Ram, 64GB HDD, 8" IPS Display 1280 x 800, Active Stylus.
    Haswell laptop: HP Envy 17t-j, i7-4700MQ, GeForce 740M 2GB DDR3, 17.3" Full HD 1920x1080, 16GB RAM, Samsung 840 Pro 128GB, 1TB Hitachi 7200 HDD,
    Desktop: eSATA ports,
    External eSATA Seagate 500GB SATA2 7200rpm,
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