What was your first CPU?

[Avro Arrow]

Just wondering what people had as a CPU in their first x86 computer. If your first computer wasn't an x86, then state what your first computer's CPU was and then state what your first x86 CPU was. Also state what computer it was in (Game consoles don't count). Add what the most powerful CPU is that you own today and just marvel at how far we've come.

For me:

First CPU: Motorola 6809E in a Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer - 1982
First x86 CPU: Intel 8088 4.77MHz in an IBM Model 5150 (Original IBM PC) - 1984
Most powerful CPU/Current CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 940 3.0GHz - 2009

This should be fun.

 

[Blckhaze]

Pentium 90, before that I had one but I took the PC apart to see what was inside all the neat looking chips before I knew what I was pulling apart

i7, ready for something faster now. Let's face it, scientists have us spoiled. We're used to huge jumps every year! If I don't have a CPU atleast twice that of the i7 in 2 years I'm mailing hate letters

 

[Avro Arrow]

Pentium 90, before that I had one but I took the PC apart to see what was inside all the neat looking chips before I knew what I was pulling apart

i7, ready for something faster now. Let's face it, scientists have us spoiled. We're used to huge jumps every year! If I don't have a CPU atleast twice that of the i7 in 2 years I'm mailing hate letters

I'm pretty sure the AMD Bulldozer will be that fast and if the i7-980X wasn't called an i7, the same could be said for that chip as well.

 

[bildo123]

I don't recall exactly, It had to be somewhere from 94'-96' ish. But the first one I can recall was an AMD K6-2 350Mhz. It was some Compaq Presario, I remember it having 128MB and it being AWESOME. I remember playing some game it come with where you had to defend a government base (from aliens spacecraft no less) and from level to level you would either control a helicopter or ground turret.

 

[misry]

Z-80, then an M68000, then an 8088.

 

[lowjack989]

I did have one of those radio shack computers I think it was around 1984

EDITED:

I had a Commadore 64 briefly

First personal build was an X2 7750 BE

Second personal build X4 940 BE

My current gaming rig is an X4 965@4.2GHz/1.53v

As of late, I have been refurbishing old Socket 478 and 775's

 

[loneninja]

Don't remember what processor it was, but it ran at 533mhz and the machine ran Windows 98. First processor I bought for a build was an Athlon 64 3400 Clawhammer. Current fastest is a Phenom II X4 940 @ 3.6Ghz

 

[hunter315]

First one was when i was really young, it was a 486 going at a whopping 66MHz.

 

[Avro Arrow]

Ah the 486DX2-66, I remember it well. Man, I feel OLD!

 

[crazy359]

I remember we had some intel 200mhz cpu. But the oldest cpu i owned was and Intel Pentium 3 1ghz

 

[Raidur]

First CPU: Pentium II 400(mhz) *flex

Current CPU: Q9550 @ 4ghz

Wee-bit of a difference there.

 

[rolli59]

I had a 8088 in a XT with turbo it ran at whupping 10Mhz. Even had a huge HDD 30Mb and EGA (16 colors out of pallet of 64) wonder video card.

 

[Vampyrbyte]

I had an AMD K6-II, wasnt my first but its the one I remember. Had it in a system with 64 megs of RAM and a SIS graphics card. That *** played the Sims! Well this was probs about '99 - '00 for me. Was a handmedown from my dad =D.

What am I running now?
Intel E7200 with 4Gigs of RAM. Does the trick for me. Will run it into the ground before I upgrade again, probs in about 3 -4 years time!
Got a 9800 GT graphics card.

 

[Collie147]

Not including the C64 of course (1Mhz!), an IBM 80268 8Mhz. Bumped up then to a new 80386 Fujitsu after that with a DX 25 mhz and then the DX2 66mhz, needed that to run anything with a CDROM (I think it was something to do with the microcoprocessor architecture which is why I upgraded at the time... to play worms)! Fun times! Until I took the chip out one day and when I tried to put it back in I bent one of the pins... and back to the DX 25 it was for me until I eventually got that all important MMX 166.

 

[r-sky]

286-16 with a whopping 1 meg of ram!

The next one was a killer:

AMD386-40, Tseng Labs ET 4000 video card and maybe 2megs ram and a 40mb harddrive.

 

[Mudit Sathe]

Core i7 980x

 

[Mudit Sathe]

Just joking
Pentium III @ 550mhz.
Today I own Phenom II X6 1090T @ 4.0 GHZ.

 

[roonj]

First system was 286-10 turbo to 12mhz 640 ram, it was the hottest thing at the time and very expensive 20 meg hdd and ega video. It was almost as much as a new toyota, actually I bought that toyota when it was on AD.
Today PII-720 unlocked core, does everything I need and more.

 

[z0diac]

Just wondering what people had as a CPU in their first x86 computer. If your first computer wasn't an x86, then state what your first computer's CPU was and then state what your first x86 CPU was.

Commodore 64
Amiga 500
Amiga 2000
Pentium 90 (paid $4000 for it!!)

etc
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etc..

Intel Core i7 930

 

[amantonas]

Went downstairs to my basement and found an old Dell with a pentium pro.

 

[Lmeow]

The oldest computer that I've used and has been in my family's possession would be a Pentium II 233 MHz in an old Twinhead laptop running relatively modern compared to the majority of you, Windows 98. The first desktop CPU that I've had/used would be the Pentium III. Currently running an i7 930.

 

[davcon]

Commodore 64 was the first, currently running i7 860 and i3 530 on Win 7 64
and a couple of Pentium 4's on XP Pro

 

[Henry Chinaski]

INTEL 8086 in a AMSTRAD PC1512 (1987). Amazing machine. [:henry chinaski:9]

 

[C00lIT]

Originally got introduced to computers by my friend, he had one of them popular DX2's
at 66Mhz

My first pc was a pile of crap, Dad spent 3200$ for a futureshop Compaq Presario with a Pentium 133Mhz using Windows 95... I would always shut down to Dos as dos was far faster... My buddy's DX2 "Clone" was also performing better...

My first Build was a year later, sold the 3200$ compaq for 600$, added 400$ and built myself a K6-233Mhz with 64Mb Ram, 4mb ati + Diamond Monster. Also had some noname motherboard (no clue what chipset anymore... with 1024KB of L2 Cash)

It Was amazing... and UNREAL 😀



Current is a Phenom9950 On M3A78-EM 4gigsram + gtx260...
Being patient, waiting for some newer X4's

 

[Avro Arrow]

INTEL 8086 in a AMSTRAD PC1512 (1987). Amazing machine. [:henry chinaski:9]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PrjCuGZWyvw/R7BcWJ-bAjI/AAAAAAAAAEg/UJQT3E7yk50/s1600/amstrad_pc1512sd.jpg

The AMSTRAD! I remember it well! At the time, two of my friends and I were obsessed with Starflight (I still think that it is one of the greatest games ever made). I had my IBM PC, Paul had a Tandy 1000 RL and Jeff had the Amstrad PC1512 (so named for the 512k RAM). Ah those were the days, what fun we used to have. Then we all became BBS SysOps. I actually found my anme and BBS on the historic 416 BBS list the other day, it really made me feel like I was an actual, docmented part of computer history. It sounds funny just saying it now but it sure makes me feel nostalgic.