gotta stop for now, the other people are back..
I'll be back on in an hour and a half.
Monday, June 9, 2008
Second rig
This is becoming quite interesting.
As it stands now (quick specs), my second rig is going to be:
Ultra Aluminus case
ASUS P5N-E motherboard
Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 CPU at 2.53GHz
Stock cooling
Antec 480W PSU
2GB G.Skill RAM
80GB HDD
Geforce 8400GS
Woohoo.
As it stands now (quick specs), my second rig is going to be:
Ultra Aluminus case
ASUS P5N-E motherboard
Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 CPU at 2.53GHz
Stock cooling
Antec 480W PSU
2GB G.Skill RAM
80GB HDD
Geforce 8400GS
Woohoo.
What I'm up to now -- please comment!
Ah, the thrills, perils, and pitfalls of building a custom PC. I've decided to stray away from the Mac for a while and see if I have what it takes to get into the rig-building scene.
As it stands now, I've got two systems in formation. One of them is gonna be my main 'puter, and the other, well, I don't know what I'll do with it yet.
System one is built inside an Antec Twelve Hundred case.... here's what it looks like. Newegg just got some a few weeks ago, they're newly released and the successor to the Nine Hundred.
Enough with the pictures, Google Images needs a break. Next is the motherboard.
I'm using an ASUS P5K-E. I figure I'm too poor for SLI, which, luckily enough, this board doesn't support. However, it does support crossfire... maybe I'll pick up a couple 4850s when they come out.
For my CPU, I'm using the tried-and-true Core 2 Quad Q6600. I think it's actually the most popular CPU on Newegg, and for good reason. In fact, it's only $10 more than the E8400!
To cool it, I'm using a Zerotherm Butterfly. In all honesty, I didn't give much thought to choosing a cooler. Overclocking isn't really going to give me any real-world performance benefits, anyway.
For my power supply, I'm using a snazzy black Ultra 650-watt. Not much to say about it, it seems to work well. Cheap too.
As far as RAM goes, I'm using 3GB of Corsair RAM. Not a bad brand, and it was only $45.
I found a nice pair of 120GB Seagate disks, which shall be RAIDified. Hoo-ray. At least I don't have to buy a Raptor.
For video, I'm rockin' an XFX 8600GT Alpha Dog Edition. Can you tell I don't play games?
As it stands now, I've got two systems in formation. One of them is gonna be my main 'puter, and the other, well, I don't know what I'll do with it yet.
System one is built inside an Antec Twelve Hundred case.... here's what it looks like. Newegg just got some a few weeks ago, they're newly released and the successor to the Nine Hundred.
Enough with the pictures, Google Images needs a break. Next is the motherboard.I'm using an ASUS P5K-E. I figure I'm too poor for SLI, which, luckily enough, this board doesn't support. However, it does support crossfire... maybe I'll pick up a couple 4850s when they come out.
For my CPU, I'm using the tried-and-true Core 2 Quad Q6600. I think it's actually the most popular CPU on Newegg, and for good reason. In fact, it's only $10 more than the E8400!
To cool it, I'm using a Zerotherm Butterfly. In all honesty, I didn't give much thought to choosing a cooler. Overclocking isn't really going to give me any real-world performance benefits, anyway.
For my power supply, I'm using a snazzy black Ultra 650-watt. Not much to say about it, it seems to work well. Cheap too.
As far as RAM goes, I'm using 3GB of Corsair RAM. Not a bad brand, and it was only $45.
I found a nice pair of 120GB Seagate disks, which shall be RAIDified. Hoo-ray. At least I don't have to buy a Raptor.
For video, I'm rockin' an XFX 8600GT Alpha Dog Edition. Can you tell I don't play games?
WWDC Pretty Much Live coverage 2008
Just for you people, I'm going to be spending the afternoon blogging about WWDC today.
Nothing to report as of yet -- I'm sure y'all know the rumors.
Anyway, it's now 7:14AM PST. Coverage starts in two hours or so.
To pass the time, there will be other posts form the "dark side" for you to read.
Nothing to report as of yet -- I'm sure y'all know the rumors.
Anyway, it's now 7:14AM PST. Coverage starts in two hours or so.
To pass the time, there will be other posts form the "dark side" for you to read.
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