So my brother called today, and as we were talking we got on the subject of computers. I know many of you know about my current computer status, but not everyone does. So I decided to post something! (Plus I've been a slacker here for a month..) So I've put some pictures in the gallery, so check them out as well.

So now I'm running dual monitors. I love it. It took me about a day to get completely used to it, but now I don't know what I'd do without it. They are both 19" flat screen CRT's running at 1600x1200. So my new computer consists of:

  • Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe Motherboard
  • AMD Athlon64 3500+ (Cooled by my trusty Zalman 7000 Copper CPU fan)
  • 2GB Corsair XMS Ram (CAS 2 latency)
  • 2 eVGA nVidia 6800GT 512MB PCI-Express 16x video cards running in SLI mode (when gaming as SLI will only work with one monitor)
  • Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS with I/O Drive (Soon to be replaced with an X-Fi once I get a black faceplate for my old Live! I/O Drive)
  • Promise ATA133 Controller card
  • 2 120GB Western Digital ATA hard drives
  • 1 200GB ATA hard drive (Video)
  • 1 40GB ATA hard drive (MP3's)
  • NEC 3500 16X DVD+-RW
  • Pioneer 4X DVD+-RW
  • Antec TruePower 550 (custom sleeved by me)
  • Lian Li PC60B-Plus case

So that's everything that is in there. I got this new system as one of my buddies needed to raise some cash, so he sold his gaming machine to me. The only things I had previously that a put in this machine are the hard drives, optical drives, controller card, and sound card. I did get a new case though. Needed something black. Take a look at the pics in the gallery to see just how black it is!

4 comments

Comment from: Andrew [Visitor]
Andrew

You need SATA…… so badly that you’ve missed 2 generations of it!
Everything looks cool but you’re using dinosaur hard drive technology… that’s sooo last millenium…. =D

Oh, and you need a Logitech G5 mouse… they are sooooo nice! I don’t even use the wieghts as they tend to hurt after a while (even to a bowler like myself) but the speed buttons are just the best ever. (my microsoft mouse/keyboard combo finally died last month… the right mouse button said it’s done being cooperative)

Thu Mar 16, 2006 @ 22:12
Comment from: [Member]

I do need SATA, I’ll agree. But I don’t need a new mouse. And I love my keyboard! It’s old, but works great! In fact I took it completely apart a couple months ago and cleaned it completely! It looks like new! The best thing about my keyboard is the mute, and volume buttons! And my mouse has such smooth motion!

But I do need SATA drives… If you want to buy me a couple.. ;)

Sat Mar 18, 2006 @ 22:42
Comment from: tony [Visitor]
tony

I like the photo of your monitor setup. Especially the stick of deodorant on your desk. Old spice is good stuff.

Also, I agree on the keyboard. I have really liked mine being the same model and all.

Sun Mar 19, 2006 @ 06:00
Comment from: [Member]

It’s all about product placement… I get 1 cent from Old Spice for everyone who views the photo! ;)

Mon Mar 20, 2006 @ 04:53


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