6/1/2007

Computer Upgrades

Filed under: — Mike @ 3:42 pm

Well, it’s that time again. Time to upgrade my computer. This particular upgrade was spurred on by the need to upgrade Jaime’s computer, which has a crappy Soyo motherboard with crappy bad capacitors that shut the computer down at random intervals.

So here’s the rundown after the upgrades are complete:

  • My Computer
    • (New) AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+(65W) Windsor 2.4GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADO4600CUBOX
    • (New) G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ
    • (New) MSI K9N Neo-F Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 550 MCP ATX AMD Motherboard
    • (New) FREETECH PX6200TD-128M GeForce 6200 128MB DDR PCI Express x16 Video Card
    • (New) 2 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular) 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
    • M-Audio Delta 66 Professional 6-In/6-Out Audio Card w/Digital I/O
    • Logitech Cordless Desktop S510 Keyboard and Mouse Combo
    • Dell UltraSharp 1905FP 19-inch Flat Panel Monitor with Height Adjustable Stand
    • Toshiba SD-R5112 DVD-R/RW Drive
    • SkyHawk MSR-4610 Silver 1.2mm All Aluminum ATX Mini Server Case
    • Rosewill RE501-SLV ATX 12V v2.03 500W Aluminum Power Supply
  • Jaime’s Computer
    • Intel® Pentium® 4 Prescott Processor 2.80EGHz, 800MHz FSB, Socket 478, 1MB Cache
    • Patriot eXtreme Performance 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model PDC1G3200LLK
    • MB MSI|PT880 NEO-LSR MS-7008 RET
    • ECS R9200-128DV Radeon 9200 128MB DDR AGP 4X/8X Video Card
    • 2 x Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 6Y080M0 80GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive
    • M-Audio Audiophile 2496 4-In/4-Out Audio Card w/MIDI & Digital I/O
    • KB LITE-ON|SLIM STANDARD SK-1789/BS
    • Logitech Cordless Optical Mouse
    • SAMSUNG 940BX Black 19″ 5ms DVI LCD Monitor with Height Adjustments
    • Benq 48×12x48 IDE CDRW Drive
    • Chieftec Mini Dragon Case - RED
    • Ultra 400 Watt ATX PS With 120mm Blue LED Fan
  • Utility Computer
    • AMD Athlon XP 2600+ Barton 1.917GHz Socket A Processor Model AXDA2600BBOX
    • mushkin 512MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Desktop Memory Model 991093
    • PQI POWER 512MB DDR PC2700
    • MB SIS741GX ECS|741GX-M ATHLON ATX
    • 2 x Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 6Y160P0 IDE Ultra ATA133 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache Hard Drive
    • Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6B080P0 IDE Ultra ATA133 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache Hard Drive
    • Seagate 250 GB Internal Hard Drive 16 MB Cache (ST3250623A)
    • M-Audio Delta 44 Professional 4-In/4-Out Audio Card
    • RAIDMAX Astro ATX268WUP Blue 0.7mm Japanese SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
    • Rosewill Value RV400S ATX 12V v1.3 400W Power Supply

After a huge hassle with PayPal and the crappy PayPal Debit Card (I’m canceling mine), it is all finally ordered and on the way. I’m really looking forward to getting it!

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