I’m not talking about political correctness either. My new machine runs on an AMD Athlon XP “Barton” core 3000+, with an ASUS motherboard, 512 Megs of RAM, a 40 GB system HDD, a 120 GB storage HDD, a 48x CD/RW drive, and a 40x DVD ROM drive. The AMD is running at a very happy temperature of of 84 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit, cooled by a huge heatsink and fan combo that makes it the noisiest PC I have ever encountered. I am, however, proud that it is mine. All of this sits inside a black Aspire X-dreamer II case, with six very purdy blue LEDs in front.
Here’s a photo:
Also, I’m not the only one who is getting a new computer; Chris Reid is too. Congrats!
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[...] Mind of Mog 22.July.04 I Asked For It So I’d better link it, a pic of Jay’s new PC he built himself. See, he shared links for all the parts and I was excited to see [...]
Pingback by Mind of Mog » I Asked For It — Jul 23, 2004 @ 3:26 am
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Only 512 RAM? Heh. Wuss.
I have 1 GB of RAM, myself..
Comment by Funkalicious — Jul 20, 2004 @ 2:46 pm
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Hey, that’s quite nice-looking! Makes me want a new computer…
Comment by Jeffrey Boulier — Jul 21, 2004 @ 4:47 am
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Looks like a great system. You made an excellent choice on components. One thing I might do is ditch the CD/RW for a DVD burner. If you are a power user, bump the memory up to a Gig. Is this the first time you built your own system? You’ll find that this is the only way to go. Unless you want an Apple or a Notebook (for the time being!).
Comment by Tony S. — Jul 23, 2004 @ 5:22 am