My (not really) new computer

Arcanine

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    I told Robo (Morkula) way back in January that I'd take a picture of the computer I built (I built it in Jan). And then I never got around to it... until now! I cleaned up my desk a little and thought "Might as well." and so here are the boring pictures of my ever unchanging desk.









    The pics are a little brighter (and blurrier) then I wanted but whatever.


    As you can see, nothing fancy about the case, but still I like the look of it. On top of that I'll be the only person who looks at it day in and day out, so as long as I like it that's all that matters. And I build it for gaming, so if I'm getting a 7.2 out of 7.9 on the Microsoft awesome meter (where my laptop got a 3.8) then I'm happy (even if it's not the best way to judge a system).

    My computer's insides are...
    CPU: AMD FX 4100 4-Core Processor
    GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti Superclocked 1024MB
    RAM: 8 Gigs
    HDD: 64 Gig SSD that's used for the OS, and a 2 TB storage drive
    Disc Drive: Samsung Blu-Ray Drive
    OS: Windows 7 Home Premium
    Case: Rosewill Challenger USB 3 edition

    I also picked up a new mouse and mouse pad for it, a Razer Naga (pic 4). And I have my 7.1 surround sound headphones (Astro A40) hooked up as well.
    What does all this mean? This means I can now play Minecraft without any graphics lag!!!!!! AND! I can watch YouTube vids in 7.1 surround sound!!!!!

    I plan on upgrading my monitor (20 inch LCD) to a 27 inch LED and running dual monitors, but that'll be a month or so down the road.
    It's the first time I built a computer, it was something I always wanted to do. Maybe next time I'll go for a more fancy case, higher end CPU, etc. But for now it's a good gaming PC.
    (And yes, I play more then Minecraft... it can run Modern Warfare 3, and Battlefield 3 on the highest settings with no probs whatsoever)
     
    I read through that and then stopped and was about to hop on a plane and smack you for building that whole thing just to play Minecraft. Good thing I finished the post. XD;
     
    I did a triple take to check and double check if you really did post a blog!!!
     
    Erica: Yea that'd be funny. Spending $1000 on a computer just to play Minecraft. XD

    Nick/Jon: I don't blame you, seeing how my last post was the end of 2010. In fact I didn't think anyone would notice this post. XD

    Don: But I have a 2TB internal drive... XD
    And I've had this one since around April-May of 2009 (yes it is Vista). It still runs really good if it's surfing the web, and even photoshop. I sort of want to install Windows 7 on it because I want a "fresh" computer. It's starting to get bogged down a little (takes a few minutes to boot up, etc).
     
    Why would he want an external drive though? XD; I mean, I guess for transfering stuff between his laptop and desktop but honestly I don't even see why he'd ever need to use the laptop anyway. :P

    Besides, it's still too expensive to buy HDDs, internal or otherwise, isn't it? :( Or did the prices finally settle down after that flood in Thailand?
     
    Don: Behind that monitor I've got a 1.5TB external, and behind the games rack I have a 250gig backup external. Is that close enough? XD
    Yea, I didn't think there's much I could do. When I got this thing it was more or less top of the line for that model at the time (I think I could get a little larger HDD or something), and I still love laptops to move around, trips, etc. So keeping one in good working order is a good thing.

    Erica: I think they might be close to what they were before the flooding... then again I didn't really look at HDD prices back then. I know my 2TB has went down $10 since March. And my SSD has dropped $30 since January.
     
    Not bad!! Though once you start using dual monitors.. you'll never want to go back haha!

    Apparently the whole "flooding" thing was a sort of scam to raise prices for demand. None of the factories actually got affected. Dunno how true that actually is but I heard it pretty recently and it's irksome!
     
    The factories may not have been affected, but maybe it became harder for them to ship their items internationally/get them out of the country? I mean, I guess if it was all a hoax in the end anyway, so be it. I wasn't really affected since I don't need a hard drive upgrade so I can't really complain. XD;
     
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