Ok so I’ve been putting this of for a while now but it’s about time I made this post. I upgraded and got this kick ass new setup a few months ago when I was back home in Texas. I’m back up north in the Midwest until next month and unfortunately couldn’t bring the desktop with me for the duration. So this post maybe a work in progress with more details and specifically pics to come when I’m back home and am actually using the new system again!

Currently running smoothly on Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1.

Anyways here are some stats on this bad boy, not bad at all for $600 (I just checked the prices and even today for all of this retails for well over $1000):

Case - Antec Mini P180 Black Steel MicroATX Mini Tower [NewEgg]

Mobo - ASUS P5E-VM HDMI

CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Conroe 3.0GHz 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor

RAM - Mushkin 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) SDRAM [NewEgg]

Video Card – eVGA GeForce 8800 GTS (G92 Core)

Main (boot) HDD – Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 1.5Gb/s

PSU - CORSAIR CMPSU-620HX 620W ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply [NewEgg]

Cooling - Thermalright Ultra-120 CPU Cooling Heatsink and Noctua NF-P12 fans – 3 installed in the case!

Drives - 2 x LG Black SATA 22X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe [NewEgg]

Wireless PCI Card – 802.11 N capability and reach/range.

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And this is even older news but last year I finally switched over to a LCD display after I got the Dell SP2208WFP 22 inch Widescreen Flat Panel Display with Webcam, Mic & USB ports. It has HDMI, DVI-D as well as D-Sub (VGA) for multiple and simultaneous connections, all in a sexy silver body with a glossy screen. Got it all for $300. (More details)