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My desktop is turning 6 years old this summer. It is slow and old and crap.
My current setup is an Athlon 2100+ on an ASUS A7V333. Running XP, used to dual-boot with Mandrake way back when.
For the new system I'm looking at this:
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750
Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro
RAM: OCZ Platinum 2GB PC3-10666
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L LGA775 ATX
Video: GeForce 8800GTS 256MB
Total price is around $600, which is very do-able in the next month or so. I solemnly swear I will not try to water-cool this one.
Other recent toys: I got a Linksys Wireless G router a week ago to network my PC, Laura's PC, and my laptop. The software install on those things are total crap; I ended up uninstalling the mess and just going straight to 192.168.1.1 and configuring the router directly like a normal human being. Router password and key were made with PW generators, and for some mild security the router is SSID silent and MAC filtered. I ordered a wireless print server online which will hopefully work; reviews are less than stellar but there aren't many other alternatives, and trying to share the printer with multiple computers throughout the apartment is such a pain in the ass that it's worth a shot.
I also got a Mandylion password token from Thinkgeek as a Christmas present to myself, which I use quite a lot.
My current setup is an Athlon 2100+ on an ASUS A7V333. Running XP, used to dual-boot with Mandrake way back when.
For the new system I'm looking at this:
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750
Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro
RAM: OCZ Platinum 2GB PC3-10666
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L LGA775 ATX
Video: GeForce 8800GTS 256MB
Total price is around $600, which is very do-able in the next month or so. I solemnly swear I will not try to water-cool this one.
Other recent toys: I got a Linksys Wireless G router a week ago to network my PC, Laura's PC, and my laptop. The software install on those things are total crap; I ended up uninstalling the mess and just going straight to 192.168.1.1 and configuring the router directly like a normal human being. Router password and key were made with PW generators, and for some mild security the router is SSID silent and MAC filtered. I ordered a wireless print server online which will hopefully work; reviews are less than stellar but there aren't many other alternatives, and trying to share the printer with multiple computers throughout the apartment is such a pain in the ass that it's worth a shot.
I also got a Mandylion password token from Thinkgeek as a Christmas present to myself, which I use quite a lot.