Tuesday, February 08, 2005
Bought it.
I could wait no longer.
Since I have a performance review (and hopefully a raise) on friday and it will take 8-12 days to get here, I got my new computer. The specs are on this post.
I'm glad I ended up getting the Power Supply I did, because the one I was going to get, the Ultra X-Connect, although it looks cool, it blew itself up in this test conducted by TrustedReviews.com. Instead I got the almost-as-cool-looking, but rated a 10 in MaximumPC, Antec NeoPower 480. That's right. 480 watts. Booyah.
Link of the Day:The most common ways to kill a PC
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Since I have a performance review (and hopefully a raise) on friday and it will take 8-12 days to get here, I got my new computer. The specs are on this post.
I'm glad I ended up getting the Power Supply I did, because the one I was going to get, the Ultra X-Connect, although it looks cool, it blew itself up in this test conducted by TrustedReviews.com. Instead I got the almost-as-cool-looking, but rated a 10 in MaximumPC, Antec NeoPower 480. That's right. 480 watts. Booyah.
Link of the Day:The most common ways to kill a PC
Random Picture:
Labels: nerd
The day has come
Link of the Year: http://maps.google.com
Holy crap. You can search for all the starbucks from your house to work. (Get directions, then click Local Search). There are too many awesome things to list here. Go there. Now.
Quote of the Day: b1ack penguin: i almost expected to see people walking around when I got to the street level.
Not so Random Picture:
Holy crap. You can search for all the starbucks from your house to work. (Get directions, then click Local Search). There are too many awesome things to list here. Go there. Now.
Quote of the Day: b1ack penguin: i almost expected to see people walking around when I got to the street level.
Not so Random Picture:
Monday, February 07, 2005
It's a mouse with frickin' lasers!
In an attempt to curb my want to buy a new PC, I got a new mouse today.
It's a Logitech MX1000. I had about $60 in Best Buy gift certificates and needed something to spend them on. Since I'm going to be buying my new computer online from Monarch, I figured I could get a new mouse and keyboard at Best Buy. Unfortunately, all the keyboards there didn't feel right because they keys were half-height or the F keys were all crappy (Curse you, F-lock!).
Since I haven't put anything up about it, here is the new computer I am gonna get once I decide to bite the bullet and actually get it.
Current Music: Linkin Park - By Myself
Link of the Day: Ask Karl
It's a Logitech MX1000. I had about $60 in Best Buy gift certificates and needed something to spend them on. Since I'm going to be buying my new computer online from Monarch, I figured I could get a new mouse and keyboard at Best Buy. Unfortunately, all the keyboards there didn't feel right because they keys were half-height or the F keys were all crappy (Curse you, F-lock!).
Since I haven't put anything up about it, here is the new computer I am gonna get once I decide to bite the bullet and actually get it.
- Case: Thermaltake VA3000BWA Tsunami Dream (Black)
- Power Supply: 480W - Antec NEOPOWER480 ATX 2.0 Power
- Motherboard: Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe NForce4 SLI MCP Audio
- BFG GeForce 6800 GT OC 256MB GDDR3/PCI-E/TV-Out/Dual-DVI (Retail Box)
- Processor: AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 512K 90nm (939) (Retail)
- Memory: DDR (400) 3200 - 512 MB (2 pcs 256) Corsair
Current Music: Linkin Park - By Myself
Link of the Day: Ask Karl
Labels: nerd
