Time for an upgrade
November 18th, 2006 | Published in Tech
Last week the desktop computer I had been using since my junior year in high school began breaking down in ways strange enough to warrant its retirement. I’m sure I could have fixed it by replacing a few parts but it’s obviously much more exciting to build a brand new rig! Thanks to Newegg I’m now running:
- eVGA GeForce 7950GT 512MB KO (link)
- AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (link)
- ASUS M2N-SLI (link)
- 2BG of Corsair XMS2 DDR2 (link)
- 2×250g WD SATA2 drives in RAID 1 (losing drives is painful!)
- Other power-hungry parts
- 700w OCZ power supply (no I don’t need 700w, but it was only $10 more than the 520w!)
It’s nice being able to revisit the games that ran poorly on my old machine such as Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, Hitman: Blood Money, etc. I haven’t found a game that this rig can’t handle, but I’m sure I won’t be saying that for too much longer. Better enjoy it while I can. :)