Our First Custom PC
This started out as a store-bought Compaq Presario SR1303WM, and over the years has evolved into the
machine you see now; and is slated to go under some more dramatic changes in the near future.
Right now the specs for this PC are as follows.
machine you see now; and is slated to go under some more dramatic changes in the near future.
Right now the specs for this PC are as follows.
- Processor: AMD Sempron(TM) 3000+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2.0GH
- Motherboard: A7V8X-LA (Kelut)
- Power Supply: Thermaltake Purepower 500W ATX
- Memory: 1280MB RAM
- Hard Drive: 500 GB
- Video Card: VisionTek Radeon X1050
- Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
- Sound Card: Realtek AC97
- Speakers/Headphones: Altec Lansing
- Keyboard: HP USB Multimedia Keyboard
- Mouse: C2Tech 1600DPI Gaming Mouse
- Mouse Surface: Standard Mousepad
- Operating System: Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3
- Computer Case: Xion Solaris
First "From Scratch" PC
This was a commissioned PC for a college student; built to a budget and tailored for his specific needs.
Specs below.
Specs below.
- Processor: AMD Sempron 2100+ Brisbane 1.8GHz Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core
- Motherboard: JetWay JM26GT4-LF AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 Micro ATX AMD
- Power Supply: Thermaltake Purepower 500W ATX
- Memory: WINTEC AMPX 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM
- Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 500GB
- Video Card: SAPPHIRE 100274HDMI Radeon HD 4350 1GB 64-bit DDR2
- Monitor: Acer P205H
- Sound Card: Realtek Onboard HD Audio
- Operating System: Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3
- Computer Case: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS 500GB
First Repair Commission
This was a damaged custom PC that needed to be re-built due to a CPU error. The complete build is still underway, but the working specs follow.
- Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-core 4200+ 2.2Ghz
- Motherboard: Gigabyte S-series GA-M57SLI-S4
- Power Supply: Infinity-X 450W SLi Ready
- Memory: 4GB DDR2 SDRAM
- Hard Drive: 250GB SATA
- Video Card: 2x Nvidia GeForce 9500GT SLi
- Monitor: HP 17in Flat-panel display
- Sound Card: S/PDIF On-board
- Speakers/Headphones: Altec Lansing XA3021 2.1 Surround
- Keyboard: Steelseries Zboard
- Mouse: Steelseries World Of Warcraft gaming mouse
- Mouse Surface: Blizzard "WoW" mousepad
- Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 32 Bit
- Computer Case: Alieware Dracula Case
Shimosa Armor
This is a custom gaming rig, nestled snugly inside a Rosewill Armor Full ATX Tower Case.
- Processor: AMD Athlon II X4 640 ~3.0Ghz Quad Core
- Motherboard: ASUS M4N75TD AM3 NVIDIA nForce 750a
- Power Supply: Coolmax CUL-950B 950W Modular ATX
- Memory: G.Skill Ripjaw Series 8GB (2x 4B) Dual Channel DDR3
- Hard Drive: Seagate SV35.5 1TB Internal SATA
- Video Card: Asus Nvidia GeForce 9500GT x2 Sli Config
- Monitor: Dual Acer S201 HLbd Black 20" LED
- Sound Card: Onboard HD Audio
- Optical Drive: Lite-On Black 24x DVD+R
- Speakers: Logitech Z506 5.1 Surround
- Headphones: Creative Labs WoW USB Headset
- Keyboard: SteelSeries Shift WoW Cataclysm Bundle
- Mouse: Steelseries World of Warcraft MMO Mouse
- Mouse Surface: World of Warcraft Cataclysm Mousepad
- Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate
- Computer Case: Rosewill Armor Full ATX