New PC or fix?

[retro]

So I checked the tracking numbers for my new system and they are all out for delivery today :willy_nilly:
By the time I get home I'll have everything needed to build my dream machine.

This is what's coming

AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition AM3 CPU HDZ955FBGMBOX - 3.20GHz, Socket AM3, 6MB Cache, 2000MHz (4000 MT/s) FSB, Retail, Processor with Fan

ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 Motherboard - AMD 890GX, AM3, DDR3, USB, RAID, ATX

Corsair PC12800 RAM - 4GB, (2x2GB) DDR3, 1600MHz, Dual Channel, Class 8

Cooler Master RS600-AMBAD3-US Silent Pro M 600W Power Supply - ATX, Modular, 600 Watt, 80+ Certified, SLI Ready, 135mm Ultra Silent Fan

Western Digital WD1002FAEX Caviar Black Hard Drive - 1TB, 7200RPM, 64MB, SATA 6Gbs

Cooler Master HAF 922M ATX Black Mid-Tower Case - 5 External 5.25" Drive Bays, 5 Internal 3.5" Drive Bays, 2 200mm Fans, 1 120mm Fan

Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64BIT Operating System Software - OEM DVD

and I have 2 500GB SATA drives to plug in and a HP DVD drive/burner


Tonight is going to be a good night.

That's a pretty sweet system there. If you're just using it for business purposes, then 4GB of RAM should be more than sufficient. I found that it wasn't enough for me, so I just stepped up to 8GB. That WDC Black drive is really nice though, I just plugged four of the 1.5TB versions into a server at work a few months back, and they've been solid ever since, and they're ridiculously fast too.

:thumbup

 

[Tim]

I plan on stepping up the ram and getting a high end video card soon. I just wanted to keep the costs down right now.

I should be hooking it up to my 61" HD TV this week-end. I have a 25' HDMI cable coming in the mail so I can use my monitor or switch it over to my TV without leaving my seat... That should be interesting.

I'm real happy with the hard drive so far... I'm not sure I notice the difference with the 6 GB/sec SATA connection. I'll need to bench mark it compared to my 2nd drive and I'll check it again plugged into the normal 3 GB/sec SATA. I'll let you know if there is any difference. I have a feeling the hard drive really doesn't take advantage of the increased throughput.