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  • Pics of the new machine

    Finally got a chance to edit the pics for the new computer. See ealier post for more specs.

    New Motherboard – ASUS

    mobo

    Mobo from the side.

    mobo side

    CPU has a LARGE heatsink.

    CPU

    I/O on the back.

    I/O Panel

    I/O and PCI cards (some are internal).

    Back

    Motherboard looks nice in the new case.

    Mobo in the Case

    Power supply hook ups.

    what a mess

    My wife is so awesome to put up with this crap. Yeah, that’s our bed.

    All the stuff

    New Transformer case front.

    Front

    Cool green light in the grill.

    Front Grill

    Case side. Notice the top fan. Very cool.

    Side on

    And they light up!

    fan light

    FIRST BOOT! W00T!

    first boot

    Case logo. I just like it. 🙂

    case logo

    And there you have it! Tell me what you think.

    MKG

  • FireFox 3.0 out today!

    If you aren’t using FireFox as your primary web browser, it’s time you started. More secure, faster, tons of great addons just to name a few reasons to make the switch. And what better time to get on board than with the released today, version 3! With over 15,000 improvements over version 2, Firefox is better than ever. And if you download today, you can help make history! Mozilla (the developers of Firefox) are shooting for a Guinness Record number of downloads in a 24hr period.

    I use a number of addons that all installed wonderfully (with one exception) and all my bookmarks, cookies and preferences carried right over. There are a few addons I highly recommend, once you get FF3 installed.

    AdBlock Plus
    Better Gmail 2     (if you use Gmail, which you should)
    Greasemonkey     (needed for Better Gmail 2)
    Image Zoom – resize images on any web site
    IE Tab – for those pages that just haven’t been updated to work with Firefox (lazy developers) 😉
    Down Them All – file downloader

    Get the new FireFox3 here.

  • My New Computer is Fast

    I didn’t get much time to play games this weekend, but spent time setting up my new computer. After a 7 year lifecycle on my old AMD machine ( that’s a pretty long time between upgrades) the old dual CPU motherboard died. Rather than rebuild that machine I chose to move parts over to a new case/motherboard/CPUs/RAM/Video. After about 14hours setup time (had some issues with the BIOS settings and my SATA drive), I’m rockin’!

    My new machine’s specs:
    Sunbeam Transformer Case (Full Tower)
    AMD 64 x2 6400 Windsor clocked at 3.2GHz
    Kingston RAM – 2GB DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
    Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe Motherboard with HD Audio and NVIDIA NForce
    XFX GeForce 8600 GT 512MB Video Card
    2 Samsung and 1 WD harddrives totaling 570GB
    19″ Widescreen BenQ G900w monitor

    I can’t even begin to describe the performance increase. It’s clocked 3x faster than my old machine and dual core, so capable of running multiple apps at a time. I must say that I am pleased. 🙂 I’ll have some benchmarks and photos for you soon.

    Should be done with configuration within a couple of days and back to playing Call of Duty 4!