i really need to get a new comp too, mine works, its decent, but its showing its age, and could probably be out done by the laptop im on right now >_>

It feels great to upgrade! My laptop (previous primary computer) I got seven years ago. XD

Quite a case!
What is in the tower, if I may ask?

Also noting there seems to be a theme of animals with stuff in their mouths going on with everyone's icons here :D

Hmm, I'm noticing that too. Stick! *chews*

Just copy/pasting from the delivery list when it all arrived. I am SO not a tech person, my boyfriend and our friend built this computer and picked out all the pieces based off my budget and needs.

GIGABYTE GA-EP43-UD3L LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard

AZZA Orion 202 black/black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

XFX GS250XZDFU GeForce GTS 250 1GB 256-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

OCZ StealthXStream OCZ700SXS 700W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply

Western Digital Caviar Blue WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive (two of these)

OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2RPR10664GK

SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA CD/DVD Burner - OEM

I could actually care less what the case looks like, they just happened to pick me out a pretty one! =D

That looks to be a might beefy system! I'm more of an AMD/ATI guy out of personal preference so the GeForce specs are greek to me, but I imagine that's one hell of an upgrade from the laptop :P

Haha, I'm with ya there. I'm not much for case aesthetics. As long as it has good airflow it's good enough for me. Looks like you have a fan down in front of the harddrives so that's really good.

Nice looking case and the hardware in there is pretty good, congrats! :P

Thanks! ^^

I see a lot of information but I do not see the processor in there nor the processor speed.

My computer looks mean but she is not that powerful in the grand scheme of things.


I also like that my PC weighs nearly 75lb.

Processor got shipped separately, so I forgot to include it. This is what I got:

Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor

I've been working on a seven year old Dell Inspiron 5100 laptop. Grand scheme of things don't mean jack-shit to me, this new computer is powerful as hell compared to what I'm used to, and WAY MORE than serves my needs. It's far from "little" but a little can go a long way. ;)

I have that same exact processor, But the FSB is clocked to 1500 and core at 2.625. Only after getting the processor did I think that I should have gotten a server processor and clocked it at 3.0.

I will admit that upgrading from a single core or dual core to any quad core is a bit of a serous boost in overall performance.
I will say that you should could have gone with a GTX 260 or higher. I am running a GTX 260 SSC on a 1920x1080 monitor and have had little problems with playing computer games, namely FPS... ...I want a GTX 480...

Yep, I'll fully admit all of that went right over my head. XD My boyfriend and one of our friends built it for me based off my needs and budget because I'm not a tech person at all. I need the technology for my job and know how to use it, but all the specifics are beyond me. ^^; Also, I don't think I'll be playing any games. I'm one of those dumb old school gamers who still plays my SNES and Atari. The only recent games I've played beyond Zelda Windwaker are Mass Effect 1 & 2 and Prince of Persia. Though the free download of Portal does look tempting....

FYI you can play almost all cartage games on your PC, all you have to do is find an emulator and download the ROM's.
A server processor is better built to be overclocked when it is used in a home PC.

I built my own PC because it would have been cheaper and I got to learn how to build a PC. It is much simpler than it used to be. Just plan how things will go (my opinion the easiest part), read the manuals, attach the cables, hide the cables (improves flow) and install programs.

I don't care for playing ROMs on my computer, keyboard play is no fun. Again, I have no clue what you're talking about with the server processor, nooooot a tech person here. ^^;

Let me put it this way, Server processors have stringent quality control. Processors that do not make the server cut can be sold as main stream processors.
The Q8200 is as far from a server processor as you can get.

*shrugs* So far so good to me! Sometimes, the best is too much. I'm very happy with my computer. =3

I have the same processor and so far I have not found anything it can not handle.

...I also have 8gigs of ram but that does not change anything.

Well, sounds like you have an awesome machine!

Debatable. The processor is acceptable as well as everything else, for now.
but my wish list does not change much.

Mmm carpet, I used to have mine on a carpet until I realized how much additional dust cases like these pull in.

came with the apartment. =3

Very nice. Great looking case. And sweet insides.

Thanks, I'm super happy with it!

It looks huge! and I thought all new technology was getting smaller and smaller

It's the same size as most PC towers, not really huge. =3

maybe just big in comparison to mine I guess

you should take a picture of the insides!