My new PC -- built by myself in Summer 2009
I always wanted to build my own PC and I finally did it in August 2009! These days, building a PC is almost like playing with Lego's. It is a lot of fun and price/performance ratio is better than any prebuilt purchase. I have spent tons of time shopping each component online and getting cable management right during the actual build. I have not overclocked it since the amount of power is more than sufficient but there is room for it when needed in the future. Below are the specs and a few photos. As a side note, this was before Intel Core 5s were out and I later realized that I really exaggerated the amount of RAM.
Specifications:
- Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition
- Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD4P, AMD 790X + SB750 Chipset
- Memory: 8 GB OCZ DDR3 RAM, PC3-10666 Gold, AMD Edition, 1333MHz Low Voltage Dual Channel (OCZ3G1333LVAM4GK)
- Graphics Card: Zotac Nvidia GTX 260-216 (55mm) with 896MB RAM
- Power Supply: Cooler Master Silent Pro M600, modular cabling, 600 Watt, 80+ efficiency
- CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus with 120mm fan
- Harddisks: 1TB Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ SATA 3.0, 7200 RPM, 32MB buffer and an old 320GB Western Digital IDE
- DVD Burner: LG DVD+/-RW burner GH22LS30 with lightscribe
- Case: (Lian Li) Lancool PC-K62 all black with window, 3x140mm and 1x120mm Led fans
- Monitor: Samsung Syncmaster T220 22 Zoll Widescreen
- Speakers: Logitech X-210 Stereo with subwoofer (2.1) and remote.
- Mouse/keyboard: Logitech Cordless Desktop EX 110
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