YAY! I have been waiting so long to post my new computer in this thread. There is very little XPS left in this thing (only the ram, hard drive, dvd drive, and sound card).
I give you:
My new computer! The XPS was named Gary, but I think this qualifies as, well, perhaps one of Gary's budded offspring. Therefore I will call it Bud.
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=O Cover your shame, Bud!
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Gimme a break, it's my first time doing cable management. Hell, compared to the job Dell did on the cables in my XPS, this is fucking top-notch.
OK, so Bud's no ultimate gaming computer, but I think he's a pretty damn good budget gaming computer.
Important specs:
Processor: Q6600 quad-core 2.4 ghz (will be overclocked once my new heatsink arrives)
Videocard: EVGA GeForce 8800 GTS- not ultra high end, but still a wicked sick card
Mobo: EVGA nVidia chipset 680i (incompatible with the heatsink even though the website lists them as compatible, hence the "new" ie "replacement" heatsink)
PSU: Thermaltake 700W ultra mega mondo thing (so I never have to ever ever worry about enough power)
RAM: 2Gb DDR2
HDDs: 1TB worth of 7200 rpm seagates and WDs
All wrapped up in a ridiculously huge Thermaltake full-tower.
Oh, also 3520x1200 pixels worth of LCD monitor glory.
It would be virtually silent but for the fan on the heatsink that came with the cpu. I gotta get that replacement heatsink soon.
Edit: Oshi I forgot my camera was in super hi res mode, and I'm too lazy to scale down those images now. Thumbed, so click at your own risk.
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