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13 May 2006

My dream computer....

More often than not, I always get jealous when I build a computer for someone. Especially if it is a computer built for gaming with lightning speed, wide bandwidth, superb processing power etc...Just yesterday, it took me 12 hours all together to do research, mix and match the parts, compare the prices between different shops, buy the parts, assemble, format and install the windows and relevent programs like MSN, office, realplayer, flashget, adaware etc....

It was a tight budget $1100 computer designed for gaming...I was quite satisfied as I learnt quite a number of things and the owner himself (Andy) was so excited about getting his hands on his new computer intended for playing games like dota. I would say his computer is good enough for high end games and stable enough with a CPU temperature hovering below 40 degrees....

I always like the idea of building and customising computers for a few reasons:
1) will not get cheat by the vendors giving u the wrong part that is cheaper/second hand;
2) it is cheaper as it excludes the service, configuration, installation charges;
3) u can get the most popular brands of your computer components like kingston for memory;
4) u will not lose important instructions/serial no;
5) will be easier to upgrade saving the hassle of going back to the same shop;
6) sense of satisfaction for me and the owner;
and many more...

Now let me talk about my dream computer...
  • Gigabyte i945G-MF
  • Intel 930 3.0Ghz dual
  • Kingston/Corsair 2GB DDR-667 Dual channel
  • Seagate 160GB Sata-II
  • Benq 1640 Dvd-rw
  • Benq 16x Dvd-rom
  • XFX 7600XT XXX edition PCI-X
  • Boston 450w casing c/w one 12cm fan, two small fans
  • Benq/Viewsonic 17" LCD
  • Altec Lansing/Creative speakers
  • Sony floppy drive
  • Windows xp pro sp2
All these will amount to a rough total of $1750...but it is only a dream. Currently, i am still working fine with my 2.4Ghz computer but can't play high end games...with the computer prices changing everyday, who knows one day my dream computer will come close to $1000???

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