My New PC!

First off sorry for not writing anything at all here for such a long time!!! Besides nobody is reading this anyway! Just kidding. I have two readers according to my feedburner!! I wonder if they are some relatives abroad? Hahaha. Anyway, I couldn't blog because I was so busy with my new computer I bought!!!

Well I thought of buying a new computer because my application for a Gold Mastercard was approved and now I said I can buy a computer and sell my old laptop!!!

I was so excited because I'm such a geek for things like those! :) It took me a long while to decide what to buy. Since when I started planning the only quadcore system in the Philippines was Intel but lo and behold within just like two weeks the Phenom reached our shores and I was back to planning and AMD system!!!

So here goes what I bought after the jump!!!

I planned to buy my pieces in two phases because I didn't have all the money I needed and I didn't want to fill up my card too much!!!

So here goes my new computer setup:

Motherboard: MSI K9A2 Platinum

I bought this board because it uses and supports the new AM2+ thingy and it has hypertransport 3, aside from 4 fully functional simultaneous 16x PCI-E ver 2.0 slots which I can use for a 4 card Crossfire setup!!! It also has the customary 4 DIMM DDR2 1024Mhz. Plus 10 channel (7.1+2) High definition audio included!!! Hehehehe and 2x E-Sata ports, 6 internal Sata ports, Firewire (1934a not b but oh well), tons other stuff!!! It's actually a gamer's motherboard! cost P9275++!

Processor: AMD Athlon 64 x2 5000+ (for now) Phenom Quadcore (later)

I couldn't afford the price tag of around P12,000++ for the Phenom so obviously I used a dual core for now! Still good since its rated 5.2/5 in the Vista Ultimate Index

Video Card: Power Color HD (ATI) 2600 PRO 256 (for now) PC HD 2600 XT 256 x2 Crossfire (later)

They didn't have a PC HD 2600 XT available so I guess I'll have to sell my current video card if I'd want to get that crossfire setup I'm thinking of. Not so disappointed but just another thousand bucks would've given me a much better video card! 4.6/5 in Windows Ultimate Index using Windows Aero.

Memory: Kingston 1GB 667Mhz (now) 4GB Kingston 800Mhz (later)

I'd like one or two pieces Kingston 800Mhz 2Gb but they were out of stock!!! I like the brand Kingston because I was able to replace a faulty memory dimm from them before and thus their lifetime warranty ACTUALLY WORKS!!!!! I recommend Kingston to EVERYBODY!
4.5/5 Windows Vista Ultimate Index (WVUI)

Harddisk: SATA Western Digital 500GB

Well I wanted Seagate but they were fresh out of 500GB, oh well I still have another 5 internal + 2 External Sata ports to fill up!!! 5.7/5 WVUI

I bought an F1 Racer Casing since it looks smooth, minimal and cool! I also got a Logitech cordless USB keyboard and mouse!

I used my old old old AOC 17" CRT Monitor and will replace it with a HannsG or is it Hannspree 22" HDMI HDCP LCD Monitor when I actually get money from selling my old laptop! :P

I spent all in all around PHP 30,000.00 and I got a 4.5/5 rated WVUI computer!!! Not bad I guess since I'm really stoked I have a new powerful PC! :)

Oh and if your going to ask, I bought my parts at PC Gilmore (motherboard) , PCX (everything except memory and motherboard), and that shop where they speak Bisaya! :P Something like PC Gaisano (memory) or something!

My reviews for them are: PC Gilmore is like well over priced and they have illegal surcharge on credit purchases (Memorandum Order No. 10 DTI Series 2006), but they have relatively fast good service and you can find items there that PCX is out of stock of.

PCX rules still for me, because its cheap, and their credit card prices are the same as advertised on their price lists! They give a P150 per item fee for installing items bought from other stores to a computer they assemble from parts from their store.

PC Gaisano (?) is nice because I felt like supporting that Bisaya speaking store. Also because everybody was out of Kingston memory while their store was jampacked stack over stack full of Kingston Modules, but no 800mhz..... :)

Write more later!!!

Ciao!