NEW COMPUTER

motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128378

CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103649

memory (two of these kits for a total of 8GB)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227326

video card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125255

hard drives (Two of these in a raid level 0 for the boot drive)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820609330

Benchmark stats to come, after i get this beast built.
Also, i need a name for her... any ideas?

-UPDATE- she has a name! she shall be called 'Princess Zelda'

-UPDATE 2- new monitor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009145

new mouse
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826620011

-UPDATE 3-
i got a second monitor, just like the first, and i love it so much, having a dual screen setup...mmmm
i would highly recommend these monitors to anyone

evolution, and the shedding of unworthy parts

another second passes, another heart beat closer to death. they say that guys think about sex once every 10 seconds on average. i think about computers once every 5. most of the time it is troubleshooting, diagnostics, or repair, however, every once in a while, i think about upgrades, and when i think about upgrades, my bank account trembles in fear. if anyone is looking for parts, i have a few to spare, starting with my current gigabyte motherboard that has served me well for the past two years, it is such a bad ass board. i also have the CPU that goes with it, an AM2 dual core Athlon 5000+. that brings me to the two graphics cards that i have, geforce 8500s made by gigabyte.

if you are interested in any of these email me or leave a comment and i will get you all the info you could ever want about them.

also to come- benchmarks from my upgraded parts when i get them in, setup, tested, tweaked and finally stable.

-UPDATE- how could i forget that i will have 4gb of DDR2 800 when i cycle out these parts

also, note that i am happy with keeping these parts, i can always find a use for something like this... server setup comes to mind, as well as backup gaming rig...

-UPDATE 2-
never mind, i am going to use this as a backup gaming rig for now, but still let me know if your interested, i might be able to part with it...

pieces

"i dont mind putting you back together,
but i dont know how many times i can do it without losing any pieces."
-Louie Bluhm

"we all lose pieces,
But it's that perfect time, when we find the person who has pieces that will fit our holes, and we have pieces that will fit theirs
And we'll make a beautiful picture out of our pieces"
-Brandon Cassell

quotes from an im conversation that took place between louie and brandon on the day of this posting, the conversation was about love, heartbreak, pain and finding your true love