The geek within!

Here's the parts list for my new computer.  It will be a lot of fun to put one together from scratch.  Many thanks to Geo for this belated birthday present:)  This is so much better then the kindle!!!!!

Those of you that know me very well may know that I have an abiding interest in computers that function very well.  This stems from my grad school experience in classes like human computer interaction.  Also, I do enjoy gaming which tends to stress a system (overclocking for the win). 

Lately, I've been pursuing more multimedia uses for the computer, like pictures, music, videos and blogging.  My poor little lap top has been a trooper but is no match for these latest challenges.  I suppose I really am a nerd now:)

1 Antec P183 Black Aluminum / Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case -

1 GIGABYTE GA-MA790FXT-UD5P AM3 DDR3 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard

1 EVGA 896-P3-1170-AR GeForce GTX 275 896MB 448-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card

1 Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V Ver.2.2 / EPS12V version 2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified ...

1 AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HDZ955FBGIBOX -

2 CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 -

1 Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EADS 1TB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

1 Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000AADS 500GB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive -Bare Drive

1 SAMSUNG 2343BWX High Glossy Black 23" 5ms 16:9 Widescreen LCD Monitor -

1 Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM