Caltrops - American McGee's Honda Civic





	[quote name="conflictNo"]Grab a cheeseburger! Here we go! <img src="http://www.chaoticmux.org/photos/group/dorkathon03/Dorkathon%205%20-%20LAN%20Party%20-%2007.jpg" height=600 width=800></img> I've been upgrading my current machine for the past few years little by little. Here's what I have now: <font color="FFCCFF">Abit AV8 mobo (socket 939, AGP4x/8x) AMD Athlon 64 3000+ (socket 939) 1GB (2x512MB) Corsair ValuSelect 184-pin SDRAM DDR400 Geforce 4200Ti ( :( ) Soundblaster Live something 80GB EIDE Seagate HDD 40GB EIDE WD HDD 300W PSU</font> So I bought the motherboard and processor expecting the brand new (at the time) socket 939 to stick around for awhile. Now, AM2 is here, so I don't see much of a point in sticking with 939. At first, I was just going to upgrade the processor and add some new HDDs. But then I found out about the aforementioned AM2, and that my motherboard didn't seem to support SATA 3.0 or 240-pin memory. Not like I really know what SATA 3.0 is going to do for me, but I want it. So that snowballed into this: <font color="99CCFF">MSI K9N Platinum Socket AM2</font> <font color="grey">($108.99)</font> <font color="99CCFF">AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ AM2</font> <font color="grey">($150)</font> <font color="99CCFF">2GB (2x1GB) Corsair XMS 240-pin DDR2 675</font> <font color="grey">($152 after rebate and still cheaper than the 184-pin version HMMMMM)</font> <font color="99CCFF">eVGA 256-P2-N564-AX Geforce 7900GT</font> <font color="grey">($273.99)</font> <font color="99CCFF">(2) WD Cavier SE16s @ 250GB 7200rpm SATA 3.0 ea.</font> <font color="grey">($82.99x2)</font> <font color="99CCFF">CoolerMaster Centurion 5 case + PSU</font> <font color="grey">(~$100...I at least need the new PSU)</font> This equals a brand new system for just under a grand, with nothing cannibalized from the old machine except the sound card and maybe a few fans. I have a decent 19" LCD already. Any suggested upgrades or downgrades to any of those items? My biggest problem has been finding a cheaper motherboard that has a firewire connection. I checked my calendar and the year is 2006, so I couldn't guess why this seems to be a deluxe item. I'm also considering a Thinkpad T60, which would run me $2,000+ with student discounts. Celebrate my purchasing power! cNo [/quote]