I am a filthy little consumer whore. I feel dirty. But I feel oh-so-good at the same time. I impulse-bought all new parts for my new hot rod.<\/p>\n
Intel Pentium 4 3.2Ghz 800mhz FSB
\nAsus P4C800-E with Intel 875 chipset
\n1GB of Corsair TwinX RAM (512MB x2 matched pair)
\nATI Radeon 9800 XT
\n2x Western Digital 36.7GB Raptor 10,000 RPM SATA Hard Drives<\/p>\n
Total cost: $1600<\/p>\n
Considering what brand new computers cost these days that ain’t so bad. If I were to buy a computer with these parts from a manufacturer like Voodoo or Alienware it would cost me over $3000. Hey, now I don’t feel so bad.<\/p>\n
This system is going to be so fucking fast I can’t stand it. I won’t have to upgrade for at least two years. All the parts won’t be here for another week. I’m not sure I can wait that long.<\/p>\n
As long as I’m going all-out (and I really am buying top of the line shit here) I might as well go all-out. Perhaps I’ll buy that new Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS or those Logitech Z-680 5.1 speakers. Hmmm…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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