Just dropped almost $1k on a new system
Athlon 64 X2 5600+ w/2x1MB L2 Cache
2GB Mushkin DDR2 800
2x 160GB Western Digital HDD's w/16MB cache
Gigabyte GA-M61P-S3 Socket AM2 Motherboard (Cheap, but has what I need)
EVGA Geforce 7600GT w/256MB PCI-X16
Netgear GS516T 16 Port Gigabit Switch (and it's pro-grade rackmount...)
2x Intel Pro/1000GT PCI Gigabit NICs (for my servers)
I decided to keep my old Audigy Platinum since I'm not a gamer. In fact I was originally going to go with a Geforce 7100GS video card, but I needed the 7600GT at a minimum if I wanted full Purevideo acceleration with H264 and other video formats. Too bad this card has a fan though... they always go bad after about a year or less.
Let's hope the new Gigabyte works as good as my current one (GA-K8U-939)
And I'm glad I just upgraded to a server grade 700W Zippy Emacs PSU
Never again will I mess with cheapo PSU's in my main system.

Athlon 64 X2 5600+ w/2x1MB L2 Cache

2GB Mushkin DDR2 800
2x 160GB Western Digital HDD's w/16MB cache
Gigabyte GA-M61P-S3 Socket AM2 Motherboard (Cheap, but has what I need)
EVGA Geforce 7600GT w/256MB PCI-X16
Netgear GS516T 16 Port Gigabit Switch (and it's pro-grade rackmount...)
2x Intel Pro/1000GT PCI Gigabit NICs (for my servers)
I decided to keep my old Audigy Platinum since I'm not a gamer. In fact I was originally going to go with a Geforce 7100GS video card, but I needed the 7600GT at a minimum if I wanted full Purevideo acceleration with H264 and other video formats. Too bad this card has a fan though... they always go bad after about a year or less.
Let's hope the new Gigabyte works as good as my current one (GA-K8U-939)
And I'm glad I just upgraded to a server grade 700W Zippy Emacs PSU

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