PC went bust...
My motherboard said bye bye finally. It's been acting up like 6 months already, and I was gonna upgrade the machine by xmas anyhow, so now it just got a bit earlier.
Here's what I'm putting together probably on Tuesday...not top notch but carefully selected for best bang for buck, and all parts I could find sensibly made by ASUS:
(new stuff)
i5 2500K SandyBridge cpu, 3.3Ghz (should go up to 4Ghz quite easily and challenge even the fastest Extreme i7's, but should be great bang for buck even at default)
Asus 8P67 mobo
Kingston HyperX 1600Mhz 8gb kit (sandy bridge optimized)
Asus DVD-RW 24x
(and the following I already have here, ripped off the old machine carcass)
Asus Nvidia GT450 passive-cooled 1Gb displaycard
Dual PSU's in a CoolerMaster Stacker tower
64GB SSD drive with w/ 64bit Win7
2x Western Digital 1G drives (one internal one external on eSata)
1x Western Digital 2G drive (external USB, for backups)
The new parts cost about 400€. Mastercard to the rescue...will eat macaroni the next few months I fear :-(
The interesting part will be to see if the w7 installation boots up nice with completely new motherboard etc...
Dee
"When life's a biatch, be a horny dog"
Amps: Marshall JVM 410H w/ Plexi Cap mod, Choke Mod & Negative Feedback Removal mod, 4x12", Behringer GMX110, Amplitube 3/StealthPedal
Half a dozen custom built/bastardized guitars all with EMG's, mostly 85's, Ibanez Artwood acoustic & Yamaha SGR bass, Epiphone Prophecy SG, Vox Wah, Pitchblack tuner plus assorted pedals, rack gear etc. for home studio use.