thehalogod » Uncategorized http://www.thehalogod.com take halo lessons, watch videos, and more. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:16:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 A new PC for me http://www.thehalogod.com/a-new-pc-for-me/ http://www.thehalogod.com/a-new-pc-for-me/#comments Wed, 25 Jul 2007 19:00:15 +0000 thehalogod http://www.thehalogod.com/a-new-pc-for-me/ I’ve been using the same computer for about 6 years! My old computer is a Dell P4 1.7 Ghz, with 768 MB of ram (2 x 128mb and 2 x 256 mb) and a GeForce 5200 (Upgraded from a previous GeForce 2 32mb card that I’d been rocking for about 5 years). With this pathetic computer, I’ve created every Halo montage you’ve been on my blog using Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5, After Effects 6.5 etc. and I still can’t believe how long it’s taken me to get a new one.

I’m really happy about the new computer as it should be coming in this week and I hope to have it all built on this weekend.

The specs on the new machine:

Intel Q6600 – Quad Core 2.4 Ghz Processor
EVGA LGA 775 Nvidia nForce 680i SLI Mobo
EVGA GeForce 8600 GTS 256MB (I just went with a mid range DX 10 card as I’m not a huge PC gamer)
Antec Performance One P180B Case
FSP Blue Storm II 500 ATX 2.2V 500W Power Supply
G.Skill 2GB (2×1 GB sticks) DDR2 800
Lite On 20X DVD Burner
500 GB SeaGate SATA HD (Will add another later when I need it)
Zalman 9700 (Air Cooling for when I later decide to overclock to 3.0 Ghz)

Total came out to about $1200 (before $100 in mail-in rebates).

Overall, I’m really pleased with the stuff I got for the price. This should last me for a while I think

I went with the quad core because it’s the best processor to help speed up video editing / encoding times. I am also am a huge multitasker, so I’m looking forward to the time when I can be simultaneously uploading a video to HaloBoards.com, rendering a video in Adobe Premiere Pro and playing some Age of Empires III.

I’ll post back with pics and more info on how it runs, but what do you think of my build?

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 The bottom line – this will make it easier for readers of my site to comment on my posts, enjoy the site etc.

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