Operation Rebuild

Most of you may be aware, I'm one of those tech geeks you find in basically every society. Yes I do get shunned for it.

Anyways, I'm always on the lookout for new stuff, since being a geek doesn't necessarily mean you have all the good stuff. In fact only until 2 months ago I had a computer that barely worked.

This thread is just so I can share some of the stuff I find, and hopefully give or take advices from the friendly crew here.


So let's make a timeline.

Early 2007 ~ December 3 2010
My barely working system.
- Pentium 4 3.0GHz @ 3.06Ghz
- 1GB DDR400 Ram (512x2)
- VIA/SiS VGA controller
- Asus P5V-800MX
- Some old case
- Ancient Intel Stock cooling
- 80Gb Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 IDE
- Box CRT Screen
- Windows XP Professional
- Hyena OEM 350W PSU

December 3 2010 ~ January 26 2011
My improved system that can handle very little gaming
- Pentium E2160 1.8GHz @ 2.7Ghz
- 2GB DDR2677 Ram (1Gbx2)
- nVidia GeForce 7300LE
- ASRock G31MS-R2.0
- Same old case
- Intel Stock Cooling from friend's C2D
- 80Gb Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 IDE
- 500Gb Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 Sata
- 4:3 LCD Screen
- Windows XP Professional
- Hyena OEM 350W PSU

January 26 2011 ~ February 16 2011
Hard Drive died, newer + Higher OC
- Pentium E2160 1.8GHz @ 3.4Ghz
- 2GB DDR2677 Ram (1Gbx2)
- nVidia GeForce 7300LE
- ASRock G31MS-R2.0
- Same old case
- Intel Stock Cooling from friend's C2D
- 1TB Western Digital Caviar Blue
- 4:3 LCD Screen
- Windows XP Professional Black Edition
- Hyena OEM 350W PSU

February 16 2011 ~ Now
XP went corrupt + new screen
- Pentium E2160 1.8GHz @ 3.4Ghz
- 2GB DDR2677 Ram (1Gbx2)
- nVidia GeForce 7300LE
- ASRock G31MS-R2.0
- Same old case
- Intel Stock Cooling from friend's C2D
- 1TB Western Digital Caviar Blue
- 16:9 Jooyontech Screen
- Windows 7 Ultimate (Pirated)
- Hyena OEM 350W PSU

In the post office:
- Aywun 500W PSU
- Galaxy nVidia GeForce 210 (Just about to buy it: On hold till I get pocket money on march)

Yes. I'm poor.
Especially since I used NZD75 getting a USD30 Dengeki G's get shipped from eBay.

Remaining Money in my pocket:
NZD 10

Comments? Advice? Questions?
Feel free to post below.

You're damn rich enough to afford that.

I've been using my setup for 4 years without upgrading. I busted a couple of vid cards along the way but almost everything else stayed the same.

My poor > your poor

utok wrote:

You're damn rich enough to afford that.

I've been using my setup for 4 years without upgrading. I busted a couple of vid cards along the way but almost everything else stayed the same.

My poor > your poor

This.

utok wrote:

You're damn rich enough to afford that.

I've been using my setup for 4 years without upgrading. I busted a couple of vid cards along the way but almost everything else stayed the same.

My poor > your poor

That 7300 is the first vid card I had.