I bought the components from TX Computers. Of the various computer shops in Sydney, I find them the best. Not always the cheapest, they are convenient, competent and reliable.
The specs of the machine are as follows:
| CPU: | Core 2 Duo E6750, 2.66GHz, 4Mb cache, 1333MHz FSB (Currently top of the range in “consumer” grade CPUs) |
| Motherboard: | Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3 (Nothing special, just a good “consumer” motherboard) |
| RAM: | Corsair Twin2X DDR2-800, 2 x 1Gb, 6400C4 |
| Hard disk: | Seagate ST3320620AS 320Gb SATA2 |
| Video: | Gigabyte nVidia 8600GT 256Mb 2DVI (Dual DVI and dual-link DVI gives a lot more options for monitors over the life of the PC) |
| Case: | Antec Sonata III Black 500W |
| OS: | Microsoft Vista Home Premium 64bit (Chris, at TX, was dead against me getting 64bit. I gather they’d never sold one before.) |
I also got a basic DVD-ROM drive and simple keyboard and mouse. I already have enough of these and I just need something to use while I move the data and applications off the old PC. I also have a nice Samsung 19″ LCD.
Overall, the machine is at the top of consumer grade PCs. I could have bought a high-end Dell, but this way I know exactly what I’ve got and I get the fun of building it (yes, I could have paid TX to build it for me).