Introducing planck
17 June 2010
I’ve been planning to build myself a computer since last summer, and I’ve finally got the parts list together. I should get it ordered within a few days, and then it’s build time. My box naming scheme is going to be Nobel Prize winners in Physics, and this one is called planck. Components are as follows:
- CPU: AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black edition 3.1GHz, dual core (I believe our current family PC is something like a 3.2GHz dual core, but it’s a Pentium D, so, yeah.) Actually a quad-core with two cores deactivated, which can sometimes be reactivated. /me rubs hands in glee.
- Motherboard: MSI 770-C45. A fairly basic motherboard, but it’s cheap and the reviews are good.
- Graphics: HIS HD 5770 1GB
- RAM: 2x2GB Crucial DDR3 1600MHz
- PSU: OCZ 500W Mod XStream Pro
- HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB
- Case: Antec 300
- Cooler: Gelid Tranquillo
- DVD drive: The cheapest DVD-rewriter eBuyer have
- OS: Evil Corporate OS v7 Pro (Aquired for