It’s time for a new computer. I used the Tech Report 2008 system guide The Grand Experiment as a blueprint. Here are the parts and Newegg prices:

• Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 $199.99
• Asus P5N-E SLI $119.99
• Mushkin 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2-800 $75.99
• XFX GeForce 8800 GT 512MB $229.99
• Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB $89.99
• Samsung SH-S203B $26.99
• Creative X-Fi XtremeGamer $90.99
• Antec Sonata III w/500W PSU $129.95
• Grand Total Spent: $963.88

I’ve been wanting to get a duo core processor for a while. Also Age of Conan is coming up and I had concerns if my current pc could handle it. Luckily I came into some money and I had a $1000 buck budget to build a new computer. I lack the initiative to select my own items so I usually find some tech site that has this kind of info put together before hand. I had some worry about getting the processor from Newegg, as it has been out of stock. It seems to go fast. Hopefully this build will last me for a while. I also hope to be able to play Crysis on this machine as I would like to see what all the hype is about. Now I sit back and wait for UPS to get my stuff to me. And hurray for being able to spend hundreds of dollars in a matter of seconds. What a rush.