Since WordPress released a new version, I decided to buy a new desktop PC. No. Not really. In my last post, I mentioned that my lappy’s days are numbered. Well, those numbers are dwindling very fast since I have bought me parts already that would run if only I had the money for a monitor. But no, I didn’t. So my lappy’s life is still prolonged due to my financial crisis. Another week and I’m sure I’ll be able to buy the monitor and other accessories so I can finally do some work properly. At home.

I used to be an Intel advocate, but seeing AMD’s improvements with their chips, I decided to go the Athlon way. So for the processor, I bought the X2 4400 chip. For the board, I bought the nVidia chipset powered ECS board. And an nVidia GeForce FX6600LE for the video. Although I have the nVidia powered mobo and video, my purpose for building this machine is not for games. Well, not just for games. The main reason I chose this mobo and video card is the price. Dirt cheap and practical, who wouldn’t? Also, the mobo has built-in audio (which I don’t mind using since I won’t be recording any songs that need clarity), a lot of USB ports (which I seem to be running out of lately), and gigabit ethernet. And a 2GB Transcend DDR2800 stick of RAM.

Things I have to do next would include dusting off the Linksys Wireless B router so my wife can still use lappy while I use Dek. OK, that’s not my desktop’s official name yet, but I think I’ll stick with it for now. Add to that the reconfiguration of my table, for the nth time, to accomodate the new member of the family.

Shopping for the parts for Dek was a breeze, thanks to the helpful folks over at PC Express Gilmore. It was surprising to find out that the prices went down, and a lot, compared to last week’s prices. Good thing I waited, but I think if I waited for another week, the prices will go down further. But it was just another itch I had to scratch.

So a lot of the items in my shopping list got crossed out, but I had to add another item to the list, a SATA power cable for my DVD burner, since the power supply unit that came with the casing only had one SATA power connector. And an internal card reader in place of a floppy drive. Hopefully, I’ll be able to buy the monitor et al. before the week ends.

In a more geeky note, I just got my prescription glasses. I look like a dork then. Now I look like a certified geek. I feel better now.