New PC - 2012

billybob476 · July 01, 2012, 06:17:45 AM

Yeah I agree on the price spike, for some reason I get real nervous about running out of space on my system drive. Then again if I go an look on my MacBook (which hasn't gathered all the cruft my desktop has) I only have about 90 gigs in use there even with all my podcast files, so I guess 180 would be sufficient for an OS and some applications. Time to start looking for SSD deals!

Rico · July 01, 2012, 06:45:33 AM

You just have to be selective in what goes on the main drive. I usually only put the critical stuff there - like the OS, some often used programs like Office, etc. I'm hoping to build the new machine later on today after I get some yard work done. Should be fun!

KingIsaacLinksr · July 01, 2012, 09:43:41 AM

If you just keep your multimedia (iTunes) library and videogames off the main drive, you should be fine, for the most part. :)

Very nice setup Rico, wish I could upgrade to an i5 or i7 processor.

King

Rico · July 01, 2012, 10:09:48 AM

Yeps. I keep my music and most big apps off the main drive.

I'm putting her together right now. The heavy, steel case comes with wheels too! How awesome is that?!?! :)

Rico · July 01, 2012, 05:30:16 PM

Well, got the new PC assembled. Putting all the parts together took longer than normal, but I took my time and had to move some drives and stuff over from the old PC. A few hiccups along the way, but she's up and running now. Installing Windows 7 64-bit on an SSD took like 10 minutes! And this machine is fast! Even accessing my old, spinning drives is very quick now (faster SATA controller). I took a bunch of pics during the building process that I will post up soon. Now comes the big part of installing things and moving junk over to the new machine. But overall things seem to be in good shape. :)

Bromptonboy · July 02, 2012, 03:11:54 AM

Looking forward to seeing the pics. I am starting to think about a new machine for myself, this might be the way to go. Back in the day I used to build out servers, so it shouldn't be too bad. No more setting jumpers on HD's - that takes all the challenge out of a build! :)

Rico · July 02, 2012, 05:15:34 AM

Even without jumpers you need to set, there are new challenges. The motherboard I got has an UEFI Bios and I'm still learning the optimum settings to tweak everything to. I really like the modular power supply. I think I'll do an Attic of My Mind show maybe on the 4th of July about the build. That should be fun to do. I have a ton of programs to move over but all seems great so far.

Rico · July 08, 2012, 01:36:21 PM

Finally put up some of the pics I took last weekend building my new baby. All is working well so far. Still tweaking things some, installing stuff and so on but I'm very happy with this new machine. Glad I did it finally after spending months thinking it over, choosing parts, etc.

Pics here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/treksf/sets/72157630484174278/