Oh, sweet, sweet computer upgrades.
Today I received my new computer motherboard, processor, and memory (I also got a stopgap video card until my new one arrives early next week). I rushed home from work to install the new parts, along with the power supply I had obtained but not yet put in. After spending some time doing the installation and everything, I must say that the system totally rocks.
I opted for an Intel quad-core CPU (Q6600) and 2GB of RAM. While not quite top of the line parts, they're pretty close. More importantly, they're right at the sweet spot for price vs. performance. In other words, they may not be quite the fastest hardware out there, but they're pretty close, at a fraction of the cost.
I'm loving the ability to actually do many things on my PC again, all at once. It's bliss. Finally, it doesn't take five minutes just to make sure I have no email. Web pages open instantly, and I can easily open several applications at once with no performance hit.
I'm loving this. I'll never go this long without an upgrade again. Once I have the new video card, the machine will be blazing.
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