My Other Type of Girl

I was checking out PC prices today.. Not for the kiddos systems but for big daddies game and porn system. I was pretty impressed by some of the stuff. Since it has been years since I have build my own.

HDD: Samsung 1TB $89.99

One terrabyte of storage for 89$! Wow! That is pretty freaking crazy. I remember the day when we had 1MB of storage and were happy about it. It costs us a thousand bucks too.

So if I was to build my own I would probably go for something like this.

CPU: e8400 $164.99
MoBo: MSI P45 Neo3-FR $109.99
GPU: GTX 280 (with a copy of CoD:WoW) $289.99
RAM: OCZ Platinum 4GB(PC2 8500) 59.99
Drive: Sony Optiarc DVD/RW $26.99
HDD: Samsung 1TB $89.99

Cost me around 1K with monitor, speakers, keyboard, etc., etc..

But this baby is only about 1200, and someone else builds it. Will have to make sure it does not have some weirdo Brit power supply:

* Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
* Intel Core 4 Quad Q9550 Processor
* 4096MB Corsair DDR II Memory
* 1000GB SATA II Seagate Ultra Fast Hard Disk Space
* ATI Radeon HD 4870 PCI Express Graphics Card
* NEC 7200 Multi Format DVD/CD ReWriter
* Intel Deluxe Motherboard
* Multi Format Memory Card Reader
* 10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN
* 5.1 High Definition Surround Sound
* 12 x USB2 Ports
* Firewire
* 12 Month Classic Warranty
* Microsoft Office 60 Day Trial
* Microsoft Windows Live Essentials

Or if I wanted to go cheaper which I totally could.

* Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
* Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Processor
* 4096MB Corsair DDR II Memory
* 750GB SATA II Seagate Ultra Fast Hard Disk Space
* NEC 7200 Multi Format DVD/CD ReWriter
* ATI Radeon 4850 Performance Graphics
* 5.1 High Definition Surround Sound
* Intel Deluxe Motherboard
* Multi Format Memory Card Reader
* 10/100 Ethernet LAN
* 12 x USB2 Ports
* Firewire
* 12 Month Classic Warranty
* Microsoft Office 60 Day Trial
* Microsoft Windows Live Essentials

Which is essentially the same thing just no quad processor and slightly less Graphics card, HD, etc.. nothing that will kill me though.

The wife and daughter are going to get stuck with something like a Compaq, Gateway or HP. The boy is a tossup. Not sure I can convince him to get a desktop. If I could then I would hook him up with a nice one like mine. Otherwise I just will get a Compaq with a better video card than the ladies. The wife and daughter only surf the net and play no video intensive games so they do not need great machines. Just something reliable and decent.