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My PC's Name:Paul's Computer
Date Built/Last Mod:Original build 2004, overhauled April 08 when HDD failed
Building PCs for:2 to 3 years
Future Plans: As it uses a Socket A CPU there's not much more I can do in terms of upgrading, apart from using an XP3200+ CPU. I'm pleased with its performance now, it's fast and very stable.
Eventually I'd like to build the next one from scratch, and then keep this as a backup machine.
Benchmarks:http://www.speedtest.net/result/161888433.png
Personal Site/Blog:Click Here to View
Purpose of My PC:Gaming on and offline, surfing, photo editing, CD and DVD burning
Internet Connection:Virgin Media Cable DSL, 20mbps up, 720mbps down
Furniture:Ikea PC desk
Where I Shop:Various EBay sellers
Amazon
overclockers UK

Specs

MotherboardASRock K7S41GX Socket A
RAM/Memory2.0Gb PC3200 DDR400 RAM
Processor/CPUAMD Athlon XP2600+ Barton 2.0Ghz
Video CardNVidia GeForce FX5500 256mb AGP8x
Sound CardSoundBlaster Audigy 7.1
Power SupplyKimpro 650w ATX PSU
CaseGigabyte GZ-X2
Hard Drive(s)Maxtor 200Gb & Hitachi 80Gb HDD's
Optical Drive(s)LG and Samsung DVD/CD multiformat drives
Other DrivesSony Floppy Drive, removable G:Drive on USB for Olympus camera.
Cooling Setup80mm EverCool CPU fan and heatsink, 120mm low noise LED case fan
PCI CardsSoundBlaster card in PCI slot.
Other ModsDynex Gigabit 10/100/1000 NIC in 2nd PCI slot

Other Goodies

Display/MonitorChuntex CTX S770A 17" LCD set at 1024x768 with 75hz. refresh rate
Keyboard & MouseTrust keyboard, Logitech MX510 gaming mouse on PS/2 ports
Sound SystemLogitech X-140 Speakers
Backup System(s)None
External HardwareHP DeskJet 5650 colour printer on USB port
Operating SystemWindows XP Home SP3
Other Software UsedNero 7 Premium
OpenOffice 2.4
SpeedFan
ZoneAlarm firewall
AVG Antivirus
SpywareGuare and SpywareBlaster anti-spyware
MS Office 2003 Professional
CCleaner
VideoLan VLC Media Player
Google Earth
ZDaemon Doom Source Port