MikeHerIA63's PC Profile

AA Degree in Electronics(1966)
into computers since very early 80's
Built my first IBM compatible in 1987
built or rebuilt 26 so far
Age64-retired in 2004
Since I retired have built 6 of which 3 are still working here
2 computers I use and 1 I built for my granddaughters
Beta Testing for MS since December of 1997
Still am

Vitals

Date Built/Last Mod:	January 2006
Building PCs for:	More than 4 years
Future Plans:	After July(I hear that the AMD X2 64 bit cpu's may go down in price as much as 50%) I will be building a new one
Personal Site/Blog:	Click Here to View
Purpose of My PC:	Waxhing TV/DVD movies-beta testing
Internet Connection:	5 meg down/256 up-D-Link DL-604 router
Where I Shop:	TigerDirect-WalMart-OfficeMax

Specs

Motherboard	MSI K8N NEO Platinum
RAM/Memory	1 gig DDR PC3200
Processor/CPU	AMD Sempron x64 3300+ 2.0 ghz
Video Card	eVGA nVidia geForce FX6200 256 meg memory
Sound Card	on board-realtech sound
Power Supply	Ultra V-Series 500 watt
Case	Premium case
Hard Drive(s)	WD1200JB 120gig hd/Maxtor Diamondmax +10 80gig S ATA
Optical Drive(s)	MicroAdvantage DVD+-RW/Dual layer
Other Drives	Floppy drive with media card reader
Cooling Setup	120 mm fans on back case-120mm in power supply
PCI Cards	Pinnacle PCTV 110i TV card(cannot recommend for Vista)

Other Goodies

Display/Monitor	Hitachi CM721F 19"
Keyboard & Mouse	Micro Innovations Wireless Keyboard and Optical mouse
Sound System	Creative Labs SBS 330-will upgrade to 5.1 suround sound
External Hardware	USB to IDE adapter with 40 gig hd
Operating System	Dual-boot Windows XP Pro SP2/Vista(current build)(32/64 bit)
Other Software Used	Weather Pulse-Office 2003-PowerDVD-Nero 6 dvd/cd burning -Windows OneCare-ad ware-spy bot search&destroy-Amatuer Radio software