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Kill-Krazy Rampage

So, for the first time since 1991, I'm getting a new workstation/gaming PC. Sure, I put together my MythTV box a few years ago, but that's a headless machine dedicated as a media device. I do some work on it remotely, but it's not an ideal workhorse.

Since it's so rare for my to build a new box, I decided to go big. Not tippy-top of the line big, but pretty darn big. Here's what I ordered from NewEgg.com (might start getting parts tomorrow, but likely won't have everything until Monday at the soonest):

• Intel BOXD975XBX2KR LGA 775 Intel 975X ATX Intel Motherboard


• 2 @ Western Digital Caviar RE2 WD5000YS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive


• Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6600


• EVGA 640-P2-N825-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SUPERCLOCKED HDCP Video Card


• MITSUMI Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal USB 2.0 digital card reader with Floppy Drive


• CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-6400


• NEC 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black E-IDE / ATAPI Model 7170A-0B


• Antec PERFORMANCE TX TX1050B Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W ATX12V v2.0 Power Supply


• SAMSUNG 226BW Black 22" 2 ms (GTG) DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor

W00t!!!

Now I need to figure out how I'm going to configure and partition the hard drives. . . .