PC Specification
Friday, 30th July 2010
Main Computer
Case: COOLERMASTER COSMOS 1000 silver silent case (Link)
Motherboard: ASUS® Rampage II Extreme: DDR3, 3-Way SLI & CrossFireX on Demand (Link)
Processor: Intel® Core™i7 Processor Extreme Edition i7-975 (3.33GHz) 6.4GTs/8MB Cache (Link)
Processor cooler: COOLIT DOMINO A.L.C. CPU liquid cooler (Link)
Power Supply: 800W Quiet Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
Memory: 6GiB Dominator GT TRI-DDR3 2000MHz (8-8-8-24) - Lifetime warranty (Link)
Graphics Card: 1GiB ATI RADEON™ HD 5870 PCI express - DirectX® 11 (Link)
Solid State Drive:
  • 256GB OCZ vertex series SATA II 2.5" (upto 250MB/sR | 160MB/sW) (Link)
Hard Disk Drives:
  • 2TB serial ATA 3-Gb/s with 32MB cache (7,200rpm)
  • 2TB serial ATA 3-Gb/s with 32MB cache (7,200rpm)
  • 250GB LaCie USB External
Sound Card: SupremeFX X-Fi (on-board)
DVD Writers:
  • 22x Dual layer DVD writer ±R/±RW/RAM
  • 22x Dual layer DVD writer ±R/±RW/RAM
TV Card: Hauppauge Nova-TD-500a DVB-T dual tuner PCI card (via rooftop arial pointing at Crystal Palace)
Media Center Remote: Emprex 3009URF (2.4GHz RF) (Link)
Operating  System: Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit - inc DVD & Licence
Security Software: Microsoft Security Essentials 2.0 beta, Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, Windows UAC
Windows Firewall, Router Firewall
SPAM protection: Mailwasher Pro 2010
Other Stuff
Speakers: Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 THX-certified digital surround
Keyboard: Logitech G15
Mouse: Logitech G500 Laser Gaming Mouse
Monitor: ViewSonic 20.1" Widescreen VX2025wm
ADSL Modem/Router: Thomson TG585v7
Internet Service Provider: Be Un Limited (~4Mb down & ~1Mb up)
LAN Router: Netgear DG834GT with the modem disabled used as LAN hub
Wireless AP: EdiMax nMAX wireless 802.11n Access Point
Joystick: Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback 2
Joypad: Xbox 360 PC wired controller
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