Coding and Home PC

Details

I generally have a PC, which I do all of my coding and web surfing on. I also use it for games, but I want to focus on another PC for that and just have games installed on it. That way, I don’t hinder the performance with services that aren’t needed for development. Right now, it is my only PC, so I have everything on it.

Components

  1. Case:

    • Thermaltake Media Center
  2. Motherboard:

    • ASUS
  3. CPU:

    • AMD
    • Althon 64 X2 5600+
    • 2.81 GHz
  4. DVD Burner

    • DRW-1814BLT
    • Connector: SATA
  5. RAM:

    • Corsair VS1GB667D2 1GB (x4)
    • 667 Mhz
  6. Hard Drives: Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB (2)

    • SATA-II
    • 7200 RPM
    • 32MB Cache
    • 8.5 sec Access Time
    • 1.5 TB (3TB total)
  7. VisionTek TV WonderTM HD 650

    • PCI Express
    • TV Tuner
    • Will be moved to the Media Server, when it is built.
  8. ASUS Radeon HD 3870

    • 512MB 256-bit GDDR4
    • PCI Express 2.0
    • DVI to HDMI adapter

Upgrades

After I buy the hard drives, I’m going to install the 64-bit version of Windows Vista. The upgrades will seriously remove the clutter from the computer and will improve the air flow. Going from four DIMM modules to 2 DIMM modules. Going from 6 hard drives to 2 hard drives. I’m also going to recycle all of my hard drives, as I’m not going to reuse them.

  1. Corsair XMS2 Xtreme Performance 4GB PC2-6400

    • Price: $107.60 (x2 $53.80)
    • 8GB total
    • 800Mhz DDR2
  2. Cooler Master Centurion RC-541

    • Price: $64.99
    • 6 bays (2 5.25″, 2 3.5″, 2 HD)
    • Will allow the current HTPC case to be used for the Media Center PC.

Partitions

The partitions are a little dynamic since I’ve converted to Linux as the main OS. The Windows partitions are virtual, so that basically I can extend and limit them as I want. I mostly use my second Hard Drive for storage between the Windows and the Kubuntu systems. In the future, I might move away from Linux, or I might refine what I’m doing with Linux, but currently I’m using one entire drive for Linux and the other for storage. I still have the other drives, so if one of them fails, then I can pull the other drives and get my files back.

First Drive

  1. OS – 200GB
    • Windows
    • Programs
    • Page file
  2. Documents – 100GB

    Will store all of the Documents, web development, and project code. Will also contain pictures that I have archived on my system.

  3. Videos – ~1.2TB

    Will contain all of the videos that I have on various hard drives and will obsolete the hard drives.

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