So this weekend I built a new computer. The problem with upgrading my trusty quad core Dell XPS 420 is that DDR2 at 800mhz is too damn expensive:
So after scouring Newegg and local stores for many different deals that I slept on and hate myself for sleeping on till this day I decided to build a new machine. The machine has to be able to handle the development tasks I throw at it as well as be able to play BF3 and Skyrim with the high and ultra settings I have been used too. For a case I choose the venerable Antec Three Hundred. For a motherboard I choose the Gigabyte Z68 UD3 chipset, very solid design. For the processor I snagged a Intel i5-2500k for on the cheap which is a trust worthy CPU and can be easily over clocked. I picked up a XFX AMD 6750 video card to hold me over till something better comes along and repurposed my existing 2TB of Sata hard drives. All this is pulled together with 16GB of DDR3-1600 Kingston ram. Here are some pictures of the build process that I took last night:
