YEAY! So I'm very excited.. A bit of compromising and some pushing from Elf, and Im getting my RIG.. (the last 2 parts should be delievered today.. as I blog its out on delivery YEAY!) She/He should be born tonight sometime.. and I'll have to post up some Post-Op pics of He/She (not sure what Im going to name it just yet.. so geneder is not established)

Now, there are a few changes to the specs I've listed below [part of the compromise] Elf redesigned the computer for me to make it a bit cheaper, but its still a kick a$$ machine and of COURSE I have to brag about it!!

So now my gaming set up will include the comp (below), the Logitech G15 (NEW) Keyboard, Logitech G5 Laser Gaming Mouse, Ideazon Banshee Headphones/Mic, and a Samsung 24" Widescreen HD LCD, 10000:1 ratio.. Talk about being in Gaming HEAVEN!! Im very excited about this and cant wait to play on it!!!!

Computer Specs are as follows:

Computer Case:

Expansion
External 5.25" Drive Bays........1 x 7"(could be converted to 5.25'' drive bay)
............................................1 x 5.25"
External 3.5" Drive Bays..........1
Internal 3.5" Drive Bays..........2
Expansion Slots.....................4
Front Ports
Front Ports............................USB, Audio, IEEE 1394
Cooling System
60mm Fans..........................2 x 60mm rear fans
80mm Fans..........................No
90mm Fans..........................1 x 90mm front blue LED fan ( ) You know I had to keep my blue!!
120mm Fans........................No

Mother Board:

Supported CPU
CPU Socket Type..................AM2
CPU Type............................Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64
Chipsets
North Bridge.........................AMD 690G
South Bridge........................ATI SB600
Memory
Number of Memory Slots..........4×240pin
Memory Standard....................DDR2 800
Maximum Memory Supported...16GB
Dual Channel Supported..........Yes
Expansion Slots
PCI Express x16.....................1
PCI Express x4.......................1
PCI Slots................................2
Storage Devices
PATA.....................................1 x ATA100 2 Dev. Max
SATA 3Gb/s............................4
Onboard Video
Onboard Video Chipset............ATI Radeon Xpress 1250
Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset.........................Realtek ALC889A
Audio Channels......................8 Channels
Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset............................Realtek RTL8110
Max LAN Speed.......................10/100/1000Mbps
Rear Panel Ports
PS/2..........................2
Video Ports.................D-Sub + DVI-D
.................................The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adaptor
HDMI.........................1 x HDMI 1.2
USB...........................4 x USB 2.0
IEEE 1394...................1 x IEEE 1394a
S/PDIF Out.................1x Optical
Audio Ports.................6 Ports
Onboard USB
Onboard USB..............6 x USB 2.0
Physical Spec
Form Factor................Micro ATX
Dimensions................9.6" x 9.6"
Windows Vista............Certified for Windows Vista

CPU:

CPU Socket Type
CPU Socket Type..........Socket AM2
Tech Spec
Core...........................................Windsor
Multi-Core...................................Dual-Core
Name.........................................Athlon 64 X2 6000+
Operating Frequency....................3.0GHz
Hyper Transports.........................2000MHz
L1 Cache....................................128KB+128KB
L2 Cache....................................2 x 1MB
Manufacturing Tech......................90 nm
64 bit Support..............................Yes
Hyper-Transport Support................Yes
Virtualization Technology Support....Yes
Multimedia Instruction....................MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, 3DNOW! Professional
Voltage.........................................1.35-1.4V
Thermal Power...............................125W
Cooling Device...............................Heatsink and Fan included

System Memory:

Tech Spec
Capacity...........4GB(2 x 2GB)
Speed..............DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
Cas Latency......5
Timing.............5-5-5-15
Voltage............1.8V - 1.9V
Heat Spreader...Yes

Hard Drive:

Seagate Barracuda
Interface....................SATA 3.0Gb/s
Capacity.....................250GB
RPM...........................7200 RPM
Cache........................16MB
Average Seek Time......8.5ms
Average Write Time.....10ms
Average Latency..........4.16ms

Video Card:

Interface
Interface......................PCI Express x16
Chipset
Chipset Manufacturer.....NVIDIA
GPU.............................GeForce 7600GT
Core clock....................560MHz
PixelPipelines...............12
Memory
Memory Clock................1400MHz
Memory Size..................256MB
Memory Interface...........128-bit
Memory Type.................GDDR3
3D API
DirectX..........................DirectX 9
OpenGL........................OpenGL 2.0
Ports
D-SUB............1
DVI................1
TV-Out...........HDTV / S-Video Out
VIVO..............No
General
Tuner..................None
RAMDAC..............400 MHz
Max Resolution....2560 x 1600
SLI Supported......Yes
Cooler................With Fan
Operating Systems SupportedWindows 2000/XP/XP x64/MCE 2005
System Requirements
............Minimum of a 350 Watt power supply.
............(Minimum recommended power supply with +12 Volt current rating of 18 Amps.)
............Minimum 400 Watt for SLI mode system.
............(Minimum recommended power supply with +12 Volt current rating of 24 Amps.)
Dual-Link DVI Supported....Yes

Optical Drive:

Performance
DVD-ROM Access Time.......160ms
CD-ROM Access Time.........160ms
Cache..............................2MB
WRITE Speed
DVD+R.........20X
DVD+RW......8X
DVD-R.........20X
DVD-RW......6X
CD-R..........48X
CD-RW.......32X
DVD+R DL...8X
DVD-R DL....8X
DVD-RAM....12X
READ Speed
DVD-ROM.....16X
CD-ROM.......48X
Physical Spec
LightScribe Support.....Yes
Form Factor................5.25"
Panel Color................Black
Configuration
Load Type........Tray
Interface..........SATA

Operating System:

Windows Vista Home Premium Edition

Well, we finally got the new Elite in our house, not for braggin rights, or anything.. We have to send in the old 360 into Microsoft to be serviced, and with 3 major gamers in the house, we couldn't go without playing on Live for the weeks and weeks it takes them to "fix" your issh..

Originally we were just going to buy another regular 360, maybe even the arcade version to save some money I mean after all, we have a nice 360 already, BUUTT.. as Elf always says, if your going to do it.. do it RIGHT.. We also picked up CoD4 on the demand (as it were) of Ten Stitches from 360voice.. lol, so now we can finally play together. We still have to get through Bioshock, Mass Effect, Prey, Condemned (to be ready for Condemned 2), Tomb Raider, R6V, and Gears of War.. and before you know it, we will have Army of 2 and Star Wars: Force Unleashed.. SOOO we have a lot of gaming to do..

We got the Elite, and as a bonus.. He finally got me my legendary edition of halo 3.. WHOOSAAA!!! (yes, I am allll types of late with this.. but chk it.. We only paid $80 for ours!! Lululul..... you guys all paid $150 for it! HA!) so anyway.. Now I have my chief Helmet on display in the living room, with my Red Chief action figure and my 4 lil "click" figures. *thinking* maybe I will have to post up a picture later..

Anyway.. YEAYY!! For the new Elite and the Legendary Edition H3.. Thanks to Hunny for getting it for me..

Uggh.. ok, so I finally got my tax return back and have paid some bills, didn't really put a major dent in any as I had hoped, but I have gotten the important people paid off. I have some left over money, but not much, (I was thinking it was going to be more left over when i did the calculations in my head prior to the return actually getting here.. *sigh*) But In any case.. I know I have at least $1500 to spare. Here is my dilemma.. I can't decide if I should actually put out the money towards my new gaming rig (which I've wanted for the past year.. and have waited until this moment to be able to get it) or if I should put it with the rest of the lil bit I have left over and just save it for later (bills, impulse buys, more video games, non-sense friviolous things later on.. ) . I need some help friends of GameSpot.. what should I do??!!

For those that KNOW their computer stuff.. I'll list my rig specs here:

Case: XCLIO A380BK Fully Black High Gloss Finish SECC 1.0mm thickness ATX Full Tower

Uggh Isn't He Pretty!??

Motherboard: ASUS M2N32-WS Pro AM2 NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI ATX Server Motherboard
Specs
ChipsetsNorth BridgeNVIDIA nForce 590 SLI MemoryNumber of DDR2 Slots4 x 240Pin DDR2 StandardDDR2 800 Maximum Memory Supported8GB Dual Channel SupportedYes ECC SupportedYes Expansion SlotsPCI Express x162 PCI Express x12 PCI-X Slots (64-bit 133MHz)2 PCI Slots1 Storage DevicesPATA1 x ATA 133 2 Dev. Max Additional PATA1 x ATA 100 2 Dev. Max SATA6 x SATA II SATA RAIDNV RAID 0/1/0+1/5 JBOD Additional SATA3 x Internal SATA 3 Gb/s ports
1 x External SATA 3 Gb/s port Additional RAID ControllerMarvell 88SE614x Onboard VideoOnboard Video ChipsetNone Onboard AudioAudio ChipsetADI AD1988B Audio Channels8 Channels Onboard LANLAN ChipsetMarvell 88E1116 LAN Speed10/100/1000Mbps Second LAN ChipsetMarvell 88E1116 Second LAN Speed10/100/1000Mbps Max LAN SpeedDual 10/100/1000Mbps Rear Panel PortsPS/22 LPT1 USB4 x USB 2.0 S/PDIF Out1x Optical, 1x Coaxial Audio Ports6 Ports Onboard USBOnboard USB6 x USB 2.0 Onboard 1394Onboard 13942x 1394a

Video Card: BFG Tech GeForce 8800GTS
Specs:
MemoryMemory Clock1600MHz Memory Size640MB Memory Interface320-bit Memory TypeGDDR3 3D APIDirectXDirectX 10 OpenGLOpenGL 2.0 PortsDVI2 TV-OutHDTV / S-Video Out VIVONo

Memory: 4GB (2 - 2GB slots)

Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Dual-Core Black Edition
Specs:
CoreBrisbane Multi-CoreDual-Core NameAthlon 64 X2 5000+ Operating Frequency2.6GHz HT2000MHz L1 Cache128KB+128KB L2 Cache2 x 512KB Manufacturing Tech65 nm 64 bit SupportYes Hyper-Transport SupportYes Virtualization Technology SupportYes Multimedia InstructionMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, 3DNOW! Professional Voltage1.25/1.35V Thermal Power65W Cooling DeviceCooling device not included - Processor Only

Drives: (1) Basic Floppy Drive
1) LITE-ON Black Burner with LightScribe
2) Seagate Barracuda Hard Drive
Specs:
PerformanceInterfaceSATA 3.0Gb/s Capacity160GB RPM7200 RPM Cache8MB Average Seek Time11ms Average Write Time12ms Average Latency4.16ms Physical SpecWindows VistaWorks with Windows Vista Form Factor3.5" FeaturesFeaturesPerpendicular recording technology for maximum drive capacity and reliability
Ultra-fast performance
Superb reliability
Whisper-quiet operation
Enhanced G-Force Protection against handling damage
Clean Sweep calibration and Directed Offline scan diagnostics
RoHS (restriction of hazardous substances) compliant

Software: Windows Vista 64-bit Ultimate Edition