Well since everyone else was building servers and HTPCs and what not, I was feeling left out. Here's the new PC and Network for my new home that I'm just finishing up building... :T
Course I should add this is been a 6 month build, maybe even longer and all started over play WOW and a few other games that wouldn't run on my current PC (at the time).
Started off with the ASUS Rampage Extreme Systemboard.
Then added on a nice Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 3.0Ghz Chip. This is overclocked to 4Ghz with air cooling (currently).
Added on to that an Artic Pro Cooler 7 Pro 92mm Heatsink (keeps the overclocked CPU nice and cool!)
I didn't get the memory I wanted (Corsair Dominator memory), but settled with Patriot Viper 4GB PC3 14400 overclocked to PC316000.
Then added on a decent video card, EVGA GeForce GTX 280 Video Card (only one since my board is Crossfire not SLI).
For the Power I went with a Thermaltake 750w PSU
and a Thermaltake Armor Case (250mm side fan is awesome, silent and moves lots of air)
The HDs I already had and are 2 7200RPM 80GB Seagate drives using the "Speeding HD" feature of the Rampage Extreme.
Also added a 1TB Western Digital Black 7200RPM drive for data. I also have 6 of these drives for a 4TB Windows 2008 server that I use.
For the display I have 2 Samsung 2253BW 22" Displays
All this is running a Windows Vista & 7 multi-boot configuration.
For the network I use a DLink DIR-825 Gigabit Dual Band Wireless N Draft 2.0
and an added on DLink Gigabit DGS2205 5 Port switch
Also got an old HP Laserjet 4100 Printer with a HP Jetdirect 625n Gigabit ethernet card in it.
And just to make sure no one gets into my network and I have control over everything...only reason I have both a Cisco and DLink Router (no real need) is I had the router before the Cisco ASA and wanted to keep the wireless router.
A Cisco ASA5505 Firewall blocks incoming traffic while allowing me VPN access to the server...
Course all this goes along with the server which is my old desktop that I turned into the server (just a P4 3.2GHz machine w/ 2GB ram). It also has two SDLT320 Tape Backup Drives that backup every machine on the network with Veritas Backup Exec 12.
All of this is getting put into my new home so most of it, except the server (which is my desktop currently) is sitting in a room waiting for me to run the Cat6 cabling through the house... it's rough seeing it all sitting there not doing anything. lol
Unfortunately I need to get a new computer desk. Looking at the Bush Somerset Estate desk since it seems like the size will work out nicely.
My next project will be a nice HTPC instead of using the PS3 & Xbox360 and that way I can keep more movies on the server, but will have to add space for all of them (especially the Blu-Rays backed up).
Course I should add this is been a 6 month build, maybe even longer and all started over play WOW and a few other games that wouldn't run on my current PC (at the time).
Started off with the ASUS Rampage Extreme Systemboard.
Then added on a nice Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 3.0Ghz Chip. This is overclocked to 4Ghz with air cooling (currently).
Added on to that an Artic Pro Cooler 7 Pro 92mm Heatsink (keeps the overclocked CPU nice and cool!)
I didn't get the memory I wanted (Corsair Dominator memory), but settled with Patriot Viper 4GB PC3 14400 overclocked to PC316000.
Then added on a decent video card, EVGA GeForce GTX 280 Video Card (only one since my board is Crossfire not SLI).
For the Power I went with a Thermaltake 750w PSU
and a Thermaltake Armor Case (250mm side fan is awesome, silent and moves lots of air)
The HDs I already had and are 2 7200RPM 80GB Seagate drives using the "Speeding HD" feature of the Rampage Extreme.
Also added a 1TB Western Digital Black 7200RPM drive for data. I also have 6 of these drives for a 4TB Windows 2008 server that I use.
For the display I have 2 Samsung 2253BW 22" Displays
All this is running a Windows Vista & 7 multi-boot configuration.
For the network I use a DLink DIR-825 Gigabit Dual Band Wireless N Draft 2.0
and an added on DLink Gigabit DGS2205 5 Port switch
Also got an old HP Laserjet 4100 Printer with a HP Jetdirect 625n Gigabit ethernet card in it.
And just to make sure no one gets into my network and I have control over everything...only reason I have both a Cisco and DLink Router (no real need) is I had the router before the Cisco ASA and wanted to keep the wireless router.
A Cisco ASA5505 Firewall blocks incoming traffic while allowing me VPN access to the server...
Course all this goes along with the server which is my old desktop that I turned into the server (just a P4 3.2GHz machine w/ 2GB ram). It also has two SDLT320 Tape Backup Drives that backup every machine on the network with Veritas Backup Exec 12.
All of this is getting put into my new home so most of it, except the server (which is my desktop currently) is sitting in a room waiting for me to run the Cat6 cabling through the house... it's rough seeing it all sitting there not doing anything. lol
Unfortunately I need to get a new computer desk. Looking at the Bush Somerset Estate desk since it seems like the size will work out nicely.
My next project will be a nice HTPC instead of using the PS3 & Xbox360 and that way I can keep more movies on the server, but will have to add space for all of them (especially the Blu-Rays backed up).
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