My new beast of a computer has been ordered, hopefully it will be shipped out by tomorrow and i’ll have it by Thursday or Friday. Every part has been ordered through Newegg and is in stock, so it should be here really quick. I suppose I just have to hope everything is in good condition and everything is compatible.

Alright guys, the wait may finally be over. I’ll be building myself a new computer soon, hopefully I’ll be able to order the parts in a week or two.

Here’s the stats:

Intel Core 2 Duo 3 ghz (still debating whether or not to go with that, or spend $20 more for quad core 2.45ish ghz, please post your thoughts).
4 gigs ram, 2x 2GB (heh)
2x 250 gig hds with 16 mb cache
512 mb Nvidia geforce 8800gt pci express x16
730 watt psu(probably a bit overkill, but figured I’d play it safe if I decide to upgrade later)
A basic case with a good ol’ motherboard that will suite me well.
A basic DVD burner.

In addition, I’ve decided to spend the extra $100 and get Vista Ultimate for a few reasons -

#1 it includes both the 32 and 64 bit versions (if i decide to upgrade to 8 gigs ram later, i can simply install it without worrying bout getting the 64 bit cd from micro$oft),

#2 - It includes built in software for backing up - I’m lazy as hell with backing up my computer.

And #3 - Why not?

In total it’ll cost around oh $1230 or so with shipping and lovely NY state tax.

I’ll probably also pick up another 20″ monitor at some point, so that’ll be another $200. Right now I’m using a 20″ @ 1680×1050 and a 15″ @ 1024×768. Needless to say, it’s annoying. So that’s oh $1450 or so total.

Hopefully this baby will serve me well for a few years. Seeing as how I’m been using a $299 computer from compusa with an upgraded video card and ram for 3 years, this new one should last at least 6. That is, unless I hope to run Crysis 2.0, that’ll require a quantum computer with a 1 terrabyte video card

I also have a bit of an odd question. I’m thinking of running my current crap computer as a local server or something. Is there any easy way to measure the amount of power it draws - for example something that plugs in inbetween the desktop and the power supply and gives me a reading? I’d probably enable all the energy saving features, but I’d like to get a good idea of how much juice it’d need if I run it 24/7.

I apologize if this post is written fairly crappy. I’m fighting off a bit of nasty cold - feels like I have the friggin flu.

Anyone know of any good places to make a custom t-shirt or polo-shirt online? I’m thinking of making one with the Nice Nerd logo on the front to do some free advertising while I stroll around.

Here’s a quick update on what’s going on:

Nice Nerd

I’ve been working on a theme for the site, and since it won’t go live until late July or August I might just finish up my CMS and use it for it. I haven’t done much work on the CMS in a while, however.

New Computer

Lately my main workstation has really started to tick me off. It is slow. Plain and simple. I recently bought 2 gigs of RAM for the thing (got it the day after ordering it even though I chose cheap shipping - gotta love New Egg ), which helped quite a bit.

However, my video card is pretty much shot. It looks like it has been overheating a bit, and some of the capacitors are darn close to blowing. We’re gonna try replacing those to see if that helps.

Personally I’m not too picky about computers. My future-new one doesn’t need to be a quad core beast, it just needs to run my programming crap fairly well. I’ll probably end up saving around $600 and getting one of those cpu/monitor/printer package deals from some place like Best Buy.

Update: Replacing the capacitors worked, the video card is working perfectly now. I just need to get a fan to help with the overheating issue… hmm.

Late last night, around 11pm to be exact, I discovered a surprising domain was available - nicenerd.com. I did a bit of research, and decided to pick it up. Needless to say, I was a bit ecstatic - who woulda thought something like nicenerd.com would be available?

Anyway, I am telling you this to say Nice Nerd will be my main focus for now on. There’s just so many things I could do with it - including having a bit of fun. I mean seriously - nicenerd.com is one of those catchy domain names that rarely comes along.

Say goodbye to nusuni.com, and say hello to nicenerd.com. It will take me a few weeks to get it all ready to launch - please stay tuned.

Oh, and I already made a little mascot for it. I call him Nerdy McNerd. Just kidding, he doesn’t have a name yet.

Isn’t he cute?