This is what my ubuntu desktop looks like. The background/wallpaper is from fedora. I love how the wallpaper looks like although I don't use fedora.
My desktop has been upgraded mid last year. I reuse the same old ATX housing, but, inside houses some new items:
- CPU: AMD Athlon X2 6000+
- Motherboard: ASUS M3A78-EM
- RAM: 2pcs Kingston 2GB DDR2 800
- HDD: 1TB WD Green SATA2
- PSU: Enermax Tomahawk 405W
The best part of the system is probably the motherboard. I was actually looking for something else form Gigabyte. But, the shop that I frequent at Low Yat do not carry the specific model. They however offered me the ASUS mainboard instead. It was slightly over my initial budget. But, the shop never disappointed me yet, and I'd like to think that we have a good relationship. So I chose to go with their suggestion. With all the specs in it, and at the price, it seems very reasonable.
Until now, I have yet to find fault with it, except perhaps a very minor detail. It has no option in BIOS to boot from USB. Apart from that, for the price and performance, I rate it at 9.5/10. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
There's nothing much to say about the processor though. It's still the best bang for bucks IMHO. Since I'm not playing games, and most of the time I merely surf the net or watch movies, it's more than sufficient. Though I noticed that it gets hot fast when i run multiple apps and play movies, that will sometimes cause it to reach 63Celcius, which is supposed to be the limit. I'm not sure whether it's normal or... but, from my experience running on Intel C2D, they're about the same.
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