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What were the best new hardware products of 2010?
Building Stuff
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What, in your humble opinions, were the important computer hardware products that came on the market in 2010?
Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1i7-3820GSkill F3-14900CL9Q - 16GBEVGA GeForce GTX660 - Driver 352.86 - Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Home Built - Jan 2013
- OS
- Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1
- CPU
- i7-3820
- Motherboard
- Asus P9X79-PRO - Bios 4608
- Memory
- GSkill F3-14900CL9Q - 16GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- EVGA GeForce GTX660 - Driver 352.86
- Sound Card
- On board Realtek ALC898
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Acer S271HL
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- #1- Samsung 840 Pro Series
#2- Western Digital WD1002FAEX Sata3 Black
#3- Western Digital WD1002FAEX Sata3 Black
- PSU
- Corsair CMPSU-850TX-V2 - 850 watt (by Seasonic)
- Case
- Corsair Obsidian 550D
- Cooling
- Standard 3 120mm case fans, Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
- Keyboard
- MS KC-0405
- Mouse
- Intellimouse 5-button
- Internet Speed
- 56 Mbits/Sec (on a good day)
- Antivirus
- Avast & Malwarebytes
- Browser
- Firefox
- Other Info
- Asus DVD - DRW-24B1ST 24X
Ubuntu/CentOS and Windows
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SSD drives became affordable. No single product has ever made as much of a difference in my computers over the years.
Windows 7 Ultimate x64Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timingsEVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570 - Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Self-Built in July 2009
- OS
- Windows 7 Ultimate x64
- CPU
- Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
- Memory
- 8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
- Graphics Card(s)
- EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
- Sound Card
- Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 23" Acer x233H
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Hard Drives
- Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
- PSU
- Corsair 620HX modular
- Case
- Antec P182
- Cooling
- stock
- Keyboard
- ABS M1 Mechanical
- Mouse
- Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
- Internet Speed
- 15/2 cable modem
- Other Info
- Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
