I know it’s very unlikely I’ll get all of this for Christmas this year but I’m excited nonetheless. If anything, I hope to get most of these items and then finish getting them sometime early next year. I’ve already got a pretty nice rig right now but it’s getting a bit dated – and now that my Playstation 3 might be broken (I’m trying to fix it), my computer is the only source of gaming* at the moment.
Here’s the list:
Case:
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Motherboard:
ASUS P6X58D-E LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
CPU:
Intel Core i7-870 Lynnfield 2.93GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor
Video Card:
SAPPHIRE 100281-3SR Radeon HD 5870
Hard Drive:
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB
And I’m going with Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit for the OS.
Of course, the actual list is 16 items long but I’m not going to bore this post even more by including the cables and crap. As a matter of fact, I’m not sure why I’m posting any of this. Go away!
I would love to see where all these items are manufactured, though, just to see exactly which country my stimulus dollars are going to this Christmas season.
*Well, if you don’t count my Droid X phone. Angry Birds is pretty awesome, after all.
First time I’ve seen your blog. Love the whole thing. I think I may start blogging too but under a pseudonym.
You brought up something that I struggle with. As a company, we would love to say that we buy American made parts…but good luck finding American made computer components. Please let me know if you ever find a quality manufacturer in America for motherboards, hard drives, etc… I would love to be able to buy American.
I have gone from purchasing foreign made cars to buying Ford ( Don’t tell your in-laws ..those Chevy people) and I’m trying to be more conscious of buying and supporting local businesses too.
Actually, this is just an old blog I resurrected for the moment. I’m moving it all to darkapocalypse.net. It’s still not completed – that’s why I haven’t begun publishing anything from it to Facebook/Twitter. I’ll probably have a better reply to your question about buying American, although it probably won’t be the answer you’d want. I’m not entirely sold on the idea of limiting one’s shopping to American-made goods, for several reasons. Here are a few things you can read in the interim to get a grasp of what I might write:
http://modeledbehavior.com/2010/10/22/china-technology-and-progress/
http://modeledbehavior.com/2011/05/24/offshoring-bias/
There are two running themes here: allowing a smooth capitalist trade structure in global markets not only find the best value per price but it also enriches both parties – those we are importing foreign goods from and those who are buying value for a lower price. The consequence of this is, of course, short-term pain in employment in the country that’s importing (instead of exporting, which creates jobs locally), but long-term planning will also lead to enrichment in the exporting country, leading to their ability to buy from the old importer (us) who still produce goods of even higher value. The issue isn’t buying American, but maintaining human capital in the US at a level which continues to produce high value goods. That’s the mark we’ve missed.