New development box, part 2

I've written about my new development box and the tech support issues I had when ordering. So now, I'll post the conclusion.

After the last problems with the box, I asked a full refund. I received my money after a week, and I was glad that it was settled. Of course, I didn't have the brand new system I was hoping for. So I decided to order a new system from a different shop. And this time, I decided to drive to the shop and install the new PC myself.

I changed my order somewhat. Prices changed since my last order (e.g. cheaper RAM) and I wanted to spoil the little child in me.

This is the new system I ordered:

• Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
  
• 4x1GB DDR2 Corsair PC6400 800MHz CL4
  
• Asus P5B Deluxe WIFI-AP Ed.
  
• WD 74GB SATA 10000RPM 16MB Raptor
  
• Seagate 320GB SATA300 16MB
  
• Asus GeForce 8800GTS 640MB
  

I don't need an 8800GTS. It's silly that I bought one. A regular DX10 card would suffice for me. Not that I'm having second thoughts, but it's probably over the top. The 4GB RAM might also be more than I need. But the price was good, and 2GB is standard nowadays so I thought it would be a good idea to buy more. Anyway, I forgot that I couldn't use the full 4GB in a 32bit OS, so I'd have to install a 64bit Vista.

Everything was in stock within a week, and after a 4 hour drive I got back home with everything I needed. Installing was a breeze (although I was a little scared of breaking the motherboard when installing the cooler). No problems with Vista 64bit either. Every driver was available. And a Vista score of 5.3 is not bad at all.

All that's left to do is install my development environment on Vista and I should be ready to go.