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Update. Computer arrives tomorrow, the 4th. It'll be set up and epic by 9th. I need to give it a name, and nothing comes to mind. I have an extra 15k I'm not using. You know where this is going. Best name gets 13k, second and third place get 1k. That's an incentive to think hard. You may submit as many entries as you like. Go.
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Or it will be, when it arrives. Now, before you scroll down to the bottom of my post to view the parts list en mi computadora, allow me to detail the series of events that led up to my purchase of the badassiest computer to ever grace my street.

See, my father what whom I hate with a passion, but what doesn't know it cuz I can act and ignore my intense hatred of folk, promised me a new computer if I got A's and B's this semester. (Remember, Wielder's in High School! YAAAAAAY! Except not yay. Not yay at all.)

I did not. A's, B's, and C's. Kept it above the "F***ed my Life up" line.

But my Mom has MS Excel... twisted

Mom and I scanned it, changed it, and sent it to him.

We were in the grocery store when I got a text from him. "Well, Riley (Wielder's name), it looks like I owe you a new computer! Way to go!" Mom and I were beaming the rest of the day, despite the big annoying family dinner... But that's for the Ranting thread!

Anyhow, he at first gave me a budget of 450 dollars, which really isn't much in the computer realm. If you try for a prebuilt box, (box is a 1337 term. Means desktop.) you'll only get something from, say... 1999? Like what I've already got?

But then, I wasn't going for a prebuilt. No, my box had to be better than prebuilt. "But, Wielder, what's better than a brand-name prebuilt computer from sony or dell?" Anything that isn't a rock. Seriously, they come loaded with so many programs you do NOT want. Plus, they're companies. They buy the cheap s*** to cut costs, and keep every n00b what ain't 1337 in the dark, telling them it's "top of the line" or "the fastest model ever." And they're right, in terms of their crappy output.

But let me tell you, when you create your own box, for whatever purpose, it'll be better than anything you can get from a company, save maybe Alienware, but they're expesnive mofo's.

So, I set to it, with significant help from my sisters Boyfriend, and almost certainly future husband. He's an internet guru. He is beast. And he's wonofmy beeeeesssst friends. Again, a budget of 450 was difficult to work with. But we figured we just needed to wait for a good deal (Slickdeals.com by the way. Check it out, it's epic. And I don't mean cool. I don't mean Newgrounds flash video epic. I mean Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli fighting Sauron himself and f***ing him up, then tossing him and the ring into mount doom, fishing him out, and tossing him in again, while Luke Skywalker blows up three Death Stars with his mind, and Obi-Wan Kenobi and Vader enjoy a cup of tea on top of mount doom, which is now erupting because a dead body and a ring got thrown into it twice, epic. Holy crap, was that all in the parenthesis? WOW. I got carried away. I should probably cut this off now, and get back to the topic at hand. Yoink!). So, we watched slickdeals and waited.

Then, we decided, "F*** it! We need mo' money!" I talked to my biological sperm donor Father, and got an extra hundred from him, bringing us up to 550. As luck would have it, my Friend Stacy, who is a Ninja, needed some physical labor done. Not because she couldn't do it, but because her dad couldn't without breaking his back. For a total of eleven and a half hours, in temperatures upwards of 110 Degrees, with almost no shade, she and I shoveled rock around the backyard of a house she's flipping (Fixing it up, then selling it.)I got 115 bucks from her for it, and brought my budget up to 665 dollars. I was ready to purchase a BEASTY computer. (Kudos to anyone who caught that.)

Yesterday. My Sister's BF called me, and told me to check my email. He'd emailed me a link to the perfect choice. Price? 662 dollars, free shipping. You pick your parts, they assemble it and ship it out. (Cyberpowerpc.com. They have some unbelievable deals right now.) Got a three year warranty, too! A premade of this caliber would cost four times as much. But not for me. Cuz I got a deal.

It's set to arrive by the twentieth. My Sister's BF is going to put Windows 7 on it, and lend me his external hard drive, so I can transfer all my stuff. So, by the 22nd, (Giving myself a day to make sure everything's fine) of this month, I'll be running on a box Way better than what 90% of the USA has.

This is pretty much everything that's in it. As in, this is EVERYTHING in my computer. I'll bold the jealousy-inducing parts! If it's underlined, it's just something cool what's included fo' free.

CD: 24x double layer dual format dvd+-r+-rw+cd-r/rw drive (BLACK COLOR)
Case: Apevia X-Dreamer 3 mid-tower gaming case w/ side-panel window and temperature display
Case Fan: Default case fans
CPU: AMD Athlon II X2 255 dual-core CPU w/ hypertransport technology
Freebie: 4 gb mp3 player
Fan: Asetek 510LC Liquid Cooling System 120mm Radiator and Fan
Flashmedia: internal12in1 flash media reader/writer (Black Color)
Headset: Connectland Stereo Headphone with Microphone
HDD: 1TB SATA-II 3.0gb/s 16MB cache 7200 RPM HDD
Keyboard: Xtreme Gear (Black Color) Multimedia/Internet USB Keyboard
Mouse: Xtreme Gear USB 3 Buttons Gaming Mouse
Multiview: Non-SLI/Non-CrossFireX mode supports Multiple Monitors
Motherboard: MSI NF750-G55 AM3 DDR3 NVIDIA nForce 750a SLI Chipset DDR3 ATX W/ Built-in Integrated Graphic Video, HDML, 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, USB2.0, SATA-II, RAID, 2 Gen2 PCIe, 2PCIe X1 & 1 PCI
Memory: 4GB (2gbx2) DDR3/1333MHz Dual Channel Memory (Corsair or Major Brand)
Network: Onboard Gigabit LAN netwrok
OS: None - FORMAT HARD DRIVE ONLY
Power Supply: 700 Watts - XtremeGear SLI/CrossFireX Ready Power Supply
Rush: No; READY TO SHIP IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS
Service: Standard Warranty: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Sound: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
USB: Built-in USB 2.0 ports
Video: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 1GB 16X PCI Express (EVGA Powered by NVIDIA)

Look those up... I....... DARE YA! (Loljimcarrey.)

Oh ya. My Sister's BF is Beast, My mom is Lady-Beast, and My computer is soon to be ULTRABEAST. Also, I've got my buddy Carlos set to guard it when I'm not around. You know, Carlos Ray Norris? Better known as Chuck Norris? Ya. That guy. He's gonna guard mah box.

You poked a What, now?

But Sarsly, a Pokemon Emu?

Question was it made my a namebrand company? You may have said it in the thing but I got lost many times due to the fact that I dont like to red large groups of words in the morning. Also...

I GOT A PS3!!! xd ...yesterday heart

Ohk. lol

Cyberpowerpc.com

They've got some really great specials going for the world cup. My Sis's BF and I went here: http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/LandingPages/megaspecial/worldcup/

We chose Megaspecial 2/II, and customized it as listed. With a better budget, we could've REALLY beasted it up. Regardless, check it out.

I CAN'T WAIT! I chose free shipping, which takes 5-10 days. At latest, it'll arrive on the 20th. Earliest, 15th. Which means, It could take as few as 3 days before it arrives, and as many as 8.

When it gets here, I may have a nerdgasm.

smile I'm so happy for you! I don't really know what most of what you said means, but I'm glad you were able to get more money to find a computer that you wanted. Congratulations. smile