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A new computer always bring some excitement to its owner. I brought home a new box last August 1, 2008 right after finishing my job training in Makati. It's a coincidence. Really. I needed one because my 2005 box gave up the ghost one fine evening.

My new box is an Intel Core2 duo 2.4 Ghz with 2MB L2 cache, Asus P5LD2-x motherboard bought at Sta. Lucia Mall, PC Depot. I want the 2 GB RAM and the Nvidia GEForce 8500 video graphics card. It's a value box with a lot of room for extra performance. I'm not particular about 3D Gaming so I don't need any expensive high-performance video card. But the 8500 series Nvidia can handle directX 9 games. It will not drop the ball.

Thirty days after, I have to replace my monitor of 4 years and I chose the Samsung Syncmaster 920NW.

It's so cool when the computer hardware has plenty of room to spare for your operating system requirements and not only the OS but any application you throw at it.

All the bell and whistle enabled and no performance lag!

I also upgraded to a 160 GB SATA hard drive from a DMA 40 GB. It's like removing the handcuffs and ankle cuffs and I'm ready for the 100 meter dash.

I am still using Ubuntu Linux 8.04 Hardy Heron. No defragging and no bloatware to prolong boot up.

I don't have to use an anti-virus program nor a heavy weight security software. These things costs you more than the money you spend in purchasing them, it also impacts performance.

Upgrades to a new version of the operating system is a matter of downloading from source and burning it to a CD. I use the live CD for a new install and wipe out the old version. My data and settings are on a separate partition so I don't have to touch it. The installation usually lasts 15 minutes. Then you mount the data partition and you are set to go.

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