My currnet main computer is a self built system. An ASUS M4N78 Pro Motherboard, 5.5 GB of RAM, AMD Phenom X4 9000, 1 TB HDD, Radeon HD 6850 Video Card, Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus Heat Sink, all wrapped up in a Cooler Master HAF 922 system case. Even though the processor and motherboard are a bit on the old side now after almost 3 years the computer still runs like a dream. The Quad cores run games and programs easily, and the twin fans on the heat sink keep everything running cool. The motherboard has plenty of slots and ports for the cards I need, with the only drawback being the lack of the ability to use CrossFire. That is rarely a problem being my single Radeon HD 6850 has so far been very capable of handling anything I’ve thrown at it on it’s own. The 5.5 GB of RAM let me multi-task and run games with ease also, being they’re three different brands (two I recieved new, two I recycled from an old dead machine), I have the two smaller ones (adding up to 1.5 GB), on one channel and the two larger ones (adding up to 4 GB), on another channel, and so far everythings run fine for months no errors, no sudden slow downs, no BSoD. On this system I have two operating systems loaded. The very reliable, very handy Windows 7 Professional; and a variation of Linux’s Ubuntu OS called Kubuntu. For anyone not familiar with the Ubuntu operating system it’s a free OS you can install and use an virtually any PC (as far as I know). It’s much different from Windows however, and not a prime choice for anyone who’s not very computer literate. For anyone who’s just not familiar with the differences between Gnome (Ubuntu), and KDE (Kubuntu), I have found this website covers at least the basics of it: click here
