Today I finally ordered a PC to replace my nearly-five-year-old desktop/media centre machine at home. I’ve ordered this one from Scorpion Technology, a Melbourne-based group with two physical stores and an impressive online system.

Here’s the spec:

  • Intel Core i7 920 CPU
  • Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD7 motherboard
  • Corsair 6GB Kit (3x2GB) RAM
  • Gigabyte Radeon HD5770 video card
  • Western Digital 150GB, VelociRaptor HDD for C drive
  • Western Digital 1TB, Caviar Green for D drive
  • Pioneer 218LBK DVD writer
  • Antec P183 Performance One case
  • Corsair 650W TX-650 ATX Power Supply
  • Compro E700 Dual DVB-T TV PCI Express TV tuner
  • Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit

All told it comes to just under $2500, which is my usual budget for a PC since they typically last me a long time. I’m really looking forward to playing with this PC! Should be a great media centre and a great Comicster development box!