217549-amd-athlon-64-x2-4200-1mb-skt-am2-ret.JPGWell, actually Friday.  Yes, only 3 days until I join the dual-core revolution.  I ordered my new set on Sunday night from NewEgg:

  • Athlon 64 X2 4000+
  • 2GB pqi Turbo DDR2 667
  • Gigabyte mobo with 690V chipset and 2000MHz HyperTransport
  • MSI 8500GT OC 256MB GDDR3

It’s not my dream system, but with the two rebates it’s coming to about $210.  I’m going to give Ubuntu a shot, and see just how great it is.  I’m going to part out the old desktop and build a system for a friend (who’s got a PIII) and I dug my old socket A XP 2000+ out of the closet to build a home server.  It’ll be a fun weekend.

Any of you get some new hardware you’re excited about?