Computer 2006 – December 2014

Monitor      = 22" Acer 1680 x 1050 and previously 16" SyncMaster 753DF 1280 x 1024
CPU          = AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+ (2006)
Motherboards = M2N–SLI
GPU          = NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti (1,924 benchmark)
Ram          = 3GB DDR2
HDD          = 500 GB Seagate 3GB/s
Power Supply = 600 Watt (OCZ GameXStream OCZGXS600)
Case         = 7.5 x 19 x 16.75 tall. old. 2006? No brand name on the box.
CPU Cooler   = ?
OS           = Windows XP and later Windows 7 Home Premium

New computer (Completed December 2014)

Monitor      = $212.36 Acer 27" 1920 x 1080. Later, 2/2/17, added two more monitors.
CPU          = $229.99 i5 – 4690K
Motherboard  = MSI Z97 g55 sli motherboard
GPU          = $199.00 GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 760 (from newegg) (4,968 benchmark) Later (2/2/17) GeForce GTX 1060 3GB (8,505)
Ram          = 8GB DDR3
HDD          = $121.47 WD Green 1TB 6GB/s.  $84.99 250 GB WD Blue installed on 5/23/17.
Power Supply = $79.99 750 Watt Corsair CX Series
Case         = Cooler Master HAF 912
CPU Cooler   = generic Microsoft.
OS           = $95.44 Windows 7 Home Premium

color = purchased