Why Hello World?

As some of my local fellow bloggers has known, I’m working in a local hardware computer shop in Sibu for quite some times now.

This is one of my customer’s gaming rig that I worked on. I get idea to modify my i3theme wordpress theme to BLACK due to this rig. Rig is the urban term for computer hardware setup. That’s what computer geek would call their PC.

Processor: AMD Athlon X2 7750 Black Edition 2.7 GHz AM2+

This BLACK Edition AMD processor is a good pick-up for overclocking.

CPU Socket Type: Socket AM2+
Codename: Kuma
Multi-Core: Dual-Core
Operating Frequency: 2.7GHz
Hyper Transports: 3600MHz
L1 Cache: 128KB+128KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 512KB
L3 Cache: 2MB
Manufacturing Tech: 65 nm
Thermal Power: 95W

This AMD processor has 2 packing, which is Retail packing and OEM packing. Retail packing include a stock AMD CPU HSF (Heat Sink and Fan), while OEM packing do not have. So, double check if you wanna get one of these.

RAM: Corsair XMS2 2GB DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory

This RAM comes with BLACK sexy heat spreader!

Model: CM2X2048-6400C5
Type: 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM
Speed: DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
Cas Latency: 5
Timing: 5-5-5-18
Voltage: 1.9V

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA770-UD3

This mobo (another short terms for motherboard) comes with Japanese Solid Capacitors, claimed to have longer lifespan. But this mobo does not support CrossFire though.

CPU Socket Type : AM2+/AM2
CPU Type: Phenom FX / Phenom / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2
FSB: 2600MHz Hyper Transport (5200 MT/s)
North Bridge: AMD 770
South Bridge: AMD SB700
Audio Chipset: Realtek ALC888
LAN Chipset: Realtek 8111C
Memory Standard: Support for DDR2 1200/1066/800/667 MHz memory modules
Number of Memory Slots: 4×240pin
Maximum Memory Supported: 16GB
Channel Supported: Dual Channel

Graphic Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 256-bit

It comes with Zalman VF830 heatsink fan made of pure Aluminum. Zalman are famous for their silent and quality cooler.

Model: GV-R485ZL-512H
Chipset: ATI Radeon HD 4850
Interface: PCI Express 2.0 x 16
Memory Size: 512MB
Memory Interface: 256-bit
Memory Type: GDDR3
Core Clock: 625MHz
Output Port: DVI x 2
TV-Out Port: HDTV / S-Video Out

These are the accessories the comes with this graphic card:

DVI to D-sub Adapter x 1
DVI to HDMI Adapter x 1
S-Video to RCA Connector x 1
Crossfire Bridge x 1
6-pin PCI Express Power Connector x 1

Don’t worry that this model has S-Video TV output instead of the latest HDMI port. DVI to HDMI adapters are provided so you can hook up to your LCD TV.

Notice the Crossfire bridge connector? Buy another piece and run it hot in Crossfire.

This ends the part 1. Stay turn for part 2….