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New Computer

My HP didn’t want to boot any more and it had been giving me fits for ages so instead of fixing it again I just ordered a new box all together. Presenting the Cybertron Hellion XPredator X1. (No I’m not making that up.) Not everything’s hooked up yet nor transferred from the old drives, but it’s up and running and purring like a kitten. Here’s some of the specs:

  • System: AMD FX-6300 3.50GHz Six-Core Processor | AMD 760G Chipset | 16GB DDR3 | 1TB HDD | Genuine Windows 10 Home 64-Bit Pre-Installed
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 2GB Video Card | 24X DVD±RW Dual-Layer Drive | Audio: 7.1 Channel | Gigabit LAN | Keyboard and Mouse
  • Expansion Bays/Slots Total(Free): 3(1) Ext. 5.25″ | 6(5) Int. 3.5/2.5″ | 1(0) PCI | 1(0) PCI-E x1 | 1(0) PCI-E x16 | 4(2) DIMM 240P
  • Connectivity: 4x USB 3.0 | 4x USB 2.0 | 1x RJ-45 Network Ethernet 10/100/1000 | Wireless 802.11bgn | Audio | 1x DVI | 1x HDMI | 1x VGA
  • Chassis: Aerocool Xpredator X1 Gaming Mid-Tower w/400 Watt Power Supply | 1 Year Parts & Labor Warranty | Free Lifetime Tech Support

Published by Michael Sauers

Michael Sauers is currently the Director of Technology for Do Space in Omaha, NE. Michael has been training librarians in technology for the past twenty years and has also been a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, serials cataloger, technology consultant, and bookseller since earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany’s School of Information Science and Policy. Michael has also written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and his fourteenth book, Emerging Technologies: A Primer for Librarians (w/ Jennifer Koerber) was published in May 2015 and more books are on the way. In his spare time he blogs at travelinlibrarian.info, runs The Collector’s Guide to Dean Koontz Web site, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.

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