My (brief) personal computer background: When I was very young, my dad brought home one of those fancy green-screen floppy-disk-using personal home computers. It was awesome. He hooked us up to the early web via Prodigy. I didn't realize how significant that was at the time.
Leap forward to 2001. After getting by with several used devices, DeeDee and I finally purchased our first new computer. It was the best Gateway had to offer. The LCD display and digital-output sound card are still relevant today. The 80GB hard drive still works perfectly.
2007, we bought a cheap Gateway from CostCo. I've upgraded the internals over the years to stay somewhat current.
I'm not real big on video games, but I did play both Knights of the Old Republic games. The first was incredible-crazy-awesome; the second was a couple notches down, but still very cool. The first game had quite an impact on me. "Revan" remains my favorite SW character.
Present day: Just purchased Star Wars: The Old Republic. Installed it on the 2007 Gateway. Unplayable. Time for a new computer!
After shopping around, I've decided to build one. Used this article as jumping-off point:
I'm not in a huge rush. So between other projects and life-happenings, I'll be having fun with this thing. I'll post all research, insights, photos, progress updates, etc. here. Hope it's helpful or at least entertaining to you.
Scott
