It’s done – I ordered the new system to be used as a client. I know, I know, I have been blogging about rebuilding my server, but the truth is, I can’t afford doing so at the moment due to the need of having printer, scanner and data in one place.
I decided to go with the client first, thus. 
Now, here’s the system spec, with all necessary data and links to manufacturer’s sites:
- Intel Core2Duo E6600, 2.4 GHz, 4MB, 1066MHZ FSB (with Intel boxed fan); Link
- Mainboard: ASUS P5B-E; Intel P965 / ICH8R, Intel Matrix Storage Technology (RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10), JMicron® JMB363, Attansic L1 PCI-E Gigabit LAN controller, VIA VT6307 1394a controller; Link
- RAM:Corsair 2GB DDR2-667 (2x 1GB)
- Video-card: Asus GeForce 7950GT 512MB DDR3 (1.4GHz), 24 Pixel Pipelines, DirectX 9.0
Link - HDD: Samsung HD401LJ, T133S, 7200rpm, 16MB, 400GB, SATA-II
Link - DVD-Combo Drive: Samsung WriteMaster SH-S183L, SATA
Link - Chassis: Coolermaster Centurion 5
Link - Thermaltake Toughpower 600W
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The system is due to arrive within the next days – and with easter ahead, I am sure that I will have some time to start building it; there will be a Windows XP (yes, XP, no Vista – not mature enough…) to install first, and once this is done, a Gentoo Linux again. But first, I have to think about the partition scheme…
