Clementine

  • Desktop
  • Primary workstation
  • Clementine started life as a custom-built computer for my wife. Eventually, Clementine ascended to the role of being a primary computer for both my wife and myself. My goal with Clementine is to continually perform 2-3 upgrades per year, so that it never becomes too outdated, and is always relatively close to top-of-the-line.  As my primary desktop, Clementine must perform a wide range of tasks -- software development, web browsing, word processing, multimedia, and even gaming now and then.  There are no plans to replace Clementine in the near future -- I will simply continue to upgrade parts over time.
  • This computer was originally built May 3rd, 2007, and refined through May 18th, 2007. 
  • On July 23rd, 2009, this computer replaced Fozzie as my own primary computer, in addition to being my wife's computer. As a result, it inherited several parts from Fozzie in an effort to retain the best aspects of both computers.
  • Images and commentary from the building of this computer can be found here.

 

 

Date Added = Date that this component was added to this computer
Origin Date = Date this component was originally acquired, possibly for a different computer

Newest Component
Component Date Added Notes
Hard Drive - Western Digital Caviar Black 750GB 10/16/2009
Hard Drive - Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 10/16/2009
Memory - 2GB total, added 1GB PC2 5300 Kingston to previous configuration 10/14/2009
Firewire Expansion Card - Rosewill 2+1 Port Firewire/1394a Low-Profile PCI Card 10/14/2009

 

Oldest Components
Component Origin Date Notes
Scanner - Epson Perfection 640U 11/2000 Inherited from Fozzie
DVD-ROM - Compaq DVD-117MG 6/2002
  • Inherited from a Compaq Presario 6000
  • 16x DVD-ROM
  • 40x CD-ROM
WebCam - Logitech STX Communicate 8/17/2005 Inherited from a Compaq Presario 6000

All Components:

Processor

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+
History Added Notes
1. AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 5/3/2007 Dual core, 2.4GHz

 

Motherboard

Asus M2N
History Added Notes
1. Asus M2N 5/3/2007
  • Socket AM2
  • 1000MHz Hyper Transport FSB
  • Chipset: nVidia nForce 430 MCP
  • Memory slots: 4x240pin, DDR2 800, dual-channel, 8GB max
  • Expansion slots:
  • 1 PCI Express x16 slot, 2 PCI Express x1 slots, 3 PCI slots
  • 1 x ATA100 (IDE), up to 2 devices
  • 4 x SATA 3 Gb/s
  • SATA RAID 0/1/0+1/5
  • Onboard Audio: ADI High Definition Audio, 6 channels
  • Onboard LAN: 10/100/1000Mbps
  • 2 PS/2
  • 1 LPT
  • 4 USB 2.0
  • 1 S/PDIF
  • 3 audio ports

 

Case

Ark A601-1 Black/Silver Steel Mid Tower Case
History Added Notes
1. Ark A601-1 Black/Silver Steel Mid Tower Case 5/3/2007
  • Two front USB ports
  • 2 front audio ports
  • Came with MaxPower 420W power supply

 

Case Fan

Enermax UC-8EB 80mm Case Fan
History Added Notes
1. Enermax UC-8EB 80mm Case Fan 5/18/2007 Silent Enlobal bearings

 

Power Supply Unit

Antec TruePower Trio 550W
History Added Notes
1. Antec TruePower Trio 550W 5/16/2007  

 

Operating System

Windows Vista Ultimate

History Added Notes
1. Windows XP Professional 5/3/2007
2. Windows Vista Ultimate 10/16/2009

 

Memory

2GB total PC2 5300 Kingston
History Added Notes
1. 1 GB total PC2 5300 5/3/2007 One DIMM of PC2 5300 (DDR2 667) Kingston ValuRAM
2. 2GB total PC2 5300 10/14/2009 Added 1GB PC2 5300 Kingston DIMM to previous configuration

 

Video Card

EVGA GeForce 7100GS
History Added Notes
1. EVGA GeForce 7100GS 5/11/2007
  • PCI Express x16, 256MB 64-bit GDDR2
  • Model: 256-P2-N412-LX

 

Hard Drive

Western Digital Caviar Black 750GB SATA
History Added Notes
1. Seagate SV35 160GB SATA 5/3/2007
  • 7200 RPM
  • SATA 3.0/Gbps
  • 8MB Cache
  • Model: ST3160812SV
2. Western Digital Caviar Black 750GB SATA 10/16/2009
  • 7200 RPM
  • SATA 3.0/Gbps
  • 32MB Cache
  • Model: WD7501AALS

 

Hard Drive

Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA
History Date Added Origin Date Notes
1. Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 80GB SATA 5/3/2007
  • 7200 RPM
  • SATA 3.0/Gbps
  • 8MB Cache
  • Model: ST380815AS
2. Seagate Barracuda SATA 7200.9 120GB 8/14/2009 12/26/2007 Inherited from Fozzie
3. Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 10/16/2009
  • 7200 RPM
  • SATA 3.0/Gbps
  • 16MB Cache
  • Model: WD5000AAKS

 

DVD-ROM Drive

Compaq DVD-117MG

History Date Added Origin Date Notes
1. Compaq DVD-117MG 5/4/2007 6/2002
  • Inherited from a Compaq Presario 6000
  • 16x DVD-ROM
  • 40x CD-ROM

 

DVD/CD Recorder

Plextor PX-740A
History Date Added Origin Date Notes
1. Plextor PX-740A 5/3/2007 12/23/2005
  • Inherited from a Compaq Presario 6000
  • 16x DVD+/-R
  • 48x CD-R
  • 8x DVD+R DL
  • 4x DVD-R DL
  • 8x DVD+RW
  • 6x DVD-RW
  • 32x CD-RW
  • 16x DVD-ROM
  • 48x CD-ROM

 

Keyboard

Logitech LX710 Cordless Keyboard
History Added Notes
1. Logitech LX710 Cordless Keyboard 5/18/2007  

 

Mouse

Logitech LX7 Cordless Laser Mouse
History Added Notes
1. Logitech LX7 Cordless Laser Mouse 5/18/2007

 

 

Monitor

Samsung SyncMaster 940BX 19"
History Date Added Origin Date Notes
1. Samsung SyncMaster 570VTFT 15" 5/3/2007 7/2001 Inherited from a Compaq Presario 6000, originally from Fozzie.
2. Samsung SyncMaster 940BX 19" 3/5/2008

 

Monitor #2

Samsung SyncMaster 940BX 19"
History Date Added Origin Date Notes
1. Samsung SyncMaster 940BX 19" 7/23/2009 10/28/2006 Inherited from Fozzie

 

Speakers

Altec Lansing FX4021
History Date Added Origin Date Notes
1. Altec Lansing ACS33 5/3/2007 12/2000 Inherited from a Compaq Presario 6000

2.1 sound system
2. Altec Lansing FX4021 7/23/2009 12/25/2008
  • Inherited from Fozzie
  • 2.1 sound system
  • 46 Watts total power
 

 

WebCam

Logitech STX Communicate
History Date Added Origin Date Notes
1. Logitech STX Communicate 5/3/2007 8/17/2005 Inherited from a Compaq Presario 6000

 

Wireless Network Card

Linksys WMP54G
History Date Added Origin Date Notes
1. Linksys WMP54G 5/4/2007 10/15/2005 802.11g wireless NIC. 

Inherited from a Compaq Presario 6000, originally from Fozzie. 

 

Headset

Plantronics MX-505
History Date Added Origin Date Notes
1. Plantronics MX-505 11/4/2007 2/20/2006 Mobile phone headset; connected to computer via headset / speaker switch.  Inherited from Fozzie.

 

Headset / Speaker Switch

Radio Shack Computer Headphone Speaker Switch 26-204
History Date Added Origin Date Notes
1. Radio Shack Computer Headphone Speaker Switch 26-204 11/4/2007 2/11/2006 Allows for switching betweeen computer speakers, computer headset, and a 2.5mm mobile phone headset.  Inherited from Fozzie.

 

Uninterruptible Power Supply

APC Back-UPS ES BE750G
History Added Notes
1. APC Back-UPS ES BE750G 1/20/2009
  • 750VA
  • 450W
  • 10 outlets

 

Printer

Canon Pixma iP6600D
History Date Added Origin Date Notes
1. Canon Pixma iP6600D 7/23/2009 10/1/2005 Inherited from Fozzie  

 

Scanner

Epson Perfection 640U
History Date Added Origin Date Notes
1. Epson Perfection 640U 7/23/2009 11/2000 Inherited from Fozzie

 

Game Pad

Logitech Precision GamePad 2
History Date Added Origin Date Notes
1. Logitech Precision GamePad 2 7/23/2009 11/21/2005 Inherited from Fozzie

 

Firewire Expansion Card

Rosewill 2+1 Port Firewire/1394a Low-Profile PCI Card
History Date Added Notes
1. Rosewill 2+1 Port Firewire/1394a Low-Profile PCI Card 10/14/2009 Model RC-501