Hopefully I can start playing all those games that have been sitting on Steam waiting for me to have a computer with enough “umph” to handle them!
I had a number of friends who told me that I should build my own computer. And maybe I should have, I’ve done it twice in the past. But, I didn’t feel like I had the time or the energy to do the necessary research for parts and then to assemble them all. So, I went with Alienware (Dell)
I went with a desktop model so that I can, potentially, upgrade the video card, CPU, RAM, and HD if I ever want to. Below are the specs, if you’re into that kind of thing…
Processor(s)
- Processor
- CPU_Name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4430 CPU @ 3.00GHz
- CPU_Manufacturer: GenuineIntel
- CPU_Caption: Intel64 Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3
- CPU_Version:
- CPU_ProcessorId: BFEBFBFF000306C3
- CPU_CurrentClockSpeed: 780MHz
- CPU_AddressWidth: 64Bits
- CPU_DataWidth: 64Bits
System Memory
- 8 gigabits
BIOS Information
- BIOS_Manufacturer: Alienware
- BIOS_Name: BIOS Date: 03/19/13 11:59:38 Ver: 04.06.05
- BIOS_Version1: A00
- BIOS_Version2: ALWARE – 1072009
Motherboard Information
- MB_Manufacturer: Alienware
- MB_Product: 0PGRP5
- MB_SerialNumber: .1SGB7Y1.CN6970234J0960.
- MB_Version: A00
Video Adapter
- Video_Caption: Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600
- Video_AdapterRAM: -1984MB
- Video_DriverVersion: 9.18.10.3055
Hard Drive(s)
- ATA ST1000DM003-1CH1 SCSI Disk Device
- Disk_Model: ATA ST1000DM003-1CH1 SCSI Disk Device
- Disk_Size: 1000 GB
- Disk_Partitions: 4
- Disk_TotalHeads: 255
- Disk_TotalCylinders: 121601
- Disk_TotalTracks: 31008255
- Disk_TracksPerCylinder: 255
Optical Drives / Other Storage
- PLDS DVD+-RW DL-8A4SH SCSI CdRom Device
OperatingSystem: MS Windows 7 Home Premium Edition
DirectXVersion: DirectX 11
IRQ Configuration
- 0 System timer
- 1 -empty-
- 2 -empty-
- 3 Intel(R) 8 Series/C220 Series SMBus Controller – 8C22
- 4 -empty-
- 5 -empty-
- 6 -empty-
- 7 -empty-
- 8 System CMOS/real time clock
- 9 -empty-
- 10 -empty-
- 11 -empty-
- 12 -empty-
- 13 Numeric data processor
- 14 -empty-
- 15 -empty-
- 16 Dell Wireless 1506 802.11b/g/n (2.4GHz)
- 16 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 645
- 16 Intel(R) 8 Series/C220 Series USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 – 8C2D
- 17 High Definition Audio Controller
- 19 Intel(R) 8 Series/C220 Series PCI Express Root Port #4 – 8C16
- 22 High Definition Audio Controller
- 23 Intel(R) 8 Series/C220 Series USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 – 8C26
- 190 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System
Installed Devices Drivers
- NVIDIA High Definition Audio, 7-3-2012, 1.3.18.0
- Generic volume shadow copy, 6-21-2006, 6.1.7600.16385
- PLDS DVD+-RW DL-8A4SH SCSI CdRom Device, 6-21-2006, 6.1.7601.17514
- Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600, 3-6-2013, 9.18.10.3055
- Microsoft Streaming Tee/Sink-to-Sink Converter, 6-21-2006, 6.1.7600.16385
- Generic volume shadow copy, 6-21-2006, 6.1.7600.16385
- Realtek High Definition Audio, 2-19-2013, 6.0.1.6844
- ATA ST1000DM003-1CH1 SCSI Disk Device, 6-21-2006, 6.1.7600.16385
- Generic volume shadow copy, 6-21-2006, 6.1.7600.16385
- Intel(R) Display Audio, 1-11-2013, 6.16.0.3106
- Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4430 CPU @ 3.00GHz, 6-21-2006, 6.1.7600.16385
- Generic volume shadow copy, 6-21-2006, 6.1.7600.16385
- Generic volume shadow copy, 6-21-2006, 6.1.7600.16385
- Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4430 CPU @ 3.00GHz, 6-21-2006, 6.1.7600.16385
- Generic volume shadow copy, 6-21-2006, 6.1.7600.16385
- Intel(R) Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SATA RAID Controller, 1-22-2013, 12.0.0.1082
- Microsoft Streaming Service Proxy, 6-21-2006, 6.1.7600.16385
- Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4430 CPU @ 3.00GHz, 6-21-2006, 6.1.7600.16385
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 645, 1-18-2013, 9.18.13.1106
- Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller, 12-26-2012, 7.67.1226.2012
- Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4430 CPU @ 3.00GHz, 6-21-2006, 6.1.7600.16385
- Dell Wireless 1506 802.11b/g/n (2.4GHz), 11-30-2012, 9.2.0.514
- Microsoft Streaming Tee/Sink-to-Sink Converter, 6-21-2006, 6.1.7600.16385