I was once known for being a bit of a hardware junkie but over the last decade that changed (a lot!). In fact, I hardly ever buy anything for my PC and it’s usually showing its age. Updated in July 2011 this will probably be the last of the desktop PC upgrades.

• Asus P8Z68-V
• Intel i7 2600K
• 8192MB PC5300 Crucial RAM
• EVGA GTX550Ti 1GB
• Creative Labs Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS
• Hitachi Coolspin 5K3000 2TB SATA3
• Samsumg SH-222AL DVD-RW/DL
• Suntek Grace Aluminium ATX case
• XFX 550W PSU
• Netgear DG834 V4 ADSL Router
• Altec Lansing 5100S 5.1 speaker system
• Microsoft USB IntelliMouse Optical (Special Silver Edition)
• Samsung ML-2855ND laser printer (duplex & network)
• TDK CD/DVD Label Printer
• Logitech G27 Racing Wheel

Over past 8-10 years the PC has become a really poor gaming platform being overshadowed by DRM, console ports and casual games – none of which interest me at all! I was extremely happy with my last PC configuration but had to do the upgrade for two reasons – the last one broke (motherboard SATA ports) and Duke Nukem Forever was released (pigs really do fly!).