Here we go with the 6th episode of the New Stuff Chronicles. In the previous episode I informed you about Fluffy and now it’s time for another computer to be announced. Only big difference is that it’s a desktop instead of a laptop this time.

Meet Centurion:

Like Tiger I named this one after a part of it. Tiger was named after it’s mainboard which is a Tyan Tiger MPX, but Centurion is named after it’s case: a Cooler Master Centurion 534.

Here are the specs:

Type: desktop
Name: Centurion
Model: self built
Operating system: Microsoft Windows Vista Business
Processor: Intel Core2 Duo E6550
Motherboard: Asus P5K
Memory: 2.0 GB DDR2 800
Video: nVidia GeForce 8600GT
Sound: Integrated High Definition Audio
Harddisk: 1x WD Caviar 500GB (7200RPM)
PSU: Spire 500W ultra silent with blue light
Optical: 1x Lite-On DVD+/-RW-DL
LAN: 1x integrated gigabit ethernet (1000mbit)
External connections: 6x USB 2.0 on the back, 2x USB 2.0 on the front, 1x firewire (IEEE1345) on the back, 1x firewire on the front, 1x PS2, 1x eSata, 7.1 HD audio jacks, 1x gigabit LAN, 2x DVI
Extra: Broadcom 802.54g wireless network adaptor

Like my other PCs, Centurion will soon have it’s own page on this site alongside Slashdev, Tiger, Fluffy, Stoomketel and Oud Brik.

Centurion’s purpose is to replace Slashdev as my main gaming PC back at home, while Slashdev will be relocated to my appartment in Heerlen where it will replace Tiger which will get a new role as home server. “Then why not put Centurion at your appartment?” you might ask. Well, the answer is simple: gaming power is too inviting to play games. While Slashdev is still more than adaquate to my gaming needs, Centurion is quite a bit more powerfull. I just needed a machine that is a little better on desktop performance than Tiger is and I want to use Tiger as a server. I also want a good gaming PC back at home where I am during the weekends so I can play any game I want while I’m there.

That’s about all I have to tell about Centurion at this time.