A new computer

So, I have done it, and got myself a brand-spanking-new computer. Not being a gamer, the choices were pretty clear as of what I am going to spend money on, and what I am not going to spend money on.
So I got myself a large enough, fast enough disk, a CPU to last me the next several years, and wholoto-memory. I'm still ecstatic about my Samsung 710 TFT monitor, so that stays. I also treated my self to a cord-less keyboard/mouse, just to start getting rid of all the cables. Someone really needs to get cracking on wireless electricity.
Speaking of electricity, it is a long upheld tradition, that the cords supplied with a PC box are shorter than the ones provided for a monitor. The theory being that the PCs are on the floor (or near there) close to the power outlet, and the monitors are somewhere higher up, further away. This holds to be true in most parts of the world, except for my house. I had to play power-cords musical chairs all morning with a myriad of electrical devices, until everyone had a long enough cable to provide them with power.
Ergo, the cord-less mouse/keyboard.
Now my only problem is the sound device driver. Aside from taking 2 hours to download from Gigabyte, it preceded a couple of hours trying to understand why Windows wasn't happy with the way it was. So, while am typing this the download has completed, and driver installed. Now I have to reboot. This is a good chance to see if the "Save as Draft" feature works, and also a chance for a live update for success (or failure) in setting up a simple, on-board, sound card.
(time passed)
Well, that worked!
Both the draft saving and the sound card driver. Now I can marvel at my new speakers (did I mention them?). QOTSA never sounded so good (except in my head, perhaps).
I love music. I forget how much I love to listen to music somtimes. These speakers were a long time coming.
Next on my list is, as soon as a I recover from this PC, an iPod.