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Hello,

I just built myself a new desktop computer and decided to give Linux Mint a try as my main OS. I've used Ubuntu for quite awhile on my little netbook and I've enjoyed it but I'm looking for a change. I plan on trying to run my old Windows 7 installation in virtualbox or an equivalent program. Glad to be a part of the forum!

My specs are as follows:

Case - BitFenix Prodigy (White)
Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz
ASUS P8H77-I LGA 1155 Intel H77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
Kingston SSDNow V+200 KR-S3090-3H 2.5" 90GB SATA III Internal 7mm Solid State Drive (SSD) (Stand-alone Drive)
Seagate 1.5 TB Storage Drive
G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866
ZALMAN CNPS8000B 92mm FSB (Fluid Shield Bearing) CPU Cooler
LG Black 14X Blu-ray Burner
Antec 550w Modular powersupply

Welcome to the Mint family forums

wizard

Welcome to the forum rsxhawk! I like the specs of the PC you built, nice!

Welcome to the Mint Forum rsxhawk.

Welcome aboard That machine should be blazingly fast with Linux Mint! Some tips to extend lifespan and increase speed for your SSD: http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.p ... 03#p461796.

Good day and welcome to Linux Mint,

Hope you will enjoy it as much as we do.

Wow thanks for the warm welcome and tips! Yes this machine boots Mint in under 10 seconds, I honestly don't know what we were all doing before SSD's.

So far I've got Conky up and running and almost tweaked to my liking and I just posted in the Software section for some assistance with virtualbox, hope to see you there!

rsxhawk wrote:I honestly don't know what we were all doing before SSD's.

I think you had to use a hand-crank to start your computer up, to spin the hard disk up to speed? Well, it sounded like it in the old days anyway