Oh, you’re surprised. Even I am. From the end of one unit test, I am just waiting for the next one. Just like I was counting the days till Matrix-Ecomm 2006 began, I am now counting the number of days left for the last examination I need to write in my final year of schooling. And to my most approximate calculation, 137 is the number right now.

According to my classmates, IIT is the be all and end all of everything. And since that isn’t the case for me, I have a little less pressure from my surroundings. In fact, it was class 10 where I found my parents’ putting pressure on me most painful. That obviously doesn’t mean the pressure is any less now. It only means I am better at managing it.

So finally I did get to assemble that computer I was talking about for my cousins. But the configuration has changed completely from what I had posted earlier. It turned out that I once again went with an Intel processor instead of AMD. So here is the config:

• Intel Core 2 Duo 1.86 Ghz
• Intel 946GX Chipset with Shader 2.0 and Intel Premium Audio
• Microsoft Basic Input Set (Keyboard + Basic Optical Mouse)
• Samsung 17″ CRT
• Corsair 1GB DDRII

This whole configuration itself costed a big Rs.35000. As you notice, I have not opted for any external GPU. That, because the 946GX has pretty good graphics for a motherboard and also because it would have gone beyond that certain budget set by my aunt. My cousins have never seen Ronaldinho’s face on Fifa 06 before. One, because they didnt have a computer which was capable of rendering everything all at once. Two, the computer restarted before the Kick Off stage.

This computer has already been tested with Windows Vista Ultimate edition. According to me, ultimate is what it is rightly named and Windows is on top of my list of best operating systems. But for how long is a big question? The leopard is yet to rise…