TJ Falls

As a follow up to my search for a Router and RAM, I have made my decisions!

For RAM, I purchased Corsair TWIN2X4096-6400C5 4GB XMS2 PC2-6400 800Mhz Dual Channel DDR2.  I installed it yesterday and now have 4 beautiful gigs running in my system.  Using the Windows 7 Performance Meter, my grade for RAM has improved from a 5.4 to a 7.1 (7.9 max).  I’ve now have 2 DIMMS of 1 gig DDR2 RAM that I can always through in there to up the RAM to 6 gigs if I want.  I think I’ll play with what I have in there for now and try overclocking it a bit before experimenting with adding the extra 2 gigs back in.  It’s better to keep just the 2 DIMMS used instead of all 4.

For the router, I decided on the Netgear Rangemax WNDR3700 Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router (Black).  This router has been getting some surprisingly good reviews (for a router).  I’m excited to try it out.   Naturally I ordered it from Amazon just as it became temporarily out of stock.  I’m received an email stating that I should expect to receive it Thursday or Friday of next week.  That’s good as Amazon has updated their site to state if you order the router now, it’s expected to ship in 1 to 2 MONTHS!

I just received notice the router has shipped today!  Amazon states I should have it by Tuesday, however the tracking number they gave me shows it could be here as early as Monday.  I can’t wait!

My current Netgear WGR614v5 router is unfortunately on it’s way out.  It’s been a decent router for a number of years but unfortunately it keeps dropping the internet connection (even on wired connections) for a few minutes every so often.  It’s just about time to get a new N based router anyway.

I’ve narrowed my search down to these 3 routers:

Linksys WRT610N Simultaneous Dual-N Band Wireless Router

Netgear Rangemax WNDR3700 Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router (Black)

D-Link Xtreme N Dual Band Gigabit Router

Choices, choices.  Of course I’ll also be on the lookout for any new N Certified routers that may be hitting the market.

This blog has been officially launched!  What that means for you?  Not much of anything!  If you’ve been reading my postings, then you’ve seen my work in progress changes.  Basically by officially launching, all I’m doing is stating that I feel the blog is in good enough shape to be given out and linked.  There are still many tweaks and fixes I need to do…mostly behind the scenes, but I’m pretty happy with where I am at.  I am running version 1.0 beta of my custom theme.

This blog is a Work-In-Progress.  It is not quite ready for primetime yet.  If you’ve stumbled upon it, please come back soon once we’ve officially launched.  In the meantime, check out the Image Gallery which has gone LIVE as of Sept. 18, 2009!