Now when choosing a computer it was very important to me the specifications. i would have liked to have gotten the best computer possible, but i was ignorant the fact that compaq, hp, and gateway were the only people who make computers. so i went with a good balance of price and performance.
Stock:   hewlett packard
12x cdrw
16x dvd
40 gig hd
256 mb sdram
pentium 4 1.5 ghz (usually runs at 1.6)
Upgrades:
i ripped apart my computer and found i had an open 3.5" slot, so i immediately went out and purchased an 80 gig hard drive (at 7200 rpm) for about $100

i also found that i had two extra ram slots, and that my 256 was a single stick. so i have since purchased one 512 mb sdram stick, and i may buy another 256 (to make it a gig of ram)  but for now its 768 mb
thats all for now, ill update this sometimes too
picture 1 front of case (with piercings)

picture 2 top of case, front removed

picture 3 side

picture 4 other side
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