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::Current Configuration::
Over the course of the last 7 years, the configuration of the "AMD Tower of Power" has changed dramatically. From the time when the AMD K6 processor ruled the Earth in terms of raw CPU speed to the newest Athlon XP processor chewing up everything you can throw at it, the "AMD Tower of Power" has withstood the test of time.
The following is a detailed listing of every system configuration (and duration of ownership) the "AMD Tower of Power" has been through in its' operational lifetime.
| 2003 System Configurations |
| "AMD Tower of Power" Configuration |
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- AMD Athlon XP 3000+ "Barton" Socket A CPU
- Asus A7N8X-DX Motherboard, NForce2, AGP 8x, USB, ATX
- 2 x 512 MB Corsair XMS3500 DDR SDRAM, CL2
- 8 x 160 GB Western Digital SE Caviar, 8MB, 7200 RPM
- Pioneer 16x DVD-ROM
- Plextor PlexWriter 48x12x48x CD-RW
- Pioneer DVR-A05 4x DVD-RW
- ATI Radeon 9700 Pro, 128 MB DDR, AGP 8x
- Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum
- Intel Pro 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet Card
- Samsung 240T 24" TFT LCD Monitor (1600 x 1200)
- Klipsch ProMedia 5.1 500W Speakers
- Yeong Yang YY-0221 Server Chassis (Beige)
- 2 x Antec True 550W ATX Power Supply Units
- Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer 3.0
- Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro
- Windows XP Professional SP1
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| Average Home System Configuration |
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- AMD Athlon XP or Intel Pentium IV 2100 MHz Processor
- Socket A / Socket 478 ATX Motherboard
- 256 MB System Memory
- 60 GB 7200 RPM Hard Disk
- 8x DVD-ROM
- 32x10x40x CD-RW
- NVidia GeForce 3 or ATI Radeon 8500 Video Card
- Sound Blaster Audigy! Sound Card
- 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Card
- 17" CRT / 15" LCD Display (1024x768)
- 200W Stereo Speaker System
- Mid-Tower ATX Chassis
- 350W Power Supply Unit
- Optical Pointing Device
- 104+ Key Enhanced Keyboard
- Windows XP Professional or Home Edition
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| 2002 System Configurations |
| "AMD Tower of Power" Configuration |
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- AMD Athlon XP 2600+ "Thoroughbred B" Socket A CPU
- Asus A7V8X Motherboard, 6 PCI, 1 AGP, 6 USB, ATX
- 1024 MB DDR SDRAM (PC3200)
- 8 x 160 GB Western Digital SE Caviar 7200 RPM
- Pioneer 16x DVD-ROM
- Plextor PlexWriter 48x12x48x CD-RW
- Pioneer DVR-A04 2x DVD-RW
- Asus V8460 Ultra GeForce 4 4600, 128 MB DDR, AGP 4x
- Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum EX
- Intel Pro 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Card
- Samsung 240T 24" TFT LCD Monitor (1600 x 1200)
- Klipsch ProMedia 5.1 400W Speakers
- Yeong Yang YY-0221 Server Chassis (Beige)
- 2 x Antec True 550W ATX Power Supply Units
- Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer 3.0
- Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro
- Windows XP Professional SP1
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| Average Home System Configuration |
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- AMD Athlon XP or Intel Pentium IV 1700 MHz Processor
- Socket A / Socket 478 ATX Motherboard
- 256 MB System Memory
- 40 GB 7200 RPM Hard Disk
- 8x DVD-ROM
- 16x10x40x CD-RW
- NVidia GeForce 3 or ATI Radeon Video Card
- Sound Blaster Live! Sound Card
- 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Card
- 17" CRT / 15" LCD Display (1024x768)
- 200W Stereo Speaker System
- Mid-Tower ATX Chassis
- 300W Power Supply Unit
- Optical Pointing Device
- 104+ Key Enhanced Keyboard
- Windows XP Professional or Home Edition
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| 2001 System Configurations |
| "AMD Tower of Power" Configuration |
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- AMD Athlon XP 1800+ Processor
- ABit KT7A-Raid Socket A ATX Motherboard
- 512 MB DDR SDRAM System Memory
- 2 x 27.2 GB 5400 RPM Hard Disk
- 40x CD-ROM
- NVidia GeForce 3 TI 500 64 MB Video Card
- Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card
- 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Card
- 22" CRT Display (1280x1024)
- Klipsch ProMedia 5.1 400 W Speakers
- Mid-Tower ATX Chassis
- 300W Power Supply Unit
- Microsoft IntelliMouse
- Microsoft Natural Keyboard Elite
- Windows XP Professional
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| Average Home System Configuration |
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- AMD Athlon XP or Intel Pentium IV 1400 MHz Processor
- Socket A / Socket 478 ATX Motherboard
- 256 MB System Memory
- 40 GB 7200 RPM Hard Disk
- 8x4x32x CD-RW
- NVidia GeForce 2 GTS or ATI Radeon Video Card
- Sound Blaster Live! Sound Card
- 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Card
- 17" CRT / 15" LCD Display (1024x768)
- 150W Stereo Speaker System
- Mid-Tower ATX Chassis
- 300W Power Supply Unit
- Optical Pointing Device
- 104+ Key Enhanced Keyboard
- Windows XP Professional or Home Edition
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| 2000 System Configurations |
| "AMD Tower of Power" Configuration |
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- AMD Athlon 1000 MHz Processor
- Asus K7M Slot A ATX Motherboard
- 256 MB System Memory
- 2 x 27.2 GB 5400 RPM Hard Disk
- 40x CD-ROM
- NVidia GeForce 2 GTS 32 MB Video Card
- Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card
- 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Card
- 19" CRT Display (1024x768)
- 250W Stereo Speaker System
- Mid-Tower ATX Chassis
- 300W Power Supply Unit
- Microsoft IntelliMouse
- Microsoft Natural Keyboard Elite
- Windows 2000 Professional
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| Average Home System Configuration |
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- Intel Pentium III 700 MHz Processor
- Slot 1 ATX Motherboard
- 128 MB System Memory
- 20.0 GB 5400 RPM Hard Disk
- 48x CD-ROM
- NVidia GeForce 256 DDR 32 MB Video Card
- Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card
- 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Card
- 17" CRT Display (1024x768)
- Stereo Speaker System
- Mid-Tower ATX Chassis
- 250W Power Supply Unit
- Microsoft IntelliMouse
- 104+ Key Enhanced Keyboard
- Windows Millennium Edition
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| 1999 System Configurations |
| "AMD Tower of Power" Configuration |
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- AMD Athlon 650 MHz Processor
- Asus K7M Slot A ATX Motherboard
- 256 MB System Memory
- 2 x 27.2 GB 5400 RPM Hard Disk
- 40x CD-ROM
- NVidia GeForce 256 32 MB Video Card
- Sound Blaster Live! Value Sound Card
- 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Card
- 19" CRT Display (1024x768)
- 250W Stereo Speaker System
- Mid-Tower ATX Chassis
- 300W Power Supply Unit
- Microsoft IntelliMouse
- Microsoft Natural Keyboard Elite
- Windows 98 Second Edition
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| Average Home System Configuration |
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- Intel Pentium III 500 MHz Processor
- Slot 1 ATX Motherboard
- 128 MB System Memory
- 13.6 GB 5400 RPM Hard Disk
- 40x CD-ROM
- NVidia TNT2 16 MB Video Card
- Sound Blaster AWE64 Sound Card
- 10 Mbps Ethernet Card
- 17" CRT Display (1024x768)
- Stereo Speaker System
- Mid-Tower ATX Chassis
- 250W Power Supply Unit
- Microsoft IntelliMouse
- 104+ Key Enhanced Keyboard
- Windows 98 Second Edition
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| 1998 System Configurations |
| "AMD Tower of Power" Configuration |
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- AMD K6-2 400 MHz Processor
- Asus P5A Super Socket 7 ATX Motherboard
- 128 MB System Memory
- 18.2 GB 5400 RPM Hard Disk
- 40x CD-ROM
- NVidia TNT 16 MB Video Card
- Sound Blaster AWE64 Sound Card
- 10 Mbps Ethernet Card
- 17" CRT Display (1024x768)
- 150W Stereo Speaker System
- Mid-Tower ATX Chassis
- 250W Power Supply Unit
- Microsoft Mouse
- 104+ Key Enhanced Keyboard
- Windows 98
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| Average Home System Configuration |
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- Intel Pentium II 333 MHz Processor
- Slot 1 ATX Motherboard
- 64 MB System Memory
- 8.4 GB 5400 RPM Hard Disk
- 32x CD-ROM
- 8 MB Video Card
- Sound Blaster AWE32 Sound Card
- 57600 Kbps Modem
- 15" CRT Display (1024x768)
- Stereo Speaker System
- Mid-Tower ATX Chassis
- 250W Power Supply Unit
- Generic Pointing Device
- 104+ Key Enhanced Keyboard
- Windows 98
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| 1997 System Configurations |
| "AMD Tower of Power" Configuration |
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- AMD K6 233 MHz Processor
- PCChips M560 Socket 7 AT Motherboard
- 64 MB System Memory
- 6.4 GB 5400 RPM Hard Disk
- 24x CD-ROM
- NVidia Riva-128 4 MB Video Card
- Sound Blaster AWE32 Sound Card
- 10 Mbps Ethernet Card
- 17" CRT Display (1024x768)
- 150W Stereo Speaker System
- Desktop AT Chassis
- 200W Power Supply Unit
- Microsoft Mouse
- 102+ Key Enhanced Keyboard
- Windows 95 OSR 2.1
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| Average Home System Configuration |
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- Intel Pentium 166 MHz Processor
- Socket 7 AT Motherboard
- 32 MB System Memory
- 3.2 GB 5400 RPM Hard Disk
- 24x CD-ROM
- 2 MB Video Card
- Sound Blaster 16 Sound Card
- 28800 Kbps Modem
- 15" CRT Display (800x600)
- Stereo Speaker System
- Mid-Tower AT Chassis
- 200W Power Supply Unit
- Generic Pointing Device
- 102+ Key Enhanced Keyboard
- Windows 95 OSR 2.1
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| 1996 System Configurations |
| "AMD Tower of Power" Configuration |
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- AMD Tower of Power did not yet exist.
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| Average Home System Configuration |
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- Intel Pentium 120 MHz Processor
- Socket 5 AT Motherboard
- 16 MB System Memory
- 1.6 GB 5400 RPM Hard Disk
- 4x CD-ROM
- 1 MB Video Card
- Sound Blaster 16 Sound Card
- 14400 Kbps Modem
- 14" CRT Display (640x480)
- Stereo Speaker System
- Mid-Tower AT Chassis
- 200W Power Supply Unit
- Generic Pointing Device
- 102+ Key Enhanced Keyboard
- Windows 95
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Note: Average Home System Configurations were compiled from that specific year's April edition of "Windows Magazine."
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