Life is better when you have great friends!
For many years now, I have hosted LAN parties at my house. In the beginning it was throwing any tables together and just gaming it up, and through the years I have obtained enough folding tables for everyone, chairs, 96 switch ports, dedicated server, etc. I usually cook dinner for everyone, and breakfast for those who spend the night.
Last weekend I hosted a LAN, and 20 people attended. Everything was clicking right along, when a friend hushed everyone up, then informed me that they had all thrown hardware or cash together to replace my 5 year old computer with a brand new one!!! Needless to say, I was speechless (and within moments had my old PC un-hooked and was frantically plugging the new one in!)
I wanted to give a heartfelt thank you to everyone who contributed, and to all of those who attend my LAN parties. I always have a blast hosting them, and with my new rig I will have even more fun playing at them. My friends mean a lot to me, and it gives me a warm fuzzy to know I mean a lot to them as well. Thank you all!
For the geeks, here was my goody:
Intel Core 2 Duo (dual 1.86 cores)
2 gigs of DDR2
Geforce 8400GS 256 meg
80 gig SATA drive
ANTEC black tower case and power supply