Exactly, Tim, thats what I mean.
Now I can select the mobo (
motherboard) that I want, the processor, the graphic card, the memory, the harddisks, the case, to build the exact machine that I want. I love to build my own computers
And I can upgrade them and repair them myself. Soon I will be going for a Core Extreme (eight cores) when prices go lower, and I'll just need to open the case and replace the processor, as I use the most modern mobos (for 60 euros only! Asus P5K-SE -this one is great!-). Five mins
On my computers I can run Windows (Vista, XP), OSX (Tiger, Leopard) and Linux (Ubuntu), all in the same machine, with no problems at all and with great performance.