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about power consumption... 125W TDP is peak, right? i was under the impression that AMD had really done some work with idle power consumption. for many of us on here, that may not be that much of an issue but for the average consumer, that's a huge deal.

building a new rig after xmas
count me in

I would try to hold off putting a lot of money into a new video card until the R600 comes out, or at least engineering samples start to hit the review sites

Count me in!

I'd definitely wait for dx10 cards. DX10 releases with Vista, which is sometime in the first half of 2007 (unless they've pushed it back AGAIN :P). DX10 will not be backwards compatible w/ dx9, although I've read some stuff that says they're going to make some kind of software emulation support, but...

don't buy yet!

wait for the end of next month when conroe releases and existing chip prices hit the floor.

lol that owns dude

i'm getting an apartment next year... wonder if my roommates will be willing to have that much fun

That's hella purdy.

Bleh, didn't see that you already had the cpu.

Anyways, think about that chip as an upgrade! :-p

On the power supply note, I've had good experience w/ Thermaltake. I've used a couple of their CPU hs/fan's and one of their power supplies. They make some quality stuff.

Get a Pentium D 805. Cheaper, dual core, UBER overclocker.

Check out http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/05/10/ ... ghz_cores/ for some info.

mmmm Yonah

I'm in!

This is going to go in an Intel system if Conroe really lives up to the hype, otherwise I'll probably build an AM2 rig.

Hey TGM,
(sorry to jack this post)
Good insight on the ram vs. cpu. I knew this was an issue, but never crunched the numbers or looked them up or whatnot. You're just helping out all us lazy folk :-p, don't feel bad. Keep up the good work!
-Greg

I've used Opera and Firefox. Opera seemed a bit faster, but Firefox's extensions are priceless. The IE--->Firefox transition is also the easiest thing I've ever seen on a computer. FF is pretty much IE that doesn't suck. Oh, when you get Firefox, make sure you get the MouseGestures extension. I can'...

yeah... that pwns.
my high school electronics teahcer would go nuts!
he used to do all the photo negatives and have to try to scale them and blar blar blar.
good find.

Got the new board, works like a charm. I'm still kinda boggled at how the lcd on the laptop would flicker for a while, but the dsub out to a monitor worked fine. I'm guessing maybe due to the lcd's digital sensitivity and dsub being analog, the crt i plugged in cared less about a messed up signal. W...

I've had good experiences with Thermaltake as a brand. I have a 480W power supply from them and a cpu heatsink, both have worked great ever since I've had them. I haven't gotten to play with an SLI system yet, but I'd definitely say you're gonna need a very solid PS to run 2 video cards with stabili...

Oh God... Lotus 1-2-3 LOL. I was a wee child, but I lovingly remember my 2800 baud modem and BBS's. TEXT ADVENTURE GAMES FTW! Legend of the Red Dragon anyone? That might be a long shot though...
Windows?! wtf is that?!

Anyone remember when it was googlegear?

I better get a yes... I'm only 19

Sigur ros is a trip.

For me - Dave Matthews Band, Moe., Tenacious D, 311, Blind Mellon, Dispatch, O.A.R., Raq, Umphrey's Mcgee, Widespread Panic... I could go on for a while lol