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    Default Re: 11bnth new rig thread, going ibuypower this time...

    Thanks for all the help, I love this place back here.

    I've waited to pull the trigger, had a few bills that needed to be knocked out first but I'm pretty much ready to order now.

    Spino, I was thinking of spending more on the processor than the gpu now since I'm aiming to future proof as much as possible. I figure I know how to put in a video card so I can upgrade that for a few hundred bucks in a year or so from now, but upgrading processor is way above my level. That being said, am I going about the 'future proofing' the right way with this thinking?

    I'd love to pull off a Lemuresque 4-5 year run on this go 'round

    edit: Alright, gonna go with the lower PSU and the 4890 according to Spino's advice (before I hadn't realized the 4890 wasn't tons and tons more) and also the sound card like Xiahou suggests.

    This ought to be how my final order goes

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    Case ( Nzxt Lexa Blackline Gaming Tower Case w/420W Power Supply Blue )
    Case Lighting ( None )
    Power Supply ( 650 Watt -- Corsair CMPSU-650TX Power Supply SLI Ready )
    Processor ( [New !!] Intel Core i7 Processor 920 (4x 2.66GHz/8MB L3 Cache) )
    Processor Cooling ( Certified CPU Fan and Heatsink )
    Motherboard ( Asus P6T Intel X58 Chipset CrossFire and SLI Supported w/7.1 Sound, Triple-Channel DDR3, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, 3-Way SLI PCI-E MB 3-Way SLI )
    Memory ( 6 GB [2 GB X3] DDR3-1333 Triple Memory Module Corsair Value or Major Brand )
    Video Card ( ATI Radeon HD 4890 1GB PCI-Express x16 )
    Video Card Brand ( Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA )
    Hard Drive ( 500 GB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache] )
    2nd Hard Drive ( None )
    External Hard Drives [USB 2.0/eSATA] ( None )
    CD/DVD Drive ( None )
    CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive ( [** Special !!! ***] LG 22X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive Black )
    Sound Card ( Creative Lab Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio )
    Speaker System ( iBUYPOWER 2.1 Channel Stereo Super Bass Subwoofer Speaker System )
    Network Card ( Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100) )
    Last edited by Proletariat; 04-20-2009 at 01:51. Reason: spulling; adding stuff

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