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Good points on the hdd cages. Sounds like I'll check out the 6950 and then if the 560 is anything special, might give that a gander too. Thanks for the help gents!

I'd say about $350 for a card is good. Also, this (6950) fits in an antec 900 case?

Sorry... I've got a Dell 24" that is native @ 1920x1080. I do not need to have settings maxed, just playable around 60FPS if possible.

Hey gang, So I purchased a lightly used (like 4 days old, newly built) system and I'm currently rocking a HD4350 while I wait for the GTX 560 to drop. System wise I've got: Core i5 750 stock/stock heatsink (no plans to OC) 4GB DDR3 1333Mhz (2x2GB) 1TB WD Sata 3 64MB cache drive Antec...

Thanks for the reply. As it turns out, the seem is freezing during installs (both Win7 and Ubuntu) so I'm simply going to sell it off for parts. Once that's gone, I'll be coming back to this forum for some good advice once the SB proc's hit.

Intel always builds in tech to their components of which none of the other competitors can match. In the case of their SSD's, the onboard MC has specifically coded algorithms that keep reading and writing to the memory in check; Meaning, you're not going to have a pre-mature death of your...

bump. Anyone?

Happened to have an older Xeon server drop into my lap today. Specs: Dual-CPU 2.8GHz Nocona Xeon processors w/ 1MB L2 1x2GB DDR2 (PC3200) Video card wise, it's rocking an older 6800GS and a 7300GT. The board is a super micro board that has PCI-E v1.0 so it has the full bandwidth, but I'm...

With these new Celeron (Core 2's) coming out for low budget systems and higher end Q9550, the iX series needs to drop more in price to be able to make it worth while to make the jump.

Throwing in my 2 cents... I just picked up the 1201N which has a Atom N330 (desktop dual core w/ HT) and has the Nvidia ION (9400M) and 4-5 hour battery life. Running around $480 or so on Amazon and quite frankly--- is f'ning kick ass. Use it for light gaming (Steam Source games) and Photoshop...

Any particular brand better over the other?

I know-- Busted old system... needs more memory and probably a better PSU--- but for the sake of saving money--- I'm trying to find the best video card for the system. Basic gameplay includes Source games (CS:S, TF2 etc) maybe Modern Warfare 2 and others, but I'm not expecting great things...

Holy crap-- this thing looks wicked. Very temped to pick one up and to support our local economy :)

Yeah--- hopefully people noticed that. I've got one of these (white 1669 model) w/ 2GB of RAM, 6 cell battery & Win7 RC on it. Love it!

man--- I'm still holding onto hope that this sucker hits $4.99 right before L4D 2 hits. :)