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Based on the latest pricing news, I may look at Ryzen instead of an I7: http://www.forbes.com/sites/antonyleather/2017/02/09/amd-ryzen-prices-revealed-massive-blow-to-intel/#7ca0ade36e7c

I've been using ASUS boards in my personal systems for years. I think my first one was an A78NX (I think). Good stuff, I really appreciate the build quality.

Hmm, not showing in the store at all anymore. You guys must have killed them :P

Since when are we able to start linking to Tom's Hardware?

Finally in stock at Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Carbide-Series-Airflow-CC-9011030-WW/dp/B00D6GINF4?tag=hardfocom-20

Kept the order, it shipped today and will delivered on Monday. Not Amazon speeds, but acceptable!

Great, I just ordered one today. If I don't get some forward movement by Monday, I'll cancel it and wait for Amazon to get it in stock.

The PSU, Enermax makes a product I'd trust to protect the magic smoke in the rest of my components.

I'm looking to move my system to a new case that is MUCH quieter than the generic POS I currently have. So far, I'm torn between these: Thermaltake USA New Soprano http://amzn.com/B009LELIJI or the Corsair Obsidian 550D http://amzn.com/B006L6ZSWC Which one do you guys suggest? The...

No one has any experience with alternative providers of toner?

I need to replace the CYM toner in my HP Laserjet CP1215 and almost crapped myself when I saw the OEM price. The 'remanufactured' or compatibles are much cheaper. Do any of you have a favorite brand for toner? Looking at Amazon I see V4INK, LD, SOL, and a ton of others. Most of them are 2-3...

An alternative to this would be the Monoprice board using the black switches: http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?p_id=9180&seq=1&format=2 - $70 Really good reviews and build quality plus normal layout.

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I've had good luck with Civ IV on my Windows 7/8 tablet. Most other games also work well - if you use a keyboard with them. I'll be trying KOTOR on it shortly - will let you know if it works.

Would love to have a quiet and efficient video card for a change! Combine that with ASUS's well deserved reputation for quality I'm really looking forward to trying this one out.