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I have to say my T60 is pretty questionable compared to my T42. Build quality issues. Cheap plastics that flex. Mouse buttons that started getting stuck in just a week. Memory errors causing a full dump. My T60 still works though after about a year or so but quality is down.

Yeah well, comparing LOTRO to WoW graphically is like apples to potatoes. Blizzard chose the lowest common denominator and used style to design around the severe graphical limitations they chose. LOTRO is a different ballgame. Compare its performance and quality to Oblivion with its "Loading...

Thats another thing worth noting - its a more mature player base. I'm at level 30 and I've only met 2 players I would PK if I could ;) A note on graphics - this engine scales very well. I upgraded from an x850XT to a 8800GTX. The x850XT could handle high res @ 1680x1050 and it looked...

You need a new uncle. That deal is for him - better than what he will get on ebay.

Wow talk about favoritism. The fictional ATi was running at 4xAA in your fictional test while Nvidia was at 2xAA? c what ay did thar?

Yes I definately would not recommend iBuyPower unless you enjoy rebuilding parts of the system and paying $500 for ensuing drama. I did do my part for the public good and posted on resellerratings. However, there is always another knucklehead who thinks he knows better and hits the BUY...

This is all fantastic advise, and you are right in principle. However, I'm not sending it back and I don't need the parts. I have fans up the yazoo I could harvest from my last machine - which has *10* 120mm case fans on a Sunbeam Rheobus (Its a Voyeur Mod case that I wasted $600 on because it...

You think? LOL BTW I placed a resellerratings review. It takes 48 hours to post apparently.

Hey anyone who orders from iBuyPower has to know they are taking a chance, hence my thread title. It doesnt need a title change. On the upside, this machine is rock stable. I've done multiple 10 hour sessions of Lotro at ultra high settings with 4x AA and 8x AF @ 1680 x 1050. Very happy...

Send back what exactly? The whole rig? Its working perfectly with the exception of the Neon crap and 2 fans that don't add much. The big side fan is running, the power supply and 1 rear exhaust fan. So be out of business for a few weeks for that? Plus they would probably just break...

Yeah I could have built it myself. But I'm not sending it back, I'm gaming :) Wasted money lesson learned. I could crucify them on Reseller Ratings but really who hasnt? Won't make a difference. There is always some dummy out there (*cough*) that will buy one anyway LOL

OK, it showed up and I'm typing this on it. First the good - its fast. Its pretty. Now the bad, lots of bad.... 1. The videocard was not screwed in (ever) and was bouncing around inside the case. NICE. 2. There was some other useless AirCruiser pci card bouncing around in there too...

I love all the dire predictions. In the scheme of things I knew it was a bit of a risk and I should have shopped around a bit but also in the scheme of things its only 2K. All components ordered are quality stuff so how much of a loss could this be? $500? Out the labor cost worst case? Have...

Laziness DOES come at a price. Frankly, building PC's isnt all that fun. Installing the OS, SATA drivers for Raptors, planning and agonizing over every last part. Plus, if I start down the build path I'll spend MORE on the PC because I can't help myself. My last PC was $3200 and I built it.

I probably would have gone with DigitalStorm but they had too narrow a MB selection and the case was lackluster. I do know a few folks who have purchased from iBuyPower without issue.

Yup that is a horror story. I've learned my lesson already though even with the build it yourself route. Simpler is better. I have RAID 0 now, two raptors. Its treated me well for 4 years but occasionally my BIOS resets and I lose my ICHR controller and Promise enables itself. It is a huge...

Even if I run into issues its not that big a deal. Who cares if the warranty is set at invoice? All components will be replaced well before that. I also know how to build a pc so I can solve issues myself if need be - there is no "total loss" scenario.

Define friggin disaster please ;)

Closer to 1500 but point taken. My original price list had some Raptors which I failed to account for. Hey no problem I get a free case to hold my games, worth at least $150 :) So I had my first call with them, just to get the transaction number that I forgot to write down. Promptly answered...

Ah yes iBuyPower.... Yup I know the rep but I simply could not resist. Honestly, I think they can do it, I'm optimistic! Recent reseller ratings are fairly positive and they seem to be engaging folks. Frankly, I really could not find another vendor besides AVADirect that had a better...

Thanks for the advise. I'm sure the 775 processors will have legs and nothing is CPU bound. I just want to ensure I'll get a good 4 years out of the box (with one or two vid card upgrades) before the cpu/socket combo forces my hand. AGP really killed me. Its been a bit over 4+ years and...

Thats even more freakin hilarious!!

Damn. I hate swapping motherboards.

I tried to search but couldnt find a reference. How much longer for the 775? I got burned pretty badly by the AGP conversion to PCIe on my last build and don't want to end up in that boat again. Thoughts? Thanks.

That's freakin hilarious!

That's a Clevo FAQ but... WOW. Thats some serious info there! I think Clevo is on the top of my list now. Thanks a ton for the link.

Comparing apples to apples - I can only find 17"s in the Centrino line: Sager and Vigor (Artorius) 17" 1920x1200 Centrino T7200 2 Gig RAM GO 7950 GTX 100 GB 7200 HD Sager $2214 Vigor $2619 And no paint job on the Vigor! So is it worth the extra $400? No. Clearly the Vigor is...

I have a 22" desktop LCD at that resolution and its acceptable - especially when things are rendered in hardware. My 15.4" in the T60 is 1900x1200. Nice and crisp but way too small for 3D work in my opinion. Resolution isnt everything.

If I understand things - there is no chipset for the Core 2 right now that does SLI which is why all these SLI laptops are AMD? I think the upcoming Alienware is the first Core 2 SLI if I'm not mistaken. I'm not paying for that though.

Just curious what people think on this one. Its about $3200 for: AMD Turion 2.0Ghz 20.1" 1680x1050 LCD 2 Gig DDR2667 7950 GTX 512 I'm looking for a 19" - 20.1" screen since I do alot of 3DMax work. I'm using a IBM T60 now but the small screen is driving me nuts. Price seems far...

I'm only using an x850XT and it works just fine. Even Oblivion is playable.

Thanks for the link, I had read that. The product spec is an interesting doc but I was looking for the users guide to check out RAID setup and bios stuff.

I like to read MB manuals before I buy the board - but Intel hasnt posted their manual like every other manufacturer? That's pretty annoying. Anyone have a link?

Cleary you don't have WD Raptors. Its incredibly annoying!!!!

Why is everyone buying 32 bit Vista? Isnt the writing on the wall for 2 Gigs of RAM? Isnt this the same trap as XP? Considering Gothic 3 streams the entire gameworld into memory - Isnt this really short sighted? I'm about to rebuild and I want 4 gigs. Or am I missing something???

I don't even notice the bleed anymore - at least in gaming. If I watched movies on it though I'd be annoyed. I tried messing with the brightness but gaming was not playable and gamma over DVI didnt seem to make a difference so I'm just living with it myself.

I tried your native res of 1680x1050 on Oblivion with an x850 XT which for Oblivion is a bit faster than your card. It hitched a bit in cities but it was certainly playable. Personally I'd go with medium textures before using interpolation on your Dell - the muddy effect on your image will be...

That's the right answer from an HDTV point of view. It also holds true for PC's. You can send a 1280x1024 image to a 1:1 monitor and it will display the image in the center of the screen with black bars all around. In other words, it only will use 1280x1024 pixels 1 for 1. Its a great...

I read that. Yeah there is an issue with vertical and black levels. I haven't noticed any pixel dance though. For gaming though - its been more than acceptable and the 1:1 mapping helps older games and future proofs the monitor for future games that might crush your video card. I tried a...

Sceptre for the 1:1 mapping. Its a no brainer. Thank me later.