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joysofpi   12-30-2008 at 05:39:33 AM

I've decided to upgrade to core i7. I've picked out a motherboard, memory, processor, and heatsink and the total comes out to around $950. The trouble is, I'd like to take advantage of the <no interest for 12-months> deal that newegg has going on, and the minimum purchase for that is $999. Seems a shame to let $50 come between me and an interest free 2009.
I thought about adding a hard drive, but I really don't need a new one.
I already have an X-fi, so a sound card is not really an option either.

Any thoughts on something between $50-$150 that I could add to my order to push it over that edge?

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flyin15sec   12-30-2008 at 05:56:40 AM
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Why not another video, i7 Shines with multi GPU setups.

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mehcrim   12-30-2008 at 12:06:52 PM
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You can never have to much space to store all your stuff on :)

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Scotteq   12-30-2008 at 02:17:21 PM
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(1) Upgrade your proccy, mobo, or RAM to something better than you chose to begin with

(2) Or Why not get a Blu-Ray drive?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827136133


Message edited by Scotteq on 12-30-2008 at 02:18:05 PM
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joysofpi   12-30-2008 at 05:26:54 PM
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I know CES 2009 starts in just over a week... do you think waiting until then would make much of a difference in terms of prices,new releases, etc? Like Nvidia is coming out with some new stuff so it might be good to wait if I go the video card route?

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Scotteq   12-30-2008 at 07:03:51 PM
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Nope

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