I read Proximon's jbakerlent's and skora's guides... all great, but I am having a tough time putting it all together. Where is money best spent for performance now versus upgrading options later? I have pushed my XPS 400 too far... (with 7950 GT then 9800 GT and now 4 gb RAM even though computer only using 3.25)
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: This week/soon unless good reason to hold off a bit
BUDGET RANGE: 1300 - 1500 after rebates (might be able to push it to 1750 but wife already "concerned")
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, home video editing
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com sounds good open to suggestions though
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
PARTS PREFERENCES: open to any and all suggestions
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe - sounds like not OCing an i7 is silly
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe but prefer to keep it simple now, maybe next upgrade a second card?
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1200 - have 24" samsung currently
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Does not have to be pretty or super quiet, pushing for performance and value
Thanks for all of your help in advance, pretty awesome community here
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: This week/soon unless good reason to hold off a bit
BUDGET RANGE: 1300 - 1500 after rebates (might be able to push it to 1750 but wife already "concerned")
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, home video editing
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com sounds good open to suggestions though
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
PARTS PREFERENCES: open to any and all suggestions
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe - sounds like not OCing an i7 is silly
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe but prefer to keep it simple now, maybe next upgrade a second card?
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1200 - have 24" samsung currently
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Does not have to be pretty or super quiet, pushing for performance and value
Thanks for all of your help in advance, pretty awesome community here