Vinnie Lei

Both the Q6600 and 9800GTX are consuming pretty much the same, if not more power from the PSU then the parts you're thinking of getting*, so investing in a new one wouldn't make so much of a difference. If I go from a site like Newegg; the following would be a nice upgrade, within budget. Intel Core i7 2600 - $300 Asus P8P67 LE(v3) - $133 Kingston ValueRAM 2x4GB $43 Total: $476 Obviously a similar set can be made with an AMD Phenom II X6 processor, but from personal experience going from such CPU to the i7 2600, the Intel platform wins in performance. Heck, I hardly felt any difference when I originally upgraded from my Q6600 to the AMD Phenom II X6 (1100T). edit; if you settle for an i5 (eg 2500), which is still pretty good, or similarly from the AMD platform, you can squeeze in your beloved SSD with maybe just a margin over the $500 line; since the i5 is around $200. * eg; Q6600 has a TDP of 105, while the i7 2600 has one of 95W and has more clockdown/saving-features.

Mine doesn't need sh*t like that :p nice and standard and it looks cool already.

Well, I swapped cars and finally got something decent to show Specifications: Nissan 100NX 1.6, 1996. 154,600km @ purchase (96,063.9863 miles) 102BHP/75kW (injection) Consumption: ~ 1:12.5, 7.89l/100km *awesome feature; one can take the roofpanels off; awwwyeh.

I'll be as tactful and civil as I possibly can... don't waste my time with your nonsense Crash. I am neither in the mood, or even remotely laughing.

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9001 √1337 * (pl0x+pl0x)2

Seen him do crazy shit before. Awesome stuff.

Glad to see it was a good investment, along with all the others folks. Looks awesome.

Manufacturer: Knight Industries Processor: 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 2600k Memory: 16384MB (16GB) RAM Hard Drive: 90GB OCZ Vertex2, 1TB WD Black, 2TB WD Green, 150GB WD Raptor X. Video Card: Asus (nVidia) MATRIX GTX580 1.5GB Monitor: LG 32LD450 (32.0") + LG Flatron E2240T (21.5") Sound Card: Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional PCI-e Speakers/Headphones: Pioneer VSX-D510 Receiver + 5.1 set Pioneer 80W RMS (8 Ohm) Keyboard: Logitech UltraX Premium (2x) Mouse: Logitech G500 + Logitech B110 Mouse Surface: Steelseries SX Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Motherboard: Asus P8P67 Computer Case: MS-Tech CA-0300 Hornet SE Opticals: LG BH10LS30 Blu-ray recorder (SATA) PSU: Cooler Master Silent Pro M1000 As for Phenom II vs. i7. Both have their right to exist. i7's might perform better, but Phenom II's are not that far behind and performs very well for its lower pricetag.

Peels here!

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Oh hai!

Wooh! Welcome :> and have fun!

Yes it would, it's how I had received mine in 2009 when I met up with Damion, Bunny and Trinity :D