It`s that time once again!

[Lissa]

Greetings!

As for having four SATA drives, I don`t need that many, two would suffice. On the topic of video cards, how does two EVGA Nvidia GTX 295 FTW editions grab you? As for RAM, four 2gb sticks of OCZ Gold AMD Edition ddr3 1600 will be going in this beast. All will be bundled with pre-existing hardware in a Raidmax Smilodon. I will be getting a good deal from a guy I know, so this $3000+ machine will only cost me about $2700. He runs a computer upgrade/LAN center type business. I will be using this machine to establish credit for myself via a loan from my bank (Regions). The smallest loan they will give is $3000, so why not built a PC to drool over?

Nomad

Too Expensive for something that will be replaced in 2 years or less. You really don't need that kind of power in your graphics cards. The graphics cards is the one area where you can stand to be a generation or two behind on a new build because you will need to upgrade sooner than anything else in the system. A high end processor and MB will go 3 to 5 years easy (just don't get the absolute bleeding edge). A good sound card will take you 3 to 5 years as well. The hard drives will last a good 5 years from a reputiable manufacter. Unless you really want Blue Ray a DVD isn't going to set you back much and will last a good long time. A good power supply will also go a long time. Cases will last and last and last. So, skimp a little on the video cards, but get top end in the other catagories as the machine, minus video card updates, will last you a good long time before you need to upgrade again.