Computer Q

[kandrathe]

2x XFX Core Edition GS250XYSL4 GeForce GTS 250 512MB 256-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card - ~$220

At that price point, I'd rather have a single 5850 card. Or, if you're devoted to nvidia, a gtx 465. Any specific reason you want the 250 instead of something newer? Seems a bit odd that you're pricing out an i7 and leaving the gpu so lacking.

Yeah, your right. A friend offered to give me a used pair of used SLI cards so I just filled in a pair in the (2x$100) range that looked stable. For new I'd go with a pair of ASUS ENGTX460 1gb or comparable depending on the deals I could get (maybe here locally).

I'd wait on the SSD purchase until January. The new fab factories are online and the next generation of SSD's are swinging by just around the corner... so keep that price in mind, but be flexible on exact model you want. You might get twice as much capacity (and more performance) for the same price within 2 months.

I'm personally interested in the 3rd generation intel ssd's. They've already dropped prices on the 2nd generation a bit, and it'll only drop further as time passes. Looking forward to indilix's 2011 and Sandforce's next generation of ssd's too, but that'll be later.

Thanks. I hate to waste money buying things too early. I can wait a few months on the SSD to see what the market does. I'd like to get it big enough to handle the key OS, and most often used files from whatever I'm playing.