Recent content by coukos34

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I prefer ATI for there onboard support of audio over hdmi. Def a deal breaker for me when comparing the two. CUDA is not a big deal to me. To each his own, depends on what u want out of the card

I think you are going way overboard on your mobo. I don't see a reason why you would spend that much being new at building/overclocking. I would however get a WD-640gb hard drive for its better speed. If you need more space just buy another one or get the 1tb. Just my 2 cents

I cant say for sure about your location, but the microcenter near me (MA), had plenty of both C0 and D0 versions. Before I could even ask the sales guy to make sure it was the SLBEJ (D0) version, he asked me which stepping I wanted. Do your self a favor and just go check it out.

You cant read??? "Included Accessories: Intel® designed thermal solution (Fan, Heatsink)" Great deal BTW. $70 cheaper than newegg, plus you can make sure it's a D0 stepping. I got mine from them which made my decision to go i7 a no-brainer. The only downside is that you have to have a...

That's a nice psu but with the SFF case, I really need modular to help fight temps. OCZ seems to have a good prices for modular 80-plus psu's. maybe I'll just return it for the this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341017

Should I upgrade to a 600w instead?

Yea it def is overkill. I figured if I spend a couple hundred bucks now though, I'll be all set for a long time. I guess I just wanted something more future-proof in case my needs or wants change in the future. Thanks for the opinion. Anyone else running an i7 on ~500w?

i7 920 MSI X58M (micro-atx) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130227 OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227365 SAPPHIRE 100258-1GHDMI Radeon HD 4850 1GB 256-bit GDDR3...