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Wow.. heat problems in Vancouver, that's a new one :) We get what, 2 weeks of direct sunshine the entire year? Heh. I also wouldn't bother with a new case or cooler. If you have any airflow obstructions in your case (ie bad wiring etc) clean those up, maybe recheck how you AC7 is sitting on...

I would go with the Asus P5K Deluxe - all the reviews have been positive, it's stable, it OCs the quads better than anything yet. Haven't seen one negative thing about it anywhere. (eg, Review at X-Bit, Hexus) 64-bit compatibility issues center mostly around drivers, which should be available...

Hi You've been getting some great advice already, but a little more can't hurt :) It's fun to help people who actually care - Executive Summary: 1) Q6600 not QX6700 - don't be foolish no matter how much money you have, OC that Q6600 by 10% by pressing a few keys in the BIOS and pretend you...

Ok.. a few interrelated questions for those who know more than I do... As per the poll, should I get a) Q6600 on Jul 22 b) E6850 on Jul 22 or c) 3600+ and AM2 board now and Phenom whenever it's out around Christmas or early next year? This system will be used for a litte (or a lot) of...

That's just the point though... optimizing code is a necessity when resources are scarce - when they're not scarce, you can spend the time you would spend otherwise optimizing code doing other things - ie, a net imporvement in your software. Is there really NOTHING that Vista adds to your...

Just get Vista64 and 4 gigs and be done with it for the next few years. Am I the only one who thinks VISTA using a lot of memory is actually a GOOD thing? As long as it provides at least marginal benefits - more services available more quickly, nicer graphics, and so one - I'm actually happy...

Pricing is what will determine what "tier" it will be measured against, not what was or wasn't theoretically intended. It looks like it will fall between the GTS and GTX in terms of pricing but be much closer to the GTS in performance.. or will it? The benchmarks so far (eg from the INQ) have...

If you live up north, Canada Computers has the GA-P35-DQ6 for.... CDN$170.99 It's not in stock though.. looks like you can still order it though. Who knows, you might get lucky before they realize the mistake :)

1) Many 2x1GB RAM can be had in the $100-$150 range now, just look a little harder on Newegg. Gskill, Geil, there are lots of good brands (because they're all pretty much from the same factories anyway) 2) Definitely go with the E6600, save your money for something else, if you are willing to...

That makes very little sense. Who cares who made your northbridge and southbridge or what your integrated graphics is? An 8600 Ultra sounds sweet on paper until you realize that the 8800GTS 320 basically IS the 8600 Ultra, it won't get any better than that for price/performance for a while to come

If you're really not going to overclock, save yourself the money for the placeholder viedocard and do what number man said. That way, too, if your new 8800 craps out somewhere down the road, you always have the integrated video to fall back on too.

Sure thing. . . . . . . . . Buy an LCD =D

Sub input is optical (?) and speakers have regular speaker wire posts. Anyone else have any input??

I just realised this guy was the OP. That was the point i was making. Waiting for the XTX is waiting 7 months for an 8800GTX with a different badge... <--- This guy is not the OP, this guy is the voice of reason :lol: The OP is me with another 's', which of course must be a sure sign of...

True, true, we just called him stupid, dumb, idiotic, retarded, doorknob... 8)