Just ordered!!
GIGABYTE GA-MA790XT-UD4P $139.99
AMD Phenom II X4 955 $245.00
DISCOUNT FOR CPU/MOBO COMBO #186486
-$20.00
OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB DDR3 1333 $59.99 (Cas6 DDR3 for 60 bucks? OKAY!!)
Western Digital WD6401AALS 640GB $74.99
XIGMATEK Dark Knight-S1283V $39.99
Subtotal $539.96
Tax $49.95
UPS Ground $5.99
Order Total $595.90
I'm going to reuse my OCZ PowerStream 520W psu, Lian Li PC-V1200, and my old nvidia 6800GT (only until starcraft II comes out, then I'll buy a 4870 or 4890).
I couldn't decide between a cheapish i7 and a decked out 720BE (since I definitely wanted to go DDR3...I'm still using DDR1) so I went for the middle ground with this 955BE. It also turned out to be part for part exactly what Anandtech recommended in their latest buying guide. Here's a link to the article for those interested.
So many months of research, I'm sort of surprised how easy the decision was all of a sudden with the release of the 955.
GIGABYTE GA-MA790XT-UD4P $139.99
AMD Phenom II X4 955 $245.00
DISCOUNT FOR CPU/MOBO COMBO #186486
-$20.00
OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB DDR3 1333 $59.99 (Cas6 DDR3 for 60 bucks? OKAY!!)
Western Digital WD6401AALS 640GB $74.99
XIGMATEK Dark Knight-S1283V $39.99
Subtotal $539.96
Tax $49.95
UPS Ground $5.99
Order Total $595.90
I'm going to reuse my OCZ PowerStream 520W psu, Lian Li PC-V1200, and my old nvidia 6800GT (only until starcraft II comes out, then I'll buy a 4870 or 4890).
I couldn't decide between a cheapish i7 and a decked out 720BE (since I definitely wanted to go DDR3...I'm still using DDR1) so I went for the middle ground with this 955BE. It also turned out to be part for part exactly what Anandtech recommended in their latest buying guide. Here's a link to the article for those interested.
So many months of research, I'm sort of surprised how easy the decision was all of a sudden with the release of the 955.