Mathieub: FWIW I believe it takes a person of character to be willing to stand for his country enough to join its military. I did not serve (not eligible), but I got to be the son of a United States Marine (and brother of another). [shortrant] It pains me to no end the way our elected parasites now treat the military as their personal playtoys...[/shortrant]
Anyway, I've reached the comfortable (but boring as heck) position of not needing more powerful upgrades to meet my anticipated needs for the foreseeable future. In fact, until/unless I find another decent game (or two), I suspect I'd find a HD7750 adequate most of the time. To that end, although replacing parts for lower power use is generally penny wise and pound foolish, among the systems I already have, I am going to be re-organizing my PCs to use the least power possible. Having given Omega a good opportunity to flex since replacing its 970BE with a FX-8320, I am going to switch to Gypsy for general use for a while and see how it does. I suspect I will indeed find another game to play (a friend suggested one called "Last Chaos") that will be too demanding to enjoy on a HD7750, in which case I'll go back to Phoenix with its HD7870.
I'm also sorely tempted to see how much more Midget can handle.