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I had already changed my mind to the i5 3570K CPU. But is Haswell close? How close? Is there going to be a price-drop on the IBs when they show up? Thanks bassplayer, that's helpful info! -Ben

Awesome, thanks for the info and links Malecoda!

I'm getting ready to upgrade my desktop, and I'm not sure if I need to replace my RAM or not. I use my system both for development and programming as well as high-end gaming. The system I have I built about three years ago, and I used 8GB of DDR3 1600 8-8-8-24- This stuff...

I have been gaming on Win8 since August, and I think it's great. At it's core it's largely just Win7, but some speed improvements particularly on SSD. It's a good OS, it doesn't crash, and has good driver support.

Great points Abula, especially about the Steelseries KB and speaker quality.

Thanks harmattan. Yea, I get the advertising/branding aspect of the pricing. People are always willing to pay more for the name when they shouldn't. I was trying to determine if they offered something that went above and beyond just being the Nike of the laptop world. Is there...

Hello, I've been researching a high-end gaming laptop and I'm narrowing down my choices but I still have outstanding questions about the "premium" brand name laptops versus the Sager or Clevo setups. The price differential is really what is confuses me. I can build a Sager/Clevo model...

I'll second OrangeWolf I have a Lenovo 14" Y480 that I bought about two years ago. Core i5, discrete graphics, and really solid build quality. It was an outlet that I paid only $800 or so for, great deal! If you go outside the Y-series (which is really gaming/multimedia focused) you can save...

Oh that's interesting. I've been lurking those forums but not posting anything yet. Did you just spec one out in that "Alienware Pre-Order" thread and get a response from their Rep? I thought you could only buy one through the Dell.com website...

I know, I know, another "pick the processor for me!" thread. But I've got to ask: I'm buying a gaming laptop and wondering if the price jump to a 2.7 Ghz 3740 over the 2.4 Ghz 3630 is worth it? In actual gaming scenarios is there going to be a noticeable difference? Will I get a longer...

Mythlogic has been the front-runner for me currently, just based on online reviews and my comfort level with their website and build options (they're the only ones that let you build a No-OS system right on their webpage). Malibal or Sager would be other top choices for me. I'm kinda...

Thanks Goku! That's good info, has me vacillating again :) When I decide/commit I'll reply to this post and let everyone know how it goes.

Interesting. I also came across this post from about a month ago, which isn't exactly encouraging: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Update-Radeon-HD-7970M-vs-GeForce-GTX-680M.87744.0.html

Hello Everyone, I'm looking into buying a high-end gaming lapper, and I was wondering about the current state of the 7970m from anyone who's actually using one. Based on what I can read online, it was a tragedy when it came out last year. Performance was good but driver support and...

Hey all, My i7 860 and MSI P55-GD80 are on their way. Is scraping off the gunk on the heatsink and using Arctic Silver still the preferred methodology? Thanks! -Ben