Recent content by darklink28

I have a laptop for my mobile and work stuff, the SFF is supposed to be for gaming only. Definitely consider myself a serious gamer, so I'm going to stick with HD4870. With that amount of room to play with I can probably upgrade a couple of generations later and be fine. O/C wise, I...

Yeah most likely I'm sticking with the 22", for the reasons you mentioned. Plus that screen in particular gets rave reviews and it doesn't come any bigger. Any thoughts on how going with the SFF case might restrict my upgrade options down the road if graphic cards continue increasing in size?

Can I get an alternative for the motherboard? The ASUS P5K-VM seems to have quite a few bad reviews due to "intrusion problems" on Newegg. Don't mind spending a bit more than the ASUS costs since it is the motherboard and all.

This SFF rig looks great. I think this is the route I'll be going, because I can probably take this with me unlike a mid-tower. For OS, I don't have a unused OS license, but I was planning on picking up a OEM copy of Vista 64. RAM is so cheap that I want to be able to go to 8gb RAM if the...

I actually looked at SFF initially but it seemed that I wouldn't be able to find a SFF case that could fit all the components in (including that xigmatek cooler). Do you have any suggestions for that? I'd definitely trying to make it as small as possible. I go to school in Pennsylvania and...

I do have a 360, so that would be an added bonus... The biggest screen I've ever had is 17', so either of the two 22' or 24' would still be a huge increase for me. Nothings set in stone and theres a couple of weeks before I buy anything so I'll definitely consider it atleast. Mostly I'm just...

Cool, E8400 it is. Also, I think I will go with the 300, as I hear the 4870 runs a bit hot.

Thanks for the replies guys. Future proofing is definitely not top priority, I am graduating from college next year and do not think I'll be able to take it with me. So I'll be selling it or it's components by May '09 most likely. Monitor - I've heard great things about this particular...

Hi, new to the forums, first post. I've been meaning to build my first computer for some time now, and I plan on starting soon. Here's my current build, mostly after reading on these forums, Anandtech and Ars Technica. The budget is around $1600 - $2000 starting completely from scratch, and I...