Recent content by Soyuz

Actually using multi-monitors in SLI mode is only a year old--which is the last time I looked at this. I had hoped things might have changed since then. Either way, I'm not planning to use SLI so it isn't an issue. The only thought was that if I had to have two graphics cards anyways, the...

I'm in complete agreement with you on frame rates. When it comes to FSX, if I could stay >15fps under dense scenery/AI conditions, I would be satisfied. On a related note (to close the loop on SLI)... According to this, SLI still only supports multiple monitors on the "main" card. I'll do...

There goes my plan for ordering parts tonight/tomorrow. It sounds like I still need to do a bit more planning. For me, gaming performance is measured by FSX performance. I don't have any problems with doing more serious overclocking on an i7 CPU--I just have to remember the primary purpose of...

Thanks for the recommendations Markyip1 (and thanks Danny Bui for the case list). The Gigabyte motherboard looks very promising. I will add that to my research list for when I get home. I've had bad experiences with an Asus motherboard and video card in the past so I'll probably steer clear...

Excellent! Thanks for the input. I've never been a fan of 16:9 monitors for work (seems better suited to movie watching), but I didn't realize that the price delta had gotten so big (vs. 16:10). I'll have to go through your suggestions in more detail. I definitely don't want to go larger...

No... Thanks for the input. This is helpful. The speaker set and the video cards were already at the top of my "cut list", I just hadn't found any better alternatives. My worry was driving two 1920x1200 loads from a "lower end" graphics card. I haven't been able to find any good...

Well, I'm not sure just what you think I'm doing, but some of us actually have real jobs. ...and $310 for a 1920x1200 monitor seemed pretty cheap to me. If there are lots out there below $300, I would sure love to know where to find them. Anyone with useful input?

First off, let me say that this is a great forum. I've done a lot of reading and gained quite a bit of valuable insight so far. I'm almost ready to order components, but I'm having some trouble finalizing the list. Any input is greatly appreciated! This machine will be replacing my home PC...