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By the way, besides the Microcenter deals, are there currently any i2500k combo deals that I'm missing?

Where'd you get that combo at again? :cool:

Well seeing as I don't even know what that is, I'm going to assume I won't miss that. Thanks for the help from both of you.

That board I just posted - is that comparable to the second one Danny recommended? They both have a 3-year warranty, are practically the same price, and the only substantial difference seems to be that one's a P67 and the other is a Z68. But either of those chipsets can adequately overclock a...

Well, I like all black or reds mixed in, but I'm not limited to that. The blues that are present on those MSI's, I'm not a fan of though. I like the way this board looks...

Thanks again for your help. Here's a rather immature question: What's the coolest looking motherboard of quality, within this price range? (Perhaps all black, or red, or something else).

Besides the 2 additional SATA6 ports, I don't see any difference that I'd notice/utilize. Does the latter have better OCing capabilities? Thanks.

Here's the components I currently have: Case: Corsair 600T (White) Ram: GSkill 8GB DDR3 1333 GPU: Sapphire Toxic 6950 SSD: Crucial M4 128GB PSU: Corsair TX750 Here's the components I'm unsure about: Motherboard (MSI?) I really don't need anything special on the motherboard, but I would like...

A post was made in this thread. I saw the thread bumped, checked the post, surfed to newegg, and bam, swiped it up real fast. Couldn't resist ;)

The auto-notify didn't work for me either, but luckily someone on this board made a post about it.

I'm not sure. I don't think they've officially announced anything yet. By the way, I just ate my own words and bought a 6950 Toxic last night (they were in stock for a few hours yesterday!).

You can often see inside the case, and no one wants a pink GFX card with a rainbow sticker displayed to all your friends. Well, unless it's neon pink.

Another option is to wait. From what I hear the 7 series isn't too far off, and the introduction of the 7 series could mean price cuts on the 6 series. But if you need it now, you need it now.

Yes, they told me that I could not upgrade, or even do the premature upgrade (forget what their term was for that), since I was only about 8 months into my contract. I asked them about all available options and they told me that my other only option was to add a new line to get a discounted...

I know this is probably an over-asked and ignorant question, but what is the best way to score a modern cellphone cheap without getting an additional contract/line? After my iphone 4 was stolen, I wound up getting some cheap unlocked Nokia phone as a replacement which turned out to last me no...

So, go with the 6950, but if I can't find it then go with... what? The 6970?

Not familiar with this bios switch thing, I'll have to look into this. Thanks.

I'm currently looking to upgrade from a 280GTX but am a bit unsure as to what to choose. A lot of people seem to be recommending the HD6970 over the 580GTX as people say the 580GTX isn't a good value. I'll be gaming on 1920x1200 and would like to play all the newest games (or at least a good...

True. Why the hell does microcenter almost always have the best prices on computer components?!

Would I have to nail these suckers to the wall, or do they stand upright?

I don't think most of it is irrelevant. I'm very interested in the matter, and you're teaching me, and presumably many others, a lot. Thank you. Room treatments? What sort of room treatments? As for the dimensions, I will post them when I get them.

How many "ways" should I be looking for in a speaker, and what are some materials I should be looking for?

I have a few general questions (which have probably been asked before) that I couldn't find the answers to by searching or googling. 1.) Why is it that computer monitors are able to support higher resolutions (such as 2560x1600 often found on 30" monitors) than televisions? Is it an issue of...

Screw all this chicken shit I've been looking at. I need to get me a pair of these: http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cl.pl?spkrfull&1284104862

Wow, looks to be a neat site. Thanks!

Archmage, I have absolutely no experience building audio components, and I'm not sure I'd be up for building unless the sound was tremendously better than something I could buy pre-built. Thank you again for all the extensive information, but I regret that I cannot even understand half of it...

Wait, this is for creating your own speakers? I hadn't even thought of that.

Thanks, guys. Yeah, my main problem is finding places to try out the speakers. They usually don't have these high-end brands at places like Best Buy, do they? They seem to only be sold at small audio boutiques. You guys are right, though - I'm not going to spring that much money until I have...

Guys, what do you think of this system? Bookshelves*: B&W 685 http://www.listenup.com/B%26W+685-p-685-p-.html *I chose bookshelves because the system will be used in a relatively small room. Subwoofer: SVS PB10-NSD http://www.svsound.com/products-sub-box-10nsd.cfm Receiver: Marantz...

Thanks for all that, Zenshi. I picked $600-800 because it seemed like something doable I could save in a month or two. But again, I am looking for quality, so I'm considering just getting the system piece by piece, no matter how much or how long it takes. That said, I don't want anything...

Wow, what a response. I really appreciate you taking the time to type all of that out. Although I should have added the addendum "for laymen who do not understand the jargon and technical terms" to my question. That said, it's not your responsibility to teach me from the ground up, and I once...

Can you explain what this means?

Yes, well, it doesn't seem as though I have an $800 budget anymore. By the way, I'm really looking for a sub that doesn't have that punchy, childish bass. Haha, again, my technical terms are lacking, but I'm looking for something that delivers a more mature, perhaps smarter, bass. If you can...

Thanks. I'm assuming drivers, both in monitors and subs, have a lot to do with the equation. What materials should I be looking for in drivers, and what size drivers should I be looking for? That sub has a 10” fiberglass/paper composite driver - is that good?

Well, that would be a nice objective to accomplish, but my primary objective is making sure I go, "Wow, that sounds fucking great!". Too much bass I'm not a fan of. I would sacrifice bass for sound clarity (sorry, don't know the technical terms). That's one reason I bought the Phonak Audeo's...

Very well. I'll take your guys' word about Marantz. Marantz >Onkyo. And just to clarify, when you speak about amps, you're specifically talking about the amps that are built into the receivers, right? Will I have to purchase an amp seperately if I get a good Marantz? Yes, I have had the...

Any thoughts on these, guys? They look sweet, and they say the soundstage is amazing. http://www.magnepan.com/model_MMG

Thanks for all the advice. Yes, I consider myself starting out, and I will probably be adding speakers in the future. I don't want small computer speakers, even though the Swans are nice. I want the real thing. So far the SCS-02M's have my eye, and I'm still considering which brand of receiver...

Jesus, how much audio equipment do you have, mate? :D

Yeah, Onkyo was recommended to me, and I see that that is the brand you have also. I'll do some more research on these, but overall Onkyo is a high-quality brand?