[flexium]

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Open every program I use and leave them running for days, game heavily, some video xcoding, avoiding head-fi.

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The PC P&C 610 will be carried over from the previous setup as will a 470. The only parts needed are chip, board, and ram. I'm considering a new heatsink though. Either the Venomous X or the Silver Arrow, depending on the configuration.

Venomous X is a good one. Not sure about Silver Arrow. I strongly recommend Scythe Mugen 2 though. It is works well and is very quiet.
 
Usually I would say the first set up is what I would support. But seeing that you plan to game heavily and open EVERY program you use for days, 6GB of rams would probably help. I still think the CPU is a little bit overkill for what people do with their computer these days.

 

[_Spanky_]

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I am a little surprised that you are OCing and running a pretty powerful video card with only 550-Watt Antec True Power Trio. 

Same here. 2 graphics cards actually

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[furyagain]

Core i7 920 @ 3.65ghz
6gb ddr3
Evga X58 mainboard
Ati 5970 + 5870 tri-fire ( selling them soon, when next gen ati comes  at the end of this year)
Forte 7.1 sound card
western digital black 500gb X2 raid 0
seagate 7200.12 500gb X2
cool master hAF 932 case
 
a year old now,,
need to upgrade it soon

 

[Jodiuh]

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Not sure about Silver Arrow.

 
Here's a pic.
 

 
 
I'm starting to lean to the i5 for the lighter heat output alone.

 

[revolink24]

If price is no object and you're still starting to lean for the i5, I'd say that's a good choice 

 
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I'm starting to lean to the i5 for the lighter heat output alone.

 

[LFF]

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Core i7 920 @ 3.65ghz
6gb ddr3
Evga X58 mainboard
Ati 5970 + 5870 tri-fire ( selling them soon, when next gen ati comes  at the end of this year)
Forte 7.1 sound card
western digital black 500gb X2 raid 0
seagate 7200.12 500gb X2
cool master hAF 932 case
 
a year old now,,
need to upgrade it soon

Upgrade?!? Man, I would love to have the same specs!

 

[manaox2]

I just wanted to add that I upgraded my 6GB OCZ Gold DDR3 1600 kit that I see on a lot of kits around after it needed to be RMA'd for a stick going bad after 6 months to the Mushkin Redline 1600 6GB kit. I set the timing at 6x8x6x20 1T, and its been very rock solid for a month. If you didn't already get the point from the newegg reviews, stay away from the OCZ Gold series. I couldn't be happier with the Mushkin kit.

 

[Jodiuh]

I have had the best luck with g.skill and supertalent. Ocz and corsair have always given me problems. For the same $ u can have a set of mid range xms that can't clock or tighten for crap or some pi or eco that run on less voltage, clock higher, and offer cl breathing room. Ocz's stix are just ugly. :/

BTW: I went the i5 route and picked up a venemous due to its awesome mount and much more reasonable price. Ewiz has it for $53 shipped thru tomorrow if anyone's looking for a good cooler.

 

[mattering]

I might sell my 5870 and get the HD6000 when they come out...but it depends how much performance gain is there lol

 

[brentatent12]

HP HDX 20'' Laptop
 
Processor: C2D @ 2.6Ghz
RAM: 8GB Crucial Memory
HDD1: 120GB OCZ Agility SSD
HDD2: 500GB 7200RPM Hitachi
Graphics: nVidia 8800M GTS (512MB)
Optical Drive: Blu-Ray
Wireless: Bluetooth 2.1 EDR + Intel A/G/N
Other: Hybrid HDTV Tuner and 4 Altec Lancing Speakers + Subwoofer
 
About 2 1/2 years old now...

 

[_Spanky_]

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I have had the best luck with g.skill and supertalent. Ocz and corsair have always given me problems. For the same $ u can have a set of mid range xms that can't clock or tighten for crap or some pi or eco that run on less voltage, clock higher, and offer cl breathing room. Ocz's stix are just ugly. :/

I have to agree, G.Skill is definitely good stuff. I've only had low-end Kingston and Corsair to compare it to. Corsair isn't bad, they RMA real quick. I truly love my G.Skill sticks though, you can see why:
8GB (4x2GB) G.Skill F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK @ 980MHz – Timings: 5-5-4-12 – Voltage: 1.9
 
Although, I disagree on the ugly aspect. I spend more time using my computer than I do looking at it, so performance means more than looks to me.

 

[dirkpitt45]

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I might sell my 5870 and get the HD6000 when they come out...but it depends how much performance gain is there lol

TBH I'd wait for the 7xxx. With AMD dropping the "ATI" name they're also changing the naming scheme. Seems they're also dropping the stream processor count, which could be a sort of test for the 7xxx series. 
 
http://www.tech-forums.net/pc/f62/upcoming-6850-6870-oct-18th-236804/#post1847689

 

[gsilver]

Spec-wise, the 6xxx series doesn't seem worth it, IMO.
 
I went from an X1950 to a 5870, and that was worthwhile. It makes the most sense to buy a new card only when your old one no longer handles the games you want to run with it well, and then get the current mainstream card (yes, I realize that the 5870 is a luxury item compared to the much lower priced yet nearly as fast 5850).
 
I actually tried going Crossfire this generation, but that was too much of a pain. The increased framerates weren't worth the added heat/noise/driver issues.

 

[Andru08]

 
 Apple iMac 27" 2.8GHz Corei7 Quad Core Desktop.
 
  Memory: 8 GB RAM
  Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 4850 @ 512MB RAM
  Displays: Apple 27" LED-Backlit TFT/IPS 2560 x 1440, Samsung 52LNA750 1920 x 1080 @ 24 Hz
  Storage: Hitachi 2TB, OptiArc  DVD-RW, Apple 1TB TimeCapsule
  Connections and Expansion: 1 FireWire 800, 4 USB 2.0, 1 SDCard
  Communications: Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, Gigabit Ethernet, Airport Extreme Wi-Fi 802.11n/a/b/g
  Input Devices: Apple MagicTrackPad, Apple Magic Mouse, Apple Wireless Keyboard
  Other Input Devices: IR Receiver with Apple Aluminum IR remote, built-in iSight webcam  
  Audio: Intel High Definition with S/PIDF Optical Digital Audio Input/Output combo with Line In/Out/HDMI output
 
  HDTV Tuner/DVR: Elgato Eyetv Hybrid
 
  Surround Sound System: Yamaha RX-V3800, Energy Take5 surrounds, Energy C100 front, Energy S10.3 subwoofer
  Other Computers: Apple 2.4GHz Aluminum MacBook,  Apple 2.6GHz Aluminum MacBook Pro, Apple iPad 3G/WiFi 64GB
  Handheld: Apple iPhone 4 64GB, Apple iPod Touch 32GB

 

[mralexosborn]

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 Apple iMac 27" 2.8GHz Corei7 Quad Core Desktop.
 
  Memory: 8 GB RAM
  Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 4850 @ 512MB RAM
  Displays: Apple 27" LED-Backlit TFT/IPS 2560 x 1440, Samsung 52LNA750 1920 x 1080 @ 24 Hz
  Storage: Hitachi 2TB, OptiArc  DVD-RW, Apple 1TB TimeCapsule
  Connections and Expansion: 1 FireWire 800, 4 USB 2.0, 1 SDCard
  Communications: Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, Gigabit Ethernet, Airport Extreme Wi-Fi 802.11n/a/b/g
  Input Devices: Apple MagicTrackPad, Apple Magic Mouse, Apple Wireless Keyboard
  Other Input Devices: IR Receiver with Apple Aluminum IR remote, built-in iSight webcam  
  Audio: Intel High Definition with S/PIDF Optical Digital Audio Input/Output combo with Line In/Out/HDMI output
 
  HDTV Tuner/DVR: Elgato Eyetv Hybrid
 
  Surround Sound System: Yamaha RX-V3800, Energy Take5 surrounds, Energy C100 front, Energy S10.3 subwoofer
  Other Computers: Apple 2.4GHz Aluminum MacBook,  Apple 2.6GHz Aluminum MacBook Pro, Apple iPad 3G/WiFi 64GB
  Handheld: Apple iPhone 4 64GB, Apple iPod Touch 32GB

Get out of here with your nonsense. XD