Recent content by bluehmstr

Keep us posted, I really want to know how this turns out.

What a really neat idea! Do you have software in mind or will you be writing your own? One way to go would be to get any motherboard with a PCIe slot and at least two PCI slots. Use the PCIe slot with some cheap card for your main monitor, and use the other two PCI slots with something like...

Thanks for all the input, esp Slugbait I didn't know about the difference btw the 8600gt and 8600gts with regards to 1080p. The reason I went AMD here is because of the motherboard, which has all the features I want, as well as being very affordable. It has a great sound system, and the IGP...

Anyone want to take a stab? Or is this build truly perfect? I could use any advice you give me.

I'm building a general purpose machine with some light gaming ability -- nothing more taxing than, say, World of Warcraft -- that I'll convert to a dedicated HTPC down the road. I'm aiming for low power consumption and quiet. I have a budget of $1000, and that includes everything: CPU: AMD...

I don't have an SLI rig, and I did see a frame rate jump after installing the X-Fi... but I don't think it was anywhere near 40%. I would say it was closer to 10%, but I didn't measure it :P