Glad I stumbled upon this discussion. I too am in the market for a new PC, and my planned components are very similar to what Landiin was going for. However, the only thing I am 100% sure about getting is that 7950 GX2 1GB card. I haven't come accross a single negative thing about it, and it's a great first step into an SLI (like) configuration.
The motherboard is something I too have been going back and forth on. Intel chipset vs. nvidia chipset...I'm really not savvy enough to wade through all the data supporting either types. I did hear that the Intel chipset has more room to OC, but the nvidia chipset boards have better onboard audio. Any truth to these rumors? And Landiin, did you plan to use onboard audio with your new system, or do you have a certain sound card in mind as well?
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