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That Gateway is a good machine. However, the power supply is limited, so if you decide you want to upgrade your graphics later on, you'll be in a similar boat as you are now. This pre-built machine may be worth a look. The graphics card is much more powerful than the 5750, and the liquid cooling is interesting. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229169&cm_re=cyberpower_pc-_-83-229-169-_-Product Now, while I know I'll sound like a broken record here, I'd suggest investigating the 'do-it-yourself' option. It's not terribly complicated, and seeing as you're tinkering with a Vee Dub, assembling a PC, and getting it up and running will be a piece of cake in comparison. For the same price as that Gateway, you can actually get a considerably more powerful computer. Or, you can get similar specifications for cheaper. For example, I quickly pieced together on newegg.com, an i5-750 system with a 5770 and a 1TB Hard Drive for $914.92; that doesn't include the 90 bucks in rebates. You could save even more money if you go with an AMD platform, which will get you a CPU faster than the Intel i5-750 for cheaper. The benefits of building your own are that you can cherry pick components that are tailored to your use, and you get top shelf components. If problems with components arise, then you are covered by warranties, and you can get support from the manufacturers. A few of us have built systems like siegen, Dodgefan, PurdueGuy, JamesBond and myself, so you'll have plenty of 'local' help if you're willing to build your own.

What machines did you have in mind? Something with an i5-750 will be very, very powerful.

http://www.neoseeker.com/news/11491-enable-sli-on-your-s775-motherboard/ http://www.xdevs.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.30 I'd heard of this a couple months ago, but didn't follow up until today. Normally, nVidia made you use their platforms, which were generally craptacular, or you had to buy an Intel chipset that was licensed by nVidia (extra charge) in order to run their multi graphics card solution SLI. Thanks to this hack, you can actually run SLI on an Intel P45/X48, or even AMD chipsets!

Thanks for the pictures! That is indeed a PCIe x16 slot, so you can add a new GFX card in there. It might be an older version of PCIe x16, but it should be fine. However, your power supply likely won't handle a decent card, so you'd need to upgrade it, if you were to add in a new GFX card. The i5 750 is a great CPU, but it will not work with your computer. The reason is that the i5 series' socket has 1156 pins, whereas your cpu has 775. So they're totally different platforms, and incompatible. ATI's 5750 is one of their midline cards. It's not terribly powerful, but if your needs are more modest, it's pretty good. However, an ATI 4850 is generally equal in power, and can be had much cheaper. The main difference between the 4800 series, and the 5700 series is that the 5700's can run DirectX 11. From what I've seen so far, upgrading for DX11 is not worth it at this time. The 5700's are more power efficient too, but you'd still need to upgrade your power supply, regardless.

Into the Night - Strangeways

Did GM rehire him so they could fire him again in order to get more Facebook hilarity from his daughter? Because that'd be rad.

Promise Land - Giant Great to hear Winger's John Roth get the spotlight. Can't wait for the album!

Happy Birthday!

They did that with their SUV hybrids, and people still ridicule them for it.

The bar must've been pretty low.

Here's mine.

Just thought I'd post this article about Foxconn. They're already well known for being some of the biggest dirtbags in the industry, and here's just one more tick against them. It does make you think twice about America's biggest trading partner, and the fact that Apple users think they're somehow not supporting a giant, 'evil' faceless company. http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Foxconn-Security-Guards-Reuters,9694.html There's also a link to the Reuters article at the bottom of the TomsHardware one.

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You get's a thumbs up.

Your CPU is a 'Socket 775' and there are a lot of motherboards that you can buy that will support it. It IS somewhat limited by a 533MHz Front Side Bus, but that shouldn't be too big of a deal for your purposes. What you can salvage: CPU RAM Hard Drive Optical Drive Media Reader As for your case, you MIGHT be able to re-use it. However, a new motherboard may not fit in it, because the pre-drilled holes in the MoBo may not match with the pre-drilled ones in the case, making attachment impossible. Your best bet is to go with a new, solid, basic case that has good airflow. Reputable brands like Antec, Cooler Master, NZXT, and Thermaltake often have rebates, or combo deals on their cheaper cases. The thing here is that keeping your CPU and buying a new motherboard won't really help you too much, unless we're certain that your current motherboard does not support PCIe x16. You'll want to first open your computer, and look inside at the motherboard. If it has a slot like yellow one, second from the right (as pictured below), then you have other options. If you don't have a PCIe x16 slot, then a new motherboard will likely be desirable in order to upgrade your graphics. However, it'd likely make more sense to just build a new system. If you do have one, then all you would likely need to do is buy a new power supply, and a video card, maybe a stick or two of RAM, and then you'd be OK for a while longer.

http://dailycaller.com/2010/02/17/man-infatuated-with-u-s-vp-breaches-2010-security/ Really? Infatuated?

Bull$h!.

Real tough guy. He got what he deserved. ...And YouTube comments remain a cesspool of idiocy.

It's super easy, especially if the case has a lot of room to work with.

Good luck on the unlock! I'd have gone for a 550 for my system, but I got a sweet deal on the Mobo/CPU that it was worth a few extra dollars to go with the 955. The RAM seems like a good deal, but I'm under the impression the AMD controller doesn't play too well with 1600MHz unless the timings are pretty loose. However, the C3 stepping might have changed that. It's incredible how much computer you can buy these days for a relatively small sum of cash if you shop with AMD.

This is both really hilarious, and really sad at the same time.

I'm actually surprised by the price for what you'd be getting. It's not top of the line, but then it sounds like you don't need it to be. Btw, DF's computer is soooooo Windows 98.

I'll eat pretty much anything except Cheetos. God I hate Cheetos.

If you're willing to shill out some cash, then there's plenty of good deals to be found. Subtotal is $450.95, and then there's $40 worth of rebates too. Keep in mind that a couple of these are combo deals, and may not last more than a few days. But you'll get an idea of what you can get for a reasonable sum of money. The CPU has four cores which Photoshop will love. Throw in your current hard drive and DVD drive, and add a copy of Windows and you'd be good to go. Even if you want to play a modern game, you'll be able to on reasonable settings and resolutions.