I had been thinking about building a new computer for a while... after all, we're supposed to help the economy by buying things, right? My current gaming PC is about 2.5 years old. It's been pretty good, but nearly every component has gone through at least one full generational shift since I built it. So, Tony had to go and send me an e-mail about a deal on Newegg and that got going.
Anyway, here are the numbers:
2.66 GHz Intel Core i7 (Quad-Core)
1 GB nVidia GTX 285 graphics card
Honestly, I'd probably be better off with a faster dual-core CPU for now, but I'm banking on games figuring out how to use quad-core more effectively in the future - some already have.
I thought I'd also try one of those fast hard drives - I'll install my games on that so they load more quickly, and everything else will go on the 640GB drive.
Anyway, so much for being cheap. I guess it had to happen eventually.
other than that, not bad. did you know that core i7's work better with RAM in 3s? or was that just luck of the draw?