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Odin Eidolon · Jun 13, 2008, 06:54 PM

For the PSU i'd go for a corsair 620, its modular, quiet, reliable, powerful.
I agree you should wait 10 days, prices of the other cards will go down after 48xx came out. And for the mobo would a ABIT ip-35 pro be too expensive? i love that board.

Processor:	e6300 @ 3000, stock Volts
Motherboard:	msi p35 neo2-FIR
Cooling:	HDT-1283
Memory:	2gb tracers 1066 micron d9GMH, cooled by a modded CoolIt Memory Cooler
Video Card:	HIS 4850 ICEQ4
Hard Disk:	WD Caviar 16 320gb WDAAKS + 640gb WDAAKS
Case:	CM RC-690 sligthly modded
PSU:	Bequiet darkpower PRO 850W (say overkill? :D)
Software:	kubuntu 8.10 + Windows XP, soon Windows 7 too

Jun 13, 2008, 06:54 PM	#19
Odin Eidolon Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rockclimbing somewhere in Italy Posts: 818 (0.43/day) Thanks: 395 Thanked 162 Times in 145 Posts System Specs	For the PSU i'd go for a corsair 620, its modular, quiet, reliable, powerful. I agree you should wait 10 days, prices of the other cards will go down after 48xx came out. And for the mobo would a ABIT ip-35 pro be too expensive? i love that board.