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Help spend my money/Next upgrade

DaMulta

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Video Card(s) CrossfireX 2 X HD 4890 1GB OCed to 1000Mhz
Storage SSD 64GB
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Case Using the desk ATM
Audio Device(s) Sucky onboard for now :(
Power Supply 1000W TruePower Quattro
Next Friday will be the next upgrade day. I will have around 300-400USD or so to spend.

Top option: Auzen X-fi Prelude will be around 260USD. I just sold my X-Fi and had to go back to onboard. Which I totaly hate this is my top pick.

2ed option: All out Dander Den water cooling for Video card. D44ve is sending me a block and 175 Watt TEC for my X1950XTX but I will need a pump and rad. for this project. I might do this anyway no matter what on top of any other upgrade.

3ed option: 2ed video card X1950XTX or X1950CF card. Or I might wait and get the x2900XT and use my x1950XTX for physics.(When the driver comes it will work and I will be ready)

4th option: another 2 gigs of 8500 putting me up to 4 gigs and windows Vista 64bit.

5th option: what do you guys think?
 

hat

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Gam'ster

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2nd option, make the most of the TEC that d44ve is sending u be a shame to have it go to waste or underutilized :), then see how much doe u have left for the sound card or get a slightly cheaper sound card to tie u over for now untill u have the money again:),
Sound we can live without ( i know how u feel bout on-board sound though :laugh:) but cooling comes first imo.
Good luck with the up-grade :rockout:

Cheers gam
 

DaMulta

My stars went supernova
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System Name Work in progress
Processor AMD 955---4Ghz
Motherboard MSi GD70
Cooling OcZ Phase/water
Memory Crucial2GB kit (1GBx2), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR3 PC3-16000
Video Card(s) CrossfireX 2 X HD 4890 1GB OCed to 1000Mhz
Storage SSD 64GB
Display(s) Envision 24'' 1920x1200
Case Using the desk ATM
Audio Device(s) Sucky onboard for now :(
Power Supply 1000W TruePower Quattro
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