Pop pop's New Build--Saphalline, you listening?

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It has begun...subject to change depending on mood, price/budget changes, and availability. (PS--I decided not to go too crazy, especially on the graphics subsystems) :D

CPU Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor - Retail

MOBO ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

RAM CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

GRAPHICS EVGA 896-P3-1257-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked Edition 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

CASE COOLER MASTER Storm Sniper SGC-6000-KKN1-GP Black ABS Bezel, SECC Body ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail (You gotta see this case)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119194

PSU SeaSonic M12 SS-700HM 700W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Retail - 5 Year Manufacture direct warranty

HDD 2 Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000HLFS 300GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM - In RAID 0

OPTICAL PLEXTOR Black 6X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-Ray DVD Combo Super Multi Drive Model PX-B310SA SW - Retail

MONITOR Acer H243Hbmid 24" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor

Speakers are to be determined, but I may just use the Klipsh Pro Medias I have now.

Orders of magnitude more powerful than my last build four years ago...and cheaper!

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I forgot the OS. I'll probably dual boot to begin with...either XP Pro 64 or Vista 64 and Windoze 7RC. Depending on what I think of W7, that will likely become the main OS when it's final, if what I've read in many, many reviews is true..

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Depending on what I think of W7, that will likely become the main OS when it's final, if what I've read in many, many reviews is true..

I didn't like XP all that much (it grew on me, over time...kind of like a fungal infection) and I loathe Vista (not quite as much as ME, but there is very little that earns that amount of loathing)...but I like W7...not enough to give up Slackware, but well enough that I wouldn't have any objections to recommending it.

[123456]

That is a great system.

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I got the case today. It took Newegg 24 hours to get it here--free. Amazing.

The customer reviews were spot on--the case is phenomenal in terms of looks (military/alien), airflow (3 obscenely huge 200mm blue LED fans and mounts for two more), ease of access (in seconds you can strip it to a bare metal frame and get to everything from every angle), the plastic parts (mainly drive and expansion fasteners) are delicate, and the instruction pamphlet stinks (but I can figure out wiring and assembly myself).

This is gonna be fun.

MJC--I'm OK with XP Pro. Vista on the other hand IS the number one technological flop in the last decade ((I think that was in an article on ARS). MS should offer a free upgrade to W7 for every dissatisfied customer planet-wide. I'm one. I didn't buy it by choice. I came back from Japan and all my computers were on a ship making their way to customs on the left coast. I wouldn't have any for months. I went into geek withdrawal and went to buy a nice laptop. The ONLY option was Vista. I used it till my stuff arrived. Barely touched it since. When the time comes, I'll probably put W7 on top of it.

I also still have a Linux box...Suse 10.3.