CPU:
- the AMD64 3200+ venice core sounds like a good deal, not to mention I have all the overclocking guidance I need for that specific chip
STORAGE:
- I'm thinking somewhere in the range of 500GB, perhaps 2X 250GB external drives to hold the massive amounts of media I've procured over the last few years, plus an internal 120GB for games and apps. I think it'd be cool to have all my DVD's in soft form for rapid selecting and loading, however, I would guess that would require far more than 500 little giggies. Maybe compressing them using the latest codec would produce acceptable results...much testing to come. I find most people to be extremely biased when it comes to hard drive brands, so I may have choose this on based on more solid research. None the less, all biased opinions are greatly appreciated.
DISPLAY:
- Oh sooo important. If I had to buy something RIGHT NOW, it'd be the Dell 2405 24 incher LCD. I've done more research in the last few weeks on this product than I've done on my current VR research project. It's reviews are up and it's price is down, currently sitting at $969 w/free same day shipping through dell, or $899 using a techbargains.com coupon. It's a truly beautiful product, but...I don't think that's the route I'm taking. It seems we're about a month or two away from seeing an influx in 1080i compatible LCD TVs. BenQ is releasing their first 1080i compatible 37" LCD TV with a native resolution of 1920X1200 for $1999 around the end of July. I'll be looking into this, amongst others.
VIDEO:
- Whatever I can get in two months for no more than $350
CASE:
- This thing looks cool
What am I not taking into consideration?
Thoughts? Suggestions?
Anyone know where I can pick up a UMP for a decent price?
