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View Poll Results: Which shall it be?
Soundcard 8 40.00%
2nd GTX280 7 35.00%
High end CPU water loop 1 5.00%
Gigabyte UD3P (quad oc king board) 1 5.00%
1200watt Silverstone PSU 0 0%
Don't spend anymore on this rig, build a new one 3 15.00%
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Old 01-14-09   #11 (permalink)
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When did I magically get a Rampage board?
Sorry, I quickly glanced at what I thought was your sig rig, but I looked at the post above mine, not yours.

Your 780i could then go into a new rig....
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I'd say get a second gtx 280, I think on buy.com they're very cheap, imo this is the smartest move for your rig, also using your SLi board, and 1gtx280 + Q4ghz < 2gtx280 3ghz,

I would go for second gtx 280! BUT! on this resolution, only on 22" you won't feel ANYTHING, so I'd say, add a screen option to that pool! or if you really really like your screen, just take a soundcard and enjoy your great rig... you can run almost everything smoothly, so DON'T jump on the new i7 you have a lot to wait.
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I'd say a second GTX 280 for maximum performance and a second 22" monitor for surround gaming and to take advantage of the extra graphics power.
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i voted soundcard... i would have to say i LOVE my soundcard to death...
if you don't have a good soundcard you are TOTALLY missing out... playing left 4 dead with X-FI sound card makes a WORLD of difference... plus you can get a good sound card for half what i payed a year and a half ago
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gtx 280

they're cheap now and might be more value than a soundcard if you arent an audiophile
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Simple, just wait and buy the GTX300 dual 40nm when it comes out soon!
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A sound card doesn't cost THAT much and you don't have to be a die hard audophile to be blown off your feet.
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I'd say get a second gtx 280, I think on buy.com they're very cheap, imo this is the smartest move for your rig, also using your SLi board, and 1gtx280 + Q4ghz < 2gtx280 3ghz,

I would go for second gtx 280! BUT! on this resolution, only on 22" you won't feel ANYTHING, so I'd say, add a screen option to that pool! or if you really really like your screen, just take a soundcard and enjoy your great rig... you can run almost everything smoothly, so DON'T jump on the new i7 you have a lot to wait.
I hate i7 with a passion, don't have to worry about me going i7 any time soon.
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Simple, just wait and buy the GTX300 dual 40nm when it comes out soon!
I wish so badly lol, but meh wont ever have the moolah for that. GTX280 @ 420$ was pushing my budget for a single purchase.
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UD3P would be a great board but you really just need a sound card. You will notice a huge difference in games by switching to X-FI or a big difference in music by getting a good 24/96 card. Also think about a headphone amp and some cans.

The other choice would be watercooling.
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I'd say soundcard or GPU (but you would need a larger monitor to take any notice).

Also have you looked into a faster drive or prehaps a Raid array wouldn't go a miss on a system that good.
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