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FYI: the EVGA GTX285 'Classified' cards are the only cards currently that you can run 4x SLI with. They have a jumper or something on them which enables them to work together. I'm not going to upgrade for at least another 6 months, current setup is doing me fine By that time i7 should be nice and cheap :>

i will have all ur old stuff shin

Hello Illicit et al
Here is yet another latest release from Intel Core i7 870 cpu
http://www.insidehw.com/Reviews/CPU/Intel-Core-i7-870.html

"instead of north and south bridge, there is one chip" and it is on sicket 1156 and the PCIe slots config is:
x16/ x8/ x4
or if 2 graphics cards goes to x8/ x8/ x4

but the cpu is cheaper and easier to run.
and here is another reviw:
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=362&Itemid=63

This cpu cooler has hybrid T.E.C cooler to help cool the CPU when it gets a bit to hot and has 200 watt of cooling, very large only down side

Hey Iliccit

Here's some stuff on the next gen graphiocs cards.
It is sooooo quiet here at work with Pauline not here
Now how to get rid of her permanently.. hee hee

anyway, have a read:

ATI And Nvidia DirectX 11 Graphics Cards Coming Soon?
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2009/09/your-graphics-card-is-obsolete-again-ati-and-nvidia-directx-11-cards-soon/
ATI’s first, with the RV870-based Radeon HD 5800 series shipping out next month (no surprise, since they were showing it off a couple months ago), while Nvidia’s following with the GT300 series that’ll apparently hit in December

AMD demoed their buzzed-about DirectX 11 graphics processor at the Computex show in Taiwan, offering proof that they’re making progress in getting to market first with their product.
http://www.amd.com/us-en/Corporate/VirtualPressRoom/0,,51_104_543_15944~131424,00.html


Analysis: Microsoft Gives Nvidia A Nod With Windows 7, DirectX 11
http://www.crn.com/hardware/219401050;jsessionid=1SM2ORT3PBDCVQE1GHRSKHWATMY32JVN
In the long run, as is usually the case, the playing field will likely level out a bit as ATI continues to produce compatible GPUs but, for the release of Windows 7, it looks like Nvidia is happily sitting in the front seat.


NVIDIA claims GT300 outperforms ATI 5800 series cards
http://www.atomicmpc.com.au/News/156006,nvidia-claims-gt300-outperforms-ati-5800-series-cards.aspx
NVIDIA have bounced back in the midst of the 5xxx series news to announce that their next series of cards are not going to be based on a redesigned GT200 core, but rather will be based on a completely new core architecture currently codenamed the GT300.
They're claiming that the GT300 has performance significantly higher than anything ATI and their RV870 core can manage, and that if they use two of them in their GX2 arrangement they'll take the top spot again as the fastest graphics card on the planet.

The launch for the GT300 is rumoured for late November, which places it just after the 5xxx series launch. While it's difficult to determine at this stage whether the performance claims are true, or if it's just NVIDIA attempting to take the wind out of ATI's sails, it's going to be interesting to find out who will take top spot - and we'll know for sure by Christmas.

ATI's 5800 series cards detailed
http://www.atomicmpc.com.au/News/154854,atis-5800-series-cards-detailed.aspx
Essential Linkage: ATI's 5-series cards leak.

Thanks daniell looking forward to the release of the Nvidia GT 300 chip. Cant help on getting rid Pauline but tell me how it goes lol.

if you would like to setup a home media center and home theater this is what you would want, note, that a SSD would be the best hdd there. and a blueray optical drive and is also supports HDCP and onboard graphics better than buying a blue ray DVD plyer and it also comes with netwoking

Hello Illicit

Thought you might be interested in this:
Jen-Hsun Shows Off NVIDIA GT300 'Fermi' Architecture
Showcased and first officially announced here at NVIDIA's GPU Technology Conference in San Jose, California by NVIDIA CEO and Co-Founder, Jen-Hsun Huang during his opening keynote speech

We at HardwareZone.com were privileged to be invited for this forward looking tech conference and one of the first things we're going to share with you is the GT300 architecture codenamed Fermi.

We'll leave you with these shots of the card and the chip:-
http://www.hardwarezone.com.au/reviews/view.php?cid=18&id=3026#

HE got 40 k on the GPU and 27 k on the CPU running 3D mark vantage