Well, I finally caved and decided to build a new gaming rig. My old compter (specs are in an older blog posting) was on its last leg. Blue screen after blue screen and now the old rig's video card was dying: that's what the final straw was that broke the camel's back. Below are the specs of my new rig:
- AMD Phenom II X4 920 2.8ghz quad core Processor
- Gigabyte GA-MA770 ATX Motherboard
- G.Skill 4gb DDR2 1066 memory
- XFX GeForce 9800gtx + 512mb GDDR3 Video Card
- Seagate Barracuda 250gb 7200rpm Hard Drive
- LG Dvd Burner
- OCZ Fatal1ty 550w Modular PSU
- Antec 900 ATX Gaming Computer Case
- Windows Vista Home Premium
- 19'' Gateway widescreen monitor
- 19'' HP widescreen monitor
Well, thats it! I also picked up Dawn of War II, Mass Effect and EVE Online, all of which play beautifully on the new rig.