A small update. My ECS MB's 16x PCI slot stopped working all of a sudden this month. I'm now on a Gigabyte EP43-UD3L and have added MS Vista. It overclocks well so I've sped up my processor a bit just for kicks. So far so good. Still no reason to upgrade the core components... yet. 1440x900 has been my sweet spot...since 10/2008.
EVGA Superclocked 8800 GT, 512 MB
Intel Core 2 Duo 8400 @ 3.6 GHz
2 GB DDR2-800 RAM
500 GB Seagate External HD (My 4th one!)
320 GB WD Internal HD SATA (with Windows XP Pro SP3)
320 GB WD Internal HD EIDE (with Windows Vista Enterprise)
Logitech Dual Action controller
Xbox 360 controller
hp w1907 19" monitor
1 year and counting and my 8800+8400 combo is still going strong. My old 80 GB IBM died this month after 7 years of solid use. Its death was slow so data recovery was complete. I won't miss it though--it was extremely loud.
EVGA Superclocked 8800 GT, 512 MB
Intel Core 2 Duo 8400
2 GB DDR2-800 RAM
500 GB Seagate External HD
320 GB WD Internal HD SATA
320 GB WD Internal HD EIDE
Logitech Dual Action controller
Xbox 360 controller
Windows XP Pro SP3
EVGA Superclocked 8800 GT, 512 MB
Intel Core 2 Duo 8400
2 GB DDR2-800 RAM
500 GB Seagate External HD
320 GB WD Internal HD
80 GB IBM Internal HD
Logitech Dual Action controller
Xbox 360 controller
Windows XP Pro SP3
