I'm finally getting a new computer. It can't be said I didn't max out what you can do with the P4 era computer. Radeon x850 XT Plat, I think I will miss you most of all. You were truly the best of your era! (or on par with the best, even nvidia peeps give respect to the x850XtPlat)
NewEgg has the order, confirmation recieved, shipping out tomorrow, be here Friday morning.
Processor is a i7-920 with plans to overclock to 3+ghz. 6gig Corsair Dominator 1600 mem.
Mobo is Asus P6T SE. A great mobo with layout that allows for two double-size video cards in sli/crossfire and still have space for a pci-e *and* a pci card. (Creative X-Fi, you are coming with me!) Great for overclocking, well reviewed.
Cougar 1000 AMD certified powersupply. Not to be compared with the lower power models, this is a completely different psu internally and is very good for gaming if it's not DOA. Always go NewEgg just in case.
XFX Radeon 4890 1gig version. At my current resolution the 2gig model is overkill, this will last till I can crossfire one on the cheap, or upgrade when the 5000 series comes out. I'm sticking with Radeon for now, the product line has been really good to me.
And Vista Ultimate 64bit. Because it comes with a coupon from Microsoft for a free copy of Windows 7 Ultimate when it comes out. And Vista Ultimate costs ALOT less than 7 Ultimate, even though the other versions of 7 are cheaper than thier Vista counterparts. Moral of the story, even if you already have Vista Ultimate, it would be cheaper to buy another copy and get the free full upgrade coupon for 7 Ultimate, than to buy 7 Ultimate when it comes out. I think NewEgg also packs in a copy of Windows7RC soI can get started right away!
I already have a 1tb sata drive I got a month or so ago, and a Antec 900 to put it all in. New monitor and another 6gig of memory in a couple months. :-D Oh yeah!