New system: E6850 or QX6600?

[bullshark]

Well, my dealer doesn't have the mainboard in stock and doesn't know when it'll come in, so look like I'll have to wait an undefinit amount of time as well.

[druid]

The 5250 nvidia one I've got installed now is disgusting.

I'm an nVidia man myself, but anyway... I dunno if the 2d is still the same across the board, but I DO know that the 5000 series of nVidia cards were a TOTAL flop, seriously wouldn't touch them. I think quite a few wise people switched to ATI at that point in the generations.

[xtp]

Well, my dealer doesn't have the mainboard in stock and doesn't know when it'll come in, so look like I'll have to wait an undefinit amount of time as well.

How frustrating.

In NZ we have this cool site.

www.pricespy.co.nz/cat_2.html

Its really helpful when putting a pc together.

[bullshark]

The thing is I have very good rapport with my current PC product dealer. For instance, he handles everything warranty related and labor is free for life when you purchase parts there. So, as an example, if my mainboard were to fry even ten months from now all I would have to do is bring the whole tower back to him and he'd handle everything from getting a replacement to installing it, free of charge. To me, this kind of service is worth paying a few buck more or waiting a little bit to get the exact thing you want.

[VitaminD]

Well, my dealer doesn't have the mainboard in stock and doesn't know when it'll come in, so look like I'll have to wait an undefinit amount of time as well.

How frustrating.

In NZ we have this cool site.

www.pricespy.co.nz/cat_2.html

Its really helpful when putting a pc together.

Those are pretty neat. In the USA we have these www.pricewatch.com http://labs.anandtech.com/index.php and http://www.pricegrabber.com/ among others...