Anyone else thinking of buying a monster rig after Xmas?

[SsSsSsSsSnake]

going on those benchies,if i was tight for money then the i5 is the obvious choice,but im still happy with the i7.

[DoolittleRaider]

What are opinions of best Soundcard and speaker combination?...I'm not a music aficionado. I want best sound for gaming...COD, ROF, COD(the other one)MW3, Battlefield3

Any advice will be appreciated.

[hiro]

I'm going to wait . . . with this game improving, and current stuff only getting cheaper its better. Also the talk of the sequel seems to lend itself to waiting . . .

Originally Posted by robtek

You guys do realize that a monster psu is a waste of
money and energy???
a psu works most effektive at 85 to 90% load.

one would be surprised how many "hardware" issues are related to a PSU that is under powered.

Especially if you've got world class audio / video cards and lots of USB toys

[hc_wolf]

Monster rig... I think mine is just fine. I get an avg of 95 PS peak of 160 and min 75

[pupo162]

Originally Posted by hc_wolf

Monster rig... I think mine is just fine. I get an avg of 95 PS peak of 160 and min 75

you have a monster rig.

[Rattlehead]

No.

I'm content with things as they are.
Maybe when the 7xxx AMD cards come out, I'll be tempted to upgrade the GPU. We'll see.

[tintifaxl]

No new rig for me, albeit maybe a GTX580 as upgrade.

Originally Posted by DoolittleRaider

What are opinions of best Soundcard and speaker combination?...I'm not a music aficionado. I want best sound for gaming...COD, ROF, COD(the other one)MW3, Battlefield3

Any advice will be appreciated.

On-board sound is perfectly fine. The only people that would notice a difference are "music aficionados" with very expensive speakers or headphones. Unless your motherboard is from 1997 you don't have to worry about crappy sound. As for speakers, you need to first determine what you want to pay, then go to a big-box store where they have a lot of models being demoed and give them a listen.