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It wasn't pretty, but I managed to cut a rectangle out of the HDD/CD drive bays, so it now fits. I am in love. This thing is chewing through Bad Company 2 at maximum settings with no trouble at all! Even with massive explosions and particle effects, the frame rate stays completely smooth.

Ahahaha Here's a good question for you guys How do I fit a 27.5 cm long card into a space that is only 27 cm long?

Ended up getting a surprisingly cheap 6970 (cheaper than a 570), and I'm looking at single cards only. My case isn't big enough for two cards to work with enough airflow. Thread can be closed, it's served its purpose. Thanks for all the replies :)

The 6970 2GB that Lionheart linked is now on its way. The fact that it was cheaper than a GTX 570 really sealed the deal, as I didn't particularly want to buy an nVidia card (call me a fanboy, but I've had more luck with ATI than nVidia when it comes to reliability and overclocking). I have...

Oh wow, I hadn't noticed that there was such a cheap 6970 in stock! I'm definitely putting this in my cart.

I've finally decided to ditch the 4870, but I'm having difficulty choosing between the GTX 570 and the 6950 2GB, since both look like they'll give me plenty of performance over the next 2-3 years. On the one hand, the 570 outperforms the 6950, but the 6950 can be unlocked to have a 6970 core...

I'll keep a lookout for the F3s, since I probably wont need a super fast 2TB HD. As for resolution, just 1920x1080. I might eventually get another two screens, but that's another story entirely... I'll definitely be grabbing 2x 4GB modules, mainly since overclocking with 2 modules will be...

My primary HD is the 1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200.11. I stopped using the WD since it began acting up under heavy use, now its just additional storage which I'll be replacing with a 2TB HD. As for graphics, I'm not considering crossfire. I'll try and unlock the extra shaders on my 6950 and...

I'll go with 8GB of RAM, but I don't plan on putting a second graphics card in my computer if I can help it. Computers have a tendency to screw up on me, and I don't want to take my chances with crossfire.

So... I finally have some money, AND my computer decides to start acting up. Solution? UPGRADE! Thinking of getting these parts for my gaming/LAN rig: CPU: i5 2500K Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3RB3 P67 RAM: 4 or 8 GB of 1600 MHz (Probably some G.Skill or Corsair brand) Graphics card...

I'm quite happy with my Sidewinder X5, fits my big hands quite nicely. Cheap, too.

This happened on an old laptop of mine, where the connectors to the LCD panel itself started to "go bad". Green/discolored columns started appearing on the screen, I assume it's a similar case to yours. It's possible you could fix it, by cleaning and reconnecting them somehow, but it'd be a...

Just think what other innovative projects they could work on without being restricted by Apple's "walled garden" way of doing things. I'm assuming the mobile Sandy Bridge lineup doesn't have the same issues as the desktop range that had to be recalled? I'm looking into getting a new laptop...

In that case it's only worth it if you can make back the $20. If whoever buys the computer wants to put a better graphics card in it, that's their money to spend.

That was just an example. Same thing happens with my CPU; I could have a perfectly stable overclock with X amounts of voltage, but if I add a little more voltage my score improves remarkably. If your OC is right on the borderline of stable, then just adding a little more voltage can help it...