Built a Fun Computer!

[OtherSyde]

Great info in this thread, and yeah, I think I actually could install Mac OS X on my i5-based machine, albeit with a lot of hacked/heavily-modified device drivers, from what I've gleaned from the tech-head buzz around the internet... So the Mac/PC thing is a totally different argument than it was back when Macs used proprietary 68x and G-series Motorola processors with the wonderful, crash-prone OS Classic. The good ol' days

I figured the beefed-up version of the 560 series would outpace even the Super Super-Clocked 650 series, as it's just a somewhat lower class of chipset even if it's a newer generation.

I'm just looking to get a good, strong, relatively affordable, power-efficient GPU that can push good graphics at modern resolutions; I think the SSC 650 Ti will fit the bill nicely. Rest-assured, it will make me happy; I'm a guy used to playing Crysis and other extremely intensive games on a 3.06GHz Core2 Extreme X9100 (Penryn) with 45nm technology and a GeForce GTX 260M (mobile/laptop version) with 65nm tech and GDDR3 VRAM, on a 1366x768 15" screen. Jumping four generations ahead to a quad-core 22nm Core i5 3.8GHz Ivy Bridge paired with a GeForce 650 Ti with superclocked GDDR5 VRAM on a 1080p monitor is going to warp my mind. I've literally not even seen technology this new in person yet. I'm going to be like a kid in a candy store on Christmas morning, all drooling and bug-eyed. Can't... Wait... ,,,O.O,,,

Oh, I upgraded the keyboard this week to a DeathAdder blue LED-backlit keyboard. Looks snazzy. Waiting on the mouse.