You could have the same post count as I did, first if you like have a build prepared for every occasion, and if we traded PC's... with this you can't have fun very often but that changes tomorrow...
X2 4600+ Biostar TA-780g HD3200 Integrated GPU
PQA DDR2 1066 RAM
Coolermaster Centurion 534
Arctic Freezer Pro64
80gb EIDE Drive DVD-RW EIDE Drive Corsair 550vx (either that or a Fortron 450w so I could fit a video card in my budget)
Bolded stuff is what I can buy tomorrow... $150 budget..
Not sure yet, that was originally my plan, but I also planned for a 9150e along with an HD4870 in the future... but I could always get a Corsair 450vx and upgrade later to all 3
Still trying to figure that out to, Is it taboo to ask?
Vernong... a 4870 is supposed to be equal to or > then a 3870x2.. Won't that be just a little bit of a bottleneck?
But congratz, i hope this build blows your mind. lol i thought you would of had this build months ago with that whole "lets get vernon a new computer" thread.