I just bought a computer with a 2.4 ghz quad-core processor, 4 GB of 800 mhz RAM, and a GeForce 8800 GTX, among other things. I.e. you stink. :)

Can't you save a little more money? You're going to need:
A new CPU
A new motherboard
New memory
A new videocard
A new power supply (don't get a shitty one)

EVGA 256-P2-N550 -T2 GeForce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card

CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Desktop Memory

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+(65W) Windsor 2.0GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADO3800CUBOX - Retail

BIOSTAR NF61S Micro AM2 SE Socket AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 uATX AMD Motherboard

Absolute best I can do, but you need a new power supply.
Total $252.47

COOLER MASTER eXtreme RP-500-PCAR 500W Power Supply - Retail $50

$302.47

Just buy a console and change your games.

Coincidentally removing your ability to frequent TRF... just by coincidence, I promise. It'll be hard, but we'll get over it.

And yes, you are much more gay then I. (I'd never go to a movie opening dressed up as a character from said film)

I have about 350-400$ saved up right now, but I'm fixing to transfer from one job to another...and I'm having WoW withdrawal syndrome.

Well, the above configuration will kick the everloving crap out of what you have by a huge scary margin. You should settle your financial situation first (IMO). For $300, though, you'll have room to upgrade any of the parts later and not be stuck in 5yearsagoville.

Nice, shake. Who from/what computer?

I can't decide if some new wheels and tires or a new computer in the 2g range is my next project. Waiting until after this 3 month patrol I'm making and a few more dx10 cards have come out.

Morgan: I may have asked you this before a while back before I decided to save up for a car instead, but as far as single monitor set-ups go, what do you find to be a good size? I've not experimented with any monitors in quite some time as I've been using my 15.4 laptop exclusively for about 2 years. With my new gaming rig I'm thinking between 22 and 24 inch widescreen LCD. It seems like any bigger would be somewhat impractical and unwieldy.

I actually got it from Digital Storm. This computer was under 3k US$, allthough that's without the monitor (I got a 19" widescreen, 2 ms response time, 2000:1 cr).

Digital storm has been pretty good so far. They called me because my 1000W power suply woulden't fit and because they thought I should upgrade my sound card. :P

Very formidable. You can run pretty much any game with damn near maxed out settings with that set up, eh?

The price difference between a 22" and a 24" LCD is staggering. Mind, if you're looking at a high-end 22", it will cost you, too. But there are tonnes of cheaper ones available for pennies, really. And the panels themselves come from the same two or three companies.

24" screens are massive - I checked out the 24" iMac not long ago, and the thing is a monster. You should see their 30" LCD. Unreal... :drool: