Thanks for the help! I think I have one last question, what about the FX series of amd CPUs over the phenom? Any major difference?

That all looks good! I should also mention I do not need a copy of Windows either in this purchase, I'll update my original post about it.

Is the difference between the 6770 and 6870 big enough to justify the price?

I'm looking to spend between $500-$650 on a desktop to do some moderate gaming like Company of Heroes, Diablo 3, and Starcraft 2. For this build I do not need a cd/dvd burner, a copy of windows, or a monitor. I also had some questions, is usb 3.0 all that important? Is 8gb of ram the sweet spot now? Also, at this price range is there any chance for it to be somewhat future proof?

For the life of my I cannot figure this out. The volume of anything I that involves flash player comes through really quiet, its at the point where I can barely hear it! All my other sounds play fine, music, videos, anything. Its listening to music or trying to watch any youtube video the volume comes through really quiet. The volume is cranked up 100% on all anything I try and listen to so thats not it. I have tried reinstall flash player multiple times. I just do not know what to do now.

Any help?

What you do you mean by that?

I own a 1.8 ghz duo core laptop with 3gb of ram and an Intel X3100. I know this integrated card sucksbutI can't even play CS 1.6 with more fps than 20 or so. This just can't be right can it? I did all of the tweaks and it barely made a difference. Resolution doesnt make any difference either. Its like something is holding it back. Anyone have any ideas why this is? Thank You!

I have a toshiba l305-s5875 laptop and it has no firewire. I wanted to buy a firewire card for it. I have an open Express 54 slot so could I buy a firewire card for it? I need it for my home recording interface that requires firewire. I have a desktop I could put a card in too but have something mobile I would prefer so I can record in a quieter enviroment (desktop not in a super quiet spot).

Any ideas if this would work and how much it would cost?

Thanks!

I have a toshiba L305-S5875 and the cd/dvd drive will not recognize! I tried burning a cd in Zune software and it says please connect cd/dvd burner. I can't seem to figure it out. I tried the toshiba disc creator software, zune software, and windows media player. I thinking it might be driver related but cant find nothing. Any help?

this may sound like a dumb question but how can i find that out? i know my bios is version 3.0? but how do i know if its compatible?