First, let me say thank you, Annisman, for the opportunity, and for your generosity towards the Anandtech community.
The timing for this contest is incredible! Granted, I'm not expecting to win, but I certainly qualify and would love to enter.
1. My current rig (please forgive the mess of wires and dust, I will explain more below):
2. My current rig specs:
Mobo - GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P
CPU - Intel Q9550 2.83 GHz
Video Card - MSI N260GTX-T2D896 OC GeForce
GTX 260
RAM - 8 GB G.Skill DDR2 1066
Case - Antec 900
PSU - Corsair 620W
Hard Drive - 600 GB boot / 1 TB Data
OS - Windows 7 Pro
3. Why I want one of the GTX 670s and what I will do with it:
I will put it in my
NEW rig that is only missing a video card and CPU!
Mobo - ASRock Z75 PRO3
CPU - Intel i5-3570K 3.4 GHz <---- ORDERING NEXT WEEK
Video Card - ????
RAM - 16 GB G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3 1600
Case - Corsair Carbide 300R
PSU - Corsair CX600M 600W
Hard Drive - Kingston 120GB SSD / 2 TB Data x2
OS - Windows 7 Pro
I built my current rig in 2009. My file server started to die last month, so I decided to build a new desktop, and convert my current rig into the new file server / media server. I've been slowly piecing the new rig over the last few weeks, waiting on sales as I gotta save $$$ where I can. Plus, I've been selling a ton of stuff on eBay to raise money for the new build! The most agonizing decision has been the video card, and I've not pulled the trigger for a multitude of reasons (the #1 reason being the cost). The CPU will be ordered next week. As I said above, the timing of this contest is great, and I'm hoping my entry is eligible!
ETA - If I win, the card will be put in the new desktop which will be used for lots of gaming, media conversions, distributed computing, music training (piano, guitar), video watching, etc.
As to why my current desktop has wires hanging out and is dusty - I had to replace a dying case fan, and put a hard drive in from the old server. Since I'm building a new rig, I'm not worried about cable management at this time. However, when it's ready, you can be certain it will look 100% clean when completed.
4. This is one of our cats Maggie and my terrible attempt at humor: