Damn, I need to get my eyes checked, I thought that it was some sound advice :keeporder:
:laughing:

I have cycled through 6 retail 980x's thus far just looking for one that will do 3d at 6GHz+, the seventh arrives thursday. If this was the sarcastic part of the post I would have to differ....I don't think I could have said it any better than patch did in the entire post. To boil it down, if you get a 980x (preferably a B or F batch), a decent gtx480, a RE3 mobo, a cpu and gpu pot and some good ram, you should be good for at least 200-300 global I would think.

Best of luck, and we are always here ready to assist if necessary.:thumbsup:

Fair play, but I was mainly asking how to get started
So, while I know you guys have spent thousands trying to get the good ones
I don't need the good ones (yet), as I'm not aiming for top 10 kinda thing yet
I'd be happy with 100 global points, very happy tbh :P
Cos atm, I have 0.9 globals, and the most powerful thing I have is a 9800GX2 which is in for repair :P
So atm, I have literally no chance of getting any

don't worry i think you already got the wprime tip :D with ln2 sp1m is the next step...

if the cpu doesn't boot..check the socket..for burns :D i just saw one this weekend :D

Would 2000mhz CAS 9 RAM, a gigabyte UD5 and an i5 680es be a decent i5 setup?
Or would it be better to go for a cheaper cpu, such as a 530?

looks good to me, wprime 32 1024 and spi 1m will be great :)

And as far as I'm aware (I have no idea when it comes to intels newer stuff), its a good deal at 200quid (315USD roughly)??
Will see how much it is without the cpu, as there may be someone else who has a 670 for sale. Will check.

Or ofcourse I could get 20 cedarmills and a p5b for the same price. But thats a more limited setup no?

the 530 won't get you any global...unless you find the super cherries that some are doing @ around 6.7ghz with crazy blcks....

i'll be selling my 670 and 680 for half the price if you're interested...

Half what price?
Remember I'm in the UK.

i rember sending sofoklis from greece a gpu pot for only 13$ lol...