Thermaltake TR2-R1 / AMD Socket AM2/939/754 / Aluminum / 92mm Fan / CPU Cooler $15.99

Ultra / X-Finity / 500-Watt / ATX / 135mm Fan / SATA-Ready / SLI-Ready / Black / APFC / Power Supply $73.99

Ultra 1024MB PC3200 DDR 400MHz Memory $73.99 x2 (sticks)

Gateway GT5428 Refurbished Intel Desktop PC - Intel Pentium D 935 3.2GHz, 1GB DDR2, 250GB SATA II, D $299

Logitech Z-5300e THX Certified 5.1 280-watt Speaker System $170.99

All from TigerDirect.ca

XFX GeForce 8600 GT XXX Video Card - FREE Company of Heroes PC Game, 256MB DDR3, SLI Ready, PCI Express, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, Video Card

Price: $139.97
Less Rebate: -$20.00

Bought it a couple of weeks ago.

- Samsung 40" Widescreen LCD HDTV (LNS4051D)

Contrast Ratio 4000:1, 12.8 billion colours, 480i/480p, 720p/1080i, 2 HDMI/DVI Inputs, PC VGA Input, Digital Optical Output, 2 A/V (Composite) Inputs, Component Video Input, 2 S-Video Inputs, MP3 Link, and more.

- Samsung Upconverting HDMI DVD Player (DVD-HD860)

upconverts to 720p/1080i, Digital Optical/Coaxial Output, Progressive Scan, Digital Audio Decoder, Component Video Output, Media Playback, S-Video Output and of course a HDMI Output.

- Samsung HT-XQ100 Home Theater

Output power / total 500 Watt, Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II, Component Video Output, Component video output, Composite video output, Digital Optical Input, HDMI Output, and a USB Port.

All for $2998 CDN, just for the TV because the DVD Player and Surround System were thrown in for free.

+ the $350 warranty for the TV, $150 Monster 400 HDMI cable (2M), $120 Monster Ultra Series THX 1000 Fiber Optic Digital Interconnect cable (4ft.), $30 TV charge, and $219 in GST.

Total = $3867.00

Ready for next Gen.

I've been pondering for weeks should I buy one or just buy the Wii on the 19th. So I thought to myself today should I buy one and if I do, I might regret it. But once I saw the review for Gears of War, my second guessing days were over. Jumped in my car and headed for Walmart. I was utterly shocked to find out they didn't have Gears of War. I was irate and I was just about to lose it. So I bought the system (came with GRAW & Arcade unplugged) and picked up Perfect Dark Zero. Plus I was extremely excited that PDZ was only $30 CDN. Plan on buying GoW and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion sometime down the road. Also I finally found the FFXII strategy guide, so I bought that as well. In the end I think I made the right decision and on top of that a hot Walmart chick carried my 360 to the door.

It looks like a very riveting and entertaining system, but is it intricate or intuitive ? Will I regret my decision ?

Can't wait for Halo 3.

My Collection

Getting Batman Begins on Tuesday.