So after second guessing my decision of upgrading at all due to CPU restrictions, I've decided to go ahead and order the GTX 460. However I decided against the Gainward version with 2GB. I think I was clearly overvaluing the 2GB in graphic memory. I've decided instead to go with a MSI version of the card.
My final decision was a MSI GTX 460 GDD5 OC Cyclone 1GB. Which is an overclocked 1GB version of the 460 card.

I could have gone with a Gainward 1GB version which would have been faster, but I heard it had the tendency to be noisy aswell. I'll be installing the card when I get back to Austria at the beginning of September and will give you some feedback on whether or not the upgrade was worth it or not.

I also have a cool video link of Tekken versus Streetfighter Gameplay. This game should be coming out in 1.5 years time and I'll definetly be purchasing it when it comes out. I've been having a hard time getting people to play Streetfighter with me, because it's a fairly difficult game at first and my edge is pretty big on them. I obviously softplay them, butit isn't enough to keep the action going.
I find Tekken to be slightly more mainstream than Streetfighter (because Capcom didn't bring out a new Streetfighter version for such a long time) so it should be more easy to get people to play with me. For the interim Fifa 11, which is coming out in October will have to suffice in terms of Xbox action. Here's the video link:


I managed to play about 1700 hands of poker yesterday, which is good for me, because I haven't been putting in the volume I would like. I started out running pretty cold, but ended up running hotter than I ran cold and was able to book a small profit of about 1 buy-in. I played a decent (from what I've seen so far) 6-max reg hu at 5/10 and we got into some interesting spots, so that should be interesting to analyze. I hope to get some more action going later today, but I'll be heading out to a grill party with my mother in a bit.

All the best,

Daniell