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Affordable Modern Graphics Cards
EconolineCrush writes "If graphics cards that cost more than a mortgage payment make your wallet quiver, it's worth checking out ATI's Radeon X700 and NVIDIA's GeForce 6600 series. Both are based on cut down versions of latest and greatest graphics chips, but at under $200, they sell for a fraction of the price of high-end cards. What's more, these $200 wonders outperform last year's $500 cards, sometimes by embarrassingly large margins. The Tech Report has in-depth reviews of both the GeForce 6600GT and Radeon X700 XT if you're in the market for a next-gen graphics card that's a little more affordable."
Yes but are those graphic cards compatible with a level 6 computer?
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Services aren't that far away either. I live within 30 minutes of two movie theaters and two hospitals (more miles, but short drives).
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> I walk to work each morning and have a 3 minute commute.
Me too. I walk to work each morning and have a 30 second commute, 45 seconds if I pause to put on my Frank-the-dead-bunny slippers. (I have a home office).
But when I did commute to work it was 1 1/2 hours each way.
> Services aren't that far away either. I live within 30 minutes of two movie theaters and two hospitals (more miles, but short drives).
I live within 30 minutes of at least 20 movie theaters and 10 hospitals... But I only ever go to one movie theater and one hospital so I don't know what I gain by being here...
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Living in a small town isn't for everyone. But it sounds like you telecommute, so there's no real reason to live in a large city.
A fine is a tax you pay for doing wrong and a tax is a fine you pay for doing all right.
This is only true if you do nothing but work and your job is 100% secure and satisfying.
If you do expect to spend some of your life doing things outside of work, or if you can concieve of perhaps someday having a different job then the decision is far less polarized. Small towns don't usually have 24 hour chinese food delivery, job opportunities, or a large singles community for dating or marriage opportunities.
I find it curious that you've decided that I'm an "urbanite" simply by trying to drag you a bit closer to a balanced statement. But, if you want, there are plenty of reasons beyond the sampling I chose.
For instance while many can point to housing costs and taxes as aspects of life which are more expensive in large cities, it's also true that salaries for the most part will rise to meet those costs. They have to. All the while, however, there are a multitude of costs we all bear which do not rise to meet the regional cost of living. Thinks like saving for your retirement.
While it's true that my mortgage was really low when I lived in Oneonta, Alabama it was also true that my earning potential was similarly constrained. I never had any trouble making my rent but I can assure you that the years I lived in a small town I was unable to maximize my annual IRA and 401K contributions like I've been able to do since having moved to a larger city.
My mortgage here is a lot more too, but I'm building a lot more equity too. Cars and electronics have a lower "real" cost if you live in a major metro area where incomes and costs are above the national average. Those cool tech toys we all love cost less relatively for me now than they did when I lived in a small town.
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Small towns typically have higher molestation rates though, something to think about if you plan on having kids.
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