Originally Posted by a2psyklnut
If I were buying a new drivetrain, it would be as follows: Shifters and rear derailleur, X.9, front derailleur (doesn't matter, probably another LX, heck Deore works just fine), XT cassette and a Sram chain again.
Pretty much the exact same setup I would go with, only exception is XT front derailleur. No reason, just a (snobbish) preference. That is if I was going with triggers. However now that I have tried twist shifters I'm sold. No more triggers for me!