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Advice Please

SnoozE

SnoozE

SnoozE

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I am specing a machine that needs to last 3 years. I want it to still be a decent performer in 3 years time.

Which will be the better option

E6700 with 2 x 8800GTX in SLI

or

QX6700 with 1 x 8800GTX

SnoozE
 
its cheaper to get just what you need now rather than spending a fortune on what you think you will need in 3yrs.

Do your self a favour


6300
DS3
2 gig DDR2
8800GTX


400 for the mobo combo and a nice fast DX 10 card to go with it.

in a few months quad core will plummit.

and that sytem will be fast enough for anyones needs .
 
It needs to last 3 years because thats how long it will take me to pay it :p

Plus i get 3 years onsite maintenance so if any goes wrong i am guaranteed to keep the machine going....

I try to build the best machine i can at the moment to give myself the best chance of a resonable machine in 2 1/2 years time ;)
 
Its not a work scheme...

I have bought 2 machines from a Manufacturer that i cant name here for obvious reasons....

I use them because there customer support is first class...(and trust me i need good customer support ;) )

I would like to love to spec up and build myself a machine.. but to be perfectly honest i am a lazy b*****d so when it goes wrong its much easier to get on the phone and get somebody else to fix it 4 me
 
well just get the best you can now then.

quad core and sli.

seems a waste though :eek:

Beacause by the time these will be mainstream then there will be new stuff out thats twice as fast and half the price! :eek:
 
If you play games, get the first. If you have a greater interest in encoding video or something equivalent then get the second.

I cant believe games will actually require 4 cores for 'decent performance' even in 3 years time regardless of what intel and alan wake developers might make out.

Moores law says the level of technology doubles every 2 years so those systems are definetly premium now and will be decent even in 3 years, imo
 
SnoozE said:
I am specing a machine that needs to last 3 years. I want it to still be a decent performer in 3 years time.

Which will be the better option

E6700 with 2 x 8800GTX in SLI

or

QX6700 with 1 x 8800GTX

SnoozE
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only thing thats gonna last you for 3 years is either an xbox360 or ps3.
 
My current 3 year old rig is

2.8 P4
X800pro 256mb
1gb ram

ok she is 3 years old but she still got plenty of life in her for the kids

and in 3 years time i will probably do the same again
 
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