Better to wait until January/February to build a new System?

bidermaier · 15 Nov 2007 at 18:03

Hello guys. I was planing to build a gaming system as soon as i get paid at the end of this month. Actually i have bought already a nice Lian Li case from ocuk
I have been a accommodated mac user for the last two years and i have not followed the PC tech news. But i feel like we are approaching an hardware renovation:
Soon we will have the new 45nn intels, the phenoms, the 790FX chipset, the AM3 socket. Maybe the first geforce 9 series card, the 3870x2 and who knows what else.
Do i have a point or i am just having the usual fear to obsolescence?

Now that the Wii is getting some really good games i think i am alright waiting. What should i do?

Dharok · 15 Nov 2007 at 18:09

Well, it's arguable my friend. By the time the 45nm intels and the phenoms come out, intel will already have what they're doing after that planned and the release dates estimated so it's a neverending circle. You can almost guarantee you can say this exact thing at any time during the year.

I'd say just get the best you can for your money and be happy!

I'm sure a lot of other people would have the same opinion as me also, I've seen it a lot of times before now.

PikKOn · 15 Nov 2007 at 18:43

I heard the 45nm work best with DDR3 RAM so if that is correct you may need to wait till DDR3 prices go down or simply get a high spec DDR2 System with a Quad Core... you might want to stay away from the AMD Platform for a while

Quad Cores will in no doubt drop in price which is when I might invest in one as well as a graphics card. Not sure if nVidia are in the process of making a new chipset though but 8800GTXs will perhaps drop in price after christmas... fingers crossed.

bidermaier · 15 Nov 2007 at 19:14

or simply get a high spec DDR2 System with a Quad Core...

It makes sense but.
I feel like i am late to the Q6600 party and people says that the perryns are not stable enough yet.
If i get a X38 chipset i am spending around £120-£160 on a mobo with an obsolete socket. If i want to upgrade from my future q6600/q9450 i will probably need another mobo. It is like being a AMD user. I now nothing last forever, but if i am spending twice as much as a cheap P35 at least i want to use the mobo with two cpus.
So, why not to get a cheaper mobo with an good old P35? I am interested on xfiring two 3870 or maybe two 3870x2.The problem is that the P35 performance with crossfire leaves a lot to be desired.

Ahh decisions, decisions xD. That is the great thing of the Wii, it is so obviously obsolete that you stop worrying about graphics and performance and you just have fun

Duke · 15 Nov 2007 at 21:14

I'd go for a Q6600 & P35 board. I'm pretty sure the P35 will take the upcoming 45nm chips. There is never a 'right' time to buy.

Chimerical · 15 Nov 2007 at 21:35

I wouldn't say that LGA775 is "obsolete". Nehalem octo-core won't be released until 2009, only Nehalem native quad's will be out at the end of 2008 and even then that process will be extremely slow as usual. Plus there are rumors that Intel's new chip will use Rambus XDR instead or as well as DDR3, so really, it's pointless worrying about CPU futureproofing because the new socket is too far off.

Dougiebabe2003 · 15 Nov 2007 at 21:55

bidermaier said:
It makes sense but.
I feel like i am late to the Q6600 party and people says that the perryns are not stable enough yet.
If i get a X38 chipset i am spending around £120-£160 on a mobo with an obsolete socket. If i want to upgrade from my future q6600/q9450 i will probably need another mobo. It is like being a AMD user. I now nothing last forever, but if i am spending twice as much as a cheap P35 at least i want to use the mobo with two cpus.
So, why not to get a cheaper mobo with an good old P35? I am interested on xfiring two 3870 or maybe two 3870x2.The problem is that the P35 performance with crossfire leaves a lot to be desired.

Ahh decisions, decisions xD. That is the great thing of the Wii, it is so obviously obsolete that you stop worrying about graphics and performance and you just have fun

If I was you I would buy a half decent Mobo with decent O/Cing capabilites which can take the 45nm penryns, then go and buy 2/4gb of DDR2 RAM (depends on how much you want and if you have Vista x64) and an e2140. Overclock the **** of the chip and then buy a penryn in a couple of months time. That will give you the best bet for the min...

I don't see any point in buying a q6600 now unless you really need it... I mean I know the Penryn's are about as fast but with SSE4 and the loooooow power usage what is the point in the Q6600? (Unless you need one right now as I said before.... or really impatient

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Socket 775 will not be 'dead' the end of next year but that is when it hits a dead end and a new socket will be out.

If you need a new PC in a couple of months then chances are you need one now, I just don't think you need to spend hundreds and hundreds atm...