Is now the wrong time to buy?

[dokko]

I'm almost there, but i've lost a little bit of confidence in my upgrade after reading a few things.

First off is that there are two new chips just around the corner from AMD & Intel and the last time this happened to me it was the duo core that i missed out on for a 939 setup, i don't want to make the same mistake again.

Although it wont be as bad, i just wonder how the introduction of these chips in the next few months effects prices and market trends.

Also the new 800GT has put the cat amongst the pigeons, and now there is talk of a redesigned GTS & GTX. If so its all going to change about again.

All that plus the fact Vista still isn't settled i'm just wondering if it was worth my while to back off until after xmas, possible end of Jan before upgrading, what do you think?

 

[dokko]

So everyone thinks i'm just being over cautious?

Fair enough, i just got stung big time last time, and i want to get my own back on the market to even things up.

I still think i might wait until the new GPU & CPU are out in force, and people know where they lie in the scheme of things before taking the plunge.

If the new AMDs are near Intel, I might stick with them, i just don't think they will, or if they are, you'll be paying more.

 

[dokko]

I don't think you can go wrong with the Q6600 (go) at the moment tbh.. This will keep you going for a few years yet regardless of what's round the corner. Stick it in a P35 mobo and a 8800GT and you'll still be be flying this time next year and beyond, which is the main thing.

Q6600 go
Gigabyte P35c DS3R
2GB GeiL 6400
8800GT

Is what i'm thinking, the mobo allowing for the new CPU's and DDR3.

Should keep me going, but then i'd need a new PSU & probably Vista to get the best out of it, big money for me for it to be worth nowt 6 months later like this lot.

 

[dokko]

Yeah, it'll still be respectable 6 months from now. It won't be the top of the top-end, so to speak, but it'll still be darn good. You certainly don't NEED Vista. What's your current PSU?

400w Antec.

Its solid, but under powered.

It was my plan to get the mobo/cpu/mem now, and hope the PSU will power that and my 7800GT till after xmas where i'd buy a 8800GT and a new PSU 550w+

 

[dokko]

What spec do you have now? Unless you're running single core with less than 2 gigs of ram and are stuck with AGP I don't see a reason to commit to a major upgrade yet.

3700 SD 939
Epox 9nPa+ SLi
2gb DDR Dual Channel GeiL
BFG 7800GT
XP

Never overclocked.

I suppose i could have a bash at doing that finally, and if it goes **** up i only ruin about £100 worth of stuff rather than £500.

 

[dokko]

If you're interested in playing Crysis at high resolution and with maxed out graphics, don't upgrade yet unless you're happy with 20-35 fps

Is that all that upgrade capable of?



Christ on a mountain bike, maybe i should think of an Sli board just in case i get greedy.

 

[dokko]

Well i'm torn whether i need/want it.

Tbh, 95% of us on here don't NEED the stuff we've want or got, but we all know the craic, it just doesn't work like that.

That aside, i've got a DS (with an R4) which i mainly play on these days, and a 360 with about 10 games which i hardly play.

I've just joined LoveFilm for 3 month for free which enables me to rent 360 games for free, and it looks like my dads bored of his Wii and i might be getting a loan for a few months, and again i can loan from LoveFilm for nothing.

So a wide range of free gaming there.

So probably not since all i really use my PC now for in terms of gaming is FM08, but that would change if i got an upgrade.

 

[dokko]

So a gaming rig would do better with a fast dual core?

Hmmmm.