Just ordered...

XtAsY · 19 Nov 2006 at 08:25

well actually, I'd saved up for quite some time and put some money aside every month for the sole purpose of doing an upgrade that would last me for a good few years. Was really just a matter of limiting how much I spent every month and keep the majority of it in the bank, it was rather difficult though mind you

kmistry · 19 Nov 2006 at 09:09

Nice one mate good parts

Im a student as well and do a lot of 3d work in Max and video work, if i could afford it then I would definitely buy what you did! Good luck with your setup, let us know how it goes and give us some benchies

Kiz

ZUTON · 19 Nov 2006 at 09:11

I cannot see the piont getting top of the range Computer Components , a year later its all out of date then you are thinking , i wish i got something else , i maybe wrong , ive had the best and after a year its not

kmistry · 19 Nov 2006 at 09:14

ZUTON said:
I cannot see the piont getting top of the range Computer Components , a year later its all out of date then you are thinking , i wish i got something else , i maybe wrong , ive had the best and after a year its not

Thats always the case with computer components though

I remember when I got my 9800pro the day it came out, it was the bees knees, and then in 3 months the 9800XT came out :rolleyes:

I only just recently upgraded so I would say I made my money's worth!

XtAsY · 19 Nov 2006 at 10:34

i think this says it all really..

"Multi-core computing is the new standard for PC games, and we at Epic are thrilled to see Intel leading the industry forward with Core 2 Extreme. Its four high-performance CPU cores enable a new level of realism in games, with realistic physics simulation, character animation, and other computationally-intensive systems."
- Tim Sweeney, Founder and President, Epic Games

"The introduction of Quad Core processor based PC's allows Remedy to create real next generation games as demonstrated by our "Alan Wake", a psychological action thriller to be published by Microsoft Game Studios. Dividing complex programming tasks into multiple threads is the way to exploit performance that allows us to create more realistic and dynamically generated environments - and thus enjoy fantastic game worlds like never before."
- Markus Maki, Development Director & co-founder, Remedy Entertainment

"Gas Powered Games has had the opportunity with our Supreme Commander title to be on the leading edge of working with Intel's Quad Core. The performance and experience enhancements we've seen implementing our multi-threaded architecture on Intel's multi-core systems has shown us that these technologies will represent the minimum bar for the future of advanced gaming."
- Kent McNall, President, Gas Powered Games Corp

"Gamers are asking for more and more realism and immersion, and this of course requires even more power and speed. To meet their expectations, we optimized our more demanding games for multithreading. In this way, Ubisoft can take full advantage of the architecture of multi core processors such as Intel Core 2 Duo and Intel Core 2 Quad Extreme"
- Vincent Greco, World Wide Production Knowledge Mgr & Technical Coordination, Ubisoft

"Quad-core will change every aspect of PC gaming. It will change how we create our games, how we provision our service, and how we design our games. The scalability we've seen in graphics over the last few years will now extend to physics, AI, animation, and all the systems which are critical to moving beyond the era of pretty but dumb games."
- Gabe Newell, president and co-founder of Valve.

ReeceKB · 19 Nov 2006 at 12:15

ZUTON said:
I cannot see the piont getting top of the range Computer Components , a year later its all out of date then you are thinking , i wish i got something else , i maybe wrong , ive had the best and after a year its not

True

glenimp617 · 19 Nov 2006 at 12:51

I always buy the best....the trick is to sell it on just before the new stuff comes out when it's still worth a few quid!

Trox · 19 Nov 2006 at 13:04

If you have the cash for it , why not buy it.

Gonna be a sweet rig i bet

maddness · 19 Nov 2006 at 13:25

XtAsY said:
An 8800 GTX along with a Core 2 Quadro QX6700. That was some serious money for me to spend, I'm only a student. I sure hope itll be worth the money. If it don't play UT2007 and Crysis maxed out then I want my money back

well done mate, finally nice to see someone joining the wagon

GazD · 19 Nov 2006 at 15:21

blitz2163 said:
Hes living off smartprice beans and bread for the rest of the yr

LOL, probably just beans for the next four years LOL.

Deyvy · 19 Nov 2006 at 16:39

If he can afford it, why not...

When it comes to computers, I always think u buy what u can afford, the better u buy the longer it will last, before u need to upgrade..

I've not done the maths or looked into it, but I'm guessing that setup wont be obsolete for a lot longer than any of ours? Financially will it work out near enough the same?

Its always fun to try and push the pc to its limits, finding a game/program/app that will make it struggle..At least u can sit back and smile, it'll handle anything u can throw at it..(metaphorically

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Porsche911r101 · 19 Nov 2006 at 17:14

XtAsY said:
i think this says it all really..

"Multi-core computing is the new standard for PC games, and we at Epic are thrilled to see Intel leading the industry forward with Core 2 Extreme. Its four high-performance CPU cores enable a new level of realism in games, with realistic physics simulation, character animation, and other computationally-intensive systems."
- Tim Sweeney, Founder and President, Epic Games

"The introduction of Quad Core processor based PC's allows Remedy to create real next generation games as demonstrated by our "Alan Wake", a psychological action thriller to be published by Microsoft Game Studios. Dividing complex programming tasks into multiple threads is the way to exploit performance that allows us to create more realistic and dynamically generated environments - and thus enjoy fantastic game worlds like never before."
- Markus Maki, Development Director & co-founder, Remedy Entertainment

"Gas Powered Games has had the opportunity with our Supreme Commander title to be on the leading edge of working with Intel's Quad Core. The performance and experience enhancements we've seen implementing our multi-threaded architecture on Intel's multi-core systems has shown us that these technologies will represent the minimum bar for the future of advanced gaming."
- Kent McNall, President, Gas Powered Games Corp

"Gamers are asking for more and more realism and immersion, and this of course requires even more power and speed. To meet their expectations, we optimized our more demanding games for multithreading. In this way, Ubisoft can take full advantage of the architecture of multi core processors such as Intel Core 2 Duo and Intel Core 2 Quad Extreme"
- Vincent Greco, World Wide Production Knowledge Mgr & Technical Coordination, Ubisoft

"Quad-core will change every aspect of PC gaming. It will change how we create our games, how we provision our service, and how we design our games. The scalability we've seen in graphics over the last few years will now extend to physics, AI, animation, and all the systems which are critical to moving beyond the era of pretty but dumb games."
- Gabe Newell, president and co-founder of Valve.

they have said all that, but 8 core will be out in 6 months.

XtAsY · 19 Nov 2006 at 18:53

Porsche911r101 said:
they have said all that, but 8 core will be out in 6 months.

yeh it wouldnt surprise me.. something always better comes out but oh well.. you cant think that way otherwise youd never buy any upgrades would you?! 8 core prob wont be out in 6 months, more likely to be a native quad core solution first.