When to buy a new system?

Xandos · 3 Jan 2009 at 15:01

Hi guys, I've been planning on getting a system for a while now, but whilst the prices dropped slightly after christmas they seem to have risen again.

When would be the best time to buy in your opinion - to get the best deal?

Should I wait a few weeks or a month or two - or is now as good a time as any?

V4NT0M · 3 Jan 2009 at 15:02

Just go for it, no matter when you wait till there's always a better deal just around the corner.

Pav89 · 3 Jan 2009 at 15:06

I'm so wanting to get a new system because I'm having withdrawal symptoms from not building a PC for like 2 years now, as I bought my current main rig for £180, best deal I've got for a new system, but it just screams NOOB on the case tbh.

If you can, go for it now, there's no major hardware revolution coming soon, so just buy buy buy!

OCdude · 3 Jan 2009 at 15:17

The best time to buy is when you can guarantee that nothing better is about to come out

Wiggins · 3 Jan 2009 at 15:19

OCdude said:
The best time to buy is when you can guarantee that nothing better is about to come out

That will be never then.

marlos · 3 Jan 2009 at 15:20

Do it, do it now.

Whappers · 3 Jan 2009 at 15:21

Wiggins said:
That will be never then.

dangerstat · 3 Jan 2009 at 15:22

Truth is that 99.999999% of people wouldn't fully use (bar games) their rigs anyhow, one of the newer intel quads with 4GB of RAM should last you aaaagggeeesss. Go buy one

chimaera · 3 Jan 2009 at 15:22

I've come to the realisation that taking future upgrades in mind is a waste of time when buying a new PC, sure if you're a compulsive upgrader it's fine but within 1-2 years i'd expect the architecture to be totally different.

For example i bought my PC 3 years ago and now DDR ram, dual core 939's and AGP graphics cards are more expensive than modern improvements.

New formats are coming out all the time so just go for what's good for the price now.

Glaucus · 3 Jan 2009 at 15:51

There's never a good time to buy. There's always something else around the corner amd teh rise in price is due to the strength of the pound. the pound is not going to rise any time soon.

OCdude · 3 Jan 2009 at 15:53

Wiggins said:
That will be never then.

*claps slowly*

CaptainComedy · 3 Jan 2009 at 17:07

the rule of thumb is 3 years after your current pc.

and dont buy NEW items as the value drops exponentially - your best off getting something that has been out 6 months for many reasons but 3 of the main reasons being:

improved firmware/software release
price drops
a better understanding of which brand is the more dominant.

Viper² · 3 Jan 2009 at 17:07

The best time was 6 months ago.

Ben M · 3 Jan 2009 at 17:08

Right after you learn which forum things should go in.

Spyhop · 3 Jan 2009 at 17:09

Xandos · 3 Jan 2009 at 17:09

dangerstat said:
Truth is that 99.999999% of people wouldn't fully use (bar games) their rigs anyhow, one of the newer intel quads with 4GB of RAM should last you aaaagggeeesss. Go buy one

I'm one of those 0.0000000001%

And I'm not taking the upgrade path or new tech into account so much really, just how terrible the market and prices seem to be lately. I guess it's all about the £ to $ :mad: