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Originally Posted by KillerGremlin
This is a perfect example of why building a computer sucks. You can only have the latest and greatest for so long.
But if you think this is bad, I have to decide on what type of Laptop I want for college this summer....and I want it to eventually be able to support vista. blah.
I don't know how much better DDR2 will be, I doubt the price/performance will be justifiable right when it comes out. Your machine is pretty sweet, it will be better than a 360 graphics wise. I'd say go for it, upgrade later if you have to. If you're serious about this, then don't think about it for too long, and don't think about the future. You'll be obsolete in a week.
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i dont get what you mean, what is an example of why building a pc sucks? i cant think of anything that sucks about building a pc. you can only have the latest and greatest anything for so long. what is that supposed to mean?
and it wont be obsolete in a week man, i know your exagerating but its not even close if you know anyting about computers. parts come out with newer things all the time, but that doesnt mean thoes newer things are going to do you a single bit of good.
say you have the top of the line gfx card now, and in 2 months a newer one comes out, in all likelyhood that newer one would show you no better performance then the one you currently have, either because its there but you cant notice it because your current already runs the games perfect, or 2 because there are no games out to take full advantage of the newer card. its the same way with all parts.
i personally like having the same computer and only buying an upgrade now and then as opposed to setting the whole console aside and buying an entirely new game console every 4 - 5 years.
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Originally Posted by Professor S
I'm not worried about being obsolete so much as just being able to run the nest few generations of games. I'd like this PC to last at least 5 years or more as a gaming platform.
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it would. the only hitch being DX10, you'd have to upgrade windows. and GFX card if you wanted to take full advantage of Vista's DX10. it would still run the games just fine with thoes card. you might be missing a few things that DX10 can provide tho.
in that sense, it might be a better idea to wait a bit longer for a PC with Vista and DX10 cards. a machine then at the same cost, you'd probably end up with the new AMD chips at a better computer that would last exactly what you want. maybe in 5 years a little GFX update and you'd be good to go again.