Name: Anonymous 2007-08-20 18:18 ID:jijyhfin
Hullo, i'll keep it short and sweet.
my current rig is the following:
p4 3.0C (800mhz FSB)
intel D875PBZLK motherboard
1gb ram
ATI 9800 PRO AIW
120GB seagate hdd
audigy 2 ZS
with all the new games coming out ... this doesn't even meet the MINIMUM requirements anymore... my goal with my next machine and the ones before it is to upgrade in one go and have it last for a minimum of 4 years without any major ($200+) upgrades...which the machine i'm using now has done perfectly..
is now the time to replace my PC or should i wait for some tech on the horizon that will make it worth the wait?
i priced out the following for around $2300CAD:
Antec P182 ATX Black Mid Tower Case 4X5.25 1X3.5 6X3.5INT No PS Front USB Audio Firewire
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Quad Core Processor LGA775 Kentsfield 2.40GHZ 1066FSB 8MB Retail Box
ASUS P5K Premium WIFI-AP ATX LGA775 P35 2PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 3PCI SATA RAID Sound WLAN 1394 Motherboard
Buffalo Firestix FSX800D2C-K2G 2GB 2X1GB PC2-6400 DDR2-800 CL5-5-5 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory
EVGA E-GEFORCE 8800 Ultra 612MHZ 768MB 2.16GHZ GDDR3 Dual DVI-I HDCP HDTV Out Video Card
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB SATA2 3GB/S 7200RPM 16MB Cache NCQ Hard Drive
Pioneer DVR-212D Black DVD-RW 18X6X18 DVD+RW 18X8X18 DL 10X SATA 2MB OEM DVD Burner No Software
Creative Sound Blaster X-FI Xtreme Audio 24BIT Sound Card 7.1 PCI OEM
Corsair CMPSU-620HX 620W ATX Triple 12V 50A 24PIN ATX Modular Power Supply 120MM Fan 2X PCI-E
Mitsumi FA404M-BK 7-IN-1 Floppy Drive & Flash Reader CF/SM/SD/MMC/MS Black
ATI TV Wonder 650 Theater PCI TV Tuner Card ATSC NTSC HDTV FM
2x Antec 120MM Case Fan 3/4 Pin Adpt DBB Double Ball Bearing 2000RPM 79CFM 29.8DBA
1 Year Parts & 1 Years Labour Limited Warranty On System Components
some questions:
1)should i wait or just go for it now
2)is Quadcore worth it or should i get a higher clocked Duo core (i NEVER overclock)
3)would you change any parts listed above?
4)2GB of DDR2-800 good enough or should i go higher?
5)i need a UPS to go with this, can anyone recommend me one (under $300 preferbly)
my current rig is the following:
p4 3.0C (800mhz FSB)
intel D875PBZLK motherboard
1gb ram
ATI 9800 PRO AIW
120GB seagate hdd
audigy 2 ZS
with all the new games coming out ... this doesn't even meet the MINIMUM requirements anymore... my goal with my next machine and the ones before it is to upgrade in one go and have it last for a minimum of 4 years without any major ($200+) upgrades...which the machine i'm using now has done perfectly..
is now the time to replace my PC or should i wait for some tech on the horizon that will make it worth the wait?
i priced out the following for around $2300CAD:
Antec P182 ATX Black Mid Tower Case 4X5.25 1X3.5 6X3.5INT No PS Front USB Audio Firewire
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Quad Core Processor LGA775 Kentsfield 2.40GHZ 1066FSB 8MB Retail Box
ASUS P5K Premium WIFI-AP ATX LGA775 P35 2PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 3PCI SATA RAID Sound WLAN 1394 Motherboard
Buffalo Firestix FSX800D2C-K2G 2GB 2X1GB PC2-6400 DDR2-800 CL5-5-5 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory
EVGA E-GEFORCE 8800 Ultra 612MHZ 768MB 2.16GHZ GDDR3 Dual DVI-I HDCP HDTV Out Video Card
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB SATA2 3GB/S 7200RPM 16MB Cache NCQ Hard Drive
Pioneer DVR-212D Black DVD-RW 18X6X18 DVD+RW 18X8X18 DL 10X SATA 2MB OEM DVD Burner No Software
Creative Sound Blaster X-FI Xtreme Audio 24BIT Sound Card 7.1 PCI OEM
Corsair CMPSU-620HX 620W ATX Triple 12V 50A 24PIN ATX Modular Power Supply 120MM Fan 2X PCI-E
Mitsumi FA404M-BK 7-IN-1 Floppy Drive & Flash Reader CF/SM/SD/MMC/MS Black
ATI TV Wonder 650 Theater PCI TV Tuner Card ATSC NTSC HDTV FM
2x Antec 120MM Case Fan 3/4 Pin Adpt DBB Double Ball Bearing 2000RPM 79CFM 29.8DBA
1 Year Parts & 1 Years Labour Limited Warranty On System Components
some questions:
1)should i wait or just go for it now
2)is Quadcore worth it or should i get a higher clocked Duo core (i NEVER overclock)
3)would you change any parts listed above?
4)2GB of DDR2-800 good enough or should i go higher?
5)i need a UPS to go with this, can anyone recommend me one (under $300 preferbly)