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coolazn

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just finnish paying off the last of my student loan and have about 2k saved up.

now should i get a new computer now or wait a little while?


is the 6 core cpu comming out soon?

current setup is

qx6850
2gb reaper hpc ram ddr2
8800gts


is it worth it to go get the

new 1600fsb quad core
4870x2 and 8gb of ram?

i should have about another 1k or so and i am planning to buy most parts from ebay to save money.
 
Which monitor/resolution are you using?
Which games/programs are you building this for?
What does the rest of your current build look like? (Be as specific as possible.)

Based on your "current" setup, I would suggest holding off -- all you would need is a few upgrades. However, I would like to know for certain what you have, and what you want to do with this build.
 
A computer lasts 4 years on average, a system like that is 2 years old at most, you've got plenty of use left in it. I suggest you save that money for something else.
 
i have 2 24inch nec lcd i used for animation and editing.

i play usually 1280 resolution on max setting.

far cry 2 and need for speed undercover.

which i like to play on max setting also.


also is vista 64 bit good for running programs? i use maya cinema 4d and a few other apps plus my games. will it run all those programs fine?

herd somewhere that 64bit window doesnt support every 32 bit program.




here is the whole setup

2x LCD-- nec 24inch 1920 x 1200 lcd
CPU-- QX6850
RAM-- OCZ DDR2 800 2GB HPC REAPER
VIDEO CARD--EVGA 8800GTS
DVD DRIVE-- LG BURNER
CASE-- ALIENWARE CASE
COOLING-- ZALMAN CPU COPPER FAN
PSU-- 600WATT OCZ
SPEAKER-- Logitech Z 5500
Keyboard-- Logitech DINOVO and G9 mouse



i plan to save some money and pig out on a new computer as i dont have to worrie about paying back the government.


but i can also wait a few months as i dont have anthign to buy and i play a few single player computer games and the usual arcade




How much do you think i can sell this computer for?
 
What motherboard are you using? (Is it a proprietary Alienware computer?)

Price checks aren't allowed here -- it's against the rules.
 
o.

i have a p35 gigabyte mobo i got for around $140
i bought the case from ebay
 
All you really need is the HD4870X2 and (possibly) 4GB of RAM (if you want to overclock the QX6850, you may want to pick up DDR2 1000 or DDR2 1066 RAM, whichever you could find for less).

It would help us if you could find out which (specific) Gigabyte motherboard (and Zalman HSF) you're using.

You should check and see whether you're able to use all of your programs with Vista x64. If you can't, it may be easier for you to stick with XP Pro x32.

I don't recommend buying items from eBay because it may be hard (if not impossible) to return defective items. Plus, if you buy some of the recently released items (like the HD4870X2), you may not find much of a savings (if at all) compared to, say, NewEgg. (If you want to buy used items, check out the FS/FT forum here.)
 
thx


i guess ill wait it out till some new gear comes out.


my friend says it will cost about 5k for a top of the line computer now and the difference isnt alot.


anyone know when the new cpu will come out?
will far cry 2 use all 4 cores and sli? i rememebr hearing that some top end games like flight sim x use 1 core and 1 video card
 
I don't know what parts your friend was thinking of but you do NOT need $5000 to build a high-end PC these days. You could easily do it for $2000.

Anyway, Intel's Core i7 CPUs aren't due out till November according the latest rumors. However do note that yit will cost roughly $650 for the CPU, RAM and mobo alone. And that's the best case scenario where there is no price gouging. However since this a new PCU release, expect to see price gougin up to $800 to $900 for the Core i7 CPU, RAM and mobo.

As for whether Far Cry can use all 4 cores and scales well with SLI: NO ONE KNOWS FOR SURE. The game hasn't been released yet and the only technical details released so far are it's minimum requirements. However considering that the minimum requirements include a dual-core CPU IIRC, there's a good chance that it might be 4 core aware.
 
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