Hey again [H]! I'm inquiring on what options and selection I will be looking at when April '08 comes and I finally have enough cash to put together a new PC! I will want to be spending $850.00 before tax (excluding monitor, keybaord, mouse, etc.) I've been out of the loop for a while and have no clue whats oncoming for the hardware enthusiasts. So [H], please help me choose what will be the best PC in the price-range in 4 months time. Thanks!
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New Build In April '08
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crashthenet44
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Not to sound harsh here, but this thread is kinda pointless till April rolls around. More 45nm parts will be rolled out by Intel. The g92 GTX should be out by then. Who knows what RAM will cost at that time.
Prices for all hardware will be different in 4 months.
My suggestion is to take these next couple of months to do some research. Educate yourself about what state hardware is in now and where it will be going in the first quarter of 08. Then when April rolls around and you're ready to build, put together a list of hardware and post it to get some opinions.
Prices for all hardware will be different in 4 months.
My suggestion is to take these next couple of months to do some research. Educate yourself about what state hardware is in now and where it will be going in the first quarter of 08. Then when April rolls around and you're ready to build, put together a list of hardware and post it to get some opinions.
This is the kind of stuff I was particularily curious about, like which hardware is expected to be hot in the first quarter of '08. I'm anticipating to build a computer faster then my last, but I don't know if $850.00 before tax will cut it, can someone let me know?
My old PC was...
Intel Core 2 Duo e4300 + Thermalright Ultra 120 hsf
EVGA 8800 GTS 640MB
Enermax Liberty 620W
2x1024MB Kingston DDR2-667
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So by April, I'm guessing you could go with...
Core2 Wolfdale or Yorkfield chip (yorkfield is doubtful on that budget though)
Eaglelake mainstream chipset board
2GB DDR2-800, still; DDR3 will still be immature, imo
GTX replacement will be out, but doubtful with that budget; so go with the GT unless something better is out (price/performance)
7200.11 seagate drive
a br or hd burner may be out by then, but doubtful with that budget
probably a c5, c532, c534, or rc-690 case
~500w decent PSU
What size monitor do you have?
Core2 Wolfdale or Yorkfield chip (yorkfield is doubtful on that budget though)
Eaglelake mainstream chipset board
2GB DDR2-800, still; DDR3 will still be immature, imo
GTX replacement will be out, but doubtful with that budget; so go with the GT unless something better is out (price/performance)
7200.11 seagate drive
a br or hd burner may be out by then, but doubtful with that budget
probably a c5, c532, c534, or rc-690 case
~500w decent PSU
What size monitor do you have?