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Old 2007-03-02, 03:22 PM   #1
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Should I start just looking up best reviewed parts on cnet, newegg, etc?

Should I wait a few month for more cool stuff to come out?

Just get a high level Gateway, Dell and be done with it?

I don't have to have a new compy right now, but I've been itching for something that can kill in the graphics department for a while. My laptop will be my little work-horse computer, I don't even have office suite on this desktop I have now.

There are a couple parts out there that stand out for me like the new Dell 24" LCD and the new X800 video cards.
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Old 2007-03-02, 03:26 PM   #2
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If you are planning on playing video games at all you should wait a little while longer until directX 10 capable hardware matures a bit.
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Old 2007-03-02, 03:28 PM   #3
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^oh.

I also want something that will be able edit webpages with microsoft word.
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Old 2007-03-02, 03:30 PM   #4
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If you are planning on playing video games at all you should wait a little while longer until directX 10 capable hardware matures a bit.
So, roll your own and replace the video card in 5 months?
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Old 2007-03-02, 03:37 PM   #5
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Yeah, I'd wait 6 months or so, at least.
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So, roll your own and replace the video card in 5 months?
That is what I have thought with every PC I have ever bought ... I will just upgrade the CPU or the vid card later, then the socket changes and I am stuck. Like right now, I have a decent PC with an aging vid card and no PCX slots.

My vote is to assume you can upgrade everything except the CPU and Vid card and plan around that.
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In this case, wouldn't it be a fairly safe assumption that there will be good DX10 PCI Xpress x16 vid cards at least for a while?
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In this case, wouldn't it be a fairly safe assumption that there will be good DX10 PCI Xpress x16 vid cards at least for a while?
Yes, but it'll be hard to find a cheap one in the interim while you wait for the good one to become cost effective.

Bah, computer hardware sucks. There is a reason I went software.
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I'll just wait. probably. maybe.
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This is why I almost gave up on PC gaming entirely.
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xbox 360?

that lost planet game looks fun.

But really like the titan questish games more.
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Lost Planet is meh.
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I agree, wait for DX10 to get established if you are all about gaming.

Buying a gaming PC now is kind of like picking a BlueRay or HDDVD player but not quite.
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^oh.

I also want something that will be able edit webpages with microsoft word.
Get something with plenty of storage.
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that lost planet game looks fun.

But really like the titan questish games more.
They're doing Command & Conquer 3 on the 360. . .
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