GoFuckYourself.com - Adult Webmaster Forum - View Single Post

GatorB · 06-12-2006, 01:47 PM

Me personally I'd hold off if you can. First of all why not wait until Vista comes out so isntead of have to buy and install Vista you can get a system that already has it installed?

Secondly by time Intel will have come out or soon thereafter with it's Core 2 duo line of chips so prices for the CPU you want to put into your system will be less. Cnet said that AMD's Athlon 64 X2 5000+ peforms better than Intel's Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and they recomend holding off getting that until Intel comes out with the Core 2 Duo details.

Also here's what they say about your graphics card.

"The good: Compact design; comparatively affordable; fast; simple Quad SLI design; reasonable power-supply demands.

The bad: Impending DirectX 10 cards will make this card obsolete in short order; ATI is still the current leader with 3D image quality.

The bottom line: Nvidia's GeForce 7950 GX2 should have been an Editors' Choice contender. It brings two graphics processors to a single slot, costs half as much as similarly fast setups, and lays the groundwork for do-it-yourself Quad SLI. But the gap between this chip generation and the next is too close, so we recommend you pass on the 7950 GX2. "

I feel that if you can wait 6-8 months you can get a better system for that same price or the same system for much cheaper because the CPU, graphics card and pehaps even the memory shoudl drop in price. If you are going to get the system why not opt for one of the cheaper graphics cards if you are going to have to upgrade the card in 6 months anyways?

Just my opinion and I'm not any sort of expert.

06-12-2006, 01:47 PM
GatorB The Demon & 12clicks Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: SallyRand is a FAGGOT Posts: 18,208	Me personally I'd hold off if you can. First of all why not wait until Vista comes out so isntead of have to buy and install Vista you can get a system that already has it installed? Secondly by time Intel will have come out or soon thereafter with it's Core 2 duo line of chips so prices for the CPU you want to put into your system will be less. Cnet said that AMD's Athlon 64 X2 5000+ peforms better than Intel's Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and they recomend holding off getting that until Intel comes out with the Core 2 Duo details. Also here's what they say about your graphics card. "The good: Compact design; comparatively affordable; fast; simple Quad SLI design; reasonable power-supply demands. The bad: Impending DirectX 10 cards will make this card obsolete in short order; ATI is still the current leader with 3D image quality. The bottom line: Nvidia's GeForce 7950 GX2 should have been an Editors' Choice contender. It brings two graphics processors to a single slot, costs half as much as similarly fast setups, and lays the groundwork for do-it-yourself Quad SLI. But the gap between this chip generation and the next is too close, so we recommend you pass on the 7950 GX2. " I feel that if you can wait 6-8 months you can get a better system for that same price or the same system for much cheaper because the CPU, graphics card and pehaps even the memory shoudl drop in price. If you are going to get the system why not opt for one of the cheaper graphics cards if you are going to have to upgrade the card in 6 months anyways? Just my opinion and I'm not any sort of expert.