Should I wait for new technology or not bother?

JTS · Dec 10, 2009

Sensi Karate said:
Yeah, I understand that, technology is ever-changing, but if I wait until late 2010/early 2011, I'll have some technology which should last me for awhile without major upgrades.

I don't know about the prices of the 5800 series, but they are pricey here in Australia, $450 for a 5850, $600 for a 5870. >_<

The only problem with waiting is that even though you may have the 'latest tech' - there will be bugger all that supports it for quite a while. By the time it's widely adopted, there are usually several revisions to that tech which bring a whole range of improvements.

Sometimes early adoption can be more trouble than it's worth. SSD's are a prime example. The 2nd-3rd gen drives are much improved over the originals.

If you can wait until after xmas, the prices and availability of the 58xx cards should have improve significantly.

beyond_amusia · Dec 10, 2009

Sensi Karate said:
I wont just beat them, I'll plummet that stupid student into the depth of concrete.

Nice choice with the new Phenom II x4 if your CPU is struggling with those major tasks, but AM3 or AM2+?

LOL!!!!

Well, I got a Phenom X4 9950 atm - My board will support AM2+ and AM3 too - so yeah... don't matter which I suppose.

Sensi Karate · Dec 10, 2009

JTS said:
The only problem with waiting is that even though you may have the 'latest tech' - there will be bugger all that supports it for quite a while. By the time it's widely adopted, there are usually several revisions to that tech which bring a whole range of improvements.

Sometimes early adoption can be more trouble than it's worth. SSD's are a prime example. The 2nd-3rd gen drives are much improved over the originals.

If you can wait until after xmas, the prices and availability of the 58xx cards should have improve significantly.

That was the thing I was worrying about. However I was always going to buy a mobo in 2011 so if it has extras, then I'm fine with that. I will mostly likely get a 58xx card if I don't get one at xmas and they drop in price.

beyond_amusia said:
LOL!!!!

Well, I got a Phenom X4 9950 atm - My board will support AM2+ and AM3 too - so yeah... don't matter which I suppose.

Both seem to be around the $200 mark in Australia, fairly good price for a nice CPU.

Anyone remember?

Sensi Karate said:
I'm also looking for a case to buy within the $0-$300 AUD price range, maybe slightly more. Like said before, mid to full tower case, good amount of fans, able to fit a few HDD and DVD drives and look very nice. Lots of neon lights is a plus.

Also a good oc and crossfire/sli PSU would be helpful.

vega22 · Dec 10, 2009

i was in the same boat not so long back, i decided to get a q9550 and clock the nuts off it. yea newer cpu/mobo would give me some more power but not enought to justify the expense to me atm.

that mobo you have is going to waste not having a q in it m8 they are as good as they get for clocking core2quads

Sensi Karate · Dec 10, 2009

marsey99 said:
i was in the same boat not so long back, i decided to get a q9550 and clock the nuts off it. yea newer cpu/mobo would give me some more power but not enought to justify the expense to me atm.

that mobo you have is going to waste not having a q in it m8 they are as good as they get for clocking core2quads

Yeah, I may get a Quad core, but my E8400 can do fairly well overclocked.

AsRock · Dec 10, 2009

Wait till 2011 at least. Maybe a new v card ( with 1GB ) but that's it but then again if every things running reasonably well why bother upgrading

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