Andreas Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 You got a porch and built a house around it? Jochen - what is the top of the line stuff from 12 months ago? All the best Andreas 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Coady Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 You can get a decent gaming machine for under $500 (assuming you have all the extras already: case, monitor, keyboard, hard drive, etc.): AMD 64 3000+ ~ $100 MSI Socket 939 M/B ~ $120 MSI GeForce 6600 VC PCI-E ~ $120 1GB RAM ~ $100 This setup can play most games on high graphics, next-gen FPS on medium. In 2-3 years, or spread over the next couple years, add on more RAM, a newer VC, and a faster processor. With the add-ons/replacements you'll spend another $300-$400. Total cost for a machine that can play most games that will ever grace it's hard drive at high detail for the next 5-6 years: $700-$900. At least, that's my plan anyway. (And it's quiet as well, the lowdest thing is the DVD drive when it's spinning.) -Josh 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParaBellum Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Originally posted by Andreas: Jochen - what is the top of the line stuff from 12 months ago? I'd say something like a AMD 64 4000+, a Gig RAM and an NVIDIA 6800GT. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TargetDrone Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 its allways the same when upgrading the rig... going t he value way and do several upgrades, or going high end and then having your gear degrade slowly through upperclass until it hits middle class where you have to upgrade (at least parts) again? personally i took the dive for some top notch gear, emptied my pockets so robbers would start to weep if they jump me then again, i need the processing power for work anyways, so that 4800+x2 was set in stone anyways.. just the gfx choice was a bit game oriented, but then, who would build a porsche, and then weld some wooden charriot weels to it? at least, now i know i cant do anything dumb anymore with that 2k€ anymore 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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