When to upgrade

[PepperBreath]

I'm having problems with my current rig and considering I've had it for a good couple of years I'll be upgrading in the fall.

Is there any particularly new video cards or CPUs coming out around that time that I should look for?

 

[Captante]

Theres always somthing better coming next week/month/quarter so the answer to your question is yes.

As to exactly what hardware you should choose for your new system, get back to us in September.

 

[RayvinAzn]

There's supposed to be a ton of stuff happening in Q3 - Intel is slashing prices and bringing out Penryn, and AMD should have Barcelona off the ground by then. Vista may have a full service pack around that time as well, which will be more than welcome.

 

[TheDrD]

Yeah I was debating with myself if I should build a new rig or wait for this new tech coming out, I should be building my new rig within 3 weeks

 

[PepperBreath]

Originally posted by: RayvinAzn
There's supposed to be a ton of stuff happening in Q3 - Intel is slashing prices and bringing out Penryn, and AMD should have Barcelona off the ground by then. Vista may have a full service pack around that time as well, which will be more than welcome.

Q3 being June, July, August? I can wait that long for a new build.

Any new DX10 videocards?

 

[jzodda]

Originally posted by: TheDrD
Yeah I was debating with myself if I should build a new rig or wait for this new tech coming out, I should be building my new rig within 3 weeks

I did this debate about 3 weeks ago but decided to not wait. My XP2500 and X800 were starting to feel very dated. There is always newer stuff out so unless its a question of waiting a few weeks (I waited for Intel price drops) I would do the update

 

[RayvinAzn]

Originally posted by: PepperBreath

Q3 being June, July, August? I can wait that long for a new build.

Any new DX10 videocards?

Into October too, most likely. A little past Q3, but it's not certain exactly certain when.

ATI's new DX10 cards are coming next week, and I wouldn't be surprised if Nvidia had the 8900 series cards out by Q3 of this year as well.