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Sofa King · 09-01-2011, 07:29 AM

Got the money to buy a new computer. Plan on building one that i can do some gaming on and watch my dvds.

Went to newegg and started putting on together based off of loochy's model.

Realized i have no idea what alot of that shit means. Gonna have to post what i've got here and see what you all think of it.

Pants · 09-01-2011, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Sofa King

Got the money to buy a new computer. Plan on building one that i can do some gaming on and watch my dvds.

Went to newegg and started putting on together based off of loochy's model.

Realized i have no idea what alot of that shit means. Gonna have to post what i've got here and see what you all think of it.

Now is not a good time, bro. Can you wait a couple months?

AMD's new 4+ GHz (slot AM3+) 6 and 8-core processors are hitting the shelves in October. Also, PCI-E 3.0 video cards are going to be coming out soon (Radeon HD 7000 series). We're pretty much on the cusp of a new generation and investing in the current one is going to seem like a big waste of money very soon.

What's your budget?

**Saulbadguy** · 09-01-2011, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Pants

Now is not a good time, bro. Can you wait a couple months?

AMD's new 4+ GHz (slot AM3+) 6 and 8-core processors are hitting the shelves in October. Also, PCI-E 3.0 video cards are going to be coming out soon (Radeon HD 7000 series). We're pretty much on the cusp of a new generation and investing in the current one is going to seem like a big waste of money very soon.

What's your budget?

Pants · 09-01-2011, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Saulbadguy

You disagree?

**Saulbadguy** · 09-01-2011, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Pants

You disagree?

No, just laughing at you

Pants · 09-01-2011, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Saulbadguy

No, just laughing at you

Good to see you don't disagree, Saul.

**loochy** · 09-01-2011, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Pants

Now is not a good time, bro. Can you wait a couple months?

AMD's new 4+ GHz (slot AM3+) 6 and 8-core processors are hitting the shelves in October. Also, PCI-E 3.0 video cards are going to be coming out soon (Radeon HD 7000 series). We're pretty much on the cusp of a new generation and investing in the current one is going to seem like a big waste of money very soon.

What's your budget?

It's never a good time to buy a new computer and investing in a current one is always a big waste of money.

Pants · 09-01-2011, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by loochy

It's never a good time to buy a new computer and investing in a current one is always a big waste of money.

Well, we're hitting the next big step here, these are pretty fundamental changes (like you will need a whole new mobo just to be able to utilize this shit). This is not an incremental change, this is the next generation.

mnchiefsguy · 09-01-2011, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Pants

Now is not a good time, bro. Can you wait a couple months?

AMD's new 4+ GHz (slot AM3+) 6 and 8-core processors are hitting the shelves in October. Also, PCI-E 3.0 video cards are going to be coming out soon (Radeon HD 7000 series). We're pretty much on the cusp of a new generation and investing in the current one is going to seem like a big waste of money very soon.

What's your budget?

I need a new desktop, but have decide to wait until the end of the year to see what develops. It will be interesting to see what the prices will be on this new stuff. I expect with the economy the way it is, that the initial pricing might not nearly be as high as in years past with new tech, but we will see.

Pants, have you seen anything on price ranges for PCI-E 3.0 or the new AMD cards. I have not looked around for any articles on the new stuff yet.

Pants · 09-01-2011, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by mnchiefsguy

I need a new desktop, but have decide to wait until the end of the year to see what develops. It will be interesting to see what the prices will be on this new stuff. I expect with the economy the way it is, that the initial pricing might not nearly be as high as in years past with new tech, but we will see.

Pants, have you seen anything on price ranges for PCI-E 3.0 or the new AMD cards. I have not looked around for any articles on the new stuff yet.

Yeah, the new AMD FX series (AM3+ slot) processors will be in the $300 range (compared to the current $150). I'm not sure on the new 7000's Radeons, but I'm assuming it will go from $250 all the way to $700+ depending on what you want.

Fish · 09-01-2011, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by mnchiefsguy

I need a new desktop, but have decide to wait until the end of the year to see what develops. It will be interesting to see what the prices will be on this new stuff. I expect with the economy the way it is, that the initial pricing might not nearly be as high as in years past with new tech, but we will see.

Pants, have you seen anything on price ranges for PCI-E 3.0 or the new AMD cards. I have not looked around for any articles on the new stuff yet.

They're not going to be lowering the price of new technology just because the economy is struggling. It's going to be pretty expensive.

Pants · 09-01-2011, 01:09 PM

The APUs are already on the shelves, BTW. I'm still not sure what their purpose is exactly.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...e=Socket%20FM1

**loochy** · 09-01-2011, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Pants

The APUs are already on the shelves, BTW. I'm still not sure what their purpose is exactly.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...e=Socket%20FM1

They would be good on cheap builds or laptops I think.

**Smed1065** · 09-02-2011, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by KC Fish

They're not going to be lowering the price of new technology just because the economy is struggling. It's going to be pretty expensive.

Depends on what is expensive.

I just built one that is I-7, 3.0 for like 599.

Cheap compared to previous.

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