Well guys, this would be the first time I have asked for advice about what to do. With the rig in my sig, I am faced with a dilemna. I game a lot and since I run an lcd @ 1280x1024, I require a lot of hardware power to get good iq and fps. I want my next rig to be amd939 + pci-e + ddr2, which gives me these choices:
1) Stick with the same setup for as long as possible and suffer through crappy iq and fps in newer games due to the 5900xt until all that hardware comes out, saving money but making me miss out on the gaming goodness
2) Buy a 6800 or 6800GT right now (even though they are overpriced ), oc my cpu another couple hundred MHz and be able to play the newest games with high settings and good fps, but be stuck with an agp card I can't use when I build the new system in about 6 months.
3) Build the 939 system right now using agp and ddr, and wait about a year for pci-e and ddr2 to mature, then upgrade the mobo, vid card and RAM accordingly, which would cost me the most money but give the best performance over the entire time period.
Or if anyone else has a suggestion, I would appreciate it.
1) Stick with the same setup for as long as possible and suffer through crappy iq and fps in newer games due to the 5900xt until all that hardware comes out, saving money but making me miss out on the gaming goodness
2) Buy a 6800 or 6800GT right now (even though they are overpriced ), oc my cpu another couple hundred MHz and be able to play the newest games with high settings and good fps, but be stuck with an agp card I can't use when I build the new system in about 6 months.
3) Build the 939 system right now using agp and ddr, and wait about a year for pci-e and ddr2 to mature, then upgrade the mobo, vid card and RAM accordingly, which would cost me the most money but give the best performance over the entire time period.
Or if anyone else has a suggestion, I would appreciate it.