I require works of Responsibility

Nik00117 · 02-23-2010, 02:41 PM

For Christmas I spent $2,300 on a M17X laptop, should I spent $2,000 on a custom built rig (by me) for a

CPU: Quad Core
MOBO: Evga Crossfire board
GPU: 5870
RAM: 6 gigs?

Plus various accessories such as case, mointor, etc, etc, etc

Or should I be happy with my M17X? I'm tempted to drop the dough....

Baron_Fel · 02-23-2010, 02:42 PM

you dont need to spend $2k on a good gaming PC, itll be alot closer to $1k.

or just keep using the laptop, maybe wait for new parts to come out.

Nik00117 · 02-23-2010, 02:59 PM

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you dont need to spend $2k on a good gaming PC, itll be alot closer to $1k.

or just keep using the laptop, maybe wait for new parts to come out.

O believe me I know

Back in the day when I mowed yards, washed cars, and stuff I would build some wicked gaming rigs on shoe string budgets. Fortantely I'm no longer in that boat. So when I do buy computers I don't go for "bang for the buck"

I think I am going wait, financially speaking it would be stupid of me to drop 2k on a gaming rig. Largely because my Alienware has plently of life left in it. Plus I want to see what Nvidia's response to the 5870 is going to be, in addition I want a X58 and a SDD if I wait another 8-12 months those prices will drop making it less

karnavor · 02-23-2010, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Nik00117

in addition I want a X58 and a SDD if I wait another 8-12 months those prices will drop making it less

Never works.

New more expensive hardware will come out and you'll want that instead.

kaheiyeh · 02-23-2010, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by karnavor

Never works.

New more expensive hardware will come out and you'll want that instead.

It's a never ending cycle.

1) New hardware comes out, but then you know newer hardware will come out a bit later, so you wait for the newer hardware.

2) Newer hardware comes out, but then you know again that newer hardware will come out a bit later, so you wait.

3) Repeat from Step 1.

Bulletbrain7 · 02-23-2010, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Nik00117

O believe me I know

Back in the day when I mowed yards, washed cars, and stuff I would build some wicked gaming rigs on shoe string budgets. Fortantely I'm no longer in that boat. So when I do buy computers I don't go for "bang for the buck"

I think I am going wait, financially speaking it would be stupid of me to drop 2k on a gaming rig. Largely because my Alienware has plently of life left in it. Plus I want to see what Nvidia's response to the 5870 is going to be, in addition I want a X58 and a SDD if I wait another 8-12 months those prices will drop making it less

Don't get the point of the thread. You answered your own question pretty much within minutes of posting the question.

marie pavie · 02-23-2010, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Nik00117

$2,000
I'm tempted to drop the dough....

What problem would this be the solution to?

02-23-2010, 02:41 PM	#1
Nik00117 Join Date: Nov 2009 Reputation: 138 Posts: 278	I require works of Responsibility For Christmas I spent $2,300 on a M17X laptop, should I spent $2,000 on a custom built rig (by me) for a CPU: Quad Core MOBO: Evga Crossfire board GPU: 5870 RAM: 6 gigs? Plus various accessories such as case, mointor, etc, etc, etc Or should I be happy with my M17X? I'm tempted to drop the dough....

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02-23-2010, 02:42 PM	#2
Baron_Fel Join Date: Jul 2006 Reputation: 1931 Posts: 8,811	you dont need to spend $2k on a good gaming PC, itll be alot closer to $1k. or just keep using the laptop, maybe wait for new parts to come out.