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- Feb 23, 2005
I've been thinking of building a new rig for a while now, and I think it's time that I started to save some money to get it. My current setup has done me well for 2 years, and I only got 3 upgrades, only 1 of which I had to pay for. This rig that I want to build, however, needs to last me for a while (I'm a Junior in high school) and I would like to build it at the end of this year, possibly sooner, to give a me a decent midrange rig that will last me through college. It will be performing important tasks such as office work, graphic design and gaming . Alright, so gaming isn't a necessity, but that's one of the reasons for building this rig. So what I've come to ask you guys for are some opinions. I'm mainly looking for advice on the parts I have picked out, along with information about new technologies that I may or may not want to wait for to incorporate into my build. Alright then, on to the parts list!
MSI K8N Neo4-F Motherboard ($80)
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ CPU ($190)
2GB Corsair ValueSelect RAM ($110)
Seagate Barracuda 120GB SATA HDD ($86)
eVGA GeForce 7800GTX ($470)
I have all other perhiperals
GRAND TOTAL: $936USD
My main concern is obsoletion. I don't want to drop this cash only to find out 2 months after I build it that there is some other product that is better and costs about the same. So if you know of any new technologies that I should wait for, please tell me.
My other concern is pricing. This seems like a good deal for these parts (everything from Newegg) and I just want to make sure that I'm getting a good deal on the stuff I want.
MSI K8N Neo4-F Motherboard ($80)
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ CPU ($190)
2GB Corsair ValueSelect RAM ($110)
Seagate Barracuda 120GB SATA HDD ($86)
eVGA GeForce 7800GTX ($470)
I have all other perhiperals
GRAND TOTAL: $936USD
My main concern is obsoletion. I don't want to drop this cash only to find out 2 months after I build it that there is some other product that is better and costs about the same. So if you know of any new technologies that I should wait for, please tell me.
My other concern is pricing. This seems like a good deal for these parts (everything from Newegg) and I just want to make sure that I'm getting a good deal on the stuff I want.