the waiting game !!!!

[talktoanil]

Its been long time i have not played any PC game. Used to enjoy GTA a lot. My PC went kaput long back in 2007 and thus i got my 1st laptop DELL Inspiron 1520. And the only game i play now is Counter Strike on steam.

So from 2007-2011 i have missed many epic game titles (COD,BATMAN,GTA) and many others.

I have been thinking to build a gaming PC however every-time something happened and i postponed my decision and decided to wait.

When C2D and quad-core CPU were selling like hot cakes , i was not interested in buying same as new i-Core series was round the corner. Then came the i3,i5 and i7 CPU. I made my mind to buy a quad-core CPU(i5 quad-core CPU) config and was disappointed that only dual core i5 will support on-board graphics and all other quad core CPU will require external graphics card.

Then came the SB CPU and was about to purchase i5 CPU and then this total recall was made because of faulty architecture. Again here we have P and H series thing.

As of now , i think its not the right time to built a gaming PC because of Z68 in near future with i7 ivy bridge , SSD caching etc.

So i have finally decided to get i-core Ivy CPU with z68 chip-set in June or Q2 of this year.

Hence i am asking "Is this wait worth waiting for ?" Please post your comments.

Note : I need a on-board GPU because even if i am buying a GFX card , in-case anything goes wrong ,at-least i can start my PC.

 

[Dasda]

Stop Waiting and buy the best you can now, you do know that by June there will be talks of what is coming out in December and so on?

Grab yourself a sandybridge cpu and don't worry about on board graphics. IF you really are that worried than grab a cheap used gpu off ebay for $20 as a spare.

Just my $0.02

 

[Axon]

Get SB with a Z68.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

Good idea to wait! After you upgrade from that rig, you can use it in many different ways :thumbsup:

If you do want to start building now, buy parts like a monitor, Case, PSU, mouse, things like that and then buy your core components later on when they come out. This way you'll have your PSU installed in your case and ready to go!

 

[mfenn]

As you've discovered, there is always something better just around the corner. Just buy something and be happy.

 

[tynopik]

Note : I need a on-board GPU because even if i am buying a GFX card , in-case anything goes wrong ,at-least i can start my PC.

worst . . . reason . . . ever to delay a purchase months

you absolutely do NOT need on-board video. If something dire does happen (which it probably won't), just pop in a $20 video card. don't waste months for such a piddling issue

buy now and enjoy your system

 

[betasub]

LOL @ "in-case anything goes wrong". What if the fault is with your motherboard or PSU = no display at all, regardless of GPU being on-board or discrete.