What's your next big computer purchase?

[raystorm]

I will be doing a complete upgrade sometime in the second half of 2006 but I've thought about getting a nice LCD monitor to replace my 3 year old 19inch CRT. I usually see tons of deals for the Dell monitors like the 2005fpw and the 2405fpw... not sure if I'll ever pull the trigger on any of them. Maybe I'll get the 2405fpw as a christmas gift to myself.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001

Originally posted by: RossMAN
How do you guys like your Dell UltraSharp 2005FPW LCD's?

:heart::heart::heart::heart::heart::heart::heart::heart::thumbsup:

They are beautiful aren't they?

 

[prontospyder]

maybe a graphics card but my 9500 pro is still doing well.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

i just bought 2 computers, so probably nothing really

maybe another VP191B

 

[Legend]

New system. In about 5 years.

 

[Blayze]

a new system sometime end of the year/or when I get the money.

 

[jpeyton]

Just got some stuff in this week, actually.

(2) AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice
DFI LanParty UT NF4 Ultra-D
(7) ATI X850XT Platinum Edition PCIe
ATI X850XT Platinum Edition AGP
(2) Hitachi 250GB SATA II Hard Drives
(5) NEC ND-3520A
(10) Infineon 512MB PC2 4200 DDR2

 

[RedCOMET]

Originally posted by: pinkeywear
I need to buy a link cable for my graphing calculator.

Yep, I'm broke.

At least your calculator works. Mine TI - 83+ just displays gibberish. I've tried fresh batteries and stuff to it but no joy. I guess i should splurge on an 89. It can do complex math in matrixes.

 

[miketheidiot]

2 HD's (samsung 160g sata i think, maybe bigger), and an hdtv tv tuner (hence the hd's ) and hd monitor

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
An Athlon 64 of some variety (plus motherboard), and a new video card to replace the "old" 6800GT.

Probably within a month or two.

can i have it?

 

[userman]

Ill upgrade my video card when the 7800 comes out.

 

[aplefka]

New CPU now that I got bent pins on mine yesterday. And to think that I was almost completely done upgrading that system.

 

[white]

a new system. i'll decide on the specifics when i actually do it cause it won't be for awhile.

 

[Quasmo]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
Just got some stuff in this week, actually.

(2) AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice
DFI LanParty UT NF4 Ultra-D
(7) ATI X850XT Platinum Edition PCIe
ATI X850XT Platinum Edition AGP
(2) Hitachi 250GB SATA II Hard Drives
(5) NEC ND-3520A
(10) Infineon 512MB PC2 4200 DDR2

HOLY EFF!

 

[Mo0o]

Next big computer related will be a large HD for my xbox. Next computer related purchase... probably nothing for 2 years.

 

[Quasmo]

MY next rig i gonna be
2 Quad core Opterons on the Tyan board with SLi
8 gigs of ram
5 147GB SCSI 10krpm in raid 5
2 latest revisions of the nv cards for workstations
and one GIANT PSU.

(for purchase in 2008)

 

[aplefka]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
Just got some stuff in this week, actually.

(2) AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice
DFI LanParty UT NF4 Ultra-D
(7) ATI X850XT Platinum Edition PCIe
ATI X850XT Platinum Edition AGP
(2) Hitachi 250GB SATA II Hard Drives
(5) NEC ND-3520A
(10) Infineon 512MB PC2 4200 DDR2

Care to share?

 

[ProviaFan]

Originally posted by: RedCOMET
At least your calculator works. Mine TI - 83+ just displays gibberish. I've tried fresh batteries and stuff to it but no joy. I guess i should splurge on an 89. It can do complex math in matrixes.

I :heart: my TI-89, but if you're in high school, beware that you can't use them on the ACT (though at least you could on the "old" SAT; I'm not sure if they changed the rules for the "new" one). There is a new "platinum" or some such version of the TI-89 with an upgraded amount of memory for gam... er... mathematics and statistical analysis applications.

 

[Legend]

The reason why I'm waiting 5 years is because I just built a really expensive system last year (sort of started in June 2004, ended in January of this year):

ABIT IC7 MAX 3
P4 3.0 C @ 3.5 GHz
2 GB RAM
6800 Ultra
Audigy 2 ZS
Klipsch 5.1 Ultras
Dell 1905 FP(?)

I chose intel because I started building just before the 3500+ was released, and AMD was actually worse than intel by a bit when you consider the overclock.

Aside from the speakers, I think it was a poor investment. I also think that PC gaming and PCs in general are going to change dramatically within a few years thanks to the advances being made with gaming consoles. X86 is old and needs replacing or dramatic improvement ASAP. Cell owns current PC processors. So does X360's Power PC architecture.

We need 4+ core, 64-bit processors running on solid 64-bit software.

 

[raystorm]

Originally posted by: Legend

I also think that PC gaming and PCs in general are going to change dramatically within a few years thanks to the advances being made with gaming consoles. X86 is old and needs replacing or dramatic improvement ASAP. Cell owns current PC processors. So does X360's Power PC architecture.

We need 4+ core, 64-bit processors running on solid 64-bit software.

This is why I'm not building a new pc until the end of next year. So many new things (dual core for the mainstream user, new windows, btx, better sli tech..etc) coming out and I agree about the new consoles..I want to see what effect they'll have on pc gaming and pc technology. My 2500+ Athlon XP, 1 gig ram and 9800 is doing just fine now and I'd rather wait and see what happens.


I still want to buy a lcd however...I figure a Dell 2405 will be mine this christmas.

 

[CaptnKirk]

I'm waiting out the release of a 939 Socket Micro-ATX from Asus or Abit.
Expect to see one from Asus, but doubt that there will be one from Abit.

Want to put in an AMD x2 CPU & build it into a nice Mini-Box
Drop in a Video Tuner pair of SATA 200GB's
& I've got a unit that's effectively an equal to a TIVO.

 

[piroroadkill]

Originally posted by: malcontent
Been looking for a decent color laser printer, with duplexer and network connection.

hp Colour LaserJet 5500DN *drools*

 

[biostud]

A64 X2 4400+
2x1Gb RAM (probably PQI value, since the OCZ Value VX isn't available over here)
74Gb Raptor
r520
motherboard

late august/september hopefully

 

[amol]

Originally posted by: mwtgg

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001

Originally posted by: mwtgg

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001

Originally posted by: mwtgg
Either an HDTV tuner card, or... nothing. Not a big priority anymore.

I :heart: my HDTV tuner card :thumbsup:

Which?

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Nice.

Got one here.

I'm hooked on LOST in HD

 

[Sketcher]

Prolly a MAC once they're running on Intel.

 

[Azndude51]

Audigy 2, but haven't decided which one. AC'97 onboard sucks.