My current gaming comp is pretty old and busted. Socket A Athlon XP 1900+, 1 GB of ram, and a Geforce 6600 GT. Its pretty much ready to die. I've saved up about 1k for a new system over the year and I think its about time to finally upgrade. I'd like to be able to play all the new games like Crysis and UT3 with most of the bells and whistles.
My question: Is now a good time to buy parts for a new comp, or should I wait for some new and exciting technology in the coming year?
I have no idea about the current state of the technology generations and whats coming in and going out. I've heard things about native quad cores, AM2 switching to AM3, and Socket 775 switching to Socket H, etc, etc. I realize tech is always being evolved, but I don't want to dump 1k on a new system just as its being phased out. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I want my new machine to be as future proof as possible and open to upgrades down the line.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
My question: Is now a good time to buy parts for a new comp, or should I wait for some new and exciting technology in the coming year?
I have no idea about the current state of the technology generations and whats coming in and going out. I've heard things about native quad cores, AM2 switching to AM3, and Socket 775 switching to Socket H, etc, etc. I realize tech is always being evolved, but I don't want to dump 1k on a new system just as its being phased out. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I want my new machine to be as future proof as possible and open to upgrades down the line.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.