I bought this rig in early 2008, and I need to think about the future, when should I buy a new computer.
This is my specs of my rig.
Q6600, 3GB RAM, 500GB HDD, 8800GT, Blu-ray burner, 22'' monitor, Creative Xtrememusic sound card, Z-5500
I'm mainly concerned about the CPU, RAM, and video card. When will quad cores be obsolete? How's my video card.
I use my rig mainly for video encoding (16 hours of x264 everyday) . I also use it of course for internet surfing, watching HD videos, and some light gaming (like CoD4/5).
In your opinion, how is this rig right now? (OKish, good, sucks) What are the trends of hardware right now (and in the future).
So far I plan to buy my next computer when USB 3.0, PCI 3.0, at least 8 core CPU are available. I also plan to buy a SSD instead of a HDD for speed and reliability.
I plan to use my next computer for as long as possible. This is not something I normally do (I've upgraded my computer every 3 years before). My main reasons for my plan to do this is because (correct me if I'm wrong)
1) Because I have an SSD, it doesn't slow down to a crawl after a few years like HDDs do. It is also much faster than a HDD.
2) I will have USB 3.0 and PCI 3.0 in my computer, so I'm futureproof for a while
3) By that time, I'll be buying at least a 8 core CPU, probably even more. I'll also buy a lot of RAM, looking to buy 24GB. I don't see how programs can get much more demanding that can make a >8 core CPU sluggish. I don't see how I can use more than 24GB of RAM (I know you want to say people said some of the same thing 10 years ago). I can't use much more than 2GB of RAM unless I run x264 or some games.
I'm curious, how can games get any more demanding? Crysis is very demanding, but the graphics are almost photorealistic. I don't see how use can do much better. CoD 4, nowhere near as demanding, also looks extremely good. When I buy a graphic card on my next computer purchase, it will be far far more powerful than my current 8800GT, and will probably run Crysis Warhead in ultra high resolution with some AA/AF with ease. I don't see how games can get any better and more demanding.
This is my specs of my rig.
Q6600, 3GB RAM, 500GB HDD, 8800GT, Blu-ray burner, 22'' monitor, Creative Xtrememusic sound card, Z-5500
I'm mainly concerned about the CPU, RAM, and video card. When will quad cores be obsolete? How's my video card.
I use my rig mainly for video encoding (16 hours of x264 everyday) . I also use it of course for internet surfing, watching HD videos, and some light gaming (like CoD4/5).
In your opinion, how is this rig right now? (OKish, good, sucks) What are the trends of hardware right now (and in the future).
So far I plan to buy my next computer when USB 3.0, PCI 3.0, at least 8 core CPU are available. I also plan to buy a SSD instead of a HDD for speed and reliability.
I plan to use my next computer for as long as possible. This is not something I normally do (I've upgraded my computer every 3 years before). My main reasons for my plan to do this is because (correct me if I'm wrong)
1) Because I have an SSD, it doesn't slow down to a crawl after a few years like HDDs do. It is also much faster than a HDD.
2) I will have USB 3.0 and PCI 3.0 in my computer, so I'm futureproof for a while
3) By that time, I'll be buying at least a 8 core CPU, probably even more. I'll also buy a lot of RAM, looking to buy 24GB. I don't see how programs can get much more demanding that can make a >8 core CPU sluggish. I don't see how I can use more than 24GB of RAM (I know you want to say people said some of the same thing 10 years ago). I can't use much more than 2GB of RAM unless I run x264 or some games.
I'm curious, how can games get any more demanding? Crysis is very demanding, but the graphics are almost photorealistic. I don't see how use can do much better. CoD 4, nowhere near as demanding, also looks extremely good. When I buy a graphic card on my next computer purchase, it will be far far more powerful than my current 8800GT, and will probably run Crysis Warhead in ultra high resolution with some AA/AF with ease. I don't see how games can get any better and more demanding.