Buy now, or buy later?
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Hey,
I have a woefully underpowered desktop, and I was wondering whether I should build a new one now, or just wait it out, and build 3-4 months later. I have a commitment of ~$500 to books for school, and I will make an additional ~$1000 on top of the $500. I was wondering, whether I should set aside the $500 now, and build a new rig later, or if I should just save up another $500 and then build the rig, and then pay my obligation later. My real worry is that in the 3-4 months time that I'll make the cash that tech will already be ahead of me if I do a build now. So that's why I wanted to build later. What do you all think?
I have a woefully underpowered desktop, and I was wondering whether I should build a new one now, or just wait it out, and build 3-4 months later. I have a commitment of ~$500 to books for school, and I will make an additional ~$1000 on top of the $500. I was wondering, whether I should set aside the $500 now, and build a new rig later, or if I should just save up another $500 and then build the rig, and then pay my obligation later. My real worry is that in the 3-4 months time that I'll make the cash that tech will already be ahead of me if I do a build now. So that's why I wanted to build later. What do you all think?
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The longer you wait you might have a better chance of future proofing the PC, but of course so people put things off for to long and end up not doing it. I would say if you really want a computer I recommend $800.00 to make a nice build for you. Its just up to you all I can say is if you want a build now just tell use on Tomshardware your location and budget and possibly what your looking to get out of this build or PC.
WR2 said:
Looking for a gaming computer?What are you using right now? List your hardware so the guys know if you can recycle any of your parts into the new system.
Hey, I have the following parts... the ones I have with (parenthesis) and a price inside is the price I plan to sell them for, and the ones with the * are ones I plan to use in the next build.
ATI HD5770 ($160)/* If I can sell I will, and get a 5850...
4gb ddr2 ram @667 mhz ($50-$80)
MSI 790XT-G45 (~$90)
500w PSU *
500gb HDD *
AMD Athlon X2 6400+ (~$100)
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I was getting ready to build my own, but have now decided this is a good time to wait a while and let things smooth out a bit.
I'm looking at a rig that would run me over $3000 right now, that's because I want a 5970, I want a couple of SSD's.
I think this is a bad time to purchase these items. By Christmas, I think these 2 items will come down enough to make them more approachable.
I'm looking at a rig that would run me over $3000 right now, that's because I want a 5970, I want a couple of SSD's.
I think this is a bad time to purchase these items. By Christmas, I think these 2 items will come down enough to make them more approachable.
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