64 bit and future proofing. Hi My parents need a new pc. They've had the present one since early 98, p2 350 mhx etc. :| My question is, as the amd64 3000 is such a bargain, is it future proof for a good 3 years? How is the upgrade path? (eg my xp2000 will...

Optical I'm thinking of just a DVD burner for now, maybe upgrade to a blu-ray burner later. Whew, so that's all I've got for now. Any help would be appreciated. Keep in mind that I'd like to future proof this build for at least 4 years, with easily accesible...

but probably not in your uses unless you really want to future proof your build. If you mainly play WoW, a decent $600 - $700 build would be more than enough. You really don't need more than a 4870 to run WoW even at high resolutions. And you for sure don't...

reliable parts so that the build can go as smoothly as possible. My goal is to future proof my build as much as I can for my budget and thus my top design requirements are: - Motherboard with support for DDR3 - Motherboard with support for PCI 2.0 - Large...

a little experience but this would be my biggest baddest rig so far with about a 4 year break in building. So am I overdoing it a bit too much with the build :), I know I could spend more but compared to my needs? I have heard the Raptor 10k HDDs are...

that does that. You can read the terms of their warranty on their website, I havent had a problem with my XFX 5770 so I cant say from experience exactly how they handle claims. Cool. If i were to buy the XFX 5770 to future proof my build since it...

which costs a bit more. both are better builds that allow you more future proof builds you can take the first gpu from DNDHATCHER's suggestions and replace mine so you get in both build lower price then the triple combo I definitely also like the addition...

required in the i920 system. The bottom line is that they are all great systems. A typical i920 build (CPU + MB + 3X2GB RAM) will tend to be about $200 more than a typical i750 build (CPU + MB + 2X2GB RAM). For most gamers, this $200 would be better spent...

My New PC (GA-EP45-UD3R) - Your opinion is needed!. Don't have a lot of $$$ to spend on this project, but wanted to get the group's opinion of the following CPU - Motherboard - Memory combo. First off, I'd prefer to stay with the recommended CPU & memory...

good cooler. At even 2.8Ghz, the i7 will be better. Any ways, I still recommend going i7 esp. if you want to future proof this build for at least 1-2 years. I'm not sure how the i7 varies from my E8500. Would it fit the Mobo I picked out for my new build?...