Hero999 said:
Marks256,
No one builds modern PCs to last because they'll be obsolete in a few years so they'll be thrown away anyway.
So i am no one? Yes, i agree, systems get out-of-date very quickly. But so does a car. Just buying a brand new car cuts the resale value down; so why do people still buy new cars? To show that they have money, that they deserve something new, to make other people say; "Wow".
That is why i keep upgrading my computer. Not to show that i have money (because i don't...
), but to make other people say "wow". Now, that will never happen at LAN parties, because there are people there that do have money (and it makes me very sad...), but until i get rich, i will keep upgrading. (that may not make sense... you really dont want to know what goes on in my head.... [evil chuckling...])
Actually, i am looking to upgrade very soon. The system i am looking to build will be a Shuttle XPC. They are great for gaming, and save on space. With any luck, it will be an AMD Athlon X2 64 4800+ (2.6GHz, i think, or maybe it is 2.4), along with 2GB (or 4, whatever i can afford), plus a 250GB SATA HD.
Current total price (close estimate, no tax or shipping)....... $450
Why would i want a new machine? So i can use it! I am sick of living in the dark ages of 32Bit! I want 64bit X2!!!!!
Sure, it will be obsolete in a few years, but by then i will have upgraded again!
Really it is a disease... Oh, and i like gaming... You should try to run Half-Life 2 on a crappy machine such as mine! (amd sempron 2800+ [1.6GHz], 256KB cache, 512MB of ram...)
IT SUCKS FOR LOADING TIME!!!