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Albromor · 10-28-2005, 07:11 PM

I have saved up for a new PC and have a working budget of $1,200 to $1,500. I really need a second home PC because the kids with school work, plus my wife being a teacher, the time demand on my old but rock solid P3 is stretched, especially since my office is at home and thus it serves a triple purpose for work/research/gaming. The thing is I feel like I am in such a major transition period what with AGP going the way of the dinosaur and PCI Express the next champ; 32 bit CPUs going over to 64 bit app ready CPUs but NO motherboards that are 64 bit ready, and around the corner is coming Microsoft's new OS Vista that is going to be a hardware hog plus DX 10.

So fellow IWs, do you think I should take the plunge or bank the money and wait a few months? I think it is the whole Vista/DX 10 thing that has me most concerned, especially since Office will NOT be backwards compatible.

Thanks.

10-28-2005, 07:11 PM	#1
Albromor Mephistopheles Join Date: June 13, 2001 Location: Northfield, NJ USA Posts: 1,417	I have saved up for a new PC and have a working budget of $1,200 to $1,500. I really need a second home PC because the kids with school work, plus my wife being a teacher, the time demand on my old but rock solid P3 is stretched, especially since my office is at home and thus it serves a triple purpose for work/research/gaming. The thing is I feel like I am in such a major transition period what with AGP going the way of the dinosaur and PCI Express the next champ; 32 bit CPUs going over to 64 bit app ready CPUs but NO motherboards that are 64 bit ready, and around the corner is coming Microsoft's new OS Vista that is going to be a hardware hog plus DX 10. So fellow IWs, do you think I should take the plunge or bank the money and wait a few months? I think it is the whole Vista/DX 10 thing that has me most concerned, especially since Office will NOT be backwards compatible. Thanks.