[quote name='MSI Magus'] So my two questions.
1. What do you guys think the odds are that D3 makes its quarter 3/4 targeted release? Usually id bet against it...but Blizzard seems to be getting better at getting their games out in a reasonable time frame.
2. When is the ideal time to upgrade? I know I want to wait till just a few months before the release of D3, but did not know if maybe there is a major graphics card/CPU or something else coming out at a specific time this year that will drive prices down. As I said I want to wait as long as possible, but want to make sure to get it a few months before D3 comes out and if possible at a time where I can get a solid price.[/QUOTE]
1. I don't think anyone can say for sure. Sorry ):
2. Well intel is coming out with its sandy bridge line up Q1, and AMD's bulldozer is....summer-ish? Might be some price drops but I haven't followed the market to know for sure. But both CPU companies are coming out with new stuff this year. I'd say wait til summer and see how AMD fares against intel.
GPU wise ATI released a bunch of their 6xxx cards, and Nvidia came out with their 580 card a month or two ago. Theres been some pretty good deals the last week on cards.
@Viva Las Vegas: if microcenter is anything like Frys, you might want to do research at home rather than asking their employees.
@wuerflein: I was using 2gb of ram with win7 for the longest time, and it wasn't bad. I did upgrade eventually though. DDR3 ram is super cheap nowadays, and if you have DDR2, you might want to buy it now before the prices go any higher. I paid double what I did before ):
1. What do you guys think the odds are that D3 makes its quarter 3/4 targeted release? Usually id bet against it...but Blizzard seems to be getting better at getting their games out in a reasonable time frame.
2. When is the ideal time to upgrade? I know I want to wait till just a few months before the release of D3, but did not know if maybe there is a major graphics card/CPU or something else coming out at a specific time this year that will drive prices down. As I said I want to wait as long as possible, but want to make sure to get it a few months before D3 comes out and if possible at a time where I can get a solid price.[/QUOTE]
1. I don't think anyone can say for sure. Sorry ):
2. Well intel is coming out with its sandy bridge line up Q1, and AMD's bulldozer is....summer-ish? Might be some price drops but I haven't followed the market to know for sure. But both CPU companies are coming out with new stuff this year. I'd say wait til summer and see how AMD fares against intel.
GPU wise ATI released a bunch of their 6xxx cards, and Nvidia came out with their 580 card a month or two ago. Theres been some pretty good deals the last week on cards.
@Viva Las Vegas: if microcenter is anything like Frys, you might want to do research at home rather than asking their employees.
@wuerflein: I was using 2gb of ram with win7 for the longest time, and it wasn't bad. I did upgrade eventually though. DDR3 ram is super cheap nowadays, and if you have DDR2, you might want to buy it now before the prices go any higher. I paid double what I did before ):