Hi guys. I have a dilemma. I am planning to buy new computer for gaming and I have two choises. I need help to choose one.
1) Intel Core 2 E6600(2x2.4Ghz), 2048MB RAM Corsair DDR-2, 512 MB GeForce 7900GTX---price 1268 GBP(2365 USD)
2) AMD Athlon 64 X2, 2048MB RAM Corsair DDR-2, 256 MB ATI Radeon x1900GT---price 910 GBP(1697 USD)
Other configurations are the same for both machines.(including monitor etc.)
First machine is monster but expensive. Second machine is easily upgreadable and cheap. But I have never used AMD, so I don't now about there performance and quality. The thing is near future holds for us Vista and its DX10 which mean obsolete of our old graphic cards. And this mean that transfiguration from cheaper one will be less harmful rather than from 512mb GeForce 7900GTX.
In one hand I want play last games (near future releases like Company of Heroes and Medieval II:Total War.) and in another hand I am worried about next year and its problems and transformation to dx10.
So I need your help. Either I buy first option and enjoy my playing without hope to new upgrades(because of finance) or I buy cheaper one than easily upgrade to new technologies. I really can't decide.
1) Intel Core 2 E6600(2x2.4Ghz), 2048MB RAM Corsair DDR-2, 512 MB GeForce 7900GTX---price 1268 GBP(2365 USD)
2) AMD Athlon 64 X2, 2048MB RAM Corsair DDR-2, 256 MB ATI Radeon x1900GT---price 910 GBP(1697 USD)
Other configurations are the same for both machines.(including monitor etc.)
First machine is monster but expensive. Second machine is easily upgreadable and cheap. But I have never used AMD, so I don't now about there performance and quality. The thing is near future holds for us Vista and its DX10 which mean obsolete of our old graphic cards. And this mean that transfiguration from cheaper one will be less harmful rather than from 512mb GeForce 7900GTX.
In one hand I want play last games (near future releases like Company of Heroes and Medieval II:Total War.) and in another hand I am worried about next year and its problems and transformation to dx10.
So I need your help. Either I buy first option and enjoy my playing without hope to new upgrades(because of finance) or I buy cheaper one than easily upgrade to new technologies. I really can't decide.