Is It Worth The Wait?

[Shando]

I'm in the process of building a new rig, but i am wondering if it is worth waiting for the release of DirectX 10 to buy a graphics card, and also is it worth the wait for quadcore CPUs to choose a CPU and Motherboard?

Thanks

~Shando

 

[Drizo]

The quadcore Conroes are going to be Xtreme editions, so they're going to be very expensive when they come out, also you could just get a geforce 7600gt to use until the Dx10 cards come out.

 

[Shando]

How much are the DX10 cards going to be?

 

[Drizo]

Low end $300 usd, up to $600 usd I guess. Not sure how much they would cost in the EU.

 

[Shando]

Ok thanks. I think I'll wait for DX10 before I buy a card. The Vista release is still set for January right?

 

[Snake-Eyes]

It would probably be best to wait for DX10 (scheduled apparently for Jan. '07), though i wouldn't doubt the high end cards of right now (7900GTX, X1900XTX) will get DX10 support via drivers in the future. For the record, i have no idea when these quad-core CPU's are supposed to come out.

 

[Michael_R.]

I would wait until DirectX10 is released!!
The QuadCore CPUs are planned for release in first quarter of 2007 from INtel and in middle of 2007 by AMD

 

[Ridlyn]

Those quad core cpus r gonna be so expensive, the e6600 version of the kentsfield will probably be around $800-$1200 not worth it one bit in my book. I would just get like a e6600/x2 5000+ and 7600gt/7900gt. That will hold you off until dx10.

 

[Shando]

Well, my theory is, that with the release of quad core comes a price drop for dual core. I am in no way interested in buying a quad core CPU just yet

 

[Ridlyn]

well then have fun waiting a LONG time.