I want to extend my gratitude to whomever does the legwork for the Hardware Performance Guides Gamespot produces. I have found them extremely useful for quite some time, and encourage you to continue them.

Thank you,

Boz

If you are a GS user with a job, how long does it take for you to boot your PC (if applicable) everyday when you get into work? Starting up my PC and loading all the programs I need can take 15 minutes or longer here, for me, depending on what spreadsheets and/or databases I'm working with.

Boz

Not really. Most games that have suffered delays have ended up being of higher quality due to the extra time. Why should I complain?LordAndrew

That's what I'd like to look at: great games that were delayed. I know there have been a slew, but now I'm having a tough time thinking of them. Wasn't The Wind Waker Delayed? and Twilight Princess? a few of the Metroids?

um. What category does Knocked Up fall into.cornlockes

I'd say comedy, rather than romantic comedy; though it's on the border.

I would second the X1950PRO as a "stop-gap" card, having elected one myself. Beyond that, I would head over to Tom's Hardware, where they have a price performance chart, pick out the best card for your money, and then head on over to Newegg.

Best of luck.

You can get an ATI X1950Pro for about $137.

But between the ones you are trying to decide from, I'd go with the 7900GTX. Better dx9 (than the 8600) performance for now. Then get a better dx10 (than the 8600) card when it becomes necessary.

jakedogg14

Remember jumper settings? *shudder*

D9-THC

i would say that it was easier these days because of the internet, it helps so much, a good 8 years ago (before the internet was in every single home) it was harder to find things out, but the actually building is farely the same.yoyo462001

The only differences between now and 10 years ago are:

a) jumper settings (not a huge deal)

b) availability of parts (HUGE deal.... shopping online for parts is soo much better than running around shops with higher prices and limited inventory)

Baselerd

Yes, as was the lack of availability of information for research and troubleshooting.

If you only need something basic, motherboards with integrated everything have made the job a lot easier, as then there is many less components that you have to buy now to have a functioning system. On the flip side, if you want to go full-on for a gamer system, I can almost argue that it'd be a bit more difficult... increased worry about thermals involving some high-end CPU's and SLi/XF'd video cards, finding a way to fit both a sound card and the PhysX PPU on the motherboard, deciding whether to get a separate dedicated NIC so you can then overclock further, how much RAM, storage space you want... it gets pretty involved.codezer0