I'm not personalizing this, I'm bringing some perspective to it. What does personal issues have to do with it? Its principles.

I'll let this go since you clearly aren't capable of understanding, but what I'm saying is that wasting money, which almost everyone here agrees you are doing, because you are lazy, is selfish. Thats all.

This isn't meant to be inflammatory, but rather just something to think about.shanelevy

Great way to let it go. How big of you. Do you actually read what you post BEFORE you post it? You question my principles call me lazy, call what I do selfish, and you are NOT personalizing this?

Could have fooled me. :)

Listen, the anonimity of the Internet afford people the ability to express themselves rather freely. This, however, does not give you the right to bring your "perspective" into this discussion at my expense. You obvioulsy have issues if spending $7,000 on a PC is selfish to you. If someone were to spend $7 MILLION on a PC, more power to them - what does it matter to you? What people do with their money is THEIR business!!! You can only control with what you do with YOURS. Spend yours wisely (or not), but don't be judging people you don't even know. Its just not cool.

How about THAT for something to think about?

I think that estimate is way too aggressive. Acceptable framerate for me is 30fps. I prefer 60fps. I dont think a game will come out that I wont be able to run at at least 30fps in the next 6-12 months. It could happen, like Microsoft FSX, which I cant run at 30fps NOW, but it is very unlikely. All the games coming out with the Unreal or Crytek engines won't choke a top of the line PC bought in early 2007. 2560x1600 is indeed a lot of pixels, but two 8800GTXs in SLI is a lot of GPU.

I could be wrong, but I don't think so. :)

...Plain facts? The GeForce 8800gtx came out last November - do you want to play Crysis with a year old card? subrosian

Ummmm, yes?

Why not?

If I can run Crysis with all the bells and whistles at max resolution of my monitor at over 60fps, why wouldn't I?

I don't mind your vocabulary (like some people here), I just think you principles and priorities are a bit screwed up.shanelevy

Again, another shame to personalize this. You don't know what I do, how much I pledge every year to things like the United Way, or how much time I volunteer over Thanksgiving at the local homeless shelter. And what has THAT got to do with ANYTHING? You don't have to be a millionaire to buy a $7000 machine. You pay a bit down, finance 18 months at no interest, and pay $300 a month. If you have a decent job and haven't blown your income on other stuff, it is EASY.

If you have personal issues that would make YOU feel like a piece of doodoo as you say in your post if you bought an expensive PC, don't project those personal issues on me. Deal with them yourself.

ZBoater, call me immature or whatever, but mate, you really need to get out more. Sorry to make personal statements, but I think you know aswell as I do.ruuuj

Its a shame you have to personalize this, as you dont know me or how much I "get out". :(

Actually you should wait for the 11000 series, that should be the best, sure it's it's probably not going to come out for a few years but if you want the best of the best........

mikemil828

No way man, the 12000 series is going to be the best of them all. Better wait for THAT one...

Well, I will disagree. :) Surprise!

3 1/2 years ago I bought a XPS Gen2, top of the line P4EE. I remember like it was yesterday all the hostility in this very forum for buying a Dell. Well, I bought top of the line, and that machine is STILL working like a champ. I upgraded the video card, and thats about it. I am playing BF2 at 1600x1050 (actually, my friends are playing now - I am using the new one :) )

If you buy a top of the line computer, it doesnt become "obsolete" in 6 months. Sure, something faster comes along in 6 months, but are you telling me my QX6600 is "obsolete" because the QX6850 came out? Is my 8800GTX "obsolete" because the 9800 will come out? Baloney!!!

Obsolete means it no longer useful (check Merriam Webster - perhaps if we used fancier words once in a while, we wouldnt be throwing them around and misusing them so casually. Is that snotty of me? So be it. I just want us to COMMUNICATE clearly). Useful, for a gamer, means it runs the games you WANT to play in a manner you ENJOY playing them. As long as your computer does that, it is NOT obsolete.

I bet your old 486 running Windows for Workgroups probably runs Solitaire alright. And if Solitaire is ALL you want to do, is that 486 obsolete? Things that make you go hmmmmmm....