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<blockquote data-quote="Kibo" data-source="post: 451312" data-attributes="member: 5451">If you can hold off you might want to wait a few more months for Serial ATA to shake out, and the new intel core to be available maybe with some nice tweakable chipsets.For value performance, I'd probably lean towards a decent AMD XP setup.&nbsp; But since you seem a little more inclined to just purchase them from a major manufacture, you'll probably be able to get a nice deal the two weeks prior to chistmas.&nbsp; A good choice might be an alienware pc from Best Buy (or anyplace that carries higher end gaming pcs).&nbsp; Going with something like that, you won't have quite as much flexability as once you chose off the web, but those are the breaks.&nbsp; The geforce cards are nice, and should be capable of playing games acceptably for a couple more years.&nbsp; But if you care about anti-aliasing the benchmarks seem to favor the new ATI 9700 Pro, greatly.&nbsp; Make sure you get an agp 8x mother board.&nbsp; Even if you end up getting a 4x card, you'll be able to upgrade for $300 and add new life to your future aging game system.&nbsp; But if I at all could I'd wait to see the new intel core (it's not just a faster clock, it's got new features that could provide a significant performance boost) and Serial ATA HD's.The best part about being able to wait is everything gets cheaper and faster.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kibo, post: 451312, member: 5451"] If you can hold off you might want to wait a few more months for Serial ATA to shake out, and the new intel core to be available maybe with some nice tweakable chipsets. For value performance, I'd probably lean towards a decent AMD XP setup. But since you seem a little more inclined to just purchase them from a major manufacture, you'll probably be able to get a nice deal the two weeks prior to chistmas. A good choice might be an alienware pc from Best Buy (or anyplace that carries higher end gaming pcs). Going with something like that, you won't have quite as much flexability as once you chose off the web, but those are the breaks. The geforce cards are nice, and should be capable of playing games acceptably for a couple more years. But if you care about anti-aliasing the benchmarks seem to favor the new ATI 9700 Pro, greatly. Make sure you get an agp 8x mother board. Even if you end up getting a 4x card, you'll be able to upgrade for $300 and add new life to your future aging game system. But if I at all could I'd wait to see the new intel core (it's not just a faster clock, it's got new features that could provide a significant performance boost) and Serial ATA HD's. The best part about being able to wait is everything gets cheaper and faster. [/QUOTE]

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