Your tips and suggestions for a new PC

subdude · 04-07-09, 04:57 AM

since my trusted old pc is coming to his end i want to get a new gaming computer. i have thought about something along the lines of an intel Q9550 CPU, 4GB RAM, Nvidia GTX 280 VGA and a motherboard that takes all that. then of course the normal other stuff like a dvd reader (i don't burn), hard drive, power supply
i have chosen these brands for no other reasons than these are the same as in my existing PC.
so this is where i am going with this:

does a Nvidia VGA have an advantage over ATI ot vice versa?

does an Intel CPU have an advantage over AMD or vice versa?

is the new intel i7 CPU something i should consider?

is DDR2 RAM ok or should i go for DDR3?

can i stick to windows XP or will there be games in the future that only run on vista?

what is the advantage of a sound card over the onboard sound?

any other things i have to consider?

thanks for your help!

04-07-09, 04:57 AM	#1
subdude Sailor man Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Kenya Posts: 43 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Your tips and suggestions for a new PC since my trusted old pc is coming to his end i want to get a new gaming computer. i have thought about something along the lines of an intel Q9550 CPU, 4GB RAM, Nvidia GTX 280 VGA and a motherboard that takes all that. then of course the normal other stuff like a dvd reader (i don't burn), hard drive, power supply i have chosen these brands for no other reasons than these are the same as in my existing PC. so this is where i am going with this: does a Nvidia VGA have an advantage over ATI ot vice versa? does an Intel CPU have an advantage over AMD or vice versa? is the new intel i7 CPU something i should consider? is DDR2 RAM ok or should i go for DDR3? can i stick to windows XP or will there be games in the future that only run on vista? what is the advantage of a sound card over the onboard sound? any other things i have to consider? thanks for your help! __________________