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The PC of 2010

The dramatic changes coming to PC hardware in the year ahead

Words: Alec Meer, PC Gamer UK
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alko  - 10 months 7 hours ago 
In Greece we do have this optionthanks to PLAISIO computers! I recently (6 months ago) had a PC made there,basic specs: intel q6600,geforce 8600 and 2 gb RAM on vista. When an error on startup occured and i got it service they gave me the 9600 GT with no charge at all!
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flk  - 9 months 29 days ago 
If in 2010 computers won't be able to fry eggs, i won't buy one. End of story.
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saintthedogg  - 9 months 29 days ago 
No.

these will be just as unnecessary for the next two years as they are now. NOT useless - but unnecessary. you will not need any of these to play or do anything coming out in the next 5 years

They definitely add a performance boost to those individual areas, but it will not be required or optimized in any software, games, or oses. It will work the same as it does now.

in no way is it changing the face of computing, that will be a decade coming.
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kornedbeefy  - 9 months 29 days ago 
Unless some devs decide to push the PC hardware there is no need to upgrade (unless your pc is already outdated). Bleeding edge PCS can handle the huge majority of games now with ease. With devs creating multiplatform games and not PC exclusives they are not taking full advantage of what current PCs have to offer. I hope that changes soon now that Vista is an old issue. I think it/directx 10 really put up a major road bump for pc gaming.
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kornedbeefy  - 9 months 29 days ago 
*adding to my previous post.*

On another note you can build a great bleeding edge gaming PC now for less than $1000. I put together a full gaming PC + winxp OS at newegg minus monitor/keyboard/mouse for $600. I could have pushed for $400 but felt it was solid build. Back in the 90s/early 2000s a decent gaming pc cost you $1500 at a minimum.
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games_master  - 9 months 29 days ago 
:lol:

Sounds a lot like my rig.

Monitor: Samsung T240HD 24" 1920x1200
CPU: Intel i7 920
Motherboard: Asus Rampage II Extreme
Case: Antec 1200
RAM: Corsair 6GB TR3X6G1600C8D
Graphics Card: ATI 4870 Sapphire 1GB
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games_master  - 9 months 29 days ago 
@gta3mattb

Why does the inside of that case seem to have
so much more room than my Antec 900?

Thats because its the antec 1200.

also what graphics card did you put in there Kornedbeefy.
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caboose3698  - 9 months 28 days ago 
lol if theres one thing ive learned its that you will never be able to have the best computer for more than a few months...theres always somethin new....facepalm
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Roast_Pork  - 9 months 27 days ago 
With the economy the way it is I'm staying with my old PC; it's fast enough to play any games out there- at least for the forseeable future.
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joeblack  - 9 months 26 days ago 
what about the weight of the laptop notebook? the only reason to have a notebook is mobility, if the notebook is as heavy as a desktop why spend all that $$?
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Vokeal  - 9 months 21 days ago 
I will be building my dream gaming rig this year and man am I stoked. I was getting a little tired of the NVidia line of graphics and wasn't seeing any real improvements in the future. Thank God Ati radeon stepped up their cards. I am looking forward to slapping in a pair of 4870s into my rig. I think pc gaming is
taking a real turn for the good. With all that Blizzard is putting this year and other companies trying to put out good titles, 2009 is looking like a good year for us pc gamers.
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