pc vs consoles

[greenmedic88]

I'm resisting the temptation to do another new build until the Core i7 quads hit the market.

Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure there will be a significant premium assuming the latest development actually provides the real world processing benefits it does on paper (supposedly up to 52% faster than the Core2 Quad for 3D games).

So odds are it will be the better part of a year before doing a Nehalem based build makes financial sense, assuming one isn't simply building the best rig of the moment using the fastest components currently available with no regard to cost.

It will be a hell of a lot cheaper in a year once the Core2 Extreme/Quads have begun to phase out of the mainstream.

So... have your case, PSU (1000w or more for a SLI/Crossfire solution), mouse and keyboard ready since that's about all you can buy when planning a build based upon as of yet non-available components.