Paloth opened this issue on Sep 18, 2007 · 86 posts
XENOPHONZ posted Wed, 19 September 2007 at 1:18 PM
Quote - but as far as the original posters question
for me personally when I decide I want to re render my own version of
the**" Defense of Helms Deep from "(LOTR**) that is when i will have a legitimate need to justify the $$$Cost$$ of all this uber hardware
My attitude towards hardware has evolved over time. I now regard it as being what it is: a disposable commodity, with temporary utility at best.
I recall a "middle-class poverty-stricken" co-worker of mine taking out a $12,000 bank loan so that he could buy a 386/33 ("486 ready" -- HOT STUFF!!!!!!) machine. He set the loan up like a car payment. Perhaps he paid the loan off a couple of years ago..........we lost touch after we went our separate ways.
Basically, the approach to hardware is one of balancing personal resources, need, and practicality -- or at least it should be. Even if you were to invest -- say $25,000 -- on whatever the latest 'n greatest is right now - your shining new system would be the hot ticket for about a year (maybe).
I've decided to stick to the $1500-$2000 price range for PC upgrades. I'll use it for approx. 3 years -- and then I'll get another one. Whatever price the intermediate-level 1000-core processor machines happen to be going for 3 years from now. And I'll check the local Neighborhood Advertiser tabloid paper for any good, used 8-core machines that might be going for $50 at the time.
I have a Core 2 Duo machine with 4G's of RAM. It was the hot ticket very, very recently.