PC hardware you shouldn't buy this Christmas

[James]

PC hardware you shouldn’t buy this Christmas

You may be tempted to buy some of these items this Christmas season. Don’t do it.

[TBlaar]

Meh.... This is the way it always works... As soon as you want to buy, something new comes out. And guess what, as soon as that comes out, something new would be in the works so you won't buy then either...

It's this exact attitude which has made that I have had the same PC for the last seven years!!!

I am buying most of the above stuff next week

[Qrox]

I definitely agree about not buying a HDD. I got a 2TB for R699 at the end of September. Now the average price for the same drive is around R1800

[The Joker]

Meh.... This is the way it always works... As soon as you want to buy, something new comes out. And guess what, as soon as that comes out, something new would be in the works so you won't buy then either...

It's this exact attitude which has made that I have had the same PC for the last seven years!!!

I am buying most of the above stuff next week

Ivy bridge is still far off, and although it will offer some decent performance increases ( according to intel ) I already know that it'll be much more expensive than Sandy bridge, unfortunately its just how intel has always worked. Even Sandy Bridge E is pointless as its pretty much been designed for people that have cash to blow, real world gains won't be noticeable to the naked eye. Trust me I have been in the pc business for ages and I myself have spent over 80k on pc parts this year.

Sandy Bridge is fantastic and it offers real future proofing, with its insane overclocking. Buying sandy now and running it for 2-3 years to come is something I opted for and I am glad I did.

As for the GPU, you guys stated it won't be coming to SA, and you're quite correct, the card has been made available in Europe and the states, as for offering value for money..IT WON'T!! It'll cost pretty much what a GTX570 does, financially it would make more sense just to buy a GTX570 then.

[maddyman]

Thanks for the heads-up. I am thinking about getting a new graphics card.

[simon]

Thanks for the heads-up. I am thinking about getting a new graphics card.

Speak to Joker then, he will hook you up with something good at a really decent price.
I am thinking of getting some speakers soon, 5.1 set for myself actually.

[Magnarmalok]

Well there goes my xmas present :P

I'll wait awhile it seems....

[MOnk]

Why do MyG and MyBB do so many of these "don't buy this now" articles, if you believed all this stuff you would never buy anything because something new is always around the corner.

Only thing you can DEFINITELY recommend not buying now unless you absolutely have to is a new HDD, prices are 200-250% their 'regular' values.

[TBlaar]

@Joker, I scheme I am buying the setup we discussed in my thread... if I wait for better parts, I'll always be waiting...

[The Joker]

@Joker, I scheme I am buying the setup we discussed in my thread... if I wait for better parts, I'll always be waiting...

Yip, and its a good time to buy, except for hdd's xD lol