The problem with superpowerful pre-built systems.

[Vamp]

We all know that there're people out there who buy those systems. DELL has already sold out the first batch.

[fkdup74]

Let's not let Puritanism invade our toys please.

Don't bust my bubble, ffs.

[marlonbigtent]

$10000 on a pc! yeah i can just see the wife and kids going for that! sorry love just spent the years house keeping on a pc! ha ha

[maebach]

GAMING,basic tasks such as email, IMing ppl, pr0n ect.

not with a $10k PC you tit

I cant stop laughing!!!

[Vamp]

Seriously though, what do you do when you've spent that much on four DX9 graphics cards, and in a year DX10 comes out. You're fucked....

[clocker]

Seriously though, if you can afford to buy a $10k machine, when the new cards come out you can afford them as well.

May have to cut back on the Perrier Jouet for a week or two but sacrifices must be made.

[fkdup74]

Seriously though, what do you do when you've spent that much on four DX9 graphics cards, and in a year DX10 comes out. You're fucked....

on that note....
I'd rather, if I felt inclined to spend 10 grand, spend it on DX9.
DX10 has yet to be released, it could still be years away. (refer to Vista development for example)
It will have to go through it's maturing phase, bug fixes, etc. on both the hardware and software ends.
So I'd say spending 10k on DX10 would be even more ludicrous than spending it on DX9.

-edit- interesting....DX10 will drop backwards compatability with older DX versions...nice move M$.
DX9 is rumored to be supported through a software layer, which will suck ass, it seems.

[Seedler]

$1500 for a machine will run current games at pretty much MAX.

2 years from now the system can still run games at playable settings, but here's when you ditch it and get another one.

the $1500/2 years ratio is pretty much golden.

[cpt_azad]

$1500 for a machine will run current games at pretty much MAX.

2 years from now the system can still run games at playable settings, but here's when you ditch it and get another one.

the $1500/2 years ratio is pretty much golden.

Ya, if you're gay.

$1500/2 year ratio is a load. Buy a computer and stick with it for at least 4 years is my rule of thumb, unless you love to waste money, then by all means go nuts. Obviously if you're going to be buying a computer any time soon you'd have half the brains to do some research, and once you do you'll realize the technologies coming out soon and what not. Using that info you can ask yourself whether buying a computer now is a good idea or whether to wait until that new piece of tech. comes out. It's all relative.

Once it's out of the box it's old. Now that's the golden rule.

Edit: If you spend more than 2 grand on a comp. either you're loaded or you don't look for the lowest prices possible, a 10k comp. is just fuckin ridiculous.

[thecreator89]

"Justify"?
Don't be silly.
It would be difficult to justify a home PC over $500 and we all know there are many computers on this forum alone that cost 2 to 3 times that.

How do you reconcile a car with over 100 horsepower considering the requirements of our daily driving?

Let's not let Puritanism invade our toys please.

Amen.

I agree... don't spoil the fact that I am building a really pimped out computer for college right now.