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It's the ever changing law.. PCs grow out of date within at least a month. It's upsetting I know but whats the point.
This is the law that says "Thee who buys a PC will always regret for the system you buy is guaranteed to be cheaper or/and out of date within a few months" Ok. It's not a law yet but it should be. I'd like to call it Rakuga's Law.
I can almost guarantee that your buying of a PC will be pleasurable at first sight but terrible at second. Why? The ever changing market of PCs is more rapid then that of consoles. With consoles at least you only need to wait a year to have to update at least. With PCs its more like every month IF you want to have the latest computer - and this costs money. Why do we need to upgrade so much? So we can play the latest computer games that strive on advances in computer technology. New 3dfx cards, new processors are being churned out one my one guaranteeing that a PC buyer will be disappointed soon.
I bought a Pentium 1 233mhz back 2 years ago. It cost me ONE THOUSAND pounds. It was the newest thing. Look at it now. It would sell for peanuts - 100 pounds at least. That's 1/10 of it's original cost. It's out of date now, and lets face it crap - most games on it will be unplayable. My latest computer (700mhz P3) cost me £433 (no monitor) and I bought it about a month and a half ago. Now I have already bought more RAM and am in the process of getting a 3dfx card which I now realise I desperately need JUST to play some PC games I have only dreamed about. My 56k modems crap and like many others in online computer games I find myself at a disadvantage to the luckier people around the world who keep up to date and can afford the likes of ADSL, ISDN or cable. The key to having a computer is limiting updates. If you can get a really good computer then you might if lucky be able to hold on to it for a year maybe 2 without losing out on playing top games.
The world of computers is unfair lets face it. If you can't afford to update your computer as often as you wish you could I offer you then answers of Rakuga's Law.
1) Never go for the latest computer. It will only be out of date within a few weeks. Go for a smaller processor so you can afford to update. At the moment I'd say get 600-800mhz processor.
2) Buy a console. They are cheaper to afford then a PC
3) Save at all times. A quid a day if possible. Just save don't spend this money. THis money can then be used for new computer parts.
4) Don't rush into buying a computer. Look through the market. If you have a budget of 700 quid your best option is a Maxx PC - quite a lot of stuff for a good price.
5) Don't get unnecessary parts just for the sake of it. IF you won't use all 40gb hard disk space don't get it. If you don't have a high speed internet connection or anything worth copying don't get a CD writer.
The key to buying a computer is expect to be disappointed within time and watch your spending.
Thank you for reading.
This is the law that says "Thee who buys a PC will always regret for the system you buy is guaranteed to be cheaper or/and out of date within a few months" Ok. It's not a law yet but it should be. I'd like to call it Rakuga's Law.
I can almost guarantee that your buying of a PC will be pleasurable at first sight but terrible at second. Why? The ever changing market of PCs is more rapid then that of consoles. With consoles at least you only need to wait a year to have to update at least. With PCs its more like every month IF you want to have the latest computer - and this costs money. Why do we need to upgrade so much? So we can play the latest computer games that strive on advances in computer technology. New 3dfx cards, new processors are being churned out one my one guaranteeing that a PC buyer will be disappointed soon.
I bought a Pentium 1 233mhz back 2 years ago. It cost me ONE THOUSAND pounds. It was the newest thing. Look at it now. It would sell for peanuts - 100 pounds at least. That's 1/10 of it's original cost. It's out of date now, and lets face it crap - most games on it will be unplayable. My latest computer (700mhz P3) cost me £433 (no monitor) and I bought it about a month and a half ago. Now I have already bought more RAM and am in the process of getting a 3dfx card which I now realise I desperately need JUST to play some PC games I have only dreamed about. My 56k modems crap and like many others in online computer games I find myself at a disadvantage to the luckier people around the world who keep up to date and can afford the likes of ADSL, ISDN or cable. The key to having a computer is limiting updates. If you can get a really good computer then you might if lucky be able to hold on to it for a year maybe 2 without losing out on playing top games.
The world of computers is unfair lets face it. If you can't afford to update your computer as often as you wish you could I offer you then answers of Rakuga's Law.
1) Never go for the latest computer. It will only be out of date within a few weeks. Go for a smaller processor so you can afford to update. At the moment I'd say get 600-800mhz processor.
2) Buy a console. They are cheaper to afford then a PC
3) Save at all times. A quid a day if possible. Just save don't spend this money. THis money can then be used for new computer parts.
4) Don't rush into buying a computer. Look through the market. If you have a budget of 700 quid your best option is a Maxx PC - quite a lot of stuff for a good price.
5) Don't get unnecessary parts just for the sake of it. IF you won't use all 40gb hard disk space don't get it. If you don't have a high speed internet connection or anything worth copying don't get a CD writer.
The key to buying a computer is expect to be disappointed within time and watch your spending.
Thank you for reading.
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I used to have a P1 but it still works and you can't play any new games so now we have a few P3 laptops and one P3 computer, that dosen't have any probs!
Rakuga wrote:
> It's the ever changing law.. PCs grow out of date within at least a
> month.
It's a proven fact that as soon as you take your PC out of the box, it's obsolete
> It's the ever changing law.. PCs grow out of date within at least a
> month.
It's a proven fact that as soon as you take your PC out of the box, it's obsolete
Hmm...usually true, but I've had this pc since last october now, and it hasn't had problems with any current games, or any for the forseeable future (athlon 1.1ghz, 512mb ram).
Yes, it cost a lot at the time, but I'm in the process of building another one of around the same specification now, for £350, salvaging some parts from older machines. PCs neednt be that expensive, and the new one wont go out of date for quite a while either.
Yes, it cost a lot at the time, but I'm in the process of building another one of around the same specification now, for £350, salvaging some parts from older machines. PCs neednt be that expensive, and the new one wont go out of date for quite a while either.
It's the ever changing law.. PCs grow out of date within at least a month. It's upsetting I know but whats the point.
This is the law that says "Thee who buys a PC will always regret for the system you buy is guaranteed to be cheaper or/and out of date within a few months" Ok. It's not a law yet but it should be. I'd like to call it Rakuga's Law.
I can almost guarantee that your buying of a PC will be pleasurable at first sight but terrible at second. Why? The ever changing market of PCs is more rapid then that of consoles. With consoles at least you only need to wait a year to have to update at least. With PCs its more like every month IF you want to have the latest computer - and this costs money. Why do we need to upgrade so much? So we can play the latest computer games that strive on advances in computer technology. New 3dfx cards, new processors are being churned out one my one guaranteeing that a PC buyer will be disappointed soon.
I bought a Pentium 1 233mhz back 2 years ago. It cost me ONE THOUSAND pounds. It was the newest thing. Look at it now. It would sell for peanuts - 100 pounds at least. That's 1/10 of it's original cost. It's out of date now, and lets face it crap - most games on it will be unplayable. My latest computer (700mhz P3) cost me £433 (no monitor) and I bought it about a month and a half ago. Now I have already bought more RAM and am in the process of getting a 3dfx card which I now realise I desperately need JUST to play some PC games I have only dreamed about. My 56k modems crap and like many others in online computer games I find myself at a disadvantage to the luckier people around the world who keep up to date and can afford the likes of ADSL, ISDN or cable. The key to having a computer is limiting updates. If you can get a really good computer then you might if lucky be able to hold on to it for a year maybe 2 without losing out on playing top games.
The world of computers is unfair lets face it. If you can't afford to update your computer as often as you wish you could I offer you then answers of Rakuga's Law.
1) Never go for the latest computer. It will only be out of date within a few weeks. Go for a smaller processor so you can afford to update. At the moment I'd say get 600-800mhz processor.
2) Buy a console. They are cheaper to afford then a PC
3) Save at all times. A quid a day if possible. Just save don't spend this money. THis money can then be used for new computer parts.
4) Don't rush into buying a computer. Look through the market. If you have a budget of 700 quid your best option is a Maxx PC - quite a lot of stuff for a good price.
5) Don't get unnecessary parts just for the sake of it. IF you won't use all 40gb hard disk space don't get it. If you don't have a high speed internet connection or anything worth copying don't get a CD writer.
The key to buying a computer is expect to be disappointed within time and watch your spending.
Thank you for reading.
This is the law that says "Thee who buys a PC will always regret for the system you buy is guaranteed to be cheaper or/and out of date within a few months" Ok. It's not a law yet but it should be. I'd like to call it Rakuga's Law.
I can almost guarantee that your buying of a PC will be pleasurable at first sight but terrible at second. Why? The ever changing market of PCs is more rapid then that of consoles. With consoles at least you only need to wait a year to have to update at least. With PCs its more like every month IF you want to have the latest computer - and this costs money. Why do we need to upgrade so much? So we can play the latest computer games that strive on advances in computer technology. New 3dfx cards, new processors are being churned out one my one guaranteeing that a PC buyer will be disappointed soon.
I bought a Pentium 1 233mhz back 2 years ago. It cost me ONE THOUSAND pounds. It was the newest thing. Look at it now. It would sell for peanuts - 100 pounds at least. That's 1/10 of it's original cost. It's out of date now, and lets face it crap - most games on it will be unplayable. My latest computer (700mhz P3) cost me £433 (no monitor) and I bought it about a month and a half ago. Now I have already bought more RAM and am in the process of getting a 3dfx card which I now realise I desperately need JUST to play some PC games I have only dreamed about. My 56k modems crap and like many others in online computer games I find myself at a disadvantage to the luckier people around the world who keep up to date and can afford the likes of ADSL, ISDN or cable. The key to having a computer is limiting updates. If you can get a really good computer then you might if lucky be able to hold on to it for a year maybe 2 without losing out on playing top games.
The world of computers is unfair lets face it. If you can't afford to update your computer as often as you wish you could I offer you then answers of Rakuga's Law.
1) Never go for the latest computer. It will only be out of date within a few weeks. Go for a smaller processor so you can afford to update. At the moment I'd say get 600-800mhz processor.
2) Buy a console. They are cheaper to afford then a PC
3) Save at all times. A quid a day if possible. Just save don't spend this money. THis money can then be used for new computer parts.
4) Don't rush into buying a computer. Look through the market. If you have a budget of 700 quid your best option is a Maxx PC - quite a lot of stuff for a good price.
5) Don't get unnecessary parts just for the sake of it. IF you won't use all 40gb hard disk space don't get it. If you don't have a high speed internet connection or anything worth copying don't get a CD writer.
The key to buying a computer is expect to be disappointed within time and watch your spending.
Thank you for reading.
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