TechSpot PC Buying Guide - August 2009

Julio Franco · Oct 21, 2009

That's right Rage, we update our buying guide quarterly. However we are working on improving that and soon we will have a buying guide that is updated weekly so this doesn't happen anymore, a buying guide which you can use anytime and make sure you are getting the most up to date information.

For now, you can probably couple our current buying guide with our most recent reviews. That includes for example the Core i5 and P55 platform in the mainstream sector. The latest Radeons both in the high-end (5800 series) and budget (5700), since we always wrap-up our reviews with buying recommendations and value comparisons.

Ritwik7 · Oct 21, 2009

WorkinMan said: ↑

How often are the buying guides updated here? I mean, the technology is always changing and the current builds on this site are over two months old. In the entry level gamer build they talk of a P55 motherboard/processor which will come out in the next few weeks or a month. The P55 is out there now... and if we were to go ahead and buy that, would we be looking at other changes in the build as far as other parts? Perhaps there are better bang for the buck items to replace in the August 2009 build as well. Will I run into compatibility issues if I do upgrade certain parts of the list of items to purchase for the build and keep others that are in their list as of August 2009? I know, I'm sounding whiny, but I've never built a PC from scratch and would like to do it right the first time as money is tight for us now (like I'm sure it is with many others too). I'm just curious if there are newer builds to look at even perhaps at another site which will give me the best possible solution for the money.

Why don't you just post a thread on building your new rig. I'm sure you'll get the best possible advice from the people here. It wouldn't be the best idea right now to maybe follow the Buying Guide as there are newer / better components available.

Or you could wait a while till the Guide is updated.

Julio said:

For now, you can probably couple our current buying guide with our most recent reviews. That includes for example the Core i5 and P55 platform in the mainstream sector. The latest Radeons both in the high-end (5800 series) and budget (5700), since we always wrap-up our reviews with buying recommendations and value comparisons.

That's very sound advice there. Take out some time to read the recent hardware reviews at Techspot. There's a lot of information there which will keep you updated.

I also recommend that you definitely go through this great post before you start building your system : http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic133075.html

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TechSpot PC Buying Guide - August 2009

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