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Reasons that have been holding me back from buying a new com:

USB 3.0 to be out next year. Big problem is that a new 8 wire connector would be used, which would mean most likely that a different connector is used.

Sata3 aka SATA 6gb/s, which would mean current sata2 hdds would be old stock and the problem comes when the connectors change or are not backward compatiable.

Change of pins of the cpu for intel. If i get a future proof processor, which is the i7, the whole rig would add up to approximately 3k. Older processors like the core 2 duo or core 2 quad are using socket 775 which is about to be obsolete VERY soon.

DDR3 ram will become a norm soon. If ddr2 gets obsolete, the prices would go up and an upgrade of ram would be very costly.

Anyway, if i were to get a new rig, these and the most probable specs:

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Seagate 3.5inh SATA-II 500GB 7200RPM 16MB HD
[ST3500630AS] S$86

Kingston Hyper-X PC2-6400 DDR2-800 4GB Kit (2x2GB)
[KHX6400D2/4GK] S$95

XFX GeForce GTX260 896MB DDR3 666M PCIE
[GX-260NADBF] S$379

OR
2x XFX GeForce 9600GT 512MB PCIE
[xfx9600GT512] S$169 (saves $41)

Cooler Master RP-650 650W Extreme Power
[RP-650] S$109

Intel Core 2 Duo E5300 Processors (2.6GHz/800MHz/2M) Box
[C2DE5300] S$126 (May "Upsize" to 2.8/3GHz)

Samsung SH-S202J 20X IDE DVD Burner (Box)
[SHS202J] S$32

iCute IC/0508ULSSA Casing
[IC/0508ULSSA] S$120

XFX MB-750I-72P9 NF750i-SLI L775 Mother Board
[MB-750I-72P9] S$268 (May consider other options)

Samsung 2233SW 22inh LCD Monitor
[2233SW] S$258

Total Damage: $1473 (Should be about $1.4k as purchased from same store + pay in cash got discount)

Prices taken from videopro(dot)com(dot)sg