How would you rate 2007 hardware-wise?

WhO_KnOwS · Dec 5, 2007, 09:59 PM

Good or bad? Why?

**kris23** · Dec 5, 2007, 11:41 PM

best ever man.... its like the golden age where people with somewhat limited wallets could buy nice ass machines for sub $1000

Judas · Dec 6, 2007, 12:02 AM

damn good year imo..

but even more interesting good hardware to come....

|2A|N · Dec 6, 2007, 12:30 AM

Definitely the best year for high end Hardware at a great price meaning everyone could own a top of the line Rig... not just the rich!!

drakesteakn · Dec 6, 2007, 03:11 AM

I thought it was a good year. I just wish AMD/ATi went out with a bang. If not its back to INTEL and nVidia.

feedz · Dec 6, 2007, 03:57 AM

Great year. Powerful mid-range systems for good prices.

Vikingod · Dec 6, 2007, 04:01 AM

Good year. Wish I'd had the money to do some major upgrades. Here's to hoping the coming year is even better.

ExitiosuS · Dec 6, 2007, 06:32 AM

Love the prices!
Upgraded this year to a mid-range system for the lowest amount I've spent in a long time! Amazing year, for value at the very least.

ChaosMinionX · Dec 6, 2007, 06:52 AM

Fantastic year for the hardware enthusiast thats for sure, lots of new products, new specs hitting the street (DDR3, X38, P35, 45nm, 55nm GPU's, SSD,etc to name a few)

I am very happy with this year

OmegaRED · Dec 6, 2007, 08:33 PM

Let's see...Quad Cores, iPhone & Ipod Touch, 8800GTS/GT and some sweet ass cheap LCD monitors. This was the best year for hardware that I can remember mostly because the prices weren't so high.

**Mousey** · Dec 6, 2007, 08:36 PM

I can imagine it would have been better for me if i had more cash but i suppose that's what birthdays, christmas and employment are for

BWX · Dec 6, 2007, 09:40 PM

Excellent, best year in a while!

..but I spent a lot on 2006, so I'll have to wait till 08 or later to fully update again..

CDsDontBurn · Dec 6, 2007, 10:27 PM

"Excellent, best year in a while!"

swimtech · Dec 9, 2007, 07:38 PM

The whole gamut - CPUs, mainboards, memory, video cards, displays, drives, even power supplies (!) it has been about the best year ever - even better than the year that saw the intro of the PIII/Celeron (A), and then the Athlon, I think...

Skull · Dec 9, 2007, 08:40 PM

apart from AMD it was a great year for most companies I feel.

Erroneus · Dec 9, 2007, 09:53 PM

With the hardware-prices we seen lately, eg. on ram, it's been crazy and with the introduction of cards like 8800gt and 3850hd, plus the low prices on Core2Duo and AMD's topmodels, you can get a excellent pc today for very little money

Excellent year !

PC_Inquisitor · Dec 10, 2007, 01:59 AM

Well, DX 10 Hardware has a lot of power... but DX 10 games look... almost like DX 9 ones... For me this year was just good (new Quad cores!!!).

Lowfat · Dec 10, 2007, 05:34 AM

2006 was better

crapman777 · Dec 10, 2007, 10:03 AM

Call me harsh, but this year was pretty ordinary. What truly revolutionary hardware did we see, apart from Intel's quad core?
Nothing that would really be considered as evolutionary or revolutionary in the PC world... Another batch of new generation graphics cards that barely make use of DX10, even the quad core doesnt really become useful in any major software, memory and hard drive prices plummeted, but can anyone challenge me as to what really stood out?

Dec 5, 2007, 09:59 PM	#1
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Dec 5, 2007, 11:41 PM	#2
kris23 Going Insane..... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,019 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	best ever man.... its like the golden age where people with somewhat limited wallets could buy nice ass machines for sub $1000 __________________ Hardwareheaven Super-Moderator Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! last updated (5/18/11) Rosewill FUTURE case replaces CM 690 II with its greater interior length. Building a PC: Step by Step Guide Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums!

Dec 6, 2007, 03:11 AM	#5
drakesteakn boo!!!! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ft. Meyers, FL Posts: 2,041 Rep Power: 0	I thought it was a good year. I just wish AMD/ATi went out with a bang. If not its back to INTEL and nVidia. __________________

Dec 6, 2007, 06:52 AM	#9
ChaosMinionX USB 3 dot oh Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,911 Rep Power: 47 System Specs	Fantastic year for the hardware enthusiast thats for sure, lots of new products, new specs hitting the street (DDR3, X38, P35, 45nm, 55nm GPU's, SSD,etc to name a few) I am very happy with this year __________________ ::Heatware:: How you can help DriverHeaven by using Digg!

Dec 6, 2007, 08:33 PM	#10
OmegaRED Relapsed Gamer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa , Canada Posts: 5,688 Rep Power: 173 System Specs	Let's see...Quad Cores, iPhone & Ipod Touch, 8800GTS/GT and some sweet ass cheap LCD monitors. This was the best year for hardware that I can remember mostly because the prices weren't so high. __________________ E Penis Specs: <------------- See System Specs

Dec 6, 2007, 12:30 AM	#4
\|2A\|N SE7EN57 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 358 Rep Power: 72 System Specs	Definitely the best year for high end Hardware at a great price meaning everyone could own a top of the line Rig... not just the rich!!

Dec 6, 2007, 03:57 AM	#6
feedz DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: SE Asia Posts: 29 Rep Power: 0	Great year. Powerful mid-range systems for good prices.

Dec 6, 2007, 04:01 AM	#7
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Good year. Wish I'd had the money to do some major upgrades. Here's to hoping the coming year is even better.

Dec 6, 2007, 06:32 AM	#8
ExitiosuS Simian Masterpiece! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London, Ont. Canada Posts: 358 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Love the prices! Upgraded this year to a mid-range system for the lowest amount I've spent in a long time! Amazing year, for value at the very least.

Dec 6, 2007, 08:36 PM	#11
Mousey Synth's Long Lost Bro Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Web Design Hell Posts: 7,189 Rep Power: 245 System Specs	I can imagine it would have been better for me if i had more cash but i suppose that's what birthdays, christmas and employment are for __________________

Dec 6, 2007, 09:40 PM	#12
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	Excellent, best year in a while! ..but I spent a lot on 2006, so I'll have to wait till 08 or later to fully update again.. __________________

Dec 6, 2007, 10:27 PM	#13
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,790 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	"Excellent, best year in a while!" __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Dec 9, 2007, 07:38 PM	#14
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	The whole gamut - CPUs, mainboards, memory, video cards, displays, drives, even power supplies (!) it has been about the best year ever - even better than the year that saw the intro of the PIII/Celeron (A), and then the Athlon, I think... __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Dec 9, 2007, 08:40 PM	#15
Skull Boney Admin Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: somewhere over the rainbow Posts: 659 Rep Power: 59	apart from AMD it was a great year for most companies I feel. __________________ How you can help DriverHeaven by using Digg!

Dec 9, 2007, 09:53 PM	#16
Erroneus Get off my lawn! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,417 Rep Power: 119 System Specs	With the hardware-prices we seen lately, eg. on ram, it's been crazy and with the introduction of cards like 8800gt and 3850hd, plus the low prices on Core2Duo and AMD's topmodels, you can get a excellent pc today for very little money Excellent year ! __________________

Dec 10, 2007, 01:59 AM	#17
PC_Inquisitor HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Mexico City Posts: 91 Rep Power: 0	Well, DX 10 Hardware has a lot of power... but DX 10 games look... almost like DX 9 ones... For me this year was just good (new Quad cores!!!).

Dec 10, 2007, 05:34 AM	#18
Lowfat Xtreme Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 4,254 Rep Power: 101	2006 was better __________________

Dec 10, 2007, 10:03 AM	#19
crapman777 HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 158 Rep Power: 0	Call me harsh, but this year was pretty ordinary. What truly revolutionary hardware did we see, apart from Intel's quad core? Nothing that would really be considered as evolutionary or revolutionary in the PC world... Another batch of new generation graphics cards that barely make use of DX10, even the quad core doesnt really become useful in any major software, memory and hard drive prices plummeted, but can anyone challenge me as to what really stood out?