Electronics in 2010

[Schlup]

What does the coming year hold for us all? The year 2010 will be the year for 3D. With the Blu-Ray 3D standard being finalized it finally looks like 3D technology will make a push to become mainstream. NVIDIA will finally get their Fermi based GF100 video card series launched, which means they will finally have some DirectX 11 graphics cards in the market. Enthusiasts with large budgets will enjoy the first six-core desktop processors. Intel's upcoming 32nm 'Gulftown' six-core processors will bring a drop in performance boost for those that already own Intel X58 Express powered motherboards. AMD will also be bringing six-core processors to market with the upcoming release of 'Thuban' based parts, but you'll need a new platform since the socket has changed. With memory densities and yields getting better you can expect to see 12GB and 24GB memory kits become more popular with 12GB becoming standard on high-end performance systems. The same goes for storage as SSDs will see prices continue to decrease while their capacities increase. We've heard rumors that Intel will have some 320GB SSD's coming out soon, which will finally silence those that say 80GB or 160GB just isn't enough storage space. When it comes to mobile internet devices (MIDs) you'll see a ton of advancements as we will be seeing the introduction of Intel Atom 'Pine Trail' platforms, NVIDIA Tegra 2 and NVIDIA Ion 2 platforms. This means that the mobile market is about to get a whole lot more interesting. Sure, we know the details on some other goodies coming out of the wood work for 2010, but what fun would it be to spoil all the surprises?

[cygnus]

Man - seems there's a bit of a shift in the technology coming out.....seems there was a lull over the past few years.  I'm kind of wishing I had of waited to build my new gaming box but hey, oh well - my machine still does the job! 

[tehfunk101]

my proposed upgrades for 2010:

nvidia 300 series card
3d computer monitor
maybe a ssd

[Schlup]

My upgrades for 2010:

Confirmed: nVidia GTX 395 (maybe two, will need to see how one runs)
Confirmed: At least (2) SSD drives with r/w of at least 200MB/s each in RAID 0 config, may need to get (3) drives depending on the space available during purchase.

Possible: New motherboard (top of the line), 16GB DDR3 RAM, Octocore processor, dual gigabit home network equipment, (2) Blu-ray burners, 32+inch LCD monitor.

[Monkey_Grill]

My upgrades for 2010:

Confirmed: nVidia GTX 395 (maybe two, will need to see how one runs)
Confirmed: At least (2) SSD drives with r/w of at least 200MB/s each in RAID 0 config, may need to get (3) drives depending on the space available during purchase.

Possible: New motherboard (top of the line), 16GB DDR3 RAM, Octocore processor, dual gigabit home network equipment, (2) Blu-ray burners, 32+inch LCD monitor.

Doing it Schlup style!

[Schlup]

Doing it Schlup style!

What does that even mean?

[Dark Insomniac]

I can't wait to see E3, CEE, Comic Con, Gen Con, Blizz Con, and many more. But What I want to see is when they are comeing out with the phone that is a watch.

[Stinger]

My upgrades for 2010:

Confirmed: nVidia GTX 395 (maybe two, will need to see how one runs)
Confirmed: At least (2) SSD drives with r/w of at least 200MB/s each in RAID 0 config, may need to get (3) drives depending on the space available during purchase.

Possible: New motherboard (top of the line), 16GB DDR3 RAM, Octocore processor, dual gigabit home network equipment, (2) Blu-ray burners, 32+inch LCD monitor.

while ure at it get me 1 too but ill let u pay for it all thats just how nice of a guy i am <33