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So, I've been checking out hardware for a new build early next year. I want to go with a Conroe e6600 CPU and lo and behold, on Newegg until tomorrow the e6600 ships with a free copy of Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter, A game I wasn't planning on buying, however, I have always liked the Ghost Recon series so I would probably play it and enjoy.
So, Is it worth it, or are future price drops (say, between now and February next year, and don't forget Black Friday) going to = a new 'free' game of my choice rather than one I would probably like but wasn't planning on buying?
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I'd recommend waiting until at least Black Friday. It's only a few weeks away and there's bound to be a decent number of price drops then.
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Well, you'll have to evaluate how much the game is worth to you, but I personally don't see that as being a significant fraction of the purchase price of a new processor. If it were me, I would wait for a couple of months to see what happens, particularly since high-end computer parts don't seem to be selling well, at the moment, and the 6600 is a pretty serious chip.
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By early next year, you can probably pick the game up for $20 anyway, so no, I wouldn't do that.
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thats what I figured, but I'd heard *things* about GRAW and I wanted to make sure it wasn't something I should absolutely own.
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Am I the only one here w/ an E6400 instead of a E6600? :? (not that it matters of course).

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Pu-239 wrote:Am I the only one here w/ an E6400 instead of a E6600? :? (not that it matters of course).
Um... yeah. You are. The rest of us don't want a crippled processor. :P
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I've been considering it too, but you should know:

Get it from zipzoomfly

The processor is a few cents cheaper there AND they don't charge shipping for the game.

Personally, I've decided to wait until February when DX10 cards and Quad core CPUs hopefully drive prices down a bit
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