So, I just spent $340 on a new nVidia GeForce Go 6800 (256 meg VRAM) video card for my laptop. I really wanted a new video card, but I mean...jeez. $340. Can't believe I just spent that much!
Well, I justify it to myself as, The computer is my gaming console. I'm buying this crazy new video card in lieu of getting a next-gen console, which would be just as expensive, all things considered. Also, this card will cost an additional 30 or 40 dollars installed, because I'm not going to risk royally screwing up my laptop by trying to do it myself. Sigh. I never thought I'd sink so low as to pay the Geek Squad to do something for me, but here I am...
Anyway, this is good, I think, in the long run. With 1.2 gigs of RAM and this new video card, I should be set as far as games go for a while yet. My centrino processor has an equivalent speed of about 2.5 GHz, so that's still pretty decent.
But...I mean, damn. $340.
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