Ultimate Game PC

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Hi Nihil

With "upgradeable" I mean the following (exaggerated example):
Assume I buy the latest graphic card for 600$ (PCI Express or whatever).
In one year, I will sell this graphic card and buy a new one.
I would prefer not to have to rebuy a motherboard because PCI Express is
outdated as well. Maybe this is all too naive

As per your questions
1. Dual or quad core?
I don't care, but it is a good example: If a dual core is sufficient
today and for the next year, a dual core is fine. In one year, I may
consider buying a quad core (or next generation) - I don't want
to replace the motherboard or whatever for that.
2. Operating system?
I guess Vista (for better 4GB RAM support). Not sure about 64bit OSs,
because the one I have privately still lacks drivers (XP 64bit).
3. DDR2 or DDR3?
That's why I am asking What is the advantage/disadvantage of each
of them? Is DDR3 so much superior to DDR2 that it does make a difference?
As per "upgradeable": I read that DDR2-800 is the limit (still, there is a
DDR2-1066 available). Now take DDR3 with 200 Mhz (Double Data Rate,
Up and Down-Writing -> 1600 Mhz) - is this already limiting, or just the
beginning?

Thanks & Cheers