Last several years, I got into a habit of upgrading my computer during the holiday season. The holiday season seems timely for such thing, and good prices on parts are plentiful. I look forward to it each year. Last year was an exception, I didn’t do it for some reason I don’t remember.

With Windows Vista coming in February, I definitely will do it this time. Since my nephew Andre wanted a computer of his own, it’ll be a full system build instead of just an upgrade. With Intel’s new dual core chips being all the rage, I expect to see a significant boost in performance this year. I don’t expect having to spend a lot of time researching for parts, thanks to [H]ardOCP’s new 2006 holiday PC build guide. Good content and very timely for me. Check it out…