Compared to the massive, across the board shakeups seen in some updates, this iteration of the System Guide looks pretty straightforward. The new System Guide accounts for a significant jump in graphics performance and the continuing evolution of faster CPUs, but the effects are limited.

Small but significant product changes add up, though, and enough of them mean an updated System Guide. It's hard to ignore shiny new CPUs and graphics cards—especially when the new shiny is cheaper, faster, or both!