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Paulinh

upgrade

by Paulinh » Mon, 09 Feb 2004 07:23:22

OK, i`ve sold my motor bike to make my next super computer..... is a 3.2
batron gonna offer much difference over my thunderbird 1.4ghz...
Remco Moed

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by Remco Moed » Mon, 09 Feb 2004 08:13:30

On Sat, 7 Feb 2004 22:23:22 +0000 (UTC), "Paulinho"


>OK, i`ve sold my motor bike to make my next super computer..... is a 3.2
>batron gonna offer much difference over my thunderbird 1.4ghz...

Whatever you buy, it will be old and slow....well, it will be after
you blink an eye...

Personally I do it this way: I enjoy a certain game, and when the PC
becomes too slow, I'll upgrade the bottleneck so I can play it. I
never buy the latest and greatest.

Another thing to take into consideration: Windows 32-bit will be
replaced with a 64-bit version. I've no idea what impact that will
have on games, but it would be a bit sad if you just bought the
fastest 32-bit CPU you can get, only to discover it's useless within a
few months...

Ok, lots of text from me, and no answer to your question....sorry.

Cheers!

Remco

Dave Henri

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by Dave Henri » Mon, 09 Feb 2004 09:43:18


     32bit windows won't be useless for several years yet.  And the
64bit windows will only be of use if you have a 64bit chip.  The
64bit AMD's CAN and DO work quite well in a 32bit enviroment.
Realize if you get a 64bit chip now, you are getting the slowest
version available.  Within a year the speeds will be picking up some
more.   But if you keep waiting for a newer cpu or faster os, then you
will never upgrade.
   By the fastest cpu you can afford and a good high quality motherboard.
Those two will make a big difference in the long run in regard to
performance.

dave henrie

MadDAW

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by MadDAW » Wed, 11 Feb 2004 03:05:01


It sure should.  The 3.2 is a faster front side bus and the Barton chips
have double the on chip cache. I noticed the difference from a 1.4 T-bird to
a XP2100.  You may not want to buy the fastest CPU. If you drop back a step
or two you'll usually save a pretty good amount of cash. You'll also have
room to grow by dropping in a faster CPU down the road.

MadDAWG


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