As a rule of thumb I would never ever buy a new product until its been out for several months. All you do is make yourself a guinea pig. Waiting a few months gets you better quality and lower prices.
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As a rule of thumb I would never ever buy a new product until its been out for several months. All you do is make yourself a guinea pig. Waiting a few months gets you better quality and lower prices.
Good point, the nF3 issue is a perfect example of this...Quote:
As a rule of thumb I would never ever buy a new product until its been out for several months. All you do is make yourself a guinea pig. Waiting a few months gets you better quality and lower prices.
However, at about $450 (CPU) and $130 (mobo) I was very tempted to buy an A64 this morning. I need to upgrade, but the question then becomes, 2500 and new RAM, or A64, new RAM, and a new mobo.
Well... a XP2500+ and some RAM would probably cost you half the cost of an A64 alone..Quote:
Originally posted by irwincur
Good point, the nF3 issue is a perfect example of this...
However, at about $450 (CPU) and $130 (mobo) I was very tempted to buy an A64 this morning. I need to upgrade, but the question then becomes, 2500 and new RAM, or A64, new RAM, and a new mobo.
But I'm hoping these prices'll drop before the end of the year. $450 is way more that I's like to spend.;)
Same here, I like to be cheap with my computer equipment because I a) buy so much of it and b) end up throwing it out after a few years. I am sure that I will forgo the A64 for now and get the 2500 and some fast RAM. That way I will be able to at least recycle the RAM when I make my next move.Quote:
But I'm hoping these prices'll drop before the end of the year. $450 is way more that I's like to spend.
1. I've been out of the loop so i was shocked that the 64-bit CPUs were already released
2. My mouth hit the floor when I saw the price
I'm entirely too frugal to even begin to think about considering a cpu that expensive!!!
From one buckeye to another...I agree. Way too much money for that chip...especially in a year when its about 200 bucksQuote:
Originally posted by Paladyr
1. I've been out of the loop so i was shocked that the 64-bit CPUs were already released
2. My mouth hit the floor when I saw the price
I'm entirely too frugal to even begin to think about considering a cpu that expensive!!!