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It's Alive! (Pt. 2)
Posted: 2004-10-26 02:45pm
by Dahak
Sorry, had to rip it off
On Friday, I will finally have all my components handy to breath life to my new machine...
AMD 64 3400+
200GB SATA (+80GB IDE from my old one)
ATi X800XT
1GB RAM
Dual Layer DVD-RW
Asus K8V mainboard
+ some small fry.
Given my PII 450 MHz, it is quite the upgrade
And it was a bitch to get a X800XT. They're harder to find than the holy grail...
Re: It's Alive! (Pt. 2)
Posted: 2004-10-26 02:48pm
by salm
Dahak wrote:
And it was a bitch to get a X800XT. They're harder to find than the holy grail...
arlt had them when i was getting a new computer a couple of weeks ago. but they were like 200€ more than the pro.
Re: It's Alive! (Pt. 2)
Posted: 2004-10-26 02:51pm
by Dahak
salm wrote:Dahak wrote:
And it was a bitch to get a X800XT. They're harder to find than the holy grail...
arlt had them when i was getting a new computer a couple of weeks ago. but they were like 200€ more than the pro.
Bought it at the Arlt. (Their one and only one currently present
), and it was only ~100€ less than a cheaper X800Pro...
Posted: 2004-10-26 04:19pm
by White Haven
Only flaw is the mobo/chip...shoulda gotten the A8V and gone 939-pin. Both more expandable, and faster for a given chip.
Posted: 2004-10-26 04:33pm
by Dahak
White Haven wrote:Only flaw is the mobo/chip...shoulda gotten the A8V and gone 939-pin. Both more expandable, and faster for a given chip.
939 chips and mobos are still more expensive, and it is quite likely that by the time I buy the next processor, they've changed their sockets yet again...
Posted: 2004-10-26 05:28pm
by The Kernel
Dahak wrote:White Haven wrote:Only flaw is the mobo/chip...shoulda gotten the A8V and gone 939-pin. Both more expandable, and faster for a given chip.
939 chips and mobos are still more expensive, and it is quite likely that by the time I buy the next processor, they've changed their sockets yet again...
No, 939 is here to stay even through dual core chips next year (which is odd I have to admit, but true). Also, a 3000+ A64 isn't priced much higher then a 3200+ Barton and it is MUCH faster.
Posted: 2004-10-26 05:42pm
by Dahak
The Kernel wrote:Dahak wrote:White Haven wrote:Only flaw is the mobo/chip...shoulda gotten the A8V and gone 939-pin. Both more expandable, and faster for a given chip.
939 chips and mobos are still more expensive, and it is quite likely that by the time I buy the next processor, they've changed their sockets yet again...
No, 939 is here to stay even through dual core chips next year (which is odd I have to admit, but true). Also, a 3000+ A64 isn't priced much higher then a 3200+ Barton and it is MUCH faster.
I'm talking about a much longer time frame here
My current computer is ~7 years old. And the momentum to buy a completely new one builds slowly with me...
Posted: 2004-10-26 08:24pm
by White Haven
Even without the expandability factor, the 939 is flat-out faster, for the same chip.
Posted: 2004-10-29 12:46pm
by phongn
Thread Unlocked, Ace Pace and Tech^salvager's side-fight split off.