Athlon 64/FX, P4HTEE

[LiamC]

The reviews are out and so the latest weapons in the chip wars have been revealed. Prices are high, and a socket change is imminent, so I'll be waiting for Socket 939 and the 90nm Athlon 64's, PCI Express, R420, SATA-II etc...

Looks like that's going to be one big upgrade.

For the curious

http://www.boags.com.au

 

[Tea]

Hmmm .... I think I'll go a diffrent route: the fastest available standard Athlon (32-bit), at a knock-down, drag-out price, and an extra X15 to keep things cooking along. Or possibly give up on fast computers altogether and get a digital SLR (which is affordable - almost) and a 500mm IS lens (which will cost more than my car did - and I ain't talking about a second-hand car!)

sigh

I don't think I can afford a fast computer anymore.

 

[Jan Kivar]

Pentium-M-II. If they ever get to desktop.

Cheers,

Jan

 

[Mercutio]

I'm content with a small army of budget machines. None of the above will be "budget" for a good long while.

 

[Buck]

My PIII 1.2GHz and Athlon 1400C will cover my needs for some time to come.

 

[Pradeep]

I voted for FX and I'll have a JB Premium please.

I'll prob get something around Christmas time, unless Dell has an insane deal on a 1600sc server. Looks like AMD definitely have something that will double the performance of my duallie XP 1700.

 

[CityK]

Waiting for the dust to settle .... ie. prices, 939 arrival, processor upgradeability on mobos and other questions, etc.

Have no idea where that would fit in with the poll...guess JB gets my vote in the meantime.

 

[LunarMist]

I don't really understand the question. There are too many models to choose from and the reviews list a myriad of results for programs that I am clueless about. I need to buy something soon, though. The computer I have is essentially 18 months old and the processor is only 30% faster (the limit) than in 2001. Maybe I'll get the P4HTEE to maintain sanity for another six months.

And who is James Boags? Or should that be Boggs?

 

[LiamC]

LunarMist, there is a link to James Boags in the first post

 

[LunarMist]

 

[Santilli]

Where is Splash when I really need him?



I need help on this question...
gs

 

[Santilli]

Spash:

HELP!!!

gs

 

[Santilli]

Splash: Help!!!

 

[Tannin]

Take the James Boags, Greg. Clearly the best option.

 

[Buck]

The James Boags sounds good, but after a few, you could easily wake up with an order for some of those FX chips.

 

[CityK]

And who is James Boags? Or should that be Boggs?

Its Boags. James Boags......Duh dat da daahhhhhh de duh daaaa!

 

[zx]

I'll give time to all this new technology to mature, then i'll decide. My system is perfect for me right now. I've been looking for a decent secondary system though .

 

[Pradeep]

Nice avatar Buck. Poor Hyacinth Not BUCKET!

 

[Buck]

Nice avatar Buck. Poor Hyacinth Not BUCKET!

Thanks Pradeep. I managed to get a few different moods, so I can post them at will.

 

[Buck]

On a similar topic to this thread, SUN Microsystems has unveiled what it calims is a revolutionary technology that could make computers much faster and significantly smaller.

Australian IT
Sun Breaks Speed Barrier
Correspondents in Santa Clara
SEPTEMBER 24, 2003

 

[Santilli]

Tannin: You may have a point. Other then baoging down when doing Photoshop, and posting pics to the net, this machine is just about all I need.

It's still WAY faster then most, thanks to the scsi X 15 raid 0, and, I have to make sure I can transfer that to a new machine.

gs