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Intel Build - Next Generation vs Last Generation
I was about to do a build up. Even bought a case. Was going to do a
865 based mobo (likely ASUS P4P800E-Deluxe). But now the 915/925 boards are hitting the market. Now I'm thinking I should wait a few more months till that platform stabilizes, then buy into that. Since alot of the technologies are changing (DDR2, PCI Express, LGA775, etc.), I'm thinking I'll be obsolete out of the box with the old gen stuff, and will be screwed down the road if I want to do an intermediate upgrade (short of scraping the whole mobo/proc/vid/mem combo). What do you guys think? |
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What will you be using the rig for? Why would the
915 be better for you than the 865? etc? "MikeW" wrote in message om... I was about to do a build up. Even bought a case. Was going to do a 865 based mobo (likely ASUS P4P800E-Deluxe). But now the 915/925 boards are hitting the market. Now I'm thinking I should wait a few more months till that platform stabilizes, then buy into that. Since alot of the technologies are changing (DDR2, PCI Express, LGA775, etc.), I'm thinking I'll be obsolete out of the box with the old gen stuff, and will be screwed down the road if I want to do an intermediate upgrade (short of scraping the whole mobo/proc/vid/mem combo). What do you guys think? |
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Even if you wait a few months, there will be some other new technology on
the horizon. You will simply end up waiting for ever. __________________________________________________ _________________ ----- Original Message ----- From: "MikeW" Newsgroups: alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2004 6:25 AM Subject: Intel Build - Next Generation vs Last Generation "MikeW" wrote in message om... I was about to do a build up. Even bought a case. Was going to do a 865 based mobo (likely ASUS P4P800E-Deluxe). But now the 915/925 boards are hitting the market. Now I'm thinking I should wait a few more months till that platform stabilizes, then buy into that. Since alot of the technologies are changing (DDR2, PCI Express, LGA775, etc.), I'm thinking I'll be obsolete out of the box with the old gen stuff, and will be screwed down the road if I want to do an intermediate upgrade (short of scraping the whole mobo/proc/vid/mem combo). What do you guys think? |
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"Brian Cartwright" wrote in message ... Even if you wait a few months, there will be some other new technology on the horizon. You will simply end up waiting for ever. __________________________________________________ _________________ ----- Original Message ----- From: "MikeW" Newsgroups: alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2004 6:25 AM Subject: Intel Build - Next Generation vs Last Generation "MikeW" wrote in message om... I was about to do a build up. Even bought a case. Was going to do a 865 based mobo (likely ASUS P4P800E-Deluxe). But now the 915/925 boards are hitting the market. Now I'm thinking I should wait a few more months till that platform stabilizes, then buy into that. Since alot of the technologies are changing (DDR2, PCI Express, LGA775, etc.), I'm thinking I'll be obsolete out of the box with the old gen stuff, and will be screwed down the road if I want to do an intermediate upgrade (short of scraping the whole mobo/proc/vid/mem combo). What do you guys think? Build for what you need today. Don't worry about what will come later. Alan in Boise |
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In the now timeframe going with a 915/925 over an 865 won't buy me
much, but if, in a year or two, I want to spruce up the machine, I will less likely have to start completely from scratch. Then again, by then they might have another new platform upgrade "JAD" wrote in message ... What will you be using the rig for? Why would the 915 be better for you than the 865? etc? "MikeW" wrote in message om... I was about to do a build up. Even bought a case. Was going to do a 865 based mobo (likely ASUS P4P800E-Deluxe). But now the 915/925 boards are hitting the market. Now I'm thinking I should wait a few more months till that platform stabilizes, then buy into that. Since alot of the technologies are changing (DDR2, PCI Express, LGA775, etc.), I'm thinking I'll be obsolete out of the box with the old gen stuff, and will be screwed down the road if I want to do an intermediate upgrade (short of scraping the whole mobo/proc/vid/mem combo). What do you guys think? |
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but if, in a year or two
Mike be serious........ build the machine you can afford now (64b or not), we'll be lucky if we enthusiasts will be able to build homebrew in 2 years http://www.againsttcpa.com/what-is-tcpa.html "MikeW" wrote in message m... In the now timeframe going with a 915/925 over an 865 won't buy me much, but if, in a year or two, I want to spruce up the machine, I will less likely have to start completely from scratch. Then again, by then they might have another new platform upgrade "JAD" wrote in message ... What will you be using the rig for? Why would the 915 be better for you than the 865? etc? "MikeW" wrote in message om... I was about to do a build up. Even bought a case. Was going to do a 865 based mobo (likely ASUS P4P800E-Deluxe). But now the 915/925 boards are hitting the market. Now I'm thinking I should wait a few more months till that platform stabilizes, then buy into that. Since alot of the technologies are changing (DDR2, PCI Express, LGA775, etc.), I'm thinking I'll be obsolete out of the box with the old gen stuff, and will be screwed down the road if I want to do an intermediate upgrade (short of scraping the whole mobo/proc/vid/mem combo). What do you guys think? |
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If you are worrying about your system being very obsolete soon,
why are you thinking about using a 32 bit processor? Forget about Intel, and build an Athlon 64 system. With 64 bit Windows, it will really be awesome. Since you are willing to wait a bit, wait for Windows 64 for X86-64 to be released, then build an Athlon 64 system. MikeW wrote: I was about to do a build up. Even bought a case. Was going to do a 865 based mobo (likely ASUS P4P800E-Deluxe). But now the 915/925 boards are hitting the market. Now I'm thinking I should wait a few more months till that platform stabilizes, then buy into that. Since alot of the technologies are changing (DDR2, PCI Express, LGA775, etc.), I'm thinking I'll be obsolete out of the box with the old gen stuff, and will be screwed down the road if I want to do an intermediate upgrade (short of scraping the whole mobo/proc/vid/mem combo). What do you guys think? |
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I think Intel has been a little screwy in the head since Andy Grove
stopped being the man. Their marketing department seems to dictate to the design guys, and said marketing department doesn't seem to be doing well at it. If you are worrying about your system being very obsolete soon, why are you thinking about using a 32 bit processor? Forget about Intel, and build an Athlon 64 system. With 64 bit Windows typical hype Little AMD with minimal motherboard support is kicking Intel's ass "JK" wrote in message ... If you are worrying about your system being very obsolete soon, why are you thinking about using a 32 bit processor? Forget about Intel, and build an Athlon 64 system. With 64 bit Windows, it will really be awesome. Since you are willing to wait a bit, wait for Windows 64 for X86-64 to be released, then build an Athlon 64 system. MikeW wrote: I was about to do a build up. Even bought a case. Was going to do a 865 based mobo (likely ASUS P4P800E-Deluxe). But now the 915/925 boards are hitting the market. Now I'm thinking I should wait a few more months till that platform stabilizes, then buy into that. Since alot of the technologies are changing (DDR2, PCI Express, LGA775, etc.), I'm thinking I'll be obsolete out of the box with the old gen stuff, and will be screwed down the road if I want to do an intermediate upgrade (short of scraping the whole mobo/proc/vid/mem combo). What do you guys think? |
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