I am about to buy a new PC. My main use of the PC is gaming. I'm not on a fixed budget but I don't want to spend money I don't have to. I have currently decided on getting:
ATI x800 pro
gig of memory
36gig 10000rpm boot HD and 160gig 7200rpm data HD
I cannot make up my mind on which CPU though...
3200+:
This is pretty fast and a great value at $279CND (canadian).
3400+:
This is $120CND more money than the 3200+, but faster.
3500+:
This is $110CND more money than the 3400+ (including extra cost for 939 mboard). It is faster, but not as much of a speed increase as 3200 to 3400. However it is on the new 939 mboard so you get the dual channel memory and cool'n'quiet feature which is nice.
Wait:
939 mboards are a little sketchy at the moment, and since these 939 cpus are new, I'd guess a price decrease is probably coming for both the new and old chips.
Every day I change my mind on what to get. Anyone got an opinion to help sway me to a decision.
<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by Rocket21 on 09/02/04 03:44 PM.</EM></FONT></P>
ATI x800 pro
gig of memory
36gig 10000rpm boot HD and 160gig 7200rpm data HD
I cannot make up my mind on which CPU though...
3200+:
This is pretty fast and a great value at $279CND (canadian).
3400+:
This is $120CND more money than the 3200+, but faster.
3500+:
This is $110CND more money than the 3400+ (including extra cost for 939 mboard). It is faster, but not as much of a speed increase as 3200 to 3400. However it is on the new 939 mboard so you get the dual channel memory and cool'n'quiet feature which is nice.
Wait:
939 mboards are a little sketchy at the moment, and since these 939 cpus are new, I'd guess a price decrease is probably coming for both the new and old chips.
Every day I change my mind on what to get. Anyone got an opinion to help sway me to a decision.
<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by Rocket21 on 09/02/04 03:44 PM.</EM></FONT></P>