Personal computing discussed
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just brew it! wrote:As long as you plan to max out the RAM before DDR starts to become scarce (and prices rise significantly), I see nothing wrong with building a DDR system today. You've probably got a year (give or take) before this happens.
jobodaho wrote:EDIT: A couple more questions, would I be smarter to get an Opteron 165? I might overclock, but barely, given the use of the computer (rendering, photoshop, gaming) would it be better than a 3800? Would I have to get registered RAM? I am so sorry guys...
Usacomp2k3 wrote:jobodaho wrote:EDIT: A couple more questions, would I be smarter to get an Opteron 165? I might overclock, but barely, given the use of the computer (rendering, photoshop, gaming) would it be better than a 3800? Would I have to get registered RAM? I am so sorry guys...
The opteron doesn't have Cool-n-Quiet, which might make a difference to you. You don't have to get registered RAM, no. The 3800 is a 2ghz with 2x512kb chip while the 165 is a 1.8ghz with 2x1mb chip.
Flying Fox wrote:AM2 is supposed to be the devil's date: 6.6.06. Conroe is supposed to be somewhere in July. I wouldn't count on those be avaiable on those dates from your favourite e-tailers/retailers though. Between waiting for new chipsets and initial teething problems to sort out, you are looking at late summer (September?) the earliest. If they have supply problems, you are easily looking at the end of the year. There is no rush for them to put out new products now that Vista has been delayed.
So, yeah, get it now, and make sure you use it, then you won't lose out much because you have already realized your investment.
Flying Fox wrote:Throw up a build with the components you have chosen and we can dissect it.
jobodaho wrote:Here it is:I guess if any of you have any suggestions as to why NOT build now please post them, because the "go for it" crowd has done their work.
jobodaho wrote:You won't have time to enjoy it right now. By the time that you do find yourself with free time, there will be slightly better/cheaper components available.I was thinking on holding off on a video card purchase til the summer anyways because school has drowned all of my free time.
JustAnEngineer wrote:You won't have time to enjoy it right now. By the time that you do find yourself with free time, there will be slightly better/cheaper components available.
duplo wrote:I would actually wait... not becuase of the sweet spot for value, but becuase I owe my parents a little money and its a royal pain! Seriously, my credit company is easier!
My point is that come the summer you may have something else you would like to spend you $$$ on... a holiday or such... I found that once the sun comes out the though of sitting behind a computer is not so appealing and spending time outside is ideal, and thinking of far away places normally means I end up going on vacation rather than upgrading my computer... which is why mine is almost three years old and I seriously need some new hardware!
My point is, if you dont need the computer upgrade then I am not sure its worth going into debt for it!
Voldenuit wrote:It won't be a couple months. AM2 is June 6, if you want new chipsets/motherboards you probably should wait another month or two for supply and stability issues to be ironed out. Conroe is slated for July but may only be available from Dell and Alienware at start. Same argument for chipset+motherboards (not as big an unknown because the 975 chipset will work only the motherboards need the proper VRMs).If you build now, you may regret your decision in a couple months' time.