How long will Gigahertz cpu's last us?

[Castellan]

I'm with KnightBreed. My PII400 lasted for about 2 years, now it has migrated into a server (with another of its brothers). As for a reputable company with good prices, check out Monarch Computer. They're based about 10 minutes from my apartment and I've never had any problems with them. They pretest your cpu/mobo combo before shipping.

 

[TheOverlord]

a long time...if you look at my rigs you'll notice that I never get rid of old computers...guess thats why ive got 6 now...haha

as for reputable dealers look at anand's F/S section it filled with great stuff!

 

[nortexoid]

i have a feeling the ghz should last for a couple years, as currently the video cards are teh bottleneck in any 3d game at resolution of 1024x768 and higher...

so, worry about that currently awesome video card u may have (will purchase) and realize that it's gonna be a utter crap in a year...(and just crap in under a year)

 

[Hanpan]

Knightbreed check out the fs/ft forum for some good prices.

 

[Blayze]

I am hoping that my Athlon 800 lasts till Christmas or the first of 2002. If it gets slow I can always overclock it.

 

[Stevem627]

A gig and a Geoforce 2 is good for a while...until it is getting close to mainstream...over a year I'd imagine.