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Poll: Which new computer?

J

Jumpem

Lifer
My choice is between the CPU/Mobo/RAM combination. Either:

P4 1.7GHz, Asus P4T, 256MB RDRAM = ~$725

1.4GHZ Palomino, Asus A7M266, 256MB Crucial PC2100 = ~$550(~$475 if I use a regular 1.4GHz Thunderbird)

Or to wait and see for the "nForce" AMD motherboards and/or the .13 P4?


The other components as of now would be:
Asus V8200 Deluxe(Geforce 3)
Hercules Game Theater
Pioneer 16x DVD
Plextor 16/10/40 CDR/W
60GB IBM 60GXP
3Com 3CR990TX97 Network Card
HP Deskjet 935C
APC BackUPS Pro 500
Fong-Kai 320 Case/Enermax 350 Watt
Sony G520 21"


Right now I'm running my two-plus year old P2-450 with a TNT-1 card. I definitely need something better so I don't really want to wait for the nForce or Northwood. But I also don't want to be kicking myself later. I'm leaning towards the current P4 right now simply because of the compatibility/chipset issues many people have with socket A motherboards. I would rather pay a little more, and maybe give up just a little bit of speed in a few things for compatibility and stability. Anyways let me know what you think.
 
What are you going to be doing with it? If you're really into multimedia like digital video stuff etc. then get the P4 setup. Personally I would go with the AMD. I'm running one right now and for what it's worth I've never had any stability problems.
 
Reverence, I've read a bunch of nForce articles and that's why I'm thinking about waitining, but until October or so would suck!

Shooters, gaming is what I primarily need the power for. As for digital video, I'm going to experiment with recording video from digital cable, but that's not a necessity. I'll also use it for word processing, programming/compiling, and everyday stuff such as browsing and winamp.
 
Well being a former owner of a p4 1.4@1.68 and a amd 1.3@1.6 I would have to say do not get the P4. Yes they have dropped alot in price, but the 1.7ghz might be last cpu in socket 423. My question is why a 1.4? Right now on pricewatch, there is a $40 difference just between a 1.4ghz and a 1.333ghz. Then again, I've seen people hitting over 1.6 w/ air cooling and their 1.4's. I would agree w/ your option of DDR. Its cheap and its dropping everyweek thanks to Crucial.

HTH

JD
 
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