Upgrading Advice

[imported_benson304]

Currently I am running a P4 2.0Ghz with 512mb PC2100 and all that jazz.

I am planning on getting a new computer sometime in the next 4-5 months, and was wondering if I should wait until the dual-cores come out to get a new one. Do you guys think that the first gen duals will be worth the money over a typical system.

Currently I am looking at a P4 3.6ghz, maybe the 3.73Ghz EE, with a gig of DDR2 RAM a 6800GT, and all the normal stuff. I am debating whether to build it myself which I have never done, or to buy it from a company such as Dell, where I get around a 600 dollar discount.

If you need anymore information, let me know, and any advice is greatly appreciated.

 

[kd2777]

Yeah if you are looking to spend that much money wait.

kd

 

[imported_benson304]

Will the dual cores be out by July?

 

[imported_benson304]

Bump for more help.

 

[Rip the Jacker]

http://www.alienware.com

 

[nick1985]

have you checked out AMD's athlon 64's?

 

[imported_benson304]

I have but at this point I am more interested in dual core than 64 bit.

 

[shoRunner]

what will you be using your computer before. 64 bit isn't the only reason to get an athlon 64.

 

[airfoil]

If you're looking to spend that kind of money, then it'll be worth the wait.

When you do upgrade, put your current hardware into one of these puppies.

And hey, ***definitely*** build it yourself.

 

[kini62]

If you can wait 4 to 5 months, then by all means wait. Once the dual core stuff comes out the other stuff "should" be cheaper, if you want to go that route. If you're a gamer then you could get an Athlon 64 socket 939 now, and then when dual core has been out for a while swap out the chip for a new dual core. AMD's dual core are said to be socket 939 compatible with just a BIOS flash on the MB.

It will be interesting to see how much real world performance a dual core Intel or AMD will give the average user. Until games are written to take advantage of it, there won't be any increase there. Some apps, video, audio encoding, PS are already multi-processor aware, so that will see the biggest advantage. One thing about the first Intel dual core chips is that they are not HT, except for the extremely expensive EE version.