Which "next new thing" are you waiting for?

[Coherence]

I want to build a system to replace my P-III 733mhz Coppermine system. At one point, I told myself I was going to wait for serial ATA, USB 2.0, new CPUs, and a few other new things to become available before getting a new PC. I realize now that I'll be waiting forever before all that happens, so I'm curious to hear what you folks think is the ONE thing worth waiting for before building a new system.

Doesn't matter to me whether you are waiting for a new CPU or a new kind of HD activity LED in the case. What is the the one and only thing worth waiting for, and how long are you willing to wait for it?

 

[Adul]

nforce 2 for me

Gettng a small upgrade ina few days. 80 GB WD JB

 

[Hanpan]

Hyperthreadig and dual ddr.

EDIT

Add silence to the list.

I cannot stand the noise anymore.

 

[hopeless879]

SATA and Hammer

 

[Shagga]

SATA I think for me too, and possibly Hyper Threading CPU's.

 

[SupermanCK]

LCDs with CRT quality so i can get 100+ RR...24"+ also...
can i say microsoft windows???

 

[bluemax]

Instead of better LCD's - I'm looking for IBM's new tech, the super-thin CRT. It's supposed to only be a few inches deep, if that!

I'm also hoping microATX and low-profile expansion becomes more of a norm so we can have the option of nice, small, compact desktop units rather than big, clunky towers. (Yes, there will always be a need for tinkerers towers!) But for most users, a small unit resting under the monitor takes up much less space and just plain looks nicer. Doesn't get in the way - it's right in front of you - not to the side or on the floor, etc.

Of course, working inside a tiny uATX case, SerialATA would be a very, VERY good thing!!!!

 

[Coherence]

FFD LCD monitors and thinCRT's are nice, and all, but I'm talking about the guts of a desktop PC, not peripherals.

Let's limit this to what goes inside the box.

 

[glugglug]

Personally I am waiting for Hammer (or the first major price drop on Hammer heh) before building my next system.

I can understand people waiting for Hyperthreading (or official support of it rather -- you CAN enable it in BIOS with current chips...).

Waiting for Dual DDR makes sense also, except for one thing: It's already been out 9 months, unless of course you mean affordable consumer grade Dual DDR motherboards, rather than just server-priced.

To the people waiting for SATA -- WHY?!?! I don't understand this one.

 

[Utterman]

Solid state hard drives, 8 CPU Sledge Hammer setup, Nforce: Hammer Edition, and mRAM (or whatever RAM that IBM is making that doesn't lose information when powered off.)

 

[bluemax]

Originally posted by: glugglug
Personally I am waiting for Hammer (or the first major price drop on Hammer heh) before building my next system.

To the people waiting for SATA -- WHY?!?! I don't understand this one.

Ever done a lot of work inside a computer? Ever have to almost FIGHT with those stupid IDE cables to get them just so...
Try that in a microATX case or smaller and you've got a nightmare. Tiny, tiny little SATA cables would be SOOooooo much easier to work with!!

 

[Budman]

I am waiting for Radeon 9500 and cheap 200 gig hd's.

 

[ai42]

Heh all you desktop junkies.

I'm waitting for Banias, Organic TFT screens, and Silver-Zinc batteries (don't like the idea of fuel-cells so much but we'll see). I'm telling you next year we could feesaibly see a 1 inch superslim be able to pack in enough power to actually LAN party with it.

On the desktop side
I'm waitting for SATA, and Prescott.

 

[Wingznut]

Originally posted by: Hanpan
Hyperthreadig and dual ddr.

Me too.

 

[glugglug]

Ooh, just reminded me of something to add to the list.

my new list:

1. First price drop on Hammer (preferably SLEDGEhammer if it isn't TOO much more)
2. NV30
3. Dual Channel QDR or Dual DDR-II.

 

[BFG10K]

Doom III.

OK, it's not hardware but I'm currently satisfied with the hardware I have now so I don't really have a wishlist. AMD's Hammer sounds interesting though and it'll be good if it can deliver.

BTW, what on earth happened to your "Pez" Wingznut?

 

[BennyD]

1. some cash

2. what ever's new when i get some cash

3. see #1

 

[GTaudiophile]

1) Radeon 9500
2) Granite Bay

 

[RaynorWolfcastle]

The first cheap, high OC potential Prescott or Clawhammer. Whichever next-gen chip offers best bang for the buck (if you include OCing) will be my next platform upgrade. Until then, I may upgrade my video card to GF4/Radeon 8500

 

[socketman]

In order of importance:

1. Hammer (+mobo)
2. SATA (hot swapable anyone?)
3. NV30
4. Doom 3
5. Oblivion Lost (another very cool looking game)
6. DDR 2

 

[Gunnar]

I think you guys are aiming way too low....

SATA, native on drives and motherboards
PCI-X, AGP would be practically useless
DDR-II, though dual channel sounds plenty promising
.09 micron manufacturing process

 

[Spac3d]

terrabyte hds so I can have just one and be done with all these unneccessary wires and big psu's, etc.

Spac3d

 

[nord1899]

Small form factor a la Shuttle Barebones.
SATA native on all drives (hdd and optical) and mobo.
Either hyperthreading or hammer, whichever is better price/performace when I do upgrade.

 

[Markfw]

Hammer !!!

But I really like Bennyd's idea. The only problem is that I have the money all the time (too much spending cash), and can't decide what is a waste.

 

[XBoxLPU]

Originally posted by: Hanpan
Hyperthreadig and dual ddr.