will you buy an X2 when they come out?

[ShadowBlade]

see poll

 

[us3rnotfound]

negatory

 

[kongs]

Way too expensive for me now, plus I just don't need it for what I do right. Maybe in a year or two when the prices come down and the games/software call for it.

 

[imported_Kensai]

Hell yeah, I want one to increase my computer's performance.
Do 3 different video encodes, play WoW and CS : Source at the same time and tell me I don't need a dual-core chip.

 

[Nocturnal]

iwearnosox and Kensai are the same persons. Freaks of MONEY.

 

[imported_Kensai]

Originally posted by: Nocturnal
iwearnosox and Kensai are the same persons. Freaks of MONEY.

I just work 19/7.

 

[Rike]

Yes, about 2 years after they come out. Their current prices are Intelish and I will not abide by them! :shocked:

 

[imported_Skorpio]

Im running on a PIII....its pretty suffient...but since im getting older I dont know if Im gonna be playing dual core games...as I dont play games as much....maybe if the prices start to drop....I might get the 4400

 

[sandorski]

Eventually Yes, first day, No.

 

[Promethply]

Only when the X2 price becomes much more reasonable.

 

[fierydemise]

No performance increase in games so not worth the price for me

 

[n7]

Originally posted by: sandorski
Eventually Yes, first day, No.

Exactly.

I can certainly see the benefit of dual-core; i will be buying one for sure, just not till the prices come down a bit.

 

[Gurck]

No, I already have two PCs - and these are upgradeable and do much more than play games.

 

[Zugzwang152]

it will probably be two upgrades in the future after the drop in price. next upgrade shooting for an a64 4000+ or greater in ~6-9 months.

 

[Jeff7181]

Not until multi-threaded apps are common.

 

[Baked]

Gonna keep running this Barton 2.2G until it doesn't boot.

 

[sunilv]

not immediately but later on when the prices drop (hope they do very soon)

but for now I would get Pentium D (but again its Intel--got be cautious about the power consumption and heat)


This is crazy, I alway though that

AMD = low price good performance

Intel = pricey not good performance

But now its flipped, man its crazy

 

[bjc112]

Originally posted by: sunilv
not immediately but later on when the prices drop (hope they do very soon)

but for now I would get Pentium D (but again its Intel--got be cautious about the power consumption and heat)


This is crazy, I alway though that

AMD = low price good performance

Intel = pricey not good performance

But now its flipped, man its crazy

When you have the fastest hardware, you can do those things..

I kinda want Intel to grab the crown back for a bit, keep everyone honest.

 

[JBT]

Originally posted by: sandorski
Eventually Yes, first day, No.

Agreed, I don't NEED one right now but Dual core will be nice. I doubt I will be upgrading till atleast the end of the year so we'll see what happens.

 

[imported_michaelpatrick33]

I am getting the 4400+ and putting into my happily purring watercooled system in two months. I already have the budget Besides one of my three computers decided to take a dirt nap recently

Edit: assuming the 4400+ is 580 bucks like the AMD listed of course! Otherwise it will be a Venice 3700 or 4000

 

[silverpig]

I'll get one when they're reasonable.

 

[imported_michaelpatrick33]

Originally posted by: silverpig
I'll get one when they're reasonable.

I know the price is a little high but I am hoping my watercooling will yield me 2600 (if I get more I shall thank Silica the Great Goddess of Computers) with the dual 2200 1024L2 $580 chip. If I get to 2600 then I will have essentially a new revision FX-55 (times 1.5 to 2 for multitasking)

 

[saltedeggman]

yes, when they are reasonable in price, no matter what the performance i will get, i bet i have to pay a hefty premium when it's initially released

 

[otispunkmeyer]

well it really seems my next rig will be and intel

the dual core amds are way to expensive.

and my computer usage is now becoming much more multi-tasked than jus playing a few games.

lastnight i was surfing the web in FF with 8 tabs open, i had itunes on browsing through the itunes store, i had 3 MSN windows open, 1 with a web cam on (both ways video convo style) i was messing on hotsyncing and sorting my PDA....and i was watching Blade on DVD

not only did i realise that a) my screen isnt big enough, but b) A64 is horrible at multi tasking. any time i loaded a web page up, movie stuttered, any time people signed in to msn it stutters, same with itunes. and when them little weather pop ups from forecast fox appear...it stutters.

i think an intel dual core is on the cards.

 

[wfn]

nevar! M0 duallies me for