Originally posted by: Boonesmi
why buy a P4 when the platform is at the end of its lifespan (not much upgrade left in it)
Apparently hardware manufacturers owe us all big time, enough so that we shouldn't feel morally obligated not to steal from them.
im refering to the socket changeOriginally posted by: Acanthus
Originally posted by: Boonesmi
why buy a P4 when the platform is at the end of its lifespan (not much upgrade left in it)
Prescott 2004, Tejas 2005 not a long upgrade path? Or are you referring to the socket change?
Because AMD is planning on 2 of those next year
Originally posted by: wetcat007
Falcon NW is the computers that I think look the best and are the best built, but they do cost more. for processors get teh AMD Athlon 64 FX51 hands down the best option for high end machines right now, the Pentium 4 EE is a joke even though it's available it create 137watts of heat, it may perform on par with the AMD FX chip, but there's no 64 bit and it costs more and produces twice the heat .
Originally posted by: dvinnen
Personally, I think Alienware pc's are fuggly. That said, build one yourself with an Athlon 64. They are already falling in price (down to 380). Plus it only gives off like ~60 watts of heat even though the fan/heatsink are designed for ~90 watts, so they run cool ~40 degrees C
Originally posted by: Nebor
My opinion is that buying a computer prebuilt is only for people who lack the ability to build it themselves. You are literally flushing money down the toilet by not building it yourself.
Originally posted by: Nebor
I destroyed an Abit NF7 mobo and a Barton 2500+ when I was building my secondary computer a couple months back. Slipped w/ a screwdriver, bam, ruined them both. Didn't RMA or return them. It worked fine until I tried to put an SLK heatsink on it and nailed it w/ the screwdriver.
Originally posted by: syberscott
I never thread crap, but I just can't resist.
Originally posted by: Nebor
My opinion is that buying a computer prebuilt is only for people who lack the ability to build it themselves. You are literally flushing money down the toilet by not building it yourself.
Here is a quote from another thread...
Originally posted by: Nebor
I destroyed an Abit NF7 mobo and a Barton 2500+ when I was building my secondary computer a couple months back. Slipped w/ a screwdriver, bam, ruined them both. Didn't RMA or return them. It worked fine until I tried to put an SLK heatsink on it and nailed it w/ the screwdriver.
And you think buying a prebuilt system is a waste of money? What about people that are too incompetent to install a heatsink? I think you need to call 1-800-WWW-DELL.
That is all...