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yeah specs looks interesting, this is wut I would not sure how much techie people would agree or wut not just get a decent upgrade now if u can then couple of months from just upgrade it again if u can or not couple of months maybe like a year or 2 down the line upgrade it again. If you buy i5 or i7 ull have to spend a lot of money on it now and then not sure if u are gonna be able to upgrade down the line u know.

nickb64 wrote:

I was originally leaning toward AMD Phenom II, but a friend who works in IT said he has seen those die more frequently, and suggested Intel. I really like that AMD's are generally more bang for the buck, but I don't know. I will probably end up going Core 2 or Phenom II.

Phenom II hasn't even been out for half a year. Way too early to make any statement about the longevity of a chip. Either way you've got warranty.

PII gives you the best bang/buck for a quad. Especially the low end 45nm Core 2 Quads are crap. Hardly any OC headroom.

Last edited by max (2009-06-26 20:23:55)

Question: I have a HDD from my current computer(duh). Is there a way for me to get things like Bf2, 2142, C&C: First Decade, MS Office from current to new computer, or do I have to buy them again? (I will eventually buy MS Office newer version, but will be strapped for cash fow a little while after buying the computer) I will probably use Windows 7 RC until then also.

I could probably put it in the new computer and just have 2 drives, but it's kind of old and is probably 5400 rpm. Would that be better, or is my above question even possible?

Last edited by nickb64 (2009-06-26 20:46:47)

^Yes, if you have an external drive you could transfer the installers and install them on your new computer. (or setup the old drive as a slave and pull data off it onto your new HDD)

But you'd have to reinstall everything.  And no guarantees are made that all your programs are 100% compatible with Windows 7 RC, I'd either go Vista or wait for the official release of 7.

[TUF]Catbox wrote:

core i7 920  199.95 at microcenter... it says 229.00 but i just got the flyer in the mail and it says 199.95
http://www.microcenter.com/single_produ … id=0302727

Also the Q955O is 179.95 at microcenter... in the flyer i got it says 169.95 though?
http://www.microcenter.com/single_produ … id=0299412

Those are pretty good prices, can't do it until at least mid-July, so they may go down even more.