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More info?)
Well ill stick with SocketA for a while, and upgrade to the newer
mobile cpus
, well thats if AMD release them, 2800,3000,3200 ?
Ill go 64bit when a OS is their and APPS and games take advantage of
it, just like the 16 to 32 bit conversion.
Oh well the times are a changing.
On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 04:56:00 +0100, "rstlne" <.@text.news.virgin.net>
wrote:
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>"rms" <rsquires@flashREMOVE.net> wrote in message
>news:ATqDc.8074$Pt.660@newssvr19.news.prodigy.com...
>> > How about that 64bit OS and Applications, all games run slower on
>> > 64bit cpu all of them
>>
>> So what? the guy is considering the AthlonXP, which the Athlon64
>beats
>> handily in 32bit. 64bit Windows is a non-issue at the present (and beta)
>> time. *But it's there* for the using once a real 64bit Windows is
>> available.
>>
>> rms
>
>the A64's are more expensive
>Will a pr chip at 2800+ beat out a chip that can go straight to 3200+ with
>no known issues.
>Microsoft might make XP-64 a OEM product ONLY and try to keep end users from
>buying it (this could be an issue to many people). If you think it's BS
>then tell me where I can buy the XP Media Center Os.
>
>What was suggested would cost the op 100$, and that'll let them get an extra
>100$ in ram, or more towards a nice video card (in other words, the system
>might just be faster than what they could buy in the a64 range)..
>
>I am not saying we should stick with socket A but I do think it's good kit
>for most people out there.
>