First of all, long time no post (Probably 4-5 years)
Second of all, I'm pondering a completely new system. My old one (2400+, 1GB ram, ATI 8500) serves me fairly well, but even for the occasional game I play, it's begging to show it's age. I'm afraid to spend much on a video card knowing that I'll have to replace it again when I do get a new board since it would be AGP. Plus, my current board doesn't have SATA either, so I'm playing with old tech already.
So, i'm wondering, am I better off getting a dual core CPU now, or waiting till the Socket M2 releases?
I'm not nessessarily looking top of the line, but looking at something fairly hefty and dual core that will last me a while (I have about a $1000 budget). Waiting for M2 seems like the right thing, since it will have room to be expanded upon later, but I'm not sure.
Thanks for any help in advance
Second of all, I'm pondering a completely new system. My old one (2400+, 1GB ram, ATI 8500) serves me fairly well, but even for the occasional game I play, it's begging to show it's age. I'm afraid to spend much on a video card knowing that I'll have to replace it again when I do get a new board since it would be AGP. Plus, my current board doesn't have SATA either, so I'm playing with old tech already.
So, i'm wondering, am I better off getting a dual core CPU now, or waiting till the Socket M2 releases?
I'm not nessessarily looking top of the line, but looking at something fairly hefty and dual core that will last me a while (I have about a $1000 budget). Waiting for M2 seems like the right thing, since it will have room to be expanded upon later, but I'm not sure.
Thanks for any help in advance