and i was going to go with the Intel E6750 as the E6850 was a bit out of my price rang but with asus comming out saying they are bringing out hte new Motherboards for AMD i assume the processors will be out then so my question is should i wait or because my budget stick with Intels E6750( take inconsideration that the Motherboard i have picked can handle Quad Core)
Not all P35 boards supports PCI-E 2.0, so remember to look for that feature in your motherboard. PCI-E 2.0 supports the current generation of graphics cards, if you were wondering.
The AMD rute would be waiting till AM2+ boards are released, should happen next month, make a working system with a AM2 processor(luckely they're cheap and not as bad as some Intel supporters make them look), and wait for around November when the first AM2+ Phenom processors are released. This system will also have support for PCI-E 2.0 BTW.
Personally I would be torn between getting the best I could get today or waiting for what might be the the best of tomorrow, however as there is a little AMD fanboy in me I would go with the AMD again and hope for the best.(I'm on the Crossfore 3200(AMD580) chipset, that for long has been the best AMD platform with it's two x16 PCI-E lanes, so I might be slightly buyist, as I hope for a Phenom to fuel my system)
If this article is true, you should wait for Phenom and the 790 chipset mb's
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=41970 Of course, the two HD2900's will put you over budget!
If you are an AMD Fanboi and want an AMD System I would wait at leaste until the AM2+ boards are released for maximum future potential.
Then but a system with a cheap AMD Processor such as the 4000+.
Then a few months after the Phenom ships, you could upgrade your processor.
However, If you can hold off to Nov, you will also be able to get the next generation of the Graphics Cards or perhaps get the current generation slightly cheaper.
Personally, Your system is so old, I would just go for it.
Well, if you current computer servers your needs wait. Otherwise, build what ever the hell you want. In about 2 weeks Barcy is "scheduled" to release so we should get some good benchmarks released on the 10th.
Intel's X38 motherboard that supports the PCI-E 2.0 will be out late next month. So wait if you can wait do so. I think X38 will be the last 775 socket mobo.
Message edited by systemlord on 08-30-2007 at 04:00:05 PM
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when you guys say next generation graphics card i am still assuming i will be able to put a new DX10 Graphics card the possible intel system i buy or will i be completely buggered
If i bought the following system now will i be absolutly buggered as i want to buy a DX 10 Card when a good mid range one comes out by ATI
Antec 900 Ultimate Gamer Case
Asus P5K Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
Crucial Ballistix PC8500 RAM 2GB
Intel E6750 2.66 Core 2 Duo
OcUK ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 512MB GDDR3
580Watt Power Supply
2 HDD (1 for XP 1 for Vista Ultimate 64Bit)
1DVD RW
PCIE-2 is really only a concern for EXTREMELY High End Cards.
There is not a card that exists today that comes close to saturating the PCI-E 1.1 Bus.
Most likely this will be required for the Generation AFTER the upcoming 9800 NVidia Cards. The next Gen cards may come in PCIE-2 but I would be dumbfounded if they did not come in PCIE 1.1 as well. It would be suicide to intro a card that does not run in all of today's Mobos.
