I am looking for a new PC. I will use it mostly for Telecommuting, web surfing and digital video editing of home video.
I am partial to to Dell. I am looking at the 8250. I also hate to buy a PC and then in 6 months realize that the PC is not very upgradeable in the future. I don't need the fastest CPU on the market. I definitely want to be able to upgrade the PC in 2 years without having to rip out the motherboard. My questions are these:
1. The current CPUs seem to have 533 MHz bus. Has Intel announced a different bus architecture?
2. What is the chipset most used in these PCs? Are newer chipsets on the way soon?
What I most want to be sure of is, in 2 years, if I want to upgrade my PC, I want to be able to buy a CPU and just pop it in. Is that even possible?
Thanks.
I am partial to to Dell. I am looking at the 8250. I also hate to buy a PC and then in 6 months realize that the PC is not very upgradeable in the future. I don't need the fastest CPU on the market. I definitely want to be able to upgrade the PC in 2 years without having to rip out the motherboard. My questions are these:
1. The current CPUs seem to have 533 MHz bus. Has Intel announced a different bus architecture?
2. What is the chipset most used in these PCs? Are newer chipsets on the way soon?
What I most want to be sure of is, in 2 years, if I want to upgrade my PC, I want to be able to buy a CPU and just pop it in. Is that even possible?
Thanks.