future proofing my pc

[mammikoura]

have a look at the x2 4400+
Different core, same clock speed as the 4200+ and 2x 1mb l2 cache instead of the 2x 512 on the 4200+

 

[adamr1001]

so a 1mb l2 cache is better than 2 x 512? yeh i was favouring to the 4400 amd its cheeper

 

[mammikoura]

so a 1mb l2 cache is better than 2 x 512? yeh i was favouring to the 4400 amd its cheeper

yes, having more l2 cache is a good thing. I'm not an expert when it comes to cpus, so can't really tell you if there are any major differences in the cores, but the 4400+ is definitely a nice cpu.

 

[adamr1001]

oright thanks and if i upgrade ill be relatively future proofed?

 

[mammikoura]

oright thanks and if i upgrade ill be relatively future proofed?

yes. The only bad thing would be that the vid card doesn't support dx10, but I don't see a point in upgrading yet. nVidia is going to be releasing their cheaper dx10 card probably during Q2 of 2007, so next summer would be a good time to upgrade. Though there are already some dx10 games coming out Q1.

 

[muz]

yes. The only bad thing would be that the vid card doesn't support dx10, but I don't see a point in upgrading yet. nVidia is going to be releasing their cheaper dx10 card probably during Q2 of 2007, so next summer would be a good time to upgrade. Though there are already some dx10 games coming out Q1.

There is already a few dx10 cards out now put they are damm expensive i would wait to upgrade also ATI are coming out with rumored core speeds of 1ghz so i would wait till ATI release and see

 

[adamr1001]

how come my 7600 gt said pci e on the box but actually fits into the agp slot?

 

[Tommy Boy]

Is there even such a thing as future proof?....lol

There is always new stuff coming out, seems that whenever you buy something, a newer model comes out and the one you just bought goes down in price.

 

[adamr1001]

is it worth upgrading now or should i wait for the market to settle a little

 

[TRDCorolla1]

Yes it's worth upgrading now. If not, you'll always end up waiting and waiting and waiting....because technology changes like every 6 months. There are good stuff out already. Next year, we'll see a bunch of new stuff all over again. It's never ending.