What will be your next CPU purchase?

[fury]

And how did you come to this decision?

Me: Probably a desktop palomino, because they consume less power, run cooler, and should be able to reach higher clock speeds

 

[wdeep]

Actually I haven't really decided yet. My next "big" purchase will be either dual Palomino's or dual Northwoods, but at the moment I'm leaning towards the Northwoods.

 

[brainsoft]

Dual something AMD, DDR, that's all I know. it prolly won't be this year though, not till next summer at this rate.

 

[Noite Escura]

A Desktop Palomino if it fits in my mobo (KT7A). If not, a T-Bird or Morgan.

Edit to corret stupidity: If a Palomino doesn't fit a Morgan will not too. Duh

 

[fury]

You know what would r0x0r the m0nkey?

A whole house packed full of nothing but T-birds overclocked to 1.7...

 

[Fuser Man]

T-bird

4 out of 5 nerds picked it.

I asked at HWC which one I should get. T-bird was the winner.
Hey I know nothing about computers. Turn on - play - turn off.

 

[fury]

But they can do so much more! Inquire here

Noite: They will have the same socket format, they will just have a bit different architecture. Meaning, some current motherboards will still be able to use them (I think the KT7a is unofficially confirmed to already accept Palomino/Morgan CPUs)

 

[Mephisto]

Well, I already got a T-Bird 1.3 GHz. The beast to replace it is yet to come!

 

[Justintime]

my 1.4 Tbird scaled to 1.8GHz on air, 1.85V
Stable as an earthquake proof building before an earthquake

 

[majorDad]

i thought I'd go with a 386SX. Runs very cool!

 

[Q]

I want what ever fury tells me I want.
...looks like we're thinking about Palominos. (please see post#1 for reasons)

 

[Gonzo]

Where's the category-"The mostest for the leastest"? That'll be mine.

 

[fury]

majorDad: Want a thousand page novel to read while it loads Windows?

Q: Yup Palomino ~= Athlon 4, btw. There is another name for the Palomino, the Athlon MP. It is expensive though (don't know why... it should be cheaper to make than a T-bird) and is geared towards servers

Gonzo: That would probably be the Duron. You can get a 700mhz Duron for $24 (plus shipping) and then overclock them to near 1ghz

Or you could get a T-bird 1 gig for $81 plus shipping, and possibly overclock it to 1.33 or more

 

[Gonzo]

Interesting little ditty today in the Consumers Report-an AMD Athlon uses almost twice the power of a P-IV. Bad for Californians