same here!!!

could you borrow a friends or will that cause some networking problems?

moab-doug

Parted Magic won't cause you any problems, but you must know what you are formating so that you don't lose precious data. Pay attention.

[QUOTE="nwilde"]The motherboard is the most difficult thing to upgrade in a computer (difficult to do without having to rebuild windows). I'd suggest going all out for the mobo now (intel ddr3 boards= $250, asus ddr3= $330) and go with a cheaper Core 2 Duo. You can always buy a better processor and faster ram later; go with an older board and the upgrade path becomes more confined.Dancing_Panda

I would really advise against what he has to say, with intel changing socket in the near future you are better off just going with a DDR2 based board as u will need to buy a new socket mobo anyway for nehalem (sp?) and by the time these new socket mobos are out DDR3 will be cheaper anyway

You are right. I guess so.

Does anyone have any idea when Intel will be releasing these new processors?

And how much do you think the 8800 GT will last me? Are 19" WS LCDs good for gaming. I still play plenty of old games that don't have widescreen support.

I know that the price difference is minimal, but is it better in games than a dual core?

What about the FSB? It's in the **50 models 1333 MHz, right? It's lower than that in the Q6600.

Hello. I am a bit confused.

First of all, if I don't buy a PC this month, I won't be able to do so until November 2008!!!

So, shall I buy now a C2D E6750 or 6850 and a P35 motherboard with support for DDR2 only, or shall I wait till the new 45 nm processors become available and X38 motherboards get cheaper? I want this PC to last me 3-4 years without or with minimal upgrading (like a new RAM stick or an extra HDD, etc).

What I have in mind beside the CPU and motherboard are: a 8800 GT and 2 GB of DDR2 RAM 800 MHz with a 500 GB HDD and a 19" WS LCD screen.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Currently I have a cheap A4Tech wired mouse and I plan to get a decent Microsoft or Logitech mouse. I don't know if wireless will be good for gaming! I have tried some mice that belong to my friends and I think they are lagging.

Can you also recommend a good mouse at about $25-30 max? And can you also say something about battery life? It's irritating to think that I will have to pay for something that I never had to think about (batteries for my mouse!).

Thanks in advance.

I just don't understand RAM timings and all the other stuff related to them other than RAM type (DDR2, etc) and speed 667, 800 MHz, etc. But what's buffered and unbuffered memory, and so on?

Can someone explain these things to me?