im also studying for finiles i know how it feels, do you guys think rthe prices of duel cores w will come down by augest and if so by how much

Here's something that I don't see: why doesn't Intel or AMD make a dual core for gaming? (e.g. a dual core FX-55) That way, one could have the best of both worlds. I bet that AMD could do this, but why don't they? (Apart from the high cost.)

And yes, the price probably will drop by August, this is inevitable. I'd say that the drop would be about 50-100 USD.

~Toad

well this is what i wanna start out with



Kingston Ram 50 dollors
Dvd Rw 55 dollors
WD 80 gb hdd 60 dollors
ATI REDION X600 100 dollors
and winodws xp pro 180 dollors

adds up to about 500 dollors

pluse a amd x2 and mobo

ne thing im forgetting rthst sohuld be about 100 dollors riete more less??

xp pro $180? That's a bit high. It should be closer $130, IIRC.

You still need a case, psu, and floppy(if needed).

If your x2 is oem, you'll need a heatsink/fan. You also will need case fans.

As of now, it'd cost you about $1030, from my figuring, and a little less in a few months. If you know you're going to build, watch for sales and get good deals on parts(and just let 'em sit somewhere until you build) before you build, you'll save money. That's what I did on my build. I got a 160gb hd for $40, and other stuff pretty cheap.

Amd already has a dual core x2 4800+ which is very close to the performance of fx55 in gaming the only drawback is that it is about $1000. The intel extreme edition is geared towards gaming but it still lacks the performance that intel always has lacked when it comes to gaming.

As far as dual core for gaming this was addressed earlier in the post (actually mine) but i will talk about this again and save you the trouble of going to page one of this two page post.

Games are traditionally coded as single threaded apps and till they start coding for multi core processors we will not see a significant jump in performance. Future games are being written multi threaded but their performance will not be so much graphical as it will be for intelligent AI and real life physics. I am sure later the industry will evolve more and from what i understand the Unreal engine 3 is geared towards dual or multi core processors.

I am sure the price will drop once they come out but i wouldnt count on it happening very soon after launch. Intel will come down a bit but amd if history is any indication usually can not mass produce chips like intel can and as a result their processors are hard to come by or are "paper launches" for the first month or two before they start trickling into the retail channel. So dont count on a very big price depreciation on amd chips and intel extreme edition dual core chips.

No idea where you think you are getting XP, but an OEM copy of XP Pro (which must be purchased with hardware and technically cannot move from one PC to another) is at least $150, and RETAIL copies, the ones you will typically find in a brick and mortar store, is going to be $200 and up.

Ok, I was a little off, it's $140-145, but I think I saw it for $130 somewhere.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16837102153
http://www.chiefvalue.com/app/produc...tem=37-102-153

Keep in mind you are referring a link to OEM software, not retail software. Make sure you read this:



Typically you can also only purchase OEM software if you also purchase hardware with it.