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Oct 20^th, 2003 at 12:46am

Tchkinjiu Offline
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When is the best itme to buy a comp?
I know that the AGP 16x slot is ocming out next year, and the intel 5 is coming out too.

Anyone know when exactly, such as month, these guys are coming out?

« Last Edit: Oct 21^st, 2003 at 7:24pm by Tchkinjiu »

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Reply #1 - Oct 20^th, 2003 at 9:45am

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When the Intel Pentiun V comes out, the Athlon 64 should drop in price. It's hard to say when to buy becuase the high tech world is constantly changing.

I only pretend to know what I'm talking about. Heck, that's what lawyers, car mechanics, and IT professionals do everyday. Wink

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Reply #2 - Oct 20^th, 2003 at 1:48pm

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What is top of the line today is antiquated tomorrow.

My new PC is already outdated and Ive had it a couple of months

My life is like the movie Office Space

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Reply #3 - Oct 20^th, 2003 at 1:55pm

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savas a P4 3.0 Ghz and an ATI 9800 is not out dated... what kinda RAM is that u have? PC3200?? if so not outdated

Still have a nice PC but I just switched to a hella nice mac

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Reply #4 - Oct 20^th, 2003 at 11:43pm

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Jester, if you live in a major electronics retail area and do not want to wait until next year for upgrades, then I suggest buying your computer/parts the day after thanksgiving. You will not find lower prices on the high performance stuff any other time of the year. Get the morning paper's ads before the stores open, plan which stores you intend to visit, show up before the doors open and get ready to battle those who will kick and elbow there way to the limited supply of sale items.

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Reply #5 - Oct 21^st, 2003 at 6:52am

Craig. Offline
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thats why they invented tazers and pepper spray for:)

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Reply #6 - Oct 21^st, 2003 at 11:36am

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If you want a computer that isn't going to be out dated for 3-4 years, get a "super computer" -They are roughly $14, 000, and they feture 8.3GHz 64 bit prosecessors, 2 gig of ram, 240 GB hard drive, ATI 9800 256 MB graphics card, 2.8 FSB, Etc etc

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Reply #7 - Oct 21^st, 2003 at 7:25pm