cohen

No point getting DDR3, to expensive. Better to get DDR2 a lot cheaper and some motherboards don't support the speed of DDR3

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xFenGz

but eventually the ddr3 price would go down right?

I heard that there is a patch for a Quad core cpu.. that would make use of the 3rd n 4th
so would a quad core be worth getting?

Ethan3.14159

the price off ddr3 has already dropped a lot but i still don't think its worth getting, but if your looking into the future that may not be such a bad idea.

about the quad core. the new dx10 games will be optimized for quad core. crysis i know is one of those games and unreal tournament 3 is too i think. although if your still using xp it may not utilize all 4 cores. i would recommend the q6600, it's a beast and yet affordable, you could oc that to 3+ ghz on air.

geez, just recommended an intel and i'm an amd fan..... amd needs to get their house in order

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xFenGz

so vistas would use all the cores? are the compatibility issues all fixed?

cohen

Defiantly go for a Quad Core they are the best thing now.

DDR3 prices will go down but it is not worth it at this stage.

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Ethan3.14159

yeah it uses all the cores, even though intel doesn't make a true quad core, more like 2 separate dual cores, and as for compatibility quad cores will work with vista, unless you receive a faulty cpu

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