few questions

[serlex]

guys, need to update my self, so got few questions for you...

1.) whats the best mobo for £80?, thats for pentium 3.0ghz overclocking
2.) when is 64bit software coming out (official date(s)?)
3.) how much is the nf3 250 mobos going to be?
4.) how much do you think amd64 3200 will be when nf3 250 mobos come out?


thx

[Nox]

1) Can you get an ic-7 or maybe AI7 for £80 anywhere yet? IC-7 was around £100 4 months ago.
2) WinXP 64 has just become available for testing, not sure what sort of testing it is though, maybe beta though i would think its more of a pre-release test. Windows 2003 server I have a feeling is allready 64 bit? 64 bit software to run on these OS's, well, probably wont be seeing it mainstream for atleast a year, if not longer. Would software companies want to support two versions when they only need to support one? however 64 bit linux software is allready around from what i understand...
3) No idea, probably around the same price all new mobos are when a new chipset comes out (£100-150 depending what else is on them)
4) Pass, probably slightly less than they are now. Depends if AMD bring out a new 'flagship model' that will impact the current 3200's price in a good way

Nox

[serlex]

cheers m8

[Nox]

no worries. Abit is my personal preference, though i know a lot around here love asus if you can hold out a little, a new chipset is around the corner, it may well knock the price of canterwood/springdales down even more.

ic7 - black and canterwood, though mem voltage issue if you go over 2.8v
ai7 - orange, sorta, and springdale, no voltage issues im aware of

Nox

[serlex]

you know im going to ask which chipset?, i can wait for a year if its worth it.

[Kezzer]

i thought nForce3 boards were already out?

[da_ging]

only the nforce 3 150's not the 250's 150 doesnt have sata and some other stuff and is a tad slow compared to via's solution the 250 should change this tho