Yeah, but right now something major is around the corner, and that's PCI-E. After that there's not so much to be waiting on; DDR2 boards/A64 processors will probably be the next major change, but you'll be able to use your PCI-E graphics card with them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Firelord
Um, A64 PCI-E boards are due later this year. NVidia are planning on making their NForce 4 chipset SLI compatible (unsurprisingly enough).Quote:
PCI-E A64 boards aren't gonna be out for a while iirc not as soon as Intel boards and current gfx are pap for PCI-E X300/600 anyone!
Um, that depends on how you define 'a while'. They'll need a new socket to support DDR2, and with PC3200 likely to be the last JEDEC standard, they'll need to support DDR2 at some point, probably next year.Quote:
Remember AMD isn't planning a socket change again for a while so if you go A64 3500+ now you can always switch the board to a PCI-E board when they arrive :)
Why is it not worth going now? Because an overclocked barton/9800 type system still plays the latest games perfectly well.Quote:
Why is now not worth the upgrade to A64. It seems ripe to me :) tons of new stuff coming out all the time!
I'm largely parroting Ed from www.overclockers.com here, but he's usually right in my experience:).
Rich :¬)