Old Jun 30, 2003 | 06:20 PM
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Originally posted by Kevin


theyre actually not that much than $100 rite now if you know where to get ur deals

btw...b4 you make any purchases...
i strongly advise you to take a visit to www.anandtech.com
you can find good info and deals on computer gears there..
You can get OEM units for around $150 but I'm trying to avoid OEM stuff, besides, I honestly don't think I'll use it that much, just a novelty and I'd rather spend the money elsewhere. I'll probably add one later when their cheaper and faster.


Originally posted by rick
consider getting a 875chipset mb over the 865. much better IMHO


also go for the c designated cpus. Hyperthreading ownzz!
I though about getting the 875 but from what I've been reading, they found a way to unlock the PAT technology on the 675's and they're almost as fast, just $75 cheaper.

http://www.tomshardware.com/motherbo...603/index.html

I also don't know if spending the money on the 875 will be worth it with the P5 and AMD 64 bit chips coming out soon. I figured if I spend less now, I can more easily justify to myself upgrading in a year or two when the 64bit chips are out and the bugs are ironed out.

That 2.8Ghz P4 is HT enabled, as is the P4P800 board.
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