Eleo attempts to build a computer

Well I'd just like to chime in and say that while the Intell Core Duo is great right now, it's not going to have a very long shelf life. It's optimized for a 32 bitt OS, so as soon as you decide to go to a 64 bit one you wont be so happy about your purchase.

You may want to ask yourself how long it'll be before you go to a 64 bit OS before you jump on the Core Duo bandwagon.

edit: Oh I also looked at your HD setup. I'd suggest getting a smaller drive 40-80 as a dedicated OS drive. What this will allow you to do is format your computer at any time without giving much worry to what you have in storage. Basically you set up the smaller one as C: and the other two as D: and E:. You keep all downloads and everything on D: and E: and only install stuff to C. I have this setup and I love it. Anytime my computer isn't performing exactly as I like I can format my system which takes not much more than 30 minutes from start to finish. If you're really efficient you can keep an image of your startup on one of these drives so as soon as you boot to a fresh OS you cue up this file and you're ready to go.

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Originally Posted by Eleo

Well how many 32 bit OS's are there; how many of them don't have a 64 bit counterpart?

I don't understand what you're saying here are you saying you do or don't want to eventually get a 64 bit OS?

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I think you misunderstand. There's a difference between waiting for technology and futureproofing.

You see AMD has had 64-bit processors out for quite a while now. I'm saying it may be worth it to just go that route and then upgrade to a 64-bit OS.

Quite honestly I haven't kept up with the latest Vista news so I can't tell you if it'd be worth upgrading to. Hopefully someone will come along and be able to fill you in.

You have to weigh your options. By getting a Core Duo you're capping yourself. Sure it's the best 32-bit processor out now, but should you ever chose to upgrade your OS you may regret going that route. On the other hand the Athlon 64 will still serve you very well now, and when and if you decide to go with a 64 bit platform it would out-perform an equivalent system powered by a Core Duo.

If it were me I'd chose the AMD because if for any reason I did decide to go with a 64 bit OS I've got the 64 bit processor and I don't have to worry about any missed decisions.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Well the sockets may be dead, is that really going to matter if you don't plan on upgrading the processor? And generally when people do upgrade their processors they wait for a period of time such that they'd be getting a new board anyway.

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