CPU compatibillity

If you can't find it over there, maybe someone stateside can find one and get it and ship it to you. I know Slaymate does that for some people here and there.

Originally Posted by BuffaloChips

If you can't find it over there, maybe someone stateside can find one and get it and ship it to you. I know Slaymate does that for some people here and there.

Well, a new cpu of that type will be hard to get in the US as well. So probably I will look for a secondhand one. Though I will appreciate it, when you post a reply here when you find a store still selling it.

If you are willing to step down there is something like this ...
STARMICRO INC. - Detail

Spartan Technologies has a PULL 4800+ for $424 plus shipping! WOW! Getting raped on a second hand CPU! The thing should be going for $200.

Originally Posted by BuffaloChips

If you are willing to step down there is something like this ...
STARMICRO INC. - Detail

Spartan Technologies has a PULL 4800+ for $424 plus shipping! WOW! Getting raped on a second hand CPU! The thing should be going for $200.

That is an American site, so if they ship to Europe, to that price some extra shipping fares will be added. It wil get above $200 then. While on a dutch equivalent of Ebay, I found a used one for below hundred. But someone in my parents' town who is has a small pc-upgrade/repair/sell shop said he is able to find and "install" one for me. So maybe I should inform about his price. But thanks for the link, anyway.

I was just thinking that the last one might actually be available over there as well. Never know.

Originally Posted by BuffaloChips

I was just thinking that the last one might actually be available over there as well. Never know.

As far as I know, it is available. But let's see if I can get the maximum supported model , I already "planned" to go down a little if necessary.

LOL! Well, hopefullt you will get lucky!

Originally Posted by BuffaloChips

LOL! Well, hopefullt you will get lucky!

I will post a thread when the upgrade is completed. Planned for this summer: CPU, RAM, PSU and Graphics card (probably a 512 Mb Silent ATI Radeon HD 3850).

Personally, I have never been able to get into ATI ... oops.... AMD video cards.

Originally Posted by BuffaloChips

Personally, I have never been able to get into ATI ... oops.... AMD video cards.

The point is that I have 256 Mb (increasble to more if there is some unused RAM) GeForce 8400 in my laptop. And it is really dissapointing me. Actually, the only GF 8 cards that can be called good, are the 8800 models. But they cost way to much for me, since I am merely a student and planning an elaborate upgrade (like said before). Okay, a GF 8600 might be a nice one too. But they don't have any real advantage to a Radeon HD 3850 (or ....70), while several "gurus" (both here and in pc magazines) say that a GF 8600 has a lesser price/performance ratio (than a Radeon HD 38..). But correct me if I am wrong.