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| Thread ID: 83109 | 2007-09-19 20:42:00 | Wait till Nov, new technology! | Damz (10942) | PC World Chat |
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| 593014 | 2007-09-19 20:42:00 | Hi guys, My laptop keeps overheating under mild use and well, onboard graphics just dont cut the mustard, so Im looking at spending up and building a new PC (by the way, the amount of advice on this forum rocks) I was talking to a guy at work who is quite into his computers, and he reckons wait till about november, quote, "Cos' thats when all the new technology is coming out, that means current technology will be half the price" Is that true..?? Im dying to start building it, but if that is the case, I dont mind waiting a couple months and saving a few hundred. Cheers :thumbs: |
Damz (10942) | ||
| 593015 | 2007-09-19 20:47:00 | could he possibly be talking bout the 'solid state' drives that are comin in ? | drcspy (146) | ||
| 593016 | 2007-09-19 20:49:00 | If it keeps overheating, open it up and clean the dust out of the heatsink, or take it to someone who knows what they are doing and get them give it clean out. Often dust can block the airflow inside the laptop. New technology? November? Whassis?? |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 593017 | 2007-09-19 20:51:00 | Yeah? Like what? Get specifics................ There is always "new" technology. You can wait forever. Is it something you need? Will it make a big difference? Small difference? |
pctek (84) | ||
| 593018 | 2007-09-19 21:26:00 | I think Nov. is when the 45nm Intel chips will be released along with some newer nVidia cards. That said, there is always new chips & whatever coming out every 3-6 months. If you've got the money to spend, you might as well do it now & get the best system you can afford. Make sure it's upgradable and you can replace bits in the coming year(s). |
autechre (266) | ||
| 593019 | 2007-09-19 22:47:00 | If any new technology is coming in November it will be May before it's affordable. Just buy a computer today that will do what you want it to for at least a couple of years (preferably three or four). You could wait forever for technology on the horizon or you could simply get something that does the job and upgrade whenever it fails to meet requirements. | TGoddard (7263) | ||
| 593020 | 2007-09-19 23:09:00 | He's probably talking about Penryn and G92. Realistically it wont be until Feb next year until these parts hit our shores in any numbers and at decent prices. Buying a decent P35 or X38 motherboard board today should ensure compatibility with Penryn, and it looks like G92 will be a new mid-range chip so the 8800 should still offer better performance. |
Pete O'Neil (6584) | ||
| 593021 | 2007-09-20 01:03:00 | They will be refering to the nvidia product refresh which is due in November, Rumour has it there will be 8850s released, this should make the 8800s a bit cheaper. | Pacifier (2821) | ||
| 593022 | 2007-09-20 02:36:00 | Yeah the new graphics cards' were the main ones (from memory).. But by the sound of it, I might as well just do it now.. I was under the impression it was gonna be heaps cheaper. Thanks for that :thumbs: Oh and ill open up the laptop tonight, I didnt think of giving it a blast with the air compressor! |
Damz (10942) | ||
| 593023 | 2007-09-20 02:41:00 | Oh and ill open up the laptop tonight, I didnt think of giving it a blast with the air compressor! :lol: Just be careful, the air out of compressors can tend to be a bit damp. A vacuum cleaner on blow is a better bet. On a lot of lappys there is a removable plate on the underside of it, which when taken off will expose the heatsink. Pull teh heatsink off, give it a clean, then wipe the contacting surfaces clean (CPU/heatsink) and apply new thermal grease. Any PC shop will be able to give you a bit of that if you havn't got some already. :thumbs: |
wratterus (105) | ||
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