"Colin Wilson" wrote in message
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The Athlon64 is already available, and runs 32bit code quite happily from
what i`ve read. When 64bit code becomes more widely available, it will
probably start to cut a wider path from the 32bit field.


Yes, just saw that while browsing around. http://www.alienware.co.uk/ are a
UK company that do the type of machine I'm interested in. Trouble is, the
spec I put down (almost identical to the VoodooPC one) came to £2800!! A
little rich for my blood ...

Try www.theinquirer.net for more info - it seems to carry quite a few
articles, and also check the link below - a Pentium IV vs Athlon64
shootout

http://www6.tomshardware.com/cpu/20040106/index.html

Thanks for the links, will have a read.



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