Pentium 4 CPU Delay

GG Intel! I think I'll stick with AMD. I think this pretty much shows how money hungry Intel is rushing shit out the door.

I need to upgrade my computer (well, my processor, RAM, and mobo) here in the next few months...right now I have an AMD 760 based mobo (epox POS, its an 8k7a and its given me problems so I'm eager to get something better), and an AthlonXP 1500+. Its definately getting long in the tooth (more so than I generally like, I'm way behind on my annual upgrade) so I decided that I'd go with either an AthlonXP 400MHz Barton based platform or an Intel P4 800Mhz based platform (albeit maybe with a 533Mhz FSB processor to begin with and I'll upgrade later when I have to...depends on whether they release a lower speed 800FSB around the $200 mark (I don't pay a lot for things I intend to replace in around a year or so)). Right now I'm leaning towards the P4 in a big way since its damned hard to crack the core putting on a HSF, and I see it as giving me more upgrading room...the AthlonXP is pretty much riding off into the sunset now with the Athlon64 coming out (and I don't want to wait for the A64 for a number of reasons...including that I'd rather wait a year for better A64's).

Intel has top notch QA. You guys should be thanking them for delaying this thing instead of shipping it anyway.

Damn. I guess will just get a P4 2.4Ghz and o/c to 3.6Ghz then, oh well. >:)

Don't buy CPU/graphic products released within last 3 months. You'll get burned. Let the early adopters complain and whine. If you are looking at Via, add 2-3 years to that estimate.

I believe the official response is

<Nelson> HAA HAA </Nelson>