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Everyone always says that Athlon 64's are a bad idea right now because nothing utilizes the 64-bit interface.
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It's the same old-guy doomsday talk that comes with the advent of any new technology. Often originating with a competing platform that just moved to the back of the leapfrog game, or with makers of add-on products that will require big changes, the message is mimicked ad nauseum by the press and generations of their audience.
For processors the "wait for me" message has been popular since we moved from 8 to 16bit, and I don't doubt a few pre-PC white-shirts whined about the waste of moving from 4 to 8bit. While it's true the bleeding edge (first ~6mo-1yr) of a transition provides marginal benefits vs. cost, the 2nd and 3rd generation AMD64's are well into a comfortable stride. To the parrots I say, (with the gusto of 3 Widmer pints) "Stop listening to 6mo old reviews. Start making decisions based on actual system needs and price/performance curves. Punt the religion!"
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THEY'RE FREAKIN POWERFUL!
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I believe you meant "...more powerful than you can possibly imagine."
-anoldguy