[plug] [OT] pc builting confusion

[WolfBite]

10 YEARS??

is'nt that like asking for t model ford to last afew
hundred years? (it could but just end up sitting
there? :)

I think currently your doing good if you get more than
2-3 years?

Wonder how many windows bill will have tried to make
us buy by then :) currently their looking at plans to
RENT us the software (you have to pay each month)

Wolfbite
--- Ryan Smith <ryan at westnet.net.au> wrote:
> hello
> 
> I am trying to built a computer for a friend.
> He wants it to last for a while (about 10 years).
> From this we came to
> the problem of, how long will software for a 32bit
> cpu be developed? Or
> are 64bit cpu's going to take over soon?
> 
> Also what is the difference between socket 754 and
> socket 939 athlon 64?
> 
> What are peoples thought on this. Should we go for a
> cheaper 32bit cpu
> or a 64bit one?
> 
> cheers
> Ryan
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