My family is looking to get a new computer
i was wondering whats best from
Video Cards
and processors
and would it be worth it to get a 64-bit processor see i think right now it wouldnt be a great idea to get 64-bit os but would it be worth it to get a 64 bit processor and use a 32-bit os or would it be completely point less. basicly on the processor issue im wondering if running a 64 bit processor on 32 bit os would be better or would i get the same preformance from 32 bit processor. i was also wondering about the best agp and pci boards
Thanks
) and a decent amount of RAM (say, 1.5GB). That way you're ready for the new OS (Vista, I'm assuming you're looking into a PC, not Mac?). My 'old' PC (read: before I switched to Mac) had 2GB RAM, a 2.1Ghz AMD Athlon64 (64bit) and an ATI Radeon X800something. basically both the CPU and video card are already 'outdated', but they performed great. And by great, I really mean 'anything I could throw at it worked like a charm' great. Not trying to brag here (like I can, don't even own the PC anymore 
), but I'm just saying that looking into that direction might be ideal for you. You'll be ready for Vista, should you want to upgrade later on, and you're not looking at extremely expensive stuff.
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