Just a question about the Penryn and Nehalem.
I'm waiting till Feb/March to treat myself to a new build so I can take advantage of the new 45nm transistor processors, but I am wondering about compatibility of future processors. I want a computer to be as future proof as I can make it, therefore I am wondering, if I buy the right hardware, would I be able to upgrade my Penryn to a Nehalem in the future? Or would I need to replace the motherboard etc for this?
Futureproofing is a concern for me as the last time I built a PC (a good few years ago) I missed out on PCI-E slots and 64bit processing, which have become standards now and have limited my ability to upgrade my existing machine.
Thank you in advance for your responses.
I'm waiting till Feb/March to treat myself to a new build so I can take advantage of the new 45nm transistor processors, but I am wondering about compatibility of future processors. I want a computer to be as future proof as I can make it, therefore I am wondering, if I buy the right hardware, would I be able to upgrade my Penryn to a Nehalem in the future? Or would I need to replace the motherboard etc for this?
Futureproofing is a concern for me as the last time I built a PC (a good few years ago) I missed out on PCI-E slots and 64bit processing, which have become standards now and have limited my ability to upgrade my existing machine.
Thank you in advance for your responses.