09-23-2003, 08:02 PM
New features tend to be bundled with new hardware, and those don't always come with an acceptable price tag. There's always that next best thing around the corner anyway, so I wouldn't be too concerned about them. The Thermal Death issue with Athlon processors have long been resolved as well I think. Overheated Athlon systems on new motherboards will still crash and lose data, but at least you don't have to worry about starting a bonfire in your computer now :lol: The ASUS A7V8X-X motherboard is certainly capable of handling this, and you can check out its specs here.