I find myself in a situation where I have to get a new MB (& CPU) but have very limited funds. I'd like to go with Intel if for no better reason than I've always had Intel and I can start with a cheap Celeron and upgrade to a P4 later.
I've been looking at some of the Asrock MBs which are cheap, have SDRAM as well as DDRAM sockets so I can continue to use my present memory, but upgrade later, and which have integral graphics etc, thus saving more money, but again with the possibility of future upgrades.
There are a couple of possibilities - the GE Pro, based around SiS chipsets (650 or 651 with integral audio/video) or the M266A based around the VIA P4M266A chipset and ProSavage8 graphics. Any thoughts on whether one or other of these would be best?
Also any thoughts on the likely general and graphics performance of such a system with a 2.4GHz Celeron compared to a 650MHz P3 in a Gigabyte BX based MB and ATi Rage 128GL 32M AGP Graphics.
TIA
I've been looking at some of the Asrock MBs which are cheap, have SDRAM as well as DDRAM sockets so I can continue to use my present memory, but upgrade later, and which have integral graphics etc, thus saving more money, but again with the possibility of future upgrades.
There are a couple of possibilities - the GE Pro, based around SiS chipsets (650 or 651 with integral audio/video) or the M266A based around the VIA P4M266A chipset and ProSavage8 graphics. Any thoughts on whether one or other of these would be best?
Also any thoughts on the likely general and graphics performance of such a system with a 2.4GHz Celeron compared to a 650MHz P3 in a Gigabyte BX based MB and ATi Rage 128GL 32M AGP Graphics.
TIA