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madmanbmw   04-08-2001 at 01:07:08 AM

I am currently running a Gateway G-266 PII with 64 mb of ram. The system is mainly used for business and accounting and not much gaming. I would like to upgrade the system because my software if really lagging, and I would like to do it for less than $300. I was wondering about adding a 850 mhz duron with a new giga byte mobo and PC100 128 mb of RAM. Would this be sufficient for the money or do I need more power? How easy would it be to overclock this system to 1 ghz and what type of cooling system would I need? Are durons good buys or would you suggest that I go with a low speed athlong with a 266 mhz fsb for future upgradability? I am planning on using my old video card, 4mb AGP and gateway sound card. I also plan on keeping the 9gb of harddrive space wich in almost four years I still have 4gb free. I priced adding an 850 mhz duron, giga byte mobo, and 128mb of ram at about $210 dollars. Without going over $300 what else would give me the greatest bennefits for bussiness aps? Any help is greatly appreciated. Also any info on overclocking the Duron would be helpful. BTW what is a good motherboard buy for this chip and for overclocking?

Thanks for your time

madison
mmcmajor@apex.net

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Crashman   04-08-2001 at 01:30:39 AM
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Look into Asus, go with DDR because it is cheap now, yes you can use PC2100 on a DDR motherboard with a Duron, and with DDR you won't have to worry about buying a new motherboard next time you want to upgrade processors. Get your DDR from Crucial. The A7M266 is a top performer, using the AMD 761 northbridge and the slighlty disreputable VIA southbridge. The A7A266 is a good option offering better stability and campatability, but with slightly less performance and uses the ALi MAGiK1 chipset.

Suicide is painless...........

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ledzepp98   04-08-2001 at 02:30:02 AM
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read my response to your other post...

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