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In your opinion, what is the best combination of motherboard & CPU as far
as bang for buck goes?

Putting together a system which I want to have a decent shelf-life and
upgrade path, but not looking to spend on cutting edge gear when cheaper
stuff is available which can perform near identically or be overclocked to
do so. Was even considering something with an AGP or PCIExpress *and* decent
integrated graphics to save on the initial cost.

Recommendations?
 
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]v[etaphoid wrote:
> In your opinion, what is the best combination of motherboard & CPU as far
> as bang for buck goes?
>
> Putting together a system which I want to have a decent shelf-life and
> upgrade path, but not looking to spend on cutting edge gear when cheaper
> stuff is available which can perform near identically or be overclocked to
> do so. Was even considering something with an AGP or PCIExpress *and* decent
> integrated graphics to save on the initial cost.
>
> Recommendations?
>
>
http://pcrightnow.com/

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Nvidia 5200 Ultra or ATI 9600 ($90 or cheaper)
ATI 9100 ($25 on eBay)
ECS K7VTA3 (version 6 or later)
ECS KT-600
Fry's Electronics will have the K7VTA3/CPU combos for $60

"]v[etaphoid" <met@PH0lD.com> wrote in message
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> In your opinion, what is the best combination of motherboard & CPU as far
> as bang for buck goes?
>
> Putting together a system which I want to have a decent shelf-life and
> upgrade path, but not looking to spend on cutting edge gear when cheaper
> stuff is available which can perform near identically or be overclocked to
> do so. Was even considering something with an AGP or PCIExpress *and*
> decent
> integrated graphics to save on the initial cost.
>
> Recommendations?
>
>
 
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"]v[etaphoid" <met@PH0lD.com> wrote in message
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" Putting together a system which I want to have a decent shelf-life and
upgrade path, but not looking to spend on cutting edge gear when cheaper
stuff is available which can perform near identically or be overclocked to
do so. Was even considering something with an AGP or PCIExpress *and* decent
integrated graphics to save on the initial cost. "


Sempron 3100+ ?
 
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On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 04:44:36 GMT, Mac Cool <Mac@2cool.com> wrote:

>http://arstechnica.com/guides/buyer/system-guide-200411.ars/2

Good grief, I actually began to drool over that "God Box", although I
could skip about half the hardware to concentrate on the HD, the
board, the dual CPUs and the huge helpings of RAM sauce.

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"]v[etaphoid" <met@PH0lD.com> wrote:

> In your opinion, what is the best combination of motherboard & CPU
>as far as bang for buck goes?
>Putting together a system which I want to [last]
>and upgrade path, but not looking to spend on cutting edge gear

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=241151

I have one. It's dirt cheap. With your choice of Athlon XP CPU.

The only thing I don't like about it so far has something to do with
the built-in LAN.







when cheaper
>stuff is available which can perform near identically or be
overclocked to
>do so. Was even considering something with an AGP or PCIExpress
*and* decent
>integrated graphics to save on the initial cost.
>
>Recommendations?
>
>
>
 
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"Tod" <no_spam_me@comcast.net> wrote:

....
>Fry's Electronics will have the K7VTA3/CPU combos for $60

A mainboard with a CPU for $60? Sold at a retail store? That sounds
scary.
 
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"Mac Cool" <Mac@2cool.com> wrote in message
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> http://arstechnica.com/guides/buyer/system-guide-200411.ars/2
> --
> Mac Cool

Fantastic link - exactly what I was looking for! Between the budget &
hot-rod recommendation sections, I should be well catered to.

Much obliged Mac.
 
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jaster <jaster@home.net> wrote:
>On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 15:29:02 +0000, John Doe wrote:
>> "Tod" <no_spam_me@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> ...
>>>Fry's Electronics will have the K7VTA3/CPU combos for $60
>>
>> A mainboard with a CPU for $60? Sold at a retail store? That
>> sounds scary.
>
>Let me say two things about Frys

My comment had nothing to do with Frys per se.
 
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I think the problem occurs mainly when you cross post to not quite
technical discussion groups.

"larry moe 'n curly" <larrymoencurly@my-deja.com> wrote:

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>John Doe wrote:
>> "Tod" <no_spam_me@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> >Fry's Electronics will have the K7VTA3/CPU combos for $60
>>
>> A mainboard with a CPU for $60? Sold at a retail store?
>> That sounds scary.
>
>That's $20 more than it was yesterday with a 1.6 GHz Duron, but the $60
>package often includes the heatsink/fan. Fry's also had an Antec
>SLK1600 case w/ 300W PSU for $15, after rebate, but it was $5 AR on
>Nov. 26, and I paid a whopping $25 AR for it back in Sept. :(
>
>www.latimes.com and http://dfw.newspaperads.com can give you an idea of
>what Fry's offers.
>
>
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On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 14:47:36 +1100, ]v[etaphoid wrote:

> In your opinion, what is the best combination of motherboard & CPU as far
> as bang for buck goes?
>
> Putting together a system which I want to have a decent shelf-life and
> upgrade path, but not looking to spend on cutting edge gear when cheaper
> stuff is available which can perform near identically or be overclocked to
> do so. Was even considering something with an AGP or PCIExpress *and* decent
> integrated graphics to save on the initial cost.
>
> Recommendations?

Try a 2.8C P4, mine's overclocked to 3.27Ghz. Stable, with a Gigabyte
GA8-IPE Pro Rev 3 Mobo. Both should be dirt cheap now.

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Where do you find a 2.8c for "dirt cheap"?

thx

bob


"Parko" <looselips@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 14:47:36 +1100, ]v[etaphoid wrote:
>
> > In your opinion, what is the best combination of motherboard & CPU as
far
> > as bang for buck goes?
> >
> > Putting together a system which I want to have a decent shelf-life and
> > upgrade path, but not looking to spend on cutting edge gear when cheaper
> > stuff is available which can perform near identically or be overclocked
to
> > do so. Was even considering something with an AGP or PCIExpress *and*
decent
> > integrated graphics to save on the initial cost.
> >
> > Recommendations?
>
> Try a 2.8C P4, mine's overclocked to 3.27Ghz. Stable, with a Gigabyte
> GA8-IPE Pro Rev 3 Mobo. Both should be dirt cheap now.
>
> --
> Parko
> Registered Linux User #339345
> Knowledge is power - Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est
> Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
>
 
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"Bob Snelgrove" <steelgtr_95127@yahoo.com> wrote:

>Where do you find a 2.8c for "dirt cheap"?

At Frys of course [kidding].

Good luck.

(out of curiosity, wondering which group all the top-posting is
coming from)


>
>thx
>
>bob
>
>
>"Parko" <looselips@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:pan.2004.12.16.15.39.03.695795@hotmail.com...
>> On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 14:47:36 +1100, ]v[etaphoid wrote:
>>
>> > In your opinion, what is the best combination of motherboard &
CPU as
>far
>> > as bang for buck goes?
>> >
>> > Putting together a system which I want to have a decent shelf-
life and
>> > upgrade path, but not looking to spend on cutting edge gear when
cheaper
>> > stuff is available which can perform near identically or be
overclocked
>to
>> > do so. Was even considering something with an AGP or PCIExpress
*and*
>decent
>> > integrated graphics to save on the initial cost.
>> >
>> > Recommendations?
>>
>> Try a 2.8C P4, mine's overclocked to 3.27Ghz. Stable, with a
Gigabyte
>> GA8-IPE Pro Rev 3 Mobo. Both should be dirt cheap now.
>>
>> --
>> Parko
>> Registered Linux User #339345
>> Knowledge is power - Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est
>> Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
>>
>
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From the true 'unmoderated' freedom groups....

wonder what group the control freaks reside?



> (out of curiosity, wondering which group all the top-posting is
> coming from)
>
 
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