Best CPU Motherboard Combo

Friendly recommendations from the Intel Camp:

I assume you mean CPU, motherboard, and anything required to cool the CPU so it will function correctly (Heatsink/Fan). These are my suggestions:

Pentium 4 i850 (takes DRDRAM memory) approach:

Socket 478 Pentium 4 1.7GHz, Heatsink/Fan, 3 year warranty = $192
Socket 478 i850 chipset motherboard = $161
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Total = $352 for CPU, Heatsink/Fan, and Motherboard


Pentium 4 i845 (takes SDRAM memory) approach:

Socket 478 Pentium 4 1.7GHz, Heatsink/Fan, 3 year warranty = $192
Socket 478 i845 chipset motherboard = $97
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Total = $289 for CPU, Heatsink/Fan, and Motherboard


I suggest the i850 solution for performance reasons.

-Raystonn


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