Duron 1ghz or xp 1500 for CPU

Anonymous

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January 23, 2002 9:41:30 PM

I am building a new pc. I am NOT a gammer. I will use this for playing mp3 and watching DVD MOvies and other normal computer activities, nothing that requires rendering, or highend graphics for new games. I have $$ constraints and the duron cpu at $54.00 fits my budget. Here is what I am putting into my new pc:
1)Epox 8kha+ board.
2)256 DDR ram
3)soundblaster live 5.1
4)40 gig IBM harddrive.
5)abit siluro nvida gforce 32meg 200.video card.
6)windows XP for my OS.
7)sigam decoder card and dvd drive.

I want to know that the Duron chip will be sufficent to run this setup with it's limited l2 cache and not run slow and that it will be stable with this OS and setup.

Thanks,

DJMC

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AMD_cErTiFiEd

January 23, 2002 9:44:53 PM

Anything over 500Mhz would be fine for what your doing

Blame the newbies not the technology

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jollygrinch

January 23, 2002 9:44:53 PM

you'll be more than fine w/ the duron, but the xp1500 is only 50 dollars more (@pricewatch anyway). i'd go w/ the xp. you won't need to upgrade as soon.

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FatBurger

January 23, 2002 9:50:15 PM

The Sound Blaster Live is garbage, I'd recommend a Fortissimo II to stay in the same price range.

The GeForce 2 MX200 is a very underpowered card, I'd recommend you get something a bit better.

<A HREF="http://www.newegg.com" target="_new">Newegg</A> is a good place to get parts.

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Matisaro

January 23, 2002 9:53:54 PM

Avoid the gf2mx 200 as burger advises, it is [-peep-] on a pcb. A gf2 mx400 or a gf2 pro should be near the same price and much better.(or ante up 155 for a gf3 ti 200 so you have the ability to play modern games if you wish in the future.)

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AMD_Man

January 23, 2002 10:34:49 PM

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Avoid the gf2mx 200 as burger advises, it is [-peep-] on a pcb. A gf2 mx400 or a gf2 pro should be near the same price and much better.(or ante up 155 for a gf3 ti 200 so you have the ability to play modern games if you wish in the future.)

He did say he's not a gamer, but even then an MX200 is a waste of money because it's too slow.

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phsstpok

January 24, 2002 5:17:41 AM

You sound like the perfect candidate with for an nForce board. Geforce2 MX class video and high-end 5.1 audio is already built-in (with the 420, that is). Just add your desired peripherals and memory (which should be added in pairs to take advantage of the nForce's memory architecture, e.g. 2x128MB or 2x256MB).

We are all beta testers!Edited by phsstpok on 01/24/02 02:36 AM.

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FatBurger

January 24, 2002 3:06:32 PM

Good idea, I hadn't thought of that.

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Anonymous

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January 24, 2002 3:24:03 PM

Duron 1 ghz should be enough. But the if the difference is only $50, you should get the XP, at least u won't have to upgrade it in the next 2 years

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Matisaro

January 25, 2002 6:15:13 AM

I agree, hit the nforce, save yourself the trouble of buying a videocard, nic card, and soundcard!

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FatBurger

January 25, 2002 4:03:45 PM

You realize you just said "Network Interface Card card"?

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Matisaro

January 26, 2002 3:36:26 AM

:-P

Have you gone from grammar correction and clickable link making, to pointing out common yet funny post mistakes burger?

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