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Evotine   02-11-2002 at 05:20:19 AM

Right now I have a p3 500mhz that is decked out. It just is not cutting it any more. I want to keep this PC just the way it is without stripping it of anything. I am ready to purchase a new PC. Not from a large retailer of course. I do not want to get a high end rig though. But in the same respect, I want to be able to play current games and soon to be released games in a decent resolution with a decent frames per second. To give an example of my dilema. Should I purchase a fully loaded -p3 1ghz? Or should I sacrifice some of the higher end stuff and get a p4 or Athlon? Tell me what I should get. Thanks for any input.

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Crashman   02-11-2002 at 06:34:15 AM
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Best value is on an Athlon XP1800+, Iwill XP333, a nice 7200RPM drive, and some PC2100 (or PC2700 if you can find it for a similar price). Add the video card of your choice, whatever you use for networking (NIC or modem), etc.

For modems I recommend a Lucent/Agere 1646T00 chip modem, very good quality for around $15.

You pick the video card, look into the video cards forum for answers based on the amount you want to spend.

I recommend a good 350W+ power supply.

What's the frequency, Kenneth?

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tnadrev   02-11-2002 at 06:51:35 AM
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sounds like what i just bought :smile:
Athlon XP 1700+ OEM, /w volcano 7 + artic silver 2
IWILL XP333 /w Audio
256 Corsair PC2700
Edit: Maxtor 40GB 7200 RPM ATA133
16x AOpen DVD
24x10x40 AOpen CD-RW
MSI GeForce 2 Pro-T /w TV-out
56k Modem
AOpen 10/100 NIC
Antec Case /w 350W Antec PS
Keyboard
17" Samsung Dynaflat
3x Case Fans...
1 year Warranty, only void if i mod stuff...
$1727 Canadian... which translates to about 1080$ US
from a very reputable almost exclusive AMD integrator...

:wink: Engineering is the science of making life simple, by making it more complicated.<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by tnadrev on 02/11/02 00:53 AM.</EM></FONT></P>

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MeTaLrOcKeR   02-11-2002 at 09:40:48 AM
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And what Almost exclusive AMD Integrator would that be ?!?

Seeign how I Live in Canada I'd liek to know =)
I also try to look around for the best price for when I buy my stuff.....
A few weeks ago I just spent $401 on an ECS K7S5A Motherboard, AMD Athlon XP 1600+ and a Thermaltake Volcano 6Cu.+ (VERY LOUD)...... so yea, that was the best i could find in my part of the GTA.

-MeTaL RoCkEr

My <font color=red>Z28</font color=red> can take your <font color=blue>P4</font color=blue> off the line!

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tnadrev   02-11-2002 at 06:24:26 PM
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RB Computing, they just started selling intel like a month or 2 ago, but they try to explain the two, and most people come out with amd... the intel thing is to get more people INTO the store...
it is in ottawa, well nepean technically

they have website @ <A HREF="http://www.shoprbc.com" target="_new">http://www.shoprbc.com</A>

:wink: Engineering is the science of making life simple, by making it more complicated.

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FUGGER   02-11-2002 at 08:37:29 PM
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Right now the currect price/performace champion is the 1.6A Northwood from Intel. with the ability to overclock over 50% and $140 pricetag. This chip performs extreamly well at the stock 1.6Ghz speed too.

So match up the 1.6A with an Asus P4T-E or a Abit TH7-II motherboard and you will be very very happy. unmatched stability and performance.

The P4 1.6A is .13 micron with 512K cache at full speed.

AMD has not moved to .13 Micron yet like the Intel P4.

The .13 Miron die is cooler, less voltage and capable of higher Mhz on AMD and P4. but the AMD is not available for a few more months.

<A HREF="http://gamershq.madonion.com/compare2k1.shtml?2683753" target="_new">My 1.6A overclocked</A>, yes its running 2.6Ghz

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Matisaro   02-11-2002 at 10:44:27 PM
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Right now the currect price/performace champion is the 1.6A Northwood from Intel. with the ability to overclock over 50% and $140 pricetag.



Only if you plan on overclocking.

The winner of price/performance at stock is the amdxp1700+.

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This chip performs extreamly well at the stock 1.6Ghz speed too.



The chip does not perform extremely well at stock, in fact it sucks at stock, at stock the p41600a performs about the same as a axp1500+, which is 40 dollars cheaper.

"The Cash Left In My Pocket,The BEST Benchmark"
No Overclock+stock hsf=GOOD!

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