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Xeon PII 450 vs PIII 550 in IBM Intellistation

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thin_arthur   10-30-2002 at 07:22:13 PM

I am considering upgrading my single Xeon PII 450 to single or dual PIII 550 Xeons in an IBM Intellistation Z-Pro with 1GB Ram. I want to speed up working with Adobe Premier for importing DV and editing DV. The processors are relatively cheap ($150 each) and I need to decide if this will give me more bang for the buck than adding another gig of RAM.

Any info appreciated, thanks,

Thin Arthur

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FUGGER   10-30-2002 at 10:25:01 PM
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Go for it, well worth it.

You are limited to what your mind can perceive.

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thin_arthur   10-31-2002 at 05:42:37 PM
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Hey man, thanks for the inspiration....

Thin Arthur

IBM Intellistation Z-Pro 686525U, PII Xeon 450

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tombance   10-31-2002 at 06:58:22 PM
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Umm, I disagree. With $300 (for dual p3 550's) you could easily get a new CPU, mobo and RAM, keeping your older components. I reckon with that you could get an axp 1600+ and a decent mobo. It would be much better bang for buck IMO.

My sig's faster than yours, and it overclocks better too....

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Flamethrower205   10-31-2002 at 11:18:47 PM
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Totally agree since single processor will be used more than dualie, and overall give better results. Still go ahead and add a gig of RAM. If u get DDR, it has more bandwith, and also, what hard drives are you using?

dusijtpmo- don't use stupid internet jibberish to piss me off

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