Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] What's a good mobo/cpu combination?

["Jamie Lloyd" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

I also have the same motherboard in a pc for which I'm using as a win2k
server.
It had a P2-350 in it..
I went and purchased a slocket and a celeron 700MHz chip to put in it.
With the latest BIOS file, it allows you to use up to like 800MHZ celerons.
Just FYI.

Jamie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Igor Izyumin Jr." <EMAIL:PROTECTED>
To: <EMAIL:PROTECTED>
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 5:32 PM
Subject: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] What's a good mobo/cpu combination?


> I have this problem.  I want to upgrade my mobo/cpu.  It's a slow celeron
> 300a on an abit bx6 (rev.1 so I can't use coppermine), and my budget for
the
> upgrade is less than $250.  I've been looking at the motherboards and
stuff
> lately, and it looks like the BX chipset is out of production, and Intel's
> replacement for it is the i815, which looks like a piece of crap.  Only
512
> megs of RAM and integrated graphics... yuck.  I don't like the
alternatives
> from VIA, SIS, etc. because AFAIK they are unstable.  I am also
considering
> AMD's platform if it is as stable as Intel.  My primary concerns are
> stability, cost, and performance.  I don't want it unstable or too
expensive,
> and I don't want it to be too slow, either.  I have another computer with
an
> Abit KT7-RAID with a VIA chipset which is totally unstable, so I don't
want
> to make another mistake like that.  I am planning to run Linux on it. Does
> anyone have any suggestions?  The review sites seem to be so focused on
> overclocking (a stupid hobby, IMO), that I can not find a whole lot of
useful
> info.  Who cares if you can run a 800 mhz celeron at 1 gig when the price
> difference is like $10?  Thanks.
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