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

["Jamie Lloyd" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

It's got about 12 hours of usage right now.
;-)  It's just now getting broken in... ha ha

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Buford" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>
To: <EMAIL:PROTECTED>
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 1:57 PM
Subject: RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] What's a good mobo/cpu combination?


> but isn't it used? =)
>
> Rick
> Kudos to the poor <fool> brave enough to try this. They will have their
> kernel recompiled in Valhalla. Slashdot, Saint Aardvark
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: EMAIL:PROTECTED
> [mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Jamie Lloyd
> Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 1:55 PM
> To: EMAIL:PROTECTED
> Subject: Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] What's a good mobo/cpu combination?
>
>
> Hell the slocket and celeron w/ heatsink and fan was $52 :-)  From Mwave
> also.
> Mwave is where I buy everything I need for computer stuff.  Now I did have
a
> problem with them last week on getting a IBM hd fixed and replaced but
other
> than that, they are very nice, fast and the prices on things are some of
the
> cheepest around.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rick Buford" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>
> To: <EMAIL:PROTECTED>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 11:53 AM
> Subject: RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] What's a good mobo/cpu combination?
>
>
> > I'll give ya $50 for the Celeron's w/ mb =)
> >
> > for replacement, how about:
> >  ATHLON (OEM) & DDR BUNDLES(ABIT KG7-Specs; AMD T-BIRD 900(200MHZ);
MWAVE
> > 256MB ECC PC2100; ASSEMBLE/TEST BUNDLE) for $247.70?
> > Check out MWave ( http://direct.mwave.com ) or pricewatch
> >
> > Rick
> > Kudos to the poor <fool> brave enough to try this. They will have their
> > kernel recompiled in Valhalla. Slashdot, Saint Aardvark
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: EMAIL:PROTECTED
> > [mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Jamie Lloyd
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 11:49 AM
> > To: EMAIL:PROTECTED
> > Subject: Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] What's a good mobo/cpu combination?
> >
> >
> > 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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