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Subject: Re: Or...

Author: Roy Eassa

Date: 10:02:59 03/04/02

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On March 04, 2002 at 11:58:10, Aaron Gordon wrote:

>Or your could build it for yourself with this (much better) stuff for less.
>
>Epox 8KHA+ = $89 | KT266a chipset (DDR, 95% effeciency ram xfer rate(of max
>theoretical), AMD 760 & KT266 has about 70%) plus it can do up to 220fsb(440MHz
>DDR) with a 3/4 ram multi.. so you can run your fsb at 200MHz(400DDR) with your
>ram at 150MHz(300DDR). Also features higher agp dividers & 1/5 & 1/6 pci
>dividers to run high FSB's flawlessly.
>
>AthlonXP 1700+ = $108 ($133 for 1800+)
>
>256mb PC2100 DDR = $52
>
>Mid-tower ATX case + 300W psu = $20 (yes $20)
>(most here however already have ATX case's so they shouldn't need a new one,
>just drop in a 400 watt power supply instead).
>
>Total of $269.
>
>About the most I'd use that FIC AD11 for is target practice. :P
>
>
>Try http://www.pricewatch.com and look up the resellers with
>http://www.resellerratings.com. It really does 'pay' to spend a little time
>looking up stuff..
>
>As far as overclocking goes that 1700+ (1.46ghz) should hit 1.6-1.8GHz on that
>Epox depending on which stepping the chip is.. on the AD11 I'm sure it couldn't
>overclock even 100MHz due to limited bus speeds... and even if you did get an
>extra 100Mhz off the AD11 the Epox @ stock would be faster :)
>
>On March 04, 2002 at 09:04:26, Jorge Pichard wrote:
>>http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?sku=F451-3007


Aaron,

You are clearly very knowledgable and skilled in putting such systems together.
I would gladly buy all the components you list if I had you handy to put it all
together for me!  What can you recommend for those of us who lack that level of
skill or patience?




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