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| joshbr7257:
well im waiting for theguy to get back to me, i havent bought anything yet, and iv been searching pricewatch, and newegg, and the prices arent that bad. is a duron 1.6 or a sempron 2400 that much better than the 1GHz tbird? |
| pointdablame:
--- Quote from: joshbr7257 on June 27, 2005, 09:54:46 pm ---well im waiting for theguy to get back to me, i havent bought anything yet, and iv been searching pricewatch, and newegg, and the prices arent that bad. is a duron 1.6 or a sempron 2400 that much better than the 1GHz tbird? --- End quote --- both would be noticeably faster than the 1ghz Tbird IMO. Even though the duron/semprons are the "low end" AMD chips, either one of those would be a decent upgrade from teh 1ghz assuming you can get them for a similar price. If it costs you more than $10-20 bux more or so overall, I'm not sure if I'd do it, since you wouldn't likely gain a lot of games or pure speed with the upgrade. If you can get them for similar price though.. go for it. |
| joshbr7257:
ok i ended up buying the tbird 1GHz w/ mobo, and 256mb memory, i think it would do well in a cab, cause i got an extra 128mb and 64mb chips a can add to it. now im not sure but i think i will run windows xp pro corp edition ;D in it, unless that wont work with only 1GHz? and i have all the other parts needed to make a compuet besides the case im looking on newegg now. is this case any good? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811147007 its only 9.99 shipping instead of 15.99 so thats why i like this one, its only a low end 1GHz cpu so why would i need an expensive case? |
| tristan:
The +12Volt Amps are a tad low on the Power Supply, but will probably work fine for a T-bird. I don't even intend to use a case when I put a PC in mine. Just mount it all to a board (or a piece of sheet metal), and stick it in there vertically (kinda like a blade server). That way I can put a Neo-Geo, a CPS2, and a PC all in one cabinet, and still have a slot for swapping out JAMMA boards. |
| arcadegamenut:
I would say if you're not in a big hurry, keep an eye on your local freecycle group on yahoogroups. I've seen numerous computers/laptops be given away. Just remember, to get them, you pretty much have to be the first to see them....otherwise the ebay kids get ahold of them. :) |
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