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pentium or athlon?
Frobozz:
OEM vs. Retail Box? Add $10 or so.
As I said, OEM + Third party heatsink = costs more w/o 3 yr warrenty.
You may want to get a better heat sink though if your cab isn't that well ventallated. Check out overclocking sites to see what are good ones. Someone mentioned the Volcano 6, and I've heard those are pretty good. Stay away from the Orbs and SuperOrbs, those are junk.
lightspeed:
I can personally vouch for tcwo.com
I order from them locally, and pick up myself. However, their shipping is real cheap, and they carry a pretty good range of products.
As for Biostar, i have 2 mobos for about 6 months. No problems yet. Although they are budget, they perform about mid-pack in ratings, and have a lot of features.
tcwo has a Biostar board using the KT333 chipset for about $98. this would be my first choice.
unusualfire:
seems to me it's overkill though..i have the amd 1600+ chip...and everything smokes..no overheating problems and i have not turned it off for more then an except when i was on vacation for over 8 months now.
get AMD athlon
Howard_Casto:
Ok I piece together machines at work all the time and this is my opinion.
#1 athlon rocks! never buy craptel.....
(our university politics force us to give other depts intel machines but when we build our own for our dept they are always athlon :) )
#2 athlons run hot! you better get a good fan
#3 don't worry about the confusing clock-speed scheme, they are pretty close to their marketed speed, even though technically they may be lower.
as for boards....
gigibytes, shuttles, and abits are great
anything else sucks
the new dragon, however, is growing on me and seems to run well. Otherwise stay away from soyo in particular. The soyo boards have a tendancy to be cheaply assembled.
Davestar:
I use a duron. This is my third AMD chip, and I have been satisfied with all of them. :) I also have used Newegg, and Tompson computer warehouse (TCWO). Both were top notch. If your looking for the best prices, you may want to check out Pricewatch http://www.pricewatch.com . They compare most all of the hardware suppliers, including Newegg and TCWO.
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