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notaburger:
the new celerons are better than the p4s
that, and they are crazy easy to overclock
you can overclock a 1.8 ghz up to a high 2 ghz without any special cooling (read: stock fans)

as was said before
celerons USED to blow
intel has really made some progress in their last generation of chips

i bought a 1.8 ghz prescott (i think that's what it was) w/ ECS motherboard from fry's for 60 dollars
i added a gig of ram and a decent power supply
i am in the process of loading it up tonight, i'll post how it runs here to let you guys know

from what i've been reading, if i throw a decent video card in there, i should be able to run just about anything that i'd want on my arcade (we'll just see how the processor heavy mame handles it)

the only thing i'm worried about, is getting null dc to run on it

edit:  everything i tossed at it (that mame can run well) ran perfect, mk3 included
it's late, i'll let everyone know more tomorrow if they are interrested
eccs19:

--- Quote from: Tiger-Heli on April 04, 2007, 08:05:21 am ---
--- Quote from: Tahnok on April 04, 2007, 05:46:14 am ---Just don't expect to get your money if it requires a rebate. Tiger Direct is notorious for not sending out rebates.

--- End quote ---
Actually, Tiger Direct is now going through OnRebate and has a guarantee policy on the rebate process.

I got my rebate from them in 3-4 weeks (which is sooner than most rebates I submit).

I think they finally "got the message", YMMV, though.

--- End quote ---

I've used their "OnRebate" before, and also got screwed by them.  I would still buy from them, but don't count on the rebate.  If you get it, then it's sort of a bonus.
divemaster127:
I will never use a celeron again, for the same money you can go with a  amd dual core which is much faster.  The dual core makes a world of difference in mame, I have a amd 5200 & it runs most of the chds much better than my amd 4000+ ever did
dm
xmenxmen:
For those with Frys around, I find the following type of combo tough to beat:

ECS motherboard with low-end core2 (typically under 150 bucks, actually see it a few times at 99)

then..

ECS motherboard with mid to high-end dual core (typically under 100 bucks)

and last

ECS motherboard with AMD Athlon 64 3/4xxx+ (typically 50 to 80 bucks)

With these cheap and decently fast combo, all you need now is a stick of ram, hard drive plus power supply.


Otherwise, the OP's combo is not that bad. 
mcfreak:
Can't go wrong with some of the Geeks.com deals.  Here is a P4 3.0 GHZ with Windows for $209: http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=TCS50-4C&cat=SYS

 Features/Specifications:

    * IBM ThinkCentre S50 Pentium 4 3.0 GHz Desktop
    * Grade C (see below for description)

    * General Features:
    * Microsoft Windows XP Professional pre-installed w/COA
    * Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz processor
    * 512 MB RAM
    * 40 GB hard drive
    * DVD-ROM drive
    * Floppy drive
    * Integrated video
    * Integrated audio
    * Integrated Ethernet controller

And here is a HP Debranded Celeron 3.3 for $249 no OS... http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=TS-XN0512RS-R&cat=SYS
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