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Title: Bargain Alert! 5$ AR Mobo & CPU!!!!
Post by: Santoro on February 10, 2004, 09:26:34 am
From Techbargains.com:
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Tiger Motherboard and CPU, Feb 9

Cheap but slow combo for those on a tight budget
TigerDirect has the Syntax - S635MP - SiS Socket 370 microATX Motherboard with Audio, Video, AGP 4X, USB 1.1, CNR, IrDA, 10/100Mbps Ethernet LAN Support and Integrated VIA C3 1.3Giga Pro Processor for $5 after rebate. $12 shipping.

$55 rebate Exp 2/28/04  
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URL:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?Sku=S452-1001&sourceid=qDRMQCjq40KPAcC5@UvH&siteid=0029407737 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?Sku=S452-1001&sourceid=qDRMQCjq40KPAcC5@UvH&siteid=0029407737)

Just ordered one. Must be better than the p3 450 I am running.
Title: Re:Bargain Alert! 5$ AR Mobo & CPU!!!!
Post by: SirPeale on February 10, 2004, 09:39:20 am
http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=15887

Good show, though.  Mine got tossed off the front page.
Title: Re:Bargain Alert! 5$ AR Mobo & CPU!!!!
Post by: Santoro on February 10, 2004, 10:42:25 am
Newbie-like mistake.  Apologies.... :P
Title: Re:Bargain Alert! 5$ AR Mobo & CPU!!!!
Post by: SirPeale on February 10, 2004, 10:54:34 am
Why apologize?  You did a good thing.
Title: Re:Bargain Alert! 5$ AR Mobo & CPU!!!!
Post by: cool_goob on February 10, 2004, 10:59:36 am
Will this run street fighter and the like?

Also for 10$ you can get the same chipset but with Pc100/133 instead of DDR.(Cost savings for those of us who have PC133 just ahnging around.)
Title: Re:Bargain Alert! 5$ AR Mobo & CPU!!!!
Post by: Santoro on February 10, 2004, 11:54:41 am
Will this run street fighter and the like?

Also for 10$ you can get the same chipset but with Pc100/133 instead of DDR.(Cost savings for those of us who have PC133 just ahnging around.)

I really don't know.  Perhaps there is some info in the "The "What PC do I need to run MAME?" Official FAQ thread above that would help.  

If this is a "cheapie" 1.2 ghz, maybe we can guess it would run at the performance level of a '"good"  900 mhz PC?    ???
Title: Re:Bargain Alert! 5$ AR Mobo & CPU!!!!
Post by: Sephroth57 on February 10, 2004, 08:25:15 pm
hmm, my girlfriend has been looking for a computer to do college work on and maybe for some basic games. I think ill pick this up and make her one  8)  bonus points

edit: oh and as far as MAME speed, ive never dealt with these weird hardmounted processors. but if it can run at a good 900mhzs power, id say it can run SF2, metal slug, type of stuff pretty well. probably not MK3 or fighters with 3d graphics, but who knows
Title: Re:Bargain Alert! 5$ AR Mobo & CPU!!!!
Post by: paigeoliver on February 11, 2004, 01:19:27 am
Will this run street fighter and the like?

Also for 10$ you can get the same chipset but with Pc100/133 instead of DDR.(Cost savings for those of us who have PC133 just ahnging around.)

I recall playing SF2 full speed on my old AMD 233, so I am pretty sure a 1200 could handle it.
Title: Re:Bargain Alert! 5$ AR Mobo & CPU!!!!
Post by: ashardin on February 11, 2004, 09:03:58 am
Tiger Direct shipped this out of Naperville, and I live in, well, Naperville, so I just got mine last night.

Looks pretty good, but I don't have anything for it to go in right now so I can't benchmark it.  Full retail package, includes all of the software, ide and phone cable, and modem.  Looks like a good deal for the $20 it ended up costing me (with taxd + shipping).

I think it will work perfectly for a secondary mame machine, kids computer, or I think I will use some old parts and build my dad a new machine for his b-day.  He's working with a 400 mhz machine now, this will be perfect for him.
Title: Re:Bargain Alert! 5$ AR Mobo & CPU!!!!
Post by: ErikRuud on February 12, 2004, 12:07:37 pm
ashardin,

In the future, just drive over to the TigerDirect Outlet and save the shipping.

They are off of 59 in the area behind Target.