Cheaper AMD Processors

by Maarten Goldstein, Apr 30, 2001 10:05am PDT

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Slightly off-topic: what's a decent PCI video card that's running on a P3-550mhz box? I don't think need the bitched out GeForce2, since it'd be fill-rate limited anyway. But a lot of the decent mid-range cards are AGP-only, or so I've found, even when putzing around on Pricewatch?

Apr 30, 2001 1:18pm PDT

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Slightly off-topic: what's a decent PCI video card that's running on a P3-550mhz box? I don't think need... : Ride-My-Rocket
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  there's not a lot of choice when it comes to pci if you think a geforce2mx is too much then probably you... : .spanky.
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    there are pci gf2 mx's and voodoo4/5's : elosorojo
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      apparently you don't read very well, he said a pci geforce would be more than he would want. : .spanky.
      
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heh, I just got a 850 t-bird to overclock to 1 ghz. this summer, I am probably going to get that 1.33 ghz :\ (depending on how cheap it is.)

Apr 30, 2001 9:08pm PDT

heh, I just got a 850 t-bird to overclock to 1 ghz. this summer, I am probably going to get that 1.33 ghz... : paper chase guy

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What's a good cheap slot-A mobo for one of these 1.33 GHz thingys (so far I really like Abit's stuff...is their KT133A board pretty good?). Also I'm curious anybody know a good reputable place to order from (is AllstarMicro anygood for example). The only place I've ordered online from is outpost.com, because I haven't been screwed by them yet, and I doubt the local place (wvccsi) will get these things in again. I'm half afraid to do the pricewatch thing, but I'm not going to pay some outrageous price when I could get it for a lot cheaper (hell less than $200 is pretty damn good).

Apr 30, 2001 12:43pm PDT

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Pricewatch shows the 1.33 chip at 167$...... gotta love it!

Apr 30, 2001 7:18pm PDT

Pricewatch shows the 1.33 chip at 167$...... gotta love it! : bunnylove

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I guess the real point here is that competition is great for us, the consumer. Intel would never have priced the P4 1.7GHz cpu at @ $380 to start if AMD weren't giving them a run for it. Amd would not be dropping prices again now if Intel weren't pushing them so hard. Hooray for competition & free market economics! :)

Apr 30, 2001 11:01am PDT

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I guess the real point here is that competition is great for us, the consumer. Intel would never have pri... : Quagmire
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  Need more nVidia competition then !! ;) : Dread Pirate Roberts

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Anyone know where I can find operating temp ranges for Athlon 1.33Ghz (266 FSB) CPU's for idle and under load. I know these are heater chips, but mine drifts more than I think it should.

Funny thing I noticed: RollerCoasterTycoon heats that baby up ALOT more than Tribes2 or CS.

Apr 30, 2001 2:38pm PDT

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  What mobo do you have? They report thermistor temps differently so it makes a difference. Generally I ... : crackerdaddy
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I built a 1.33GHz system for a guy this weekend. It's pretty damn snappy, but I hate having to worry about whether or not I got all the relevant Via drivers loaded for Win2k. :/

Too bad he insisted on needing video editing capabilities. I had put an ATI Radeon All-in-wonder vid card in instead of the GF2 Ultra I would have preferred.

Apr 30, 2001 10:57am PDT

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- the all in wonder card is actually a decent one. I have one in the living room (its only on an athlon 70... : Doom

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When is AMD going to release speeds close to Intels chips?

Has AMD given up "one-upping" Intel as far as chip speed goes?

I know, I know, AMD chips at lesser speeds are faster in certain games but the general public does not........they only think faster clock speed better chip......and I really want AMD to suceed.

Apr 30, 2001 10:10am PDT

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- not likly, beaten slightly, possible. but the amd cpu will be 1/2 to 1/3 the price. : Turd Ferguson

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hmmm tim e to upgrade my 900?!?!

1330
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430 extra MHz to play with....thats almost faster then my last CPU ;)

Apr 30, 2001 11:43am PDT

hmmm tim e to upgrade my 900?!?! 1330 -900 ===== 430 extra MHz to play with....thats almost faste... : Ominous

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And the PIII 800E is still $150. Intel can screw themselves with that BS.

Apr 30, 2001 11:40am PDT

And the PIII 800E is still $150. Intel can screw themselves with that BS. : snuff

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where can you buy them at these lower prices?

Apr 30, 2001 11:17am PDT

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  pc club down the street wants $229 for the 1.2 : lacker
  - LOL how about 1.2 266 for $155 @ pricewatch.com : Turd Ferguson

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Already picked up my 1.33 :)

of course I paid $230 .. but hey .. I have it right?

Apr 30, 2001 10:45am PDT

Already picked up my 1.33 :) of course I paid $230 .. but hey .. I have it right? : Dread Pirate Roberts

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amd wont release processors until they have sufficent quanities produced. As for the retarted general public.. fuck em.. i know my "puny" 1.1ghz t-bird can handle most of those dell p4 systems out there. as long as mainstream computer companies (dell/gateway) keep using intel as their main chip/only chip people wont realize that amd is faster is most apps.
there was a time when i wouldnt touch an amd with a 10foot pole but now reccomend it over intel

Apr 30, 2001 10:17am PDT

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First?.......

Apr 30, 2001 10:07am PDT

First?....... : KingNothin32

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