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performance form a $135 CPU?
Jan 19
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, 2004 at 6:43pm
little typo at
http://radified.com/Destinations/most_popular.htm
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Re: performance form a $135 CPU?
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Jan 19
th
, 2004 at 7:11pm
that's how much i paid for my p4-1.6a ghz when i bought it, and overclocked it to 2138mhz. at the time, the p4-2.2 was selling for $600.
so, yes, that info is old, but you can almost always buy a slower-clocked cpu and run it relaiably at a higher clockrate.
For example, a 1.8a sells for $128:
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-116-134&catalog=343...
that's retail, with a heat-sink. if you already have a heat-sink, which most do, you can get this cpu for $104:
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-116-135&catalog=343...
It should run at 2.4ghz without any problem.
the 2.0a oem sells for $120:
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-116-132&catalog=343...
the 2.4a for $167:
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-116-138&catalog=343...
that's probably the closest thing to my $134 experience.
altho the 3.2c sells for "onlY' $397:
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-116-164&catalog=343...
prices change daily, but the idea is that this chip lets you pay a little and get a lot (if you know how to overclock).
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Re: performance form a $135 CPU?
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Jan 20
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, 2004 at 3:36pm
check out the "Storagereview's article posted here."
Link doesnot seem to work :
properties:
http://storagereview.com/welcome.pl/http://storagereview.com/guide/guide_index.h...
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http://partition.radified.com/partitioning_2.htm
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Re: performance form a $135 CPU?
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Jan 20
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, 2004 at 4:46pm
I have heard that there are
conversion kits
to allow Socket-478 processors to be fitted to a systemboard that was originally outfitted with a Socket-423 processor. Is this a sensible thing to do?
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Re: performance form a $135 CPU?
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Jan 20
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, 2004 at 9:12pm
Conv. kits are usually a bad idea. They increase the signal length. If you have a problem, you will always wonder, "Is it the convertor?" I had an old slot-1 convertor for my Abit BH6, with Cel300a (@464MHz).
But now I am always looking for ways to maximize system stability. I think it's best to save your money for a new CPU/mobo. My $.02.
I also fixed the link mentioned above. Link rot is a never-ending plight. I never change or delete links.
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Jan 20
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, 2004 at 9:30pm
I am waiting for a Dell Dimension L400c (Celeron 400) to arrive UPS from my daughter in Orlando. She wants her
ole Daddy
to spiff it up and refurbish it for her (my guess is that it has either a power supply or cooling fan problem). It was new in September of 1999 - is this one of the Celeron series that can be
seriously
overclocked?
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