Skiing Squirrel
12-13-02, 07:07 PM
Alright, right now I have two rigs. Well, my main one, and this crap gateway that is sitting next to me. I want to upgrade this machine, so heres what I plan on doing:
mobo:sell
CPU:sell
RAM:sell
PSU:give away
HD:keep
CD:keep
This is what I would do if I go AMD:
I have a spare 1800+, so I wouldnt need to get a cpu.
mobo: 35 bucks (refurb off newegg)
RAM: 100 bucks (want some OK ram)
cooler: some cheap cooler (dont plan on overclocking this that much, even though I want to)
With all the stuff I can sell off this machine, it works out to about 60 bucks in parts for the gateway, and I would have to spend about 170, so I would have to spend about 120 with shipping and all.
Now I have been thinking about doing a dual system. So heres the route I would do:
mobo:sell
RAM:keep
CPU:sell
PSU:give away
HD:keep
CD:keep
1800+:sell
I would want to get some dual P3's. Namely becuase I like the cheap mobos and they are pretty good from what I have read. It kinda works out like this:
mobo:40
RAM:free
cooler: cheap
CPU:76 (refurb 1.13 on newegg :D )
So it works out to be around 60 for the parts on the gateway, and about 45 for my 1800+. That brings me to 105, and then the stuff for the dual would cost me about 120 with shipping and all. I would only get one cpu for this now, and get another one later on... I can probably overclock these things to about 1.3.
***Sorry about this rambling on post, Im just trying to figure out which one to get***
Now, with that over and done with, they would cost the same. But, I would be able to overclock the p3 to just about 200 mhz lower than the 1800+ (trust me, mine cantoverclock for crap)
Then later on I would add the other one on... Which system should I go for? Would the duals be faster than the one 1800+? I really want an overall system performance. This box would probably be a server in the near future/gamer/surfing and some other basic stuff. I guess I would need to get the dual if I wanted to do this... Are the dual's THAT fast? What would you guys get? Oh, and Im on a tight budget. Thanks. Oh, and lets not turn this into intel amd war.
mobo:sell
CPU:sell
RAM:sell
PSU:give away
HD:keep
CD:keep
This is what I would do if I go AMD:
I have a spare 1800+, so I wouldnt need to get a cpu.
mobo: 35 bucks (refurb off newegg)
RAM: 100 bucks (want some OK ram)
cooler: some cheap cooler (dont plan on overclocking this that much, even though I want to)
With all the stuff I can sell off this machine, it works out to about 60 bucks in parts for the gateway, and I would have to spend about 170, so I would have to spend about 120 with shipping and all.
Now I have been thinking about doing a dual system. So heres the route I would do:
mobo:sell
RAM:keep
CPU:sell
PSU:give away
HD:keep
CD:keep
1800+:sell
I would want to get some dual P3's. Namely becuase I like the cheap mobos and they are pretty good from what I have read. It kinda works out like this:
mobo:40
RAM:free
cooler: cheap
CPU:76 (refurb 1.13 on newegg :D )
So it works out to be around 60 for the parts on the gateway, and about 45 for my 1800+. That brings me to 105, and then the stuff for the dual would cost me about 120 with shipping and all. I would only get one cpu for this now, and get another one later on... I can probably overclock these things to about 1.3.
***Sorry about this rambling on post, Im just trying to figure out which one to get***
Now, with that over and done with, they would cost the same. But, I would be able to overclock the p3 to just about 200 mhz lower than the 1800+ (trust me, mine cantoverclock for crap)
Then later on I would add the other one on... Which system should I go for? Would the duals be faster than the one 1800+? I really want an overall system performance. This box would probably be a server in the near future/gamer/surfing and some other basic stuff. I guess I would need to get the dual if I wanted to do this... Are the dual's THAT fast? What would you guys get? Oh, and Im on a tight budget. Thanks. Oh, and lets not turn this into intel amd war.