On 18 Oct 2000, at 21:50, Arcana wrote: > Intel's PIII in some instances (usually dealing with floating-point and > graphics) so the Duron, basically being the Athlon with a lot less L2 cache > (64K as opposed to Athlon's 256K) won't be a PIII replacement. However, the > cost of the Duron is probably a quarter of the PIII at an equivalent speed, so > you could buy 4 Durons for 1 PIII :) Your information is hardly correct as a simple perusal of Tom's Hardware will show. He he he have a read of this link, the Duron still beats the PIII on FPU... http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/00q3/000925/mpeg4-02.html http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/00q2/000605/t-bird-08.html Your statement about FPU was true back in the K6-x days, it is no longer true. > As for hardware? Any hardware that plugs into the standard Motherboard > interfaces will work with the Duron. I have a USB mouse, a GeForce DDR, a > Sound Blaster Live!, and a network card and they all operate with no problems > at all. > > The motherboard I bought is an Asus A7V. I chose Asus because of their > traditional high quality standards in motherboards. The A7V is also known for > its fast speeds and easy overclocking. However, it comes at a price: you > sometimes pay double for the A7V as opposed to another motherboard. Do some > research about motherboards before you buy: it's the most important part of > your system. > > All in all... I'm very satisfied with my AMD system and I have no reason right > now to go back to Intel products. > > > I am planning to build a 750 Mhz system with AMD's Duron processor > > primarily for it's cost benefit. The Duron CPU seems to cost less and > > perform equally to an Intel CPU. But I prefer input from users who are > > using AMD chips. I have a couple of concerns regarding the AMD processor. > -- > -- Arcana > > Harondel J. Sibble Sibble Computer Consulting Creating solutions for the small business and home computer user. [EMAIL PROTECTED] (use pgp keyid 0x3AD5C11D) http://www.pdscc.com (604) 739-3709 (voice/fax) (604) 686-2253 (pager)
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