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Re: Best bang-for-buck-CPU??

6 posts by 6 people · 13 Jun 2000 - 14 Jun 2000 19:18 UTC

daxe 13 Jun 2000#263374
Mitch Alatorre <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Xmy15.68$[email hidden]... > Really cant go wrong with a celery 566 oc'd to 850. You can pick up oneof > these cpu's for $100. Another positive is you can generally still useyour > current BX based mobo. You may need a slotket adapter for this that canbe > had for around $25. I second this. I have been running my Celeron 566 @ 876Mhz (103 FSB) on an AOpen AX6B BX motherboard without shutting it off since I got it a few weeks ago. No heat problems at all, no instability. Runs circles around the PII/450 it replaced. I got it here after seeing this URL in this NG: http://www.genxtechcomp.com/ I got the chip, an Abit Slotket and a "Golden Orb" cooler pre-attached to the chip for about 200$ ~daxe -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =-----
Speedy Fast 13 Jun 2000 21:52 UTC#263422
If I want to go upwards of 750 MHz with an overclocked CPU, what is the best bang for the buck?? I am thinking of going Athlon for my next PC but I am not sure of overclocking needs. A reliable overclocking is desireable. My gaming needs will be GP3 and GPL. My current system runs GPL good in 800x600. This system is a Celeron 466 with a Voodoo 3-2000. But my concern is GP3. [I am familiar with overclocking.] ----------- "My dispute is with the IRL. I will not support the IRL because I think that's what has disrupted open-wheel racing in America for us. I mean, we are pulling in different directions and that doesn't make sense." -- Mario Andretti, May 2000 Juan Montoya tells the truth about the Indianapolis Motor Speedway http://espn.go.com/media/2000/q2/car_000517jm1a.wav Oval racing is 98% engineering and 2% driver talent. Al Unser Jr: The Indy Retirement League Poster-Boy http://www.speedcenter.com/gallery/gallery98/13midohio/need_an_ashtray_here480.jpg
Mitch_A 13 Jun 2000 22:14 UTC#263437
Really cant go wrong with a celery 566 oc'd to 850. You can pick up one of these cpu's for $100. Another positive is you can generally still use your current BX based mobo. You may need a slotket adapter for this that can be had for around $25. Mitch "Speedy Fast" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted text (15 lines)> If I want to go upwards of 750 MHz with an overclocked CPU, what is > the best bang for the buck?? I am thinking of going Athlon for my > next PC but I am not sure of overclocking needs. A reliable > overclocking is desireable. > > > My gaming needs will be GP3 and GPL. My current system runs GPL good > in 800x600. This system is a Celeron 466 with a Voodoo 3-2000. But > my concern is GP3. > > > [I am familiar with overclocking.] > > ----------- > "My dispute is with the IRL. I will not support the IRL because I think
that's > what has disrupted open-wheel racing in America for us. I mean, we arepulling
Quoted text (9 lines)> in different directions and that doesn't make sense." > -- Mario Andretti, May 2000 > > Juan Montoya tells the truth about the Indianapolis Motor Speedway > http://espn.go.com/media/2000/q2/car_000517jm1a.wav > Oval racing is 98% engineering and 2% driver talent. > > Al Unser Jr: The Indy Retirement League Poster-Boy >
http://www.speedcenter.com/gallery/gallery98/13midohio/need_an_ashtray_here4 80.jpg >
GTX_SlotCar 14 Jun 2000 04:35 UTC#263313
I guess I third this since daxe already seconded it ;-) I just ordered the Abit Slotket and Golden Orb from 1st Look. $35 including shipping, and a 566 guaranteed at 920mhz.for $140 on ebay. The next move up will mean replacing my be6 r2 and pc100 ram, so I thought I'd better do this now. I've been running a 366 at 600mhz at 1.95v. for about 4 or 5 months. Guess it's time to sell it. I'm trying to not buy a new video card yet. I'd like to wait until the next round comes out. A couple of my buddies have bets on whether or not I can wait. Every time I see a V5500 that's a good deal (like $275) I put my hand over my wallet and hold it in my pocket. Please, reassure me that the next round of sims are going to be more cpu dependant than video dependant ;-) -- Slot www.slottweak.com Tweaks & Reviews "daxe" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > > Mitch Alatorre <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:Xmy15.68$[email hidden]... > > Really cant go wrong with a celery 566 oc'd to 850. You can pick up one > of > > these cpu's for $100. Another positive is you can generally still use > your > > current BX based mobo. You may need a slotket adapter for this that can > be > > had for around $25. > > I second this. I have been running my Celeron 566 @ 876Mhz (103 FSB) on an > AOpen AX6B BX motherboard without shutting it off since I got it a few weeks > ago. No heat problems at all, no instability. Runs circles around the > PII/450 it replaced. I got it here after seeing this URL in this NG: > > http://www.genxtechcomp.com/ > > I got the chip, an Abit Slotket and a "Golden Orb" cooler pre-attached to > the chip for about 200$ > > ~daxe > > > > > -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- > http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! > -----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =-----
Olav K. Malmin 14 Jun 2000 07:58 UTC#263241
"GTX_SlotCar" <[email hidden]> writes:
Quoted text (12 lines)> I guess I third this since daxe already seconded it ;-) > I just ordered the Abit Slotket and Golden Orb from 1st Look. $35 including > shipping, and a 566 guaranteed at 920mhz.for $140 on ebay. The next move > up will mean replacing my be6 r2 and pc100 ram, so I thought I'd better do > this now. I've been running a 366 at 600mhz at 1.95v. for about 4 or 5 > months. Guess it's time to sell it. I'm trying to not buy a new video card > yet. I'd like to wait until the next round comes out. A couple of my buddies > have bets on whether or not I can wait. Every time I see a V5500 that's a > good deal (like $275) I put my hand over my wallet and hold it in my pocket. > Please, reassure me that the next round of sims are going to be more cpu > dependant than video dependant ;-) >
Dammit, everyone else get their Cel566 screaming. Although I only have the boxed fan on it (going to order a globalwin today) I couldn't even get it to run on 638 Mhz without lockup yesterday. Windows wont even boot at 850, with 1.8 v core. Moral: get a garanteed oc'able processor. -- Olav K. Malmin remove spam when replying
Julian Taylor 14 Jun 2000 19:18 UTC#263337
Depends on budget i guess - theres always the chance you'll get a 566 that wont run at 100 bus - the 533A might be a safer bet- or if you can afford it - a 500 or 550 PIII 100 bus that you can run at 133 bus. Personaly I just got a PIII 667 cause it was similar price to a 550 anyway - it s default is 133 bus so Idont overclock it, and in games like Quake 111 - benchmarks show it performs better than PIII 800 100 bus - probably not for GPL though - as for GP3 - cant tell until its out. "Speedy Fast" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted text (15 lines)> If I want to go upwards of 750 MHz with an overclocked CPU, what is > the best bang for the buck?? I am thinking of going Athlon for my > next PC but I am not sure of overclocking needs. A reliable > overclocking is desireable. > > > My gaming needs will be GP3 and GPL. My current system runs GPL good > in 800x600. This system is a Celeron 466 with a Voodoo 3-2000. But > my concern is GP3. > > > [I am familiar with overclocking.] > > ----------- > "My dispute is with the IRL. I will not support the IRL because I think
that's > what has disrupted open-wheel racing in America for us. I mean, we arepulling
Quoted text (9 lines)> in different directions and that doesn't make sense." > -- Mario Andretti, May 2000 > > Juan Montoya tells the truth about the Indianapolis Motor Speedway > http://espn.go.com/media/2000/q2/car_000517jm1a.wav > Oval racing is 98% engineering and 2% driver talent. > > Al Unser Jr: The Indy Retirement League Poster-Boy >
http://www.speedcenter.com/gallery/gallery98/13midohio/need_an_ashtray_here4 80.jpg

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