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Article #24Re: Speed of Duron 960mhz and nFORCE help
From: Jeffrey Karp
Date: Sun, 19 May 2002 06:14
Date: Sun, 19 May 2002 06:14
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Never anonymous Bud wrote: > Taking a moment from the Fredricks catalog, "Lube Saveski" <saveski@iprimus.com.au> spake thusly > > >Hi all I'm about to buy a MSI K7N420 PRO (MS-6373) M/B based on the nFORCE > >chipset and and get a Duron 950mhz. > > I strongly advise you to spend a bit more (maybe $40-50), and get an XP 1500+. An Athlon XP1800+ is only about $100 or so, so I don't see the point of buying a Duron(especially one under 1 ghz with the old Spitfire core) unless one just wants to do word processing and surf the net. > > > It will be MUCH faster than that Duron, especially in games. > > >Currently i have a P3 866mhz with a TNT 2 Ultra and i'm wondering would the > >speed of games be similer to the Duron 950mhz. > > The Duron would be a bit faster, but your limiting factor at present is probably > your video card. > > With the GeForce4 line out, the GeForce 2 and 3 series have dropped a lot. > A GeForce2 TI is under $100, and would probably triple your frame rate in most > popular games. A Duron 950 would probably be a major bottleneck for it though, while an Athlon XP1800+ would be a much better match? Don't forget to use DDR ram. http://www.aceshardware.com/read.jsp?id=45000228 > > > The built-in video on that MB will at least double your frame rate, > and will probably be fine for you for a while. > > To reply by email, remove the XYZ. > > Lumber Cartel (tinlc) #2063. Spam this account at your own risk. > > It's your SIG, say what you want to say....
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Subject: Re: Speed of Duron 960mhz and nFORCE help
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