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Article #26Re: Speed of Duron 960mhz and nFORCE help
From: RMS
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 01:19
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 01:19
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The onboard graphics of the nForce board will be much faster than your TNT2u. Also the Duron 950 will be quite a bit faster than the PIII 866. You're making a good choice for a cheap system, but I would buy a Duron 1GHz or higher to get the new core technology. bye, Rick P.S. Crossposting to only one or two newsgroups would have been sufficient to get a response. "Lube Saveski" <saveski@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message news:3cc4b304_1@news.iprimus.com.au... > 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. Just wondering would the speed of games > be fine on this. I'm basicly looking at a computer to build for my cousins > in Europe so they can use the net which of course this will be fine but also > play some games. And i can't afford to spend too much. > > 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. > > Also would it be better off getting another m/b and adding my TNT2 Ultra > card to the Duron or just stick to the nForce GFX. > > Thanks > >
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