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Article #37Re: Dual Athlon or Dual P3?
From: Paulio1025
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 02:24
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 02:24
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I recommend Dual P3. Standard motherboard size and fully tested, Athlon boards are sort of new. -- Paul Rovero "If the art looks crappy, it's really just abstract" -Me "Ralph Seguin" <rpseguin@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:63ca7e76.0108241538.3e5423@posting.google.com... > Hi. > I have a small limited budget to get a new PC at work. > I'd like to get a dual processor machine and I am seeking advice on > stability and performance issues. > > From various reviews that I've seen, it looks like the dual Athlon > completely kicks butt, but I've heard from some people that they have > stability problems. > I plan on running Linux and possibly a small bit of Windows, but > probably only under VMWare. > > I'd also like to avoid getting graphics on the motherboard. I'd like > to get a GeForce 3. > > Dual Athlon boards: > Asus (???) > Tyan Thunder (S2462ung) (~ $500) > Tyan Tiger (S2460) (~ $250) > > > Dual P3 boards: > Asus CUV4X-D (~ $170) > Asus CUV4X-DLS (~ $330) > Abit VP6 (~ $140) max CPU speed?? > > > > Recommendations and comments are appreciated. > > Thanks! > -Ralph > rpseguin AT yahoo DOT com
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