Best CPU for the $$$

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Originally posted by bluesfusion:
Since equally clocked Durons kill Celerons, how can anyone even recommend a Celeron?

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Easy my MB (Abit BX6R2)is 2 1/2 years old running below. How old is yours?


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cel.600@928
OC Knight

Thanks for all the input guys/gals.


I appreciate it very much. it is hard to keep up with all advancements.

keep it rolling if you feel like it.

bg........

I also have a 2yr old MB, I could buy a P3-500 which is the fastest my MB can handle, but I'm not, I'd rather get a Duron for ~$40 and a KM133 MB for ~$100 and then OC to 900. BTW a P3-500=$143.

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"If you want to make an omelet, you gotta break some eggs."
"I can't afford to waste my time making money"
"It was fear that first made gods in the world"

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Originally posted by Thoth:
I also have a 2yr old MB, I could buy a P3-500 which is the fastest my MB can handle, but I'm not, I'd rather get a Duron for ~$40 and a KM133 MB for ~$100 and then OC to 900. BTW a P3-500=$143.

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$65 for the cel. 600 and at 928 it's a little faster than the P3-500 https://www.sharkyforums.com/images/.../2005/06/5.gif

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cel.600@928
OC Knight

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Originally posted by marv:
$65 for the cel. 600 and at 928 it's a little faster than the P3-500 https://www.sharkyforums.com/images/.../2005/06/5.gif

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I would if I could. https://www.sharkyforums.com/images/.../2005/06/6.gif

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"If you want to make an omelet, you gotta break some eggs."
"I can't afford to waste my time making money"
"It was fear that first made gods in the world"

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Originally posted by Thoth:
I would if I could. https://www.sharkyforums.com/images/.../2005/06/6.gif

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If your only lacking coppermine (voltage) support you know the slotket can fix this, also INTEL chips are locked for mult. (no up or down) so your BIOS may not have to go to X mult. for the CPU you want.

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cel.600@928
OC Knight

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Originally posted by FaTs:
Topic finished good night all plz come again soon https://www.sharkyforums.com/images/.../2005/06/5.gif

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Guess not...
https://www.sharkyforums.com/images/.../2005/06/4.gif



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Stuck with P2-266@300, but it will all change soon... Muahaha!

I really don't know what I'm lacking, my MB just doesn't support anything higher than 500, it's a VIA Apollo Pro 133 chipset made by Matsonic and they don't have any Bios updates.

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"If you want to make an omelet, you gotta break some eggs."
"I can't afford to waste my time making money"
"It was fear that first made gods in the world"

Try picking the parts up local, where, if they don't work you can take them back.
I don't know anything about your MB, but it may be worth a shot.


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cel.600@928
OC Knight

sorry if you misunderstood me, it's not supposed to support anything higher than 500. https://www.sharkyforums.com/images/.../2005/06/6.gif

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"If you want to make an omelet, you gotta break some eggs."
"I can't afford to waste my time making money"
"It was fear that first made gods in the world"

I would suggest a P3 650E/700E($118 on price watch). You will be able to overclock somewhere between 900 and a 1Ghz. You should use a decent heatsink(alpha) and you will also need some good PC133 that runs stable at 142+.(mushkin, infineon, corsair)

well techincally my CUSL2 doesn't support over 1ghz but it picks my celeron up fine @ any speed..

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Baron Von FaTs
OC Crusaders
Cel 600@1143 (9x127)
TBird 1100@1300(12.5x104)

I just built a 900 T-bird for my supervisor at work. The next day I ordered a 1.2 and an A7V133. That's how much AMD rulez. Blew my P3 600 away!!

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ABIT BE6-II
PIII 600E @ 750
256MB Micron PC133 CAS-2
Leadtek GeForce2 GTS 32M
WD 20.5 ATA-66 7200
CL SB Live! Value

3DMark 2000
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Default - 5445
@750Mhz Default - 6285
@750Mhz 1280x1024x32 - 3147

[This message has been edited by Zophar (edited February 07, 2001).]

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Originally posted by Zophar:
I just built a 900 T-bird for my supervisor at work. The next day I ordered a 1.2 and an A7V133. That's how much AMD rulez. Blew my P3 600 away!!

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300mhz will do that.....

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Baron Von FaTs
OC Crusaders
Cel 600@1143 (9x127)
TBird 1100@1300(12.5x104)

Actually it seems cooler to me to overclock a celeron than a Duron. I know a duron rocks over celerons and oc's a lot better the fact that only FSB counts in celery's is kinda appealing to me. probbly just me but it sounds more challenging.

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