maelstrom's CPU overheated last night. It didn't take the system down, but my stupidity did. Blah! Anyway, things are working for the moment, but I'm concerned. And didn't sleep much since this happened at four in the morning.
That's... so odd. According to Pricewatch, P3-850s start at $86 (and 866s at $59, oddly), and P3-1000s at $90. You should be able to find a decent deal, on that scale.
You and me both. Hell, Pricewatch has Athlon 1GHz at $39, and Athlon XP 1700s at $44. Or, if you must spent about $90, the Athlon XP 2500 is $93. Get that Athlon XP 1700 and a $42 MSI K7T Turbo, and you're sitting at $86 before shipping. ;)
If you are considering replacing both mobo and CPU, I can vouch for the combination of XP 1800+ and that MSI board -- they're what I've got in my resurrected gaming machine, and the Athlon XP CPU blows the 2.1 GHz Pentium I have at work out of the water. Of course, the GB of RAM I have in there (as opposed to the 256 MB at work) might help that a little.
Ath 2400 + mobo fo 99 bux at Fry's. Only 4x AGP, but, gee, I don't think you'll care for your unix system. :) Memory is 53 bux for 512 meg. IF th sale is still on. The Fry's Magic Numbers for these are:
The motherboard you get is an ECS EliteGroup: Mainboard K7S5A Pro.
Reviews for this brand have been generally positive, the only issues having been with non tech users, which are generally cleared up in the forums post-haste.
I randomly clicked some, and they were pretty glowing, with a high price/perform ratio. Usually 9 out of 10 stars on these reviews, 8 out of 10 by grumbling Win 98 users trying to get their sound to work.
Check out support for your flavor of *ix, and rock on.
Speaking from experience, I had a really bad one with the K7S5A. The only manufacturer I've never had a problem with is Asus. I've had decent success with Gigabyte, MSI, and Epox.
It just seems to prove the old adage: You get what you pay for.
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Date: 2003-06-10 08:57 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-06-10 09:17 am (UTC)I'll get a replacement fan a little later. And maybe a new CPU if this keeps up.
At least PIII-850s should be cheap.
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Date: 2003-06-10 09:23 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-06-10 11:27 am (UTC)More like OH FOR THE LOVE OF GOD SHUT UP STUPID MACHINE =)
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Date: 2003-06-10 11:45 am (UTC)Hell, for that I'd go get an Athlon XP1800 with Asus A7V-VE motherboard for $89.
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Date: 2003-06-10 05:18 pm (UTC)I just got a...
Date: 2003-06-10 10:19 pm (UTC)#3618925 = board/cpu combo
#3111370 = 512 meg DDR
Have a day!
I just got a...
Date: 2003-06-10 10:28 pm (UTC)I just got a...
Date: 2003-06-11 08:09 am (UTC)Reviews for this brand have been generally positive, the only issues having been with non tech users, which are generally cleared up in the forums post-haste.
Reviews: http://www.8dimensional.com/mainboard-reviews/ecs_mainboards.html#ECS_K7S5A_SiS735
I randomly clicked some, and they were pretty glowing, with a high price/perform ratio. Usually 9 out of 10 stars on these reviews, 8 out of 10 by grumbling Win 98 users trying to get their sound to work.
Check out support for your flavor of *ix, and rock on.
Bill
I just got a...
Date: 2003-06-11 09:02 am (UTC)It just seems to prove the old adage: You get what you pay for.