1.4 Ghz Athlon. Should I buy?

[timers]

Should I get this, and if so, whats a good MOBO for it. and ram wise what should I use, whats essential if I get this CPU> right now I have a 700 athlon on a FIC Sd11 board, w/ 3 dimms, putting out 384ram. I want more speed tho, would I need to buy all new ram. There all Pc 100 i think. Thanks, let me know pls.

 

[dowxp]

tB 1.4
epox 8k7a[+]
crucial 512 2.5


that will be good. might as well do a total conversion. sdr is out!

 

[neuralfx]

well if you want to go DDR the MSI k7master is a nice board, and the epox 8k7a is pretty hot right now, check out the reviews....
-neural

 

[rommel]

man all of it is cheap now...crucial ddr is down to 45 bucks...the non raid version of the epox is like 125 and i think you can get that 1.4 for like 179.00....adn you'll definately get a boost doing all that

 

[rommel]

and dont do the msi k7...i read there was issues with the 1.4ghz tbird...sawa link to a b*tch session about it earlier today

 

[gsaldivar]

I agree with the others - you're looking at a new CPU, Mobo, and RAM at minimum.

RAM & CPU's are dirt cheap right now - I guess the only real decision is which Mobo you want to go with.

 

[Athlon4all]

Well personally, I'd get the 1.2GHz T-Bird, it's the sweet spot right now at $99 (266fsb) while the 1.4 is $160 (266fsb), the 1.33 is a bit better at $124, but I'd say get the 1.2GHz and yeah K7 Master for the non-ocer or Epox 8k7a for the overclocker.