Athlon 700 Mhz VS PIII 733 Mhz

[Blgts]

Plizz help me... which one I must choose :

Athlon 700 MHz
MB MSI K7 PRO
MEM 64 MB PC133 VISIPRO
VGA RIVA TNT2 PRO 16MB AGP
HD 10.5 GB QUANTUM LM
YAMAHA PCI SOUND CARD
15" MONITOR SAMSUNG
MODEM 56K INT
CDRW YAMAHA 8432

PIII 733 MHz
MB DFI
MEM 64 MB PC133 VISIPRO
VGA RIVA TNT2 PRO 16MB AGP
HD 10.5 GB SEAGATE
YAMAHA PCI SOUND CARD
15" MONITOR SAMSUNG
MODEM 56 INT

Jo

 

[Pastore]

I would go with the Athlon system, man, how about a larger monitor?

 

[LXi]

How large? 17"? 19? 21"? Budget?

 

[Pastore]

I am used to my 19 incher, so I could never go back, but i would say that most people are happiest with at least a 17"

 

[LXi]

Well whats your budget?

I've seen 19"s as low as $250 and as expensive as $1000.

 

[Blgts]

So, If I go with Athlon system, what about the termal system of Athlon, It quiet heat ! As long as you know, Does Athlon system Stable or not !

 

[AdamK47]

Why such low specs for each?

 

[Goi]

Sounds like you're getting it for free, or for a very very low price. Otherwise, I'd suggest you to dump both of them and build one yourself. The specs really do suck quite bad.

 

[LXi]

The specs look just fine to me for regular uses such as word processing and internet surfing. Aside from the 64MB RAM, I think both configurations are very capable machines.

 

[RossMAN]

I would definitely recommend getting a 19" monitor or at least a 17".

How about the nice Samsung SyncMaster 955DF 19" monitor for $283.89

 

[jpprod]

Do you have to choose either of these systems? If not,

Athlon 700 MHz -> Athlon Thunderbird 800MHz
MB MSI K7 PRO -> MSI K7Tpro
MEM 64 MB PC133 VISIPRO -> 128MB PC133 (believe me, anything less completely cripples your system)
VGA RIVA TNT2 PRO 16MB AGP -> GeForce2 MX (not much more expensive, but a generation ahead)
HD 10.5 GB QUANTUM LM
YAMAHA PCI SOUND CARD
15" MONITOR SAMSUNG -> at least 17" or preferable 19" if you can afford it
MODEM 56K INTCDRW YAMAHA 8432

 

[KouklatheCat]

Athlon dude Athlon.....I just switched from a hardcore Intel man to Athlon and I love my T-Bird mucho faster in Win2000 and ME

 

[Conroy9]

well if you're word processing/surfing you don't need those processors either

i think the point is the rest of the system is very low for the speed of the processor

 

[Rigoletto]

?? looks like you're trying to build the cheapest system out of modern parts. If so, why the hell are you wasting money on an Athlon instead of Duron??? Use the money you save with a Duron on memory, man, 64MB with ME and 2000 is a joke!

 

[Modus]

Yes, those specs are completely imblanced. There seems to be no clear goal for the system. Basically, you have to ask yourself -- games, or no games? Gaming is the only everyday task that really pushes a modern computer.

If you're not going to be playing modern 3D games, you can save a lot of money by dropping the TNT2 altogether and just throwing in a cheap $20 S3 Virge GX2 AGP. The 3D performance will be crap, but otherwise you won't notice the difference.

If you are planning on doing some 3D gaming, you'll definitely want a GeForce 2 MX 32M card. It has a much better price/performance ratio than the cheaper TNT2.

Now, regardless of your choice, use nothing but the AMD Duron. Its price/performance ratio is the best in CPU history, and it is available at speeds high enough to overload any current video card on the market. For 3D game performance (the only place that CPU speed really matters these days) a Duron 700 is essentially equal to an Athlon 1200, because even the fastest video cards cannot keep up. For the hard drive, Maxtor's recent Diamondmax Plus 40 and 45 offer the best value.

Also, there are a few strange things about those systems. First, the CPU is a classic Athlon 700 on a Slot A board. Those are obsolete now, offering you no upgrade path and costing more than a Duron of the same speed. Another peculiar item is the "VGA RIVA TNT2 PRO 16M AGP". The only TNT2 Pro cards made used 32M. If yours has 16M, it is probably an M64 or even a Vanta, both of which are crippled by nVidia.

So, this is your new system:

AMD Duron 600
Gigabyte 7ZX w/ on board SoundBlaster PCI128 (or Abit KT7 if overclocking)
128M PC133
20G 7200rpm Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 45
GeForce 2 MX 32M AGP (any brand)
Lucent LT 56k v.90 PCI DSP Winmodem
Whatever monitor and CDRW combo you can afford
AOpen 48x CDROM

The Duron 600 will save you almost enough money to upgrade to the GF2MX and 128M of ram. The system will be slightly ($100) more expensive, but probably twice as fast under games due to the video card.

Modus