Coppermine or Athlon???

[slinetz]

I am going to spend 300 dollars to upgrade my computer, these bucks will be spent on cpu and mother board. i really don't know which CPU i should pick , please help me out thanx ^)^

 

[Mikewarrior2]

do you hve a current mb to use?

If you don't, I would suggest a Asus SocketA mb, with a Duron 600 or 650. You should be able to get 900 out of it.

If you do have a mb you can use, you can get a cB0 650E and o/c to 900+, if your ram can handle it.



Mike

 

[slinetz]

thanx for reply , but i really don't know what "mb" mean?
and Duron has not released yet. as the topics say i am going to buy either coppermine or athlon processor so , please help me to compare with these 2 .. thanx

 

[dabuddha]

mb == motherboard
i personally prefer intel cpus
i used to use amd's and i can't stand em because of their instability
but thats my opinion

you could always get a celeron 566 and a good motherboard for about 200 bucks and save money

 

[Mikewarrior2]

Well, if you can wait a week or so, Durons are hitting the market.

DaBuddha,

I used to feel that way about AMD, but i've had some oppurtinity to play around with athlons and they are very stable, very solid cpu's.

I personally use a p3, but wouldnt' hesisitate to recommend an AMD product to anybody.


Mike

 

[jonnyGURU]

i used to use amd's and i can't stand em because of their instability

Buwahahha!!! OMG! That was so funny I've got tears in my eyes.

Oh... man, I never forget why I come to these forums.

 

[dabuddha]

ive never tried an athlon before and probably will soon
the amd's i tried were k6/k6-2's
people told me i had a lemon of a cpu but i tried over 5 different cpus + 3 different motherboard combos
one of the worst problems was the agp problems with socket 7 motherboards

 

[Mr. Beefy]

Yeah, Super 7 was NEVER a stable platform, it was really VIA's fault, not AMD. Anyway, I say you should go for an Athlon- only because you've only got $300, and Athlons are FAR less expensive than equivalent clockspeed CuMines.

Hope it helps (my Thunderbird 900 arrives Tuesday...),
-raaab

 

[MagnusPAH]

For a $300 budget, I would also recommend a KT133 mobo (motherboard) and a socketted AMD thunderbird or a duron. You can then overclock the heck out of it and get about the same performance as the *ntel P3s with almost 1/2 the price. I love my 750 classic Athlon overclocked to 1018Mhz. THe price was great too.