Duron 1300mhz SMP capable chips for 32 bux +s/h

[Bearbones]

Get It Here!
Great etailer has a steal of a deal on these chips. Combine these with some MPX amd mobo for a cheap dually rig. First Hot deal. Thanks

 

[ai42]

fixed link

Sorry but SMP for Durons is pretty pointless. But nonetheless not a bad deal. Of course it is a used chip but computergeeks is pretty good and should work fine.

 

[Delbert]

never mind..
You can SMP Durons?

 

[Bearbones]

Originally posted by: ai42
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Sorry but SMP for Durons is pretty pointless. But nonetheless not a bad deal. Of course it is a used chip but computergeeks is pretty good and should work fine.

My thread isn't your toilet so go take out your bad karma on your kids or something.
Don't forget to use a certain special code from out friends at the chubby billfold to gain an additional 10% off this nongeeks special bringing the price below 30 before shipping ofcourse.
edit-but thanks for the link fix, I'm a noob to this bboard stuff

 

[Ziptar]

Originally posted by: ai42


Sorry but SMP for Durons is pretty pointless. But nonetheless not a bad deal. Of course it is a used chip but computergeeks is pretty good and should work fine.

Sorry but you need to get a clue...... and read this Firing Squad Dual Duron Performance Review

Sure, a dual Athlon MP system offers faster performance than a dual Duron MP system, but how much are you willing to spend for 1% to 8% improvement at the same clock speed? Double the price? Personally, we'd rather save our money for something else.

and this 2CPU.com Tyan Tiger MP (S2460) Review

you can't go wrong with the Tiger MP and a pair of AthlonMPs (or even 1ghz Durons).

and this xbit labs Dual Duron at Home

as we found out, in most applications there is hardly any difference between dual-Athlon and dual-Duron systems

I run Dual Durons and have for over a year.... I am NOT Pointless

Nice Deal BearBones Welcome to AT.

 

[RDMustang1]

Originally posted by: ai42
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Sorry but SMP for Durons is pretty pointless. But nonetheless not a bad deal. Of course it is a used chip but computergeeks is pretty good and should work fine.

Good point ai42, so good that I rated you as a 1, cause you're #1 in my book

 

[SpideyCU]

Hmm....this is tempting for a cheap box dedicated for video capture and encoding. 2 of these puppies would do nice things.

 

[Twingo]

You tempt me with talk of the dual rig with these. Does anyone know a good deal on a MP motherboard ?? Everything I see is >200 which defeats the point of using cheap CPU's i'd think

 

[jackwhitter]

are these regular durons or duron mp? how can u tell the difference?

 

[grifterspawn]

Welcome to the forums, and thanks for the deal. Also got me thinking about getting a dual rig....not sure I should come here anymore, I'll end up in jail for the debts I incur on all these hot deals.

 

[Frosty3799]

Originally posted by: jackwhitter
are these regular durons or duron mp? how can u tell the difference?

Yes,I would also like to know how to tell which are MP capable. Thanks.

 

[dew042]

Originally posted by: jackwhitter
are these regular durons or duron mp? how can u tell the difference?

no such thing as an duron mp. you can't BUY one i should say, case they don't seel them as such....

any duron above 1ghz should be easily modified to be fully mp compatible, or maybe they come that way. all durons above 1ghz have the same core as the palamino athlons, just less cache... athlon xp's are easily modified as well. same core and capabilities... duron's are probably easier to operate on for closing bridges because you can use a pencil

dew.

 

[Ziptar]

Originally posted by: Twingo
You tempt me with talk of the dual rig with these. Does anyone know a good deal on a MP motherboard ?? Everything I see is >200 which defeats the point of using cheap CPU's i'd think

Pricewise in comparision with Dual Intel PIII / Tually systems Dual Durons are bargain. Intel dual boards can be had cheap nowa days but a 1.26Ghz 512k (256k won't SMP) Tually is $177 each...Even a regular 1Ghz PIII is ~100 each. So not only can you get into Duallies cheaper by going the AMD route but, You also have the added flexability to upgrade to faster XP/MP procs when they get cheaper or you get richer.
The cheapest way to go AMD Dually is with a pair of Durons and a Tyan Tiger MP S2460 Motherboard pricegrabber from $159.00 or from $152 on pricewatch also keep in mind that it requiers registered ECC DDR memory, some of the newer 760MPX boards don't but they cost more. The Newer 760MPX chipset has 64bit/66mhz PCI bus and USB 2.0. If you new to AMD SMP thean check out the 2cpu.com 760MP/X FAQ., also lurk the motherboard forum over at 2cpu.com, lots of AMD Dually info.

Originally posted by: jackwhitter
are these regular durons or duron mp? how can u tell the difference?

Easy, there is no such thing as a Duron MP but, a Duron will run MP Any Duron 1Ghz and up is a Morgan core, same core as the Athlon XP / MP (palamino) just less cache. They will run SMP WITHOUT ANY MODIFICATION

 

[Replay]

$38 shipped 1.3G Duron, new, from Googlegear.com, or half a dozen vendors on Pricewatch. VS. $6 ground shipping (Qnty1 or 2) from the Geeks to the east coast, which is reasonable. Not a bad deal, but the delivered cost is very close to a brand new chip bought elsewhere.

 

[tedinde1]

$38 with ground shipping. You might as well get it from GOOGLEGEAR.com for $38 shipped 2nd day fedex. Brand new with a 30 day warranty, instead of this compgeeks used one.


you will find out why if it's DOA and you have to send back to compgeeks.

 

[Bearbones]

Yeah except this used Duron acctually has a longer warranty[30days] than most of the new oem chips sold thru pricewatch venders[15 to 20 days]

 

[vladgur]

btw those of you who expect an increase in speed in most application due to smp are in for a surprise. there is none. read teh xbit labs article

 

[ConnCarl]

Sold out anyway.

 

[salfter]

Originally posted by: Ziptar
The cheapest way to go AMD Dually is with a pair of Durons and a Tyan Tiger MP S2460 Motherboard pricegrabber from $159.00 or from $152 on pricewatch also keep in mind that it requiers registered ECC DDR memory, some of the newer 760MPX boards don't but they cost more. The Newer 760MPX chipset has 64bit/66mhz PCI bus and USB 2.0.

The 760MPX doesn't do USB 2.0 (not that it matters to me since USB sux0rs for high-speed devices...gotta have FireWire ). 64-bit 66-MHz PCI is nice to have if you need SCSI (especially SCSI RAID) or Gigabit Ethernet.

There's another thread running here where someone mentioned snagging a Tyan Tiger MP @ Fry's for $40. If you have a Fry's near you (they're not yet here in Las Vegas, but one is under construction), you might look into that.