Is is worth it buy a P3 1.4GHz + mobo + 256MB

[StrangerGuy]

Specifications:

Pentium III 1.4GHz Tualatin
Gigabyte GA-6VTXE mobo VIA 694T
2 x 128MB PC133 RAM

Comments?

 

[HamburgerBoy]

If you're going to be using it, then defenitely. I'd make a nice machine to play MS-DOS games on if you have a copy of Windows 95/98.

 

[fstime]

Is this a complete computer or simply the parts you listed.

 

[StrangerGuy]

Originally posted by: BouZouki
Is this a complete computer or simply the parts you listed.

Just only the parts I listed.

 

[fstime]

Its nothing special then. I'd take it for $60 though.

 

[CraigRT]

what are you using this for? that's not a BAD deal, although you could probably get those 3 parts faster/better for for that much $. the P3 1.4 CPU is probably priced hightly.

 

[carloboy]

hmm i dont think so imo

just because i think i can put up a better performing cpu/mobo/ram combo within $100

 

[VirtualLarry]

The mobo and RAM are nothing special, but if that's a true P3 and not a Celeron 1.4GHz Tualatin, then those things still go for some $$$, so I could see why the price is as high as it is. But you could still likely put together a similar/better deal for around that price with an entry-level Socket-A board, although adding a decent amount of DDR RAM could put you over that price easily. Performance of that thing will likely be on par with a 1.4Ghz Athlon running SDRAM, so around 1600+/1700+ or so, which isn't altogether too shabby for desktop tasks. A gaming rig that is not though. I'd offer him $80 in return, unless the seller is willing to bump up the RAM to 2 x 256MB or so. Then it would be a decent deal.

 

[Gannon]

Dont forget he'd also need another case and power supply to power that motherboard no matter which way you slice it, unless he already has another power supply and case thats not a bad price especially if he doesn't plan to run games on it its fine.

Sinec a 1.4Ghz P3 is equivalent to about a real 1.7/1.8 Ghz Pentium 4. you have to remember that P4 clockspeed is abotu 50% less of what a real P3 would do, for instance a Pentium 4 2.4 Ghz versus a 1.2Ghz Pentium tulatin in quake 3, Pentium 3 does 156 fps vs 254 of a Pentium 4 2.4 Ghz with 266mhz DDR. Considering the ram is twice as fast the Pentium 4 isn't not even twice as fast as the pentium 3 1.2ghz. The ram ends up making all the difference once you hit DDR333+, I'd love to see a P3 tulatin with modern DDR ram.

 

[StrangerGuy]

Originally posted by: Gannon
Dont forget he'd also need another case and power supply to power that motherboard no matter which way you slice it, unless he already has another power supply and case thats not a bad price especially if he doesn't plan to run games on it its fine.

I already have a KVM, case with PSU, a GF4 Ti4200, CD writer and a 20GB hard drive standing by.

I go with the deal. I don't live in the US so I don't get the insane cheapo deals as you guys do , plus I like having a rather rare chip by my side.

Anyway the "new" PC won't be used for very heavy tasks, its just for a CS server on linux.

 

[imported_Reck]

that's not a very good deal at all. I'd check around ebay for some parts, for a hundred you should be able to get a socket a athlonxp and a mobo. Ram goes for pretty cheap too.

 

[VirtualLarry]

The really good deal with Tualatin CPUs is how low-power/cool they run. You can often actually undervolt them, at stock speeds, if you want to run them with lighter-weight cooling solutions (large passive CPU heatsink). If you wanted to build, for example, a "silent" HTPC, but one still capable of playing back full-screen DivX 5 movies without skipping, then a Tualatin would be a perfect solution, along with a decent video card. (A fanless Radeon 9200 would make an excellent match for HTPC applications.)

 

[carloboy]

I think for a CS server that would be excellent for 1 or 2 servers, what you will need though is definitely more ram. look around in the FS/T forums and find a cheap $10-$20 stock of 256 pc-133

 

[bunnyfubbles]

Man, I might like it for the retro value like HamburgerBoy already mentioned. Pair it with a Voodoo and run some old games in Win 95/98.