Need help fast! Building a PC for X-mas and...

[Ronstang]

Using some old stuff to put together a system for an underprivileged family and I have several older systems to choose from but I need some advice. Which would be faster/better......a system built around an AMD Athlon 850 or a PIII 800EB? I have complete systems using both and would like to know which one to get ready.

 

[MDE]

Athlon will probably be faster. The Athlon usually beat the PIII at equal clock speeds.

 

[Ronstang]

Thanks.....I wish I had time for some testing but time is running short.

Time for some sleep.....if anyone has more advice I would appreciate it and will check first thing in the morning.

Thanks all......Merry Christmas!

 

[Duvie]

Is the athlon 850 the slot version or the socket A TBird version??? If slot go with the P3 if tbird go with the Athlon....

 

[Ronstang]

The Athlon is socket A.

 

[BurnItDwn]

The Slot athlon is about equal clock for clock to a pIV, the socket athlon is around 10% faster. If you don't need either system, and you want to give them the better of the two, give them the athlon.

 

[Ronstang]

Originally posted by: BurnItDwn
The Slot athlon is about equal clock for clock to a pIV, the socket athlon is around 10% faster. If you don't need either system, and you want to give them the better of the two, give them the athlon.

Thanks, I have so many extra systems laying around I would like to give them the best of what I have that I haven't planned to use for something.

 

[Insane3D]

Originally posted by: Ronstang

Originally posted by: BurnItDwn
The Slot athlon is about equal clock for clock to a pIV, the socket athlon is around 10% faster. If you don't need either system, and you want to give them the better of the two, give them the athlon.

Thanks, I have so many extra systems laying around I would like to give them the best of what I have that I haven't planned to use for something.

That's a very nice thing for you to do around the holidays!

:beer::beer::beer:
:beer::beer::beer:<--for you.

 

[pspada]

Originally posted by: Insane3D

Originally posted by: Ronstang

Originally posted by: BurnItDwn
The Slot athlon is about equal clock for clock to a pIV, the socket athlon is around 10% faster. If you don't need either system, and you want to give them the better of the two, give them the athlon.

Thanks, I have so many extra systems laying around I would like to give them the best of what I have that I haven't planned to use for something.

That's a very nice thing for you to do around the holidays!

:beer::beer::beer:
:beer::beer::beer:<--for you.

I do this all year long, not just for the holidays. I figure it's better to give a box to some kid or single mother or such, than to have it go into the recycle bin. Good for you!

 

[Ronstang]

Originally posted by: pspada

Originally posted by: Insane3D

Originally posted by: Ronstang

Originally posted by: BurnItDwn
The Slot athlon is about equal clock for clock to a pIV, the socket athlon is around 10% faster. If you don't need either system, and you want to give them the better of the two, give them the athlon.

Thanks, I have so many extra systems laying around I would like to give them the best of what I have that I haven't planned to use for something.

That's a very nice thing for you to do around the holidays!

:beer::beer::beer:
:beer::beer::beer:<--for you.

I do this all year long, not just for the holidays. I figure it's better to give a box to some kid or single mother or such, than to have it go into the recycle bin. Good for you!

Actually I do it all year long too but this is a special case. This young lady has nothing and has never received anything new in her life so I made sure along with her once again hand me down (the computer) she is getting a brand new Canon color printer.

 

[Duvie]

Definitely hats off to you!!!


My company takes all our older PCs and does the same thing....We just gave away 3 systems ranging from p3 450 to p3 800....MOst went to underprivileged ppl who had children and could use them to help in school work....

We try to do this with 3-4 systems each year....

 

[Jeff7181]

If I had old parts I wasn't using that would be of use to someone I'd probably do the same thing... although when I upgrade, I usually sell off the old parts to pay for the new parts, so there's not many spare parts laying around except some CD-ROM drives, empty cases, an old 486 CPU & motherboard, and old 386SX, 5.25 inch floppy drive, SB16 PCI.

 

[Ronstang]

Originally posted by: Jeff7181
If I had old parts I wasn't using that would be of use to someone I'd probably do the same thing... although when I upgrade, I usually sell off the old parts to pay for the new parts, so there's not many spare parts laying around except some CD-ROM drives, empty cases, an old 486 CPU & motherboard, and old 386SX, 5.25 inch floppy drive, SB16 PCI.

I have all these parts laying around from upgrading friends' computers. I do if as a favor to my close friends and they give me the old parts. I test and shelve everything until I have enough stuff to build a complete system and when I find someone genuinely in need I put one together and send it to them. Between all my friends and family I acquire quite a bit of older stuff and I don't sell it off because in my opinion it is not worth enough to be worth my time, I got it for free for doing something I would do anyway, and I like helping people out when I can because no amount of money can equal that kind of reward.

 

[ponyo]

You're a good man. Merry Christmas!