VIA/Cyrix C3 what is it good for ?

[bambam]

I am curious for other than low power consumption, low heat , low cost what are the advantages if any about using one of these . It seems to me a much better choice for a budget desktop would be a Celeron .

 

[Swanny]

You listed them. That's about it. Besides the Celery has it beat. If you want performance then definately go with a Duron or Celeron.

 

[Zap]

The Tualatin version Celerons pretty much make the Cyrix a non-choice. The Tualatin chips perform better and run cool.

 

[randomlinh]

i have a very good use for the c3 800 fully integrated board... just dunno how much power it can handle/needs(power supply wise). that new via board has everything i need accept video capturing of some sort (that's what that extra pci slot is for). basically, i would use it as a divx/mp3 box. the reason it appeals so much is:
1) it doesn't have a hsf combo on it.. making it quieter.
2) very small
3) doesn't require a big power supply
4) pretty cheap ($110 list.. just add ram+vid capture)

my goal would be towards building a very slimline "dvd-like" almost.. maybe not quite as thin.. but we can try

Any reviews/comparisons for the c3 800? some divx encoding would be nice too... as currently, i use a duron 750 and it nearly fits all my needs (should have found AIW instead of vivo rage fury... costs and driver issues)

 

[Cheapparts4u]

Those things are about equivalent to a p2 450 or so. You can get a celery with a really quiet hsf, one that is hardly noticible at all as far as noise is concerned.

 

[randomlinh]

ouch... that hurts bad... for an mp3 player that'd work.. but damn, not for that much money.

the reason i was looking towards this was the very small form factor and everything on board. altho, dunno how the sound woud be... i would only want one card so i could use an angle riser (tryign to keep it slim). but if it performs that slow.. ugh. a duron would be great except the problem w/ finding a small, cheap, workable power supply

 

[Danlz]

For those who feel that 600 MHz is the sweet-spot, the question could be rephrased for the P4 2.2GHz:

"I am curious for other than [high] power consumption, [high] heat, [high] cost what are the advantages if any about using one of these . It seems to me a [poor] choice for a budget desktop would be a Celeron."

 

[Richardito]

<< Those things are about equivalent to a p2 450 or so. You can get a celery with a really quiet hsf, one that is hardly noticible at all as far as noise is concerned. >>


I don't think they even reach that performance. I once had a Cyrix III running @700MHz that benchmarked similar to a Pentium 166! Of course I returned the piece of crap immediatelly. They are worth nothing... :disgust:

 

[Richardito]

<< I am curious for other than low power consumption, low heat , low cost what are the advantages if any about using one of these . It seems to me a much better choice for a budget desktop would be a Celeron . >>


Yeah, but maybe the Cyrix's lower power consumption makes it more attractive for laptop applications where advertised battery life is a very important factor in the marketplace. Also other electronic appliances...