What processor would be cheaper, duron or celeron...

[Maniac9127]

I might be building a super low end computer soon, and I wanted to know what would be cheaper, a celeron, duron.

I know I can get an OEM duron 600 for ~50 and a celeron 366 for about ~60, but what about a mobo too?

The most powerfull program this thing will be running is probly photoshop or immageready (yuck), so I'd like to go no lower than 500 or so.

 

[Rotax]

Last I checked PriceWatch you could get a 600 for 50 and an Asus mobo. for about 150, you could get a cheaper mobo. (prob. round 100) but the Asus and Abit are the only ones that can overclock. I'd definitly say go w/ the much faster Duron over the celeron expecially if the celeron costs more for less speed. I've seen a lot of people ocing there duron's to about 850+ w/o many probs.

 

[Maverick2002]

duron 600 $55
abit kt7 $130

 

[Mark R]

For a super-cheap solution, where performance takes second place, then you could consider a celeron and i810 motherboard (with integrated everything).

Considerably cheaper than a duron, motherboard & vid card - not as fast, and dismal 3d, though.

 

[rigor2]

yah when it comes to building a computer with the cheapest price tag, intel always wins, people in small offices needing some junk ass networked word/excel/accounting computers will always choose intel because AMD costs so much more. Maybe that will change. It used to be the other way around with the amd 486/386 chips.

when there are $50 socket-a mobo's with integrated video, amd will probably regain its low end advantage. Until then, the i810e mobo is pretty damn cheap ( i paid $40 ) and top that off with a cheap ass $50 celeron. woohoo.

box like:
ATX Case: $25
Celeron 400 $50 (w/fan)
i810e cheepie $40 (integrated video/sound/ultra66)
13 gig drive $53 (amazon.com) (can substite smaller for cheap)
keyboard + mouse $12
64 meg dimm $43 (can substitute pc66 for cheaper)
Monitor 17" $129 (generic but 17" is what counts to people)
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total $352 + tax

turn around and sell it for $500-550 to locals.(EASILY).

If i had the time i'd be in the hardware business. Unfortunately, people pay me $100/hr
to do unix contract gigs, so i stick with that.

If its all about making cash money, then intel has the others beat hands down.

 

[Davegod75]

the price/performance leader is the duron by far!

 

[sandorski]

Photoshop can be fairly demanding, so get the Duron.

 

[Fish54]

rigor... I don't know what you are talking about, you can still buy K6-2 setups for almost nothing! BUt between the Cel and Duron, Iwould suggest one of those cheap Socket A mobos (around 100 bucks) and a Duron 600(around 50 bucks) Then go and pickup a Matrox G200 Video card from the for sale forums and yoou'll be good to go. You will also be much happier than you would be w/an older Celeron or even a CelII running at default speed.
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