civileme wrote: > Marcia wrote: > >> Dear All, >> >> Thank you for your comments about upgrading. I am still window >> shopping and comparing barebone kits running Athlon XP's. Sometimes I >> see OEM and I really do not know what that means. >> >> I am comparing a Jetway 830CF Barebones w/AMD XP 1600+ CPU and PC >> Chips 817LR Athlon Socket-A Ali Chipset, DDR/SDRAM support. My >> son-in-law said to stay away from Duron. It sounds like many of you >> use Duron though without a problem. The Jetway 830CF is being offered >> for 229.00 I believe while the other one is being offered for 151.00 >> which includes shipping. I really do not have the know-how to make a >> good comparison. I was told that they both work with Linux. Anyone >> know anything about the PC Chips 817LR Athlon Socket-A ALi Chipset? >> Any help or suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thank you very >> much. >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Marcia >> > Yes the ALi chipset has a broken clock which can sometimes corrupt the > filesystems and make it difficult to run BT848 video capture and TV > cards. Besides that, PCChips does not have one of the better > reputations in the industry though I don't avoid them as strongly as I > did a few years ago. BEWARE also of VIA KT266 chipsets which ALSO > have broken clocks. > > Now 229 for the Board and processor seems a bit steep. I see at > www.surpluscomputers.com that a barebone system based on the 830CF > (including case and power supply) with the AMD XP 1500 is 229.95 while > a mobo with the processor is 199.95. > Regardless of which you decide to purchase, take the plunge and get a > copper-bottomed heatsink with a 7000rpm fan. The copper is less > likely to wear away the corners of the chip or the very thin layer of > special glass on top of it (actually SiO2), and the cooling is > absolutely essential for processor life. Most AMD chips still do not > have thermal shutdown, so it is possible that yours will self-destruct > in thermal overload. Whatever fan that comes with the packages should > be discarded or sold to a Duron owner, where cooling isn't such a > critical task. www.directron.com has a large assortment of fans. I > have been using the Dragon Orb 1, but it isn't copper-bottomed. > > > Civileme > > > >> >> > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > OEM-->Original Equipment Manufacturer For CPUs that means no fancy box, usually no fan and a very very limited warranty, all of which are enhanced considerably in the "retail" version for $20% more money.
Civileme
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