Yikes - we American sure are spoiled. From my supplier's most recent price list:
AMD CPU Duron 950MHz 200FSB - $44 (I can't even get the 900MHz - they stopped selling it)
Intel CPU PIII 866Mhz 133FSB - $114
Intel CPU PIII 933Mhz 133FSB - $135
FSB - Front Side Bus. The FSB is made up of two buses - 1) the bus between the memory and the chipset, also known as the memory bus and 2) the bus between the chipset and the CPU, also known as the CPU/host bus. Initially, the memory bus and CPU/host bus speeds had to match (early Celeron/Pentium II/III chipsets). In newer chipsets, the memory bus can run a different speed than the CPU/host bus. Examples: Intel 810 chipset memory bus runs at 100MHz and the CPU/host bus runs at 66MHz - this means you must use PC100 DIMMs with a 66MHz bus CPU (like the Celeron). Intel 810e chipset memory bus runs at 100MHz and the CPU/host bus can run at 66/100/133MHz - this means you must can PC100 or PC133 DIMMs (PC133 DIMMs will run at 100MHz) with a 66/100/133MHz bus CPU. Other chipsets allow of other combinations of memory bus and CPU/host bus speeds.
As for the difference in price between AMD and Intel CPUs, I probably am not the best to explain. But if I had to guess, first I would say it is like comparing seeded oranges to seedless oranges - one costs more than the other - and second that AMD is competing against Intel, who is firmly established in the PC market, for market share.
-Jeff
-----Original Message-----
From: Gordon Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 11:04 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [sambar] Fly Killer ? {03}
At 08:08 11/06/02 -0600, Adam Hanel wrote :-
>This type of RAID is a bit more expensive than the can you buy at your
>store. You can read on the different levels of raid here.
>
>http://www.raid.com/04_01_00.html
>
>Adam
Kewl - Ive had a brief read of each of the raid levels...
Quite an interesting approach.. Have book-marked it for further reading
etc - But i doubt i'll need it, in the next 1-2 years (at least)...
I'm off to bed soon - So may not reply tonight..
Ive just been to the website of an electronics/computer store near me, &
see these CPU's :-
Could someone advise what's better ? - More MHz ? & Whats a FSB ? - I just
did a search on "cpu" at www.dse.co.nz
& Why is the AMD thing, so much cheaper ?
G.
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AMD CPU Duron 900MHz 200FSB
AMD Duron processors are specifically designed to provide an optimised
solution for the most demanding value conscious
business and home users, without compromising their budgets. $136.00
Intel CPU PIII 866Mhz 133FSB
The Pentium III processor integrates the P6 Dynamic Execution
micro-architecture, Dual Independent Bus (DIB) Architecture, a
multi-transaction system bus, and the Intel MMX media enhancement
technology. $540.00
Intel CPU PIII 933Mhz 133FSB
The Pentium III processor integrates the P6 Dynamic Execution
micro-architecture, Dual Independent Bus (DIB) Architecture, a
multi-transaction system bus, and the Intel MMX media enhancement
technology. $450.00
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