[Techtalk] Asking for new PC recommended specs

[Kai MacTane]

At 9/30/03 12:21 AM , David Merrill wrote:

>POWER:  480 watt power supply (extra quiet model, woo hoo!)
>MOBO:   Intel D875PBZLK 875P 800MHz FSB 8xAGP Hyper-Threading SATA Gb LAN
>CPU:    2.80GHz P4, 800MHz FSB, 512K cache, Hyper Threading

IME, you can get a better MHz/$currency_unit ratio from AMD chips. But 
that's just a general rule, and in your specific case, you may not be able 
to find a cheaper AMD at your desired speed (or a faster AMD at your price 
point).

                                                 --Kai MacTane
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