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cheesemoney · 01-22-2004, 10:51 PM

Newegg lists them at these prices...

MSI nForce2 Ultra 400 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket A CPU, Model "K7N2 Delta-L" RETAIL -- 75 bucks
AMD Athlon XP 2500+ -- 85 bucks

Grand Total... 160 bucks.

For 13 more bucks, you can get an on board Gforce 4 MX--not great for gaming but makes a sweet system if you want to build a cheap and powerful machine for a friend.

Be sure to get 2 sticks of ram to utilize dual-channel speeds.

You can do better on pricewatch if you want to, just be sure to make sure that the site is reputable. I think that 150 shipped is easily attainable.

No matter how you look at it, an Athlon running at 3200+ w/ a 300-350 dollar video card is gonna destroy a pentium 2.8 w/ a 150 dollar card.

For gaming, the card is by far the most important part. Don't remember what your original system is, but I'm thinking you'd be a lot better gaming w/ a 2.0 ghz p iv and a 400 dollar card than a 2.8 ghz piv and a 200 dollar card.

01-22-2004, 10:51 PM	#22 (permalink)
cheesemoney Loser Location: Paradise	Newegg lists them at these prices... MSI nForce2 Ultra 400 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket A CPU, Model "K7N2 Delta-L" RETAIL -- 75 bucks AMD Athlon XP 2500+ -- 85 bucks Grand Total... 160 bucks. For 13 more bucks, you can get an on board Gforce 4 MX--not great for gaming but makes a sweet system if you want to build a cheap and powerful machine for a friend. Be sure to get 2 sticks of ram to utilize dual-channel speeds. You can do better on pricewatch if you want to, just be sure to make sure that the site is reputable. I think that 150 shipped is easily attainable. No matter how you look at it, an Athlon running at 3200+ w/ a 300-350 dollar video card is gonna destroy a pentium 2.8 w/ a 150 dollar card. For gaming, the card is by far the most important part. Don't remember what your original system is, but I'm thinking you'd be a lot better gaming w/ a 2.0 ghz p iv and a 400 dollar card than a 2.8 ghz piv and a 200 dollar card. Last edited by cheesemoney; 01-22-2004 at 10:54 PM..