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Lasereth · 02-19-2004, 08:42 AM

A 1.4 GHz Duron compared to a 1.83 GHz Athlon XP Barton is a joke. If games aren't running much better, it's because your videocard sucks. CPUs are often bottlenecked if the videocard in the system is shitty. The Barton WILL run at least twice as good as the Duron (if not more!) if in a nice system.

NewEgg dropped the price...that's because they want to be competitive. That's not their fault. It's not their fault that you bought it a week earlier, either. I don't see the big deal here. It's $10. It would be different if you bought a videocard for $500 and then the next week it was $200, but this is a measly $10.

I advise you to NOT stop shopping at NewEgg -- they have slightly higher prices, but it's for a good reason. Their tech support, RMA policy, and refund service is worth the extra dollars, trust me.

-Lasereth

02-19-2004, 08:42 AM	#19 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	A 1.4 GHz Duron compared to a 1.83 GHz Athlon XP Barton is a joke. If games aren't running much better, it's because your videocard sucks. CPUs are often bottlenecked if the videocard in the system is shitty. The Barton WILL run at least twice as good as the Duron (if not more!) if in a nice system. NewEgg dropped the price...that's because they want to be competitive. That's not their fault. It's not their fault that you bought it a week earlier, either. I don't see the big deal here. It's $10. It would be different if you bought a videocard for $500 and then the next week it was $200, but this is a measly $10. I advise you to NOT stop shopping at NewEgg -- they have slightly higher prices, but it's for a good reason. Their tech support, RMA policy, and refund service is worth the extra dollars, trust me. -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert