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which AMD K2 500MHZ or CELERON 500MHZ?

Postby liteonrules on Thu Aug 26, 2004 10:16 am

i know that everyone here is well to advanced for this question but i need to ask because i am buying a computer for my 5yr niece
i was at a used computer place and i saw
AMD k2 500mhz ,15GB,128MB,modem,4x burner for $50.00 and they had a celeron 500mhz with the same specs.
NEC 2500A $20 10/04
NEC 3500AG for $47 4/05
NEC 3540 for $35 9/05
BENQ 1620 for $36 9//05
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Postby hoxlund on Thu Aug 26, 2004 2:17 pm

id probably take the celeron, i think its a newer chip
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Postby Boba_Fett on Thu Aug 26, 2004 5:18 pm

I'd take the AMD. The Celeron probably doesn't even have any L2 cache...

Oh, why would you want to shoot yourself in the foot getting a sub-1ghz PC for? I know its a gift, but if you want to run stuff without waiting a millenia for it to happen I'd highly recommend a slightly peppier machine...
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Postby hoxlund on Fri Aug 27, 2004 12:28 am

i would agree
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AMD Threadripper 1950x @ 4.1GHz
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Postby aviationwiz on Fri Aug 27, 2004 1:00 am

For a new computer at a good price, take a look at:
http://www.nanosys1.com/systems---upgra ... stems.html
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aviationwiz, i wish i could spend that much but i can't

Postby liteonrules on Fri Aug 27, 2004 9:38 am

i have 13 nieces and 7 nephews and which means, i can't spend that kind of money on one and not all of them. so my birthday limit is usually $30.00 on each.
i am the only one in my family who does not have a child and thank god for that as i am too young.
hopefully i win the jackpot and buy everyone in this forum a new computer.
NEC 2500A $20 10/04
NEC 3500AG for $47 4/05
NEC 3540 for $35 9/05
BENQ 1620 for $36 9//05
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Postby pranav81 on Fri Aug 27, 2004 10:17 am

I would go for Celeron.I have had bad experience with K6-2 500 Mhz.I once administered the network that had 6 K6-2 500 Mhz machines.I literally had to go to the place every alternate day.The problem was related to overheating of the chips.



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Postby LoneWolf on Fri Aug 27, 2004 3:49 pm

I don't remember the K6-2 being made at 500MHz, unless it was a K6-2+ processor. The K6-2+ or K6-3 will beat the Celeron at that MHz range for speed in most apps, due to cache architecture (a 500MHz Celeron has 128kb cache, but the architecture differences make the K6 faster), however the K6 class CPU will run hotter, so make sure you have a quality heatsink/fan for the CPU. With a good quality heatsink/fan, they'll run just fine. On the other hand, the Celeron might be more upgradeable in the future, as the K6 class tops out at around 500-550MHz, and the Celeron goes higher. The Celeron also does better floating point, so math-based apps and some games will run faster on it.

Also check the mainboard differences. Either CPU could be hampered by a crappy PCChips or SiS chipset based mainboard, moreso if that mainboard also provides the video. An inexpensive graphics card, like a used ATI or Matrox 8MB could make a world of difference.

Check on the RAM. I'm assuming both systems use SDRAM, but that may not be the case with the occasional K6 system, some mainboards managed to combine both SIMM and DIMM sockets, thus making for very poor memory performance.

P.S. For slightly more, you could probably build an AMD Duron or Intel P3 or Celeron system in the 1GHz range that would blow the doors of these two systems. It's worth doing if you know how to shop Ebay. The system I built for my wife five months ago consists of the following:

Case - gotten for free from a friend
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Mainboard - MSI Intel i815 chipset with onboard LAN and sound, $40 on Ebay, new retail box
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and because the case had a special spot for one, an IDE Zip drive I had sitting idle too. I got her a 17" monitor free from her dad when he decided to let me help him buy a 19" one. I also got another 256MB memory module from somewhere else in trade, and stuck that in too. It runs Windows XP great and she loves it.
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