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I built a computer a month or so ago dedicated to TS4 (now TS2Ki), as
follows:
Celeron 1.33 GB Barebones (mid-tower case + 300 W p/s + CPU + SiS MB +
Mitsumi floppy) = $200
Artec 56X CD-ROM = $20
40 GB 7200 rpm IBM HDD = $85
Two 256 MB PC133 CAS2 Crucial DIMMs (512 MB total) = $80
To which I added a Colorgraphic Evo-4 video board + a 10/100 NIC, which I
already had
Total incl S/H = $385 + video board + NIC
Has worked flawlessly for me, substantially faster than the P3/500 that I
have been using.
Gary Fritz wrote:
> > Is the $222 extra for a better board, cpu & memory
> > worth a 13% increase in speed?
> >
> > I don't think so because in a year the 2100 will be
> > slow in comparison to next year's processor and the
> > $222 could be used to upgrade.
>
> The 2100+ is also pricier than it's probably worth. There's a "knee"
> in the pricing where the "hot new chips" are more expensive. Look at
> the prices on XP chips: (newegg.com pricing for OEM chips)
>
> 1500+ $77
> 1600+ $79
> 1700+ $90
> 1800+ $100
> 1900+ $127
> 2000+ $153
> 2100+ $189
>
> Going from 1500+ to 1600+ is about a 6.7% boost in speed, and you get
> it for a $2 increase which is 2.6%.
>
> Going from 2000+ to 2100+ is a 5% boost in speed, but it's 23.5% more.
>
> When I built my box a few months ago, I picked the 1700+ because it
> was right at that "knee." I figured the marginal increases in speed
> weren't worth the accellerating increases in price. I think they had
> just come out with the 2000+ and it was too expensive for my tastes.
>
> On the other hand, the CPU is a relatively small percentage of the
> total system cost. If you really saw a 23.5% increase in speed
> between the 1700+ and the 2100+, it would probably be worth an extra
> $100. That's only a 10% increase in your total system price.
>
> Gary
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