Well...the price is right. Go for it!
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I still like Athlon more than the P4, though.
However, if you must go with the P4....get the Rambus, don't go DDR. Your going to be really, really disappointed with DDR performance on a P4. Athlon can pull it off, but the P4 can't. The P4 was really designed around the Rambus architecture, for better or worse.
If you really want to go DDR, and don't want an AMD, look into the P3's. The architecture of the P3 is more suited towards DDR, than the P4.
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BTW: The 1.2 Athlon 266fsb CPU (that's revision C) is equivalent to the P4, 1.4. (give or take)
So...what exactly are you getting for the 410?
(you might not be getting a deal)
Epox EP-8k7a (with Raid chip) = $105 dollars (American)
256DDR Memory = $62
1.2 rev.C athlon = $83
Total = $253
Once you add the extras....case, storage, input devices, etc......you end up adding at least 800 dollars to the price. And if your cannibalizing another system....the Athlon is still, 160 dollars cheaper.
Honestly....If your going Intel....you might as well get a Dell system....complete with 17" monitor, printer, scanner, speakers, software. Probably can get a complete, P4 1.4gig for about $899, maybe less.
[edited] 65 2001-12-17 08:10