Thru my various wheelings and dealings I have a debit card with $77 dollars on it. I could add to it but that would cost me an extra dollar. Yes, I am that cheap.
So now I offer you the chance to live vicariously thru me and spend a grand total of $77 online, including S&H.
Current Sytem specs:
Abit KT7-RAID
Duron 600/W retail heatsink/fan
640mb Crucial SDRAM
30GB IBM 75GXP
60GB Maxtor
Geforce2 MX(generic)
SBLive! value
Creative FPS1600 Speakers
Yamaha 8x8x24 CDRW
Toshiba 12x DVD
Hauppauge WinTV-D
Now I'm mostly into Video capture and Divx, so I think raw number crunching is the way to go. My duron can OC to 900@1.7v stable but it still runs a little hot with the retail HSF. So on hot summer days i have to bring it down to 700@1.6v.
Back to the $77. It's not quite enough to get a 1Ghz Tbird OEM but should get there in a couple of weeks. But even if i got one I'm not sure my retail HSF could hack it.
Another option is to splurge on a ridiculous HSF, like the Swiftech MC462. Push this duron to the limit and pickup a Tbird in a few months.
All opinions are welcome. And thanks for any responses.
PS My body is having a no-holds-barred death match with the flu right now so please excuse my typos, mistakes and general rambling. (I have $50 on the flu so it's a win-win situation )
So now I offer you the chance to live vicariously thru me and spend a grand total of $77 online, including S&H.
Current Sytem specs:
Abit KT7-RAID
Duron 600/W retail heatsink/fan
640mb Crucial SDRAM
30GB IBM 75GXP
60GB Maxtor
Geforce2 MX(generic)
SBLive! value
Creative FPS1600 Speakers
Yamaha 8x8x24 CDRW
Toshiba 12x DVD
Hauppauge WinTV-D
Now I'm mostly into Video capture and Divx, so I think raw number crunching is the way to go. My duron can OC to 900@1.7v stable but it still runs a little hot with the retail HSF. So on hot summer days i have to bring it down to 700@1.6v.
Back to the $77. It's not quite enough to get a 1Ghz Tbird OEM but should get there in a couple of weeks. But even if i got one I'm not sure my retail HSF could hack it.
Another option is to splurge on a ridiculous HSF, like the Swiftech MC462. Push this duron to the limit and pickup a Tbird in a few months.
All opinions are welcome. And thanks for any responses.
PS My body is having a no-holds-barred death match with the flu right now so please excuse my typos, mistakes and general rambling. (I have $50 on the flu so it's a win-win situation )