Where can I find one of those motherboards, with a built in VIA C3 cpu, like those in the cheap wal-mart pc's?

RanDum72

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I don't think they are 'built-in'. I think VIA C3 CPU's use a regular Socket 370 motherboard. All you need is a BIOS for the mobo that supports C3's.
 

mcveigh

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Originally posted by: RanDum72
I don't think they are 'built-in'. I think VIA C3 CPU's use a regular Socket 370 motherboard. All you need is a BIOS for the mobo that supports C3's.

they have ones that are soldered into/ builtin to the mobo, I was hoping I could find a cheap one for like 75
 

tart666

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I know, this is by far not the best dealer, but here: tiger. CPU/mobo combo for $95 with a 900MHz C3.

Edit: or you can just get an 800/133 Sam2 here. Comes with a nice "cool processing" tin can retail box. All for $31. Get your fav sock370 mobo for ~$50

Or, only for $20 more you can get an Asus nforce + AXP1800. 10 times the speed for FP. If you ever do any FP, of course.
 

lacunae

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Originally posted by: mcveigh
Originally posted by: RanDum72
I don't think they are 'built-in'. I think VIA C3 CPU's use a regular Socket 370 motherboard. All you need is a BIOS for the mobo that supports C3's.

they have ones that are soldered into/ builtin to the mobo, I was hoping I could find a cheap one for like 75


seems like there should be better options available. via C3's are slow -- fastest one is 1ghz, but floating point performance is much slower than intel/amd.

maybe this would be a good, cheap solution for you:
http://www.krex.com/PPmain.asp?IC=1759&msk=PD

it includes the mb/cpu (and hs/fan)... onboard usb2.0, video, sound, nic too
but no agp slot so not great for upgrading...

but you said you wanted cheap, and it definitely beats the C3
 

human2k

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Via C3 cpus are crap, dont you remember andand's benchmark of the 1ghz C3??? It runs like a celery 600 FOR GODS SAKE! Your better off GETTING A JOB and saving $130 for a K7S5A + athlon xp 1700 + radeon sdr combo.
 

Soulkeeper

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yeah i saw two of them at Fry's
they only have 1 pci slot and 1 or two dimm slots (I think both boards were ddr)
but they do come with integrated 5.1 sound, nic, and cheesy graphics

the 900mhz one was like $160
the 800mhz one was like $130

i agree with the poster above tho, after thinking about it for awhile getting an athlon system is a much better deal (ecs with the sis735 and an xp 1700+ t-bred or older duron if you really don't care about cpu performance)
you could get a sound blaster live! for like 30 bucks and a nic for like 15 bucks or so
and any video card you get will kill that integrated via solution
you could walk away with a similarly configured athlon system (only faster, and more featured) for about the same price

the only reason i see for getting a C3 system is curiousity
Unless the price/performance balance is of no concern to you and you just want a working computer that will save you a few bucks regardless of the performance hit......
but if that is the case you might as well get a used P2 or something

 

0roo0roo

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yup bad deal, just wait for another athlonxp 2000+ and ecs mb combo for 99 bux.

only walmart gets a sweet price on c3 and cheapo pc parts.
 

majewski9

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There are some good embedded duron systems with an AGP slot from ECS. I kinda want to check out C3 on the basis of getting a silent pc as well.
 

0roo0roo

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a silent pc with lousy performance.

instead id go with a tualatin celeron and underclock it so u dont need a fan. it'll still be faster then a c3 any day.

how you'd cool your power supply without a fan i dunno.
 

mcveigh

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Originally posted by: human2k
Via C3 cpus are crap, dont you remember andand's benchmark of the 1ghz C3??? It runs like a celery 600 FOR GODS SAKE! Your better off GETTING A JOB and saving $130 for a K7S5A + athlon xp 1700 + radeon sdr combo.

some of us have jobs:|

Some of us also want a low power, low cost, low noise solution
 
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