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Simple & Easy with Great Results!
by MichaelHatton | Jan 05 '01
So you want to have a bit more speed a bit more performance from your machine, but how the heck do you do it. Well one way is to upgrade your processor. So lets start...
Firstly before you do anything, you must know your computer. Get the...Return to opinion
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Re: PII's, Thunderbirds, Durons (Reply to this comment)
by vicwang
"Thanks for pointing out all the mistakes I made. I have edited the document now."
Thanks, but both this review and your motherboard specs review appear to be exactly the same as they were before. Once you actually do make the corrections please respond to this comment.
By the way, one other thing: Pentium III's are only available up to 1 ghz, not 1.1 ghz as stated in the review.
-vicwang
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Jan 09 '01
10:56 am PST
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Re: PII's, Thunderbirds, Durons (Reply to this comment)
by MichaelHatton
Thanks for pointing out all the mistakes I made. I have edited the document now.
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Jan 07 '01
5:32 am PST
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PII's, Thunderbirds, Durons (Reply to this comment)
by vicwang
"Socket 7 (Intel-Pentium processors-1,2"
The Pentium II was only available in Slot-1, not Socket 7.
"Socket A (AMD-Athlon)
Slot A (AMD Athlon Thunderbird only)"
You have this reversed. Athlon Thunderbirds and Durons are Socket-A, while older Athlons are Slot-A.
"...with Slot 1 the P3 is only available."
Older Celerons are also available in Slot-1.
Regarding the above comments, please also see the comments on your Motherboard Specs review, which also contained the same errors.
"A Duron is the cheapest of all, with Celeron next and then Athlon, Pentium 3 and Athlon Thunderbird."
Athlon Thunderbirds are MUCH cheaper than Pentium III's at any given speed. The 1.2 ghz Athlon Thunderbird, for example, is about HALF the cost of a 1 ghz PIII. For more prices see www.pricewatch.com.
"The Duron is over £100 cheaper than the Athlon but the speed differs very much though."
You might want to clarify what you mean by "the speed differs very much". Athlons are available at much higher speeds (1.2 ghz vs. 800 mhz for the Duron) but at equal clock speeds, performance between the two doesn't differ by all that much (roughly one clock speeds, i.e. 800 mhz Duron ~ 700 mhz Thunderbird).
-vicwang
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Jan 05 '01
6:18 pm PST
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very interesting. (Reply to this comment)
by MrsHall
I think I just learned something new. Thanks!
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Jan 05 '01
2:23 pm PST
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