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I HIGHLY disagree with JULIAN..........checkout the PCGUIDE on the net and read
up for yourself.For the bang for the BUCK,you cant beat an AMD system right
now.It has run everything i have thrown at it so far and is very very stable in
terms of over-clocking.There isnt a better cpu on the market today right now and
that includes the new P-III pentiums(which are only in fact high speed Pentium
II's with KNI instruction set(just what the hell is that anyways?...like
MMX?..which turned out to be a fat joke)...the system you are looking at seems
to be just fine but I would dump that video card el pronto amigo.Also with an
AMD cpu that has 3dNOW you'll find the software that enables it will outperform
an Intel in a NY minute,and the library of 3dNOW software is growing all the
time.And by the way...why not just build your own system and get what you want
for it.Then you know you aint getting stuck later with a system specific
computer that you cant upgrade.

Julian Taylor wrote:

> No doubt you'll get heaps of replies, but my 2 cents worth is to steer clear
> of AMD or Cyrix for games.
> If possible, get a Celeron 300A and an Abit BH6 BX motherboard. With like
> you'll have a good chance to run it at 450mhz, perhaps by upping the voltage
> to 2.1 or 2.2 if necessary. (Only possible with the BH6).
> If you dont want to overclock, then an equivalent clock speed celeron to the
> AMD ie 366 or 400 will beat the AMD at games. If you want to spend more -
> then get a PII 350 - 450 depending on budget. Dont forget, with a BX board,
> you can start with a cheap celeron and throw in a PIII in 12 months when
> theyre affordable.
> I'm not sure about the rage pro - but I suggest a voodoo2, banshee for
> performance and compatibility with most games - or a TNT card.
> I've always felt the name brands (Compaq, IBM etc are overpriced and
> underpowered - get a clone and save some money)
> Also - at least get a 15 inch monitor - nobody should still be selling
> 14inch monitors nowadays

