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Pastimes : Dream Machine ( Build your own PC )
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To: Mike McFarland who wrote (573)5/10/1998 11:12:00 PM
From: Zeuspaul  Read Replies (2) of 14778
 
Celeron PC

I agree that a Celeron PC is a good value play. With a BX motherboard and PC100 RAM one can upgrade to a 450Mhz processor by only changing the CPU.

I would probably not overclock. I know many have success with overclocking but it would weigh on my mind. I have my share of system freezes and the like and prefer to minimize the variables.

You are right on with the price. I played with a configuration to see how the numbers add up.

I altered some components to suit my own preferences.

    Sample Celeron 266 PC upgradeable to 450Mhz

    Asus P2B BX mainboard                  180
    Celeron 266                            190
    64 MB PC100 RAM ( 1 stick)             180
    ATI All in One video card              270
    IBM Deskstar 6.4 GB IDE  harddrive     250
    Floppy                                  25      
    CDROM                                  100
    SuperMicro tower                       160
    Modem                                  150
 
    TOTAL not including OS nor monitor   $1505


Comments

I like the Matrox G200 cards but they are still vaporware. It will most likely be the end of June or sometime in July before we see these cards.

I do not know anything about the power supply specs in the SuperMicro case. My personal preference would be to spend a little more and get a PC Power and Cooling power supply.

I lean towards the Asus mainboard because it uses jumpers. I would prefer jumperless but I am not convinced they are stable. I have heard tale of Abit mobo's changing their settings on occasion. Asus had trouble with their original jumperless designs and reverted to jumpered boards.

I am just guessing on the modem price. The modem/ISP has to considered THE bottleneck for any Internet based machine. This needs some investigation, compatibility issues as well as sustained ratings.

It is probably time to can the floppy and opt for the LS120 from square one.

For a performance boost, I still like SCSI.

Zeuspaul
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