Dear Jeffrey

It is just a week that I Upgrade my system from P2 to Duron 700,It is Great
but...........
in fact AMD CPU have nice Power and speed but maybe you have some trouble
with some of your software or even some hardware trouble..if you are patient
enough to solve them,it is good idea to jump to amd! and get a fast system
with a less money!
All that Jun said is completely right,except that last one :-)
but I hope you haven't any trouble
I don't recommend KT7 and any Slot A M.B as Gareth Cranny said,
if you still think about AMD it is better to select Socket A Cpu(Duron and
Athlon T-Bird) Slot A have some trouble around 1 GHZ because nearly all of the
M.B
Chipset for Slot A is KX133 and it have this problem

But if it is light Duty and also you think about trouble Free system,my
suggestion is a Celeron(667 or...733 766)also it isn't enough efficient
both of the cpu will work under WIN2000 well with enough RAM(128 or more)

BTW Asus A7V and Abit KA7 is good Board,and Ignore Giga 7IXE4 7ZM 7ZX

John watson


>Hello Listers,
>
>Sometime in the next couple months, I'd like to put together a new Athlon or
>Duron powered system.  This will my first time working with an AMD
>processor, so I'm looking for experienced hardware advice and
>recommendations.
>
>This machine will be used primarily for routine home office chores, internet
>browsing, email and SETI@home number crunching.  Occasional light-duty
>gaming will also be part of the mix.  Most importantly, the hardware I
>select must work seemlessly with Windows 98SE and Windows 2000 Professional
>(this will be a multi-boot system).
>
>Please keep in mind that ultimately I'd like to build a system that finds
>the performance/value sweetspot and is easily upgradeable.  I'm open to any
>and all suggestions.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Jeffrey Ottie
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P.S this is good From JUN:" get the best system to meet your needs while keep
the cost as low as possible"

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