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Dave Perry <[log in to unmask]>
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PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 27 Dec 1998 09:28:05 +1300
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Hi Larry. The CD rom drive is a new 32x Mitsumi. The hard drive is a 3.2gig
Maxtor.



At 07:56 26/12/98 -0600, you wrote:
>> Dave Perry wrote:
>>
>> > My boys have a Cyrix 233 chip in their computer. They play alot of video
>> > games on it and are frustrated with how slow it is. Apparently it sucks
>> > with QuakeII !!!!
>> >
>> > They are considering spending their xmas money on a 300mmx Cyrix. I'm
>> > wondering whether they will notice much performance gain for their money.
>> > They have a 4MB S3 Virge video card and ideally they would prefer a
Voodoo
>> > card of some sought. I put a 16mb Voodoo Banshee in their 233mmx the
other
>> > day just for trial purposes and they didnt notice a great deal of
>> > performance difference. So, I've suggested they get a faster processor
>> > first and then maybe the expensive Banshee later. Has anyone some
thoughts
>> > on these points???
>
>

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