Think of buying AMD K7..should I?
This is a discussion about Think of buying AMD K7..should I? in the Windows Hardware category; Im currently using a Cel300A@450, but i think its about at the end of its time. . and AMD processors are down in price now i can buy a k7-600 and a SD-11 for $335 in my area. . i do have concerns though: Win 2000 support how good/bad is it? I've used a K6-2 300 a while back, and the AP driver/busmasterting was alwa ...
Im currently using a Cel300A@450, but i think its about at the end of its time..and AMD processors are down in price now i can buy a k7-600 and a SD-11 for $335 in my area..
i do have concerns though: Win 2000 support how good/bad is it? I've used a K6-2 300 a while back, and the AP driver/busmasterting was always a hassle..is it still as bad as it used to be? How is performance compared buy a Same Clock P3?
My current setup:
CEL300a@450 on ABIT BH6 Rev1.0
128mb PC100 -8ns memory
Maxtor DiamondMax 20.4gb UDMA66 7200Rpm
Maxtor DiamondMax 4.3 gb UDMA33 5400Rpm
ATI Rage Fury Pro 32SDR VIVO
STB BlackMagic 3d (Voodoo2)
3Com PCI 10/100TX Nic
HollyWood+ PCI DVD Decoder Card
SBLive X-gamer
40x CDRom
8x DVDRom
How is performance in these Applications?:
Windows 98/2000
Quake1/2
EverQuest
Ulead VideoStudio 4
Adobe Premier
3dMark 2000
THanks
Rok
i do have concerns though: Win 2000 support how good/bad is it? I've used a K6-2 300 a while back, and the AP driver/busmasterting was always a hassle..is it still as bad as it used to be? How is performance compared buy a Same Clock P3?
My current setup:
CEL300a@450 on ABIT BH6 Rev1.0
128mb PC100 -8ns memory
Maxtor DiamondMax 20.4gb UDMA66 7200Rpm
Maxtor DiamondMax 4.3 gb UDMA33 5400Rpm
ATI Rage Fury Pro 32SDR VIVO
STB BlackMagic 3d (Voodoo2)
3Com PCI 10/100TX Nic
HollyWood+ PCI DVD Decoder Card
SBLive X-gamer
40x CDRom
8x DVDRom
How is performance in these Applications?:
Windows 98/2000
Quake1/2
EverQuest
Ulead VideoStudio 4
Adobe Premier
3dMark 2000
THanks
Rok
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www.computer123.com i saw some of the best prices there. amd is good
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Amd k7 500 w/ 3dnow and mmx. :: 192 mb sd100 ram.
Biostar m7mka mobo. :: Maxtor 20 gig hardrive :: quantum fireball 4 gig hardirve :: 32x toshieba cd rom. :: 2x write 4x read phillips cdr w/ adaptec scsi. :: Winfast nvidia geforce 256 ddr 32mb w/ tv out. :: Diamond monster mx 300 Sound. :: Standard Floppy. :: 5 speakers including a subwoofer. :: Us robotics external 56k modem x2 v.90. :: Intellimouse explorer. ::
Standard gateway keyboard. :: 17 inch gateway ev700 monitor. :: Epson stylus color 600 printer. :: Info scaner. :: D-link 10/100 mbit ethernet lan card. dfe-530tx+ w/ wol. :: Windows 2000 Professional.
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Amd k7 500 w/ 3dnow and mmx. :: 192 mb sd100 ram.
Biostar m7mka mobo. :: Maxtor 20 gig hardrive :: quantum fireball 4 gig hardirve :: 32x toshieba cd rom. :: 2x write 4x read phillips cdr w/ adaptec scsi. :: Winfast nvidia geforce 256 ddr 32mb w/ tv out. :: Diamond monster mx 300 Sound. :: Standard Floppy. :: 5 speakers including a subwoofer. :: Us robotics external 56k modem x2 v.90. :: Intellimouse explorer. ::
Standard gateway keyboard. :: 17 inch gateway ev700 monitor. :: Epson stylus color 600 printer. :: Info scaner. :: D-link 10/100 mbit ethernet lan card. dfe-530tx+ w/ wol. :: Windows 2000 Professional.
Why not just put in a new Coppermine 600E slot1 CPU. I did on my bother motherboard.
Oh man get your self a Promise Ultra ATA66
it Rock & Rolls.
Oh man get your self a Promise Ultra ATA66
it Rock & Rolls.
Quote:Originally posted by SHS:
Oh man get your self a Promise Ultra ATA66
it Rock & Rolls.
Yup, then hack the **** out of it and make it a Fastrak/66!! That what I did. 2x13.6 gig Diamond Max drives 7200rpm and I get like 55MB a sec Max 35MB average transfer. I run an Athlon 650 on a MSI K7Pro with 256MB pc133 Crucial ram. This ***** rocks.
Oh man get your self a Promise Ultra ATA66
it Rock & Rolls.
Yup, then hack the **** out of it and make it a Fastrak/66!! That what I did. 2x13.6 gig Diamond Max drives 7200rpm and I get like 55MB a sec Max 35MB average transfer. I run an Athlon 650 on a MSI K7Pro with 256MB pc133 Crucial ram. This ***** rocks.
get a K7, cause they are 100 % compatible with windows 2k.
I'm sure they are jduImage... nothing is 100% compatible with anything. You should know that after working with computers since 1992
I have to agree with SHS...
Save money on the K7 & new motherboard and instead buy a Coppermine 600E (or faster!) CPU and then sell the Celeron 300A. Since you seem comfortable with overclocking, your BH6 should get you to 112FSB which will give you a healthy speed boost. The Intel 440BX chipset is still a VERY capable chipset, and at higher than standard bus speeds it is hard to beat.
Greggy
CuMine 550E @ 733MHz (default voltage), Soltek converter card, Abit BF6, 256Mb SDRAM, CL GeForce 256 SDR, MX300, 13Gb WD 7200rpm IDE hard disk, Intel 10/100 PRO+ NIC, Windows 2000 Pro
Save money on the K7 & new motherboard and instead buy a Coppermine 600E (or faster!) CPU and then sell the Celeron 300A. Since you seem comfortable with overclocking, your BH6 should get you to 112FSB which will give you a healthy speed boost. The Intel 440BX chipset is still a VERY capable chipset, and at higher than standard bus speeds it is hard to beat.
Greggy
CuMine 550E @ 733MHz (default voltage), Soltek converter card, Abit BF6, 256Mb SDRAM, CL GeForce 256 SDR, MX300, 13Gb WD 7200rpm IDE hard disk, Intel 10/100 PRO+ NIC, Windows 2000 Pro
OHH yea!
I have had no problems with my AMD 600mhz Ath. They fly, and quake is a dream with TNT2.
Oh, personaly I stick with SCSI -Adaptec 2940u2w and LVD drives.. OOh the sound of SCSI spin up...
Comb
I have had no problems with my AMD 600mhz Ath. They fly, and quake is a dream with TNT2.
Oh, personaly I stick with SCSI -Adaptec 2940u2w and LVD drives.. OOh the sound of SCSI spin up...
Comb
K7 rule for reliability and performance.
Dont hesitate!!!!
Ned
Dont hesitate!!!!
Ned
I know that Jabba, it's called pushing the truth a bit, it's like saying, "I walked a million miles"
GET ONE NOW! I just bought an AMD K-7 700mhz, and a Microstar mobo (awesome mobo) 6pci slots + pc133, ata 66, yada yada... I run all the programs you do, I have Win 2k, and a Voodoo3 2000. I also run Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, Pagemaker, Quark, 3D Studio Max, and a host of other Design/3D software. I also run Everquest (works great), Quake 3, Unreal Tourney, Swat3, Asheron's Call, etc. No probs.
As far as price goes the 700mhz is really the sweet spot. I went to a computer show and purchased the mobo for $140 and the CPU +3fans for $279. Plus a 128 stick of PC 133 ram for $109. Can't beat that upgrade. The 750mhz is $100 dollars more, (not worth it) so my advice is FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DO IT!!!
Just my 2 cents....
Thend
As far as price goes the 700mhz is really the sweet spot. I went to a computer show and purchased the mobo for $140 and the CPU +3fans for $279. Plus a 128 stick of PC 133 ram for $109. Can't beat that upgrade. The 750mhz is $100 dollars more, (not worth it) so my advice is FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DO IT!!!
Just my 2 cents....
Thend
