[TriLUG] Re: OT: dual socket 7 motherboard?

Merle Watts elremx2 at earthlink.net
Sun Dec 7 03:00:13 EST 2003


I just got a 2000 xp and a biostar mb for 77.  Including shipping.  He's
been using it for about a month.  Seems to work good If ya want to know
where I got it from I can look it up.



> [Original Message]
> From: John Jones <john at networkveterans.com>
> To: <trilug at trilug.org>
> Date: 12/6/2003 3:53:46 PM
> Subject: [TriLUG] Re: OT: dual socket 7 motherboard?
>
>  >I am looking for inexpensive ways to rev up my girlfriend's machine 
> which is running Mandrake 9.2.
>
> Michael,
>
> Instead of bothering with those old K6-2's, I would just get a fast 
> single processor.
>
> Check into an AMD 2000XP - AMD 2500XP.  The latter can be had for $95, 
> and a mobo for it could be as low as $60 + S/H.
> Price Watch shows an AMD 1800XP for a little as $49.  This would blow a 
> dual 500MHZ machine out of the water.
>
> That said, the best way to speed up Mandrake 9.2 is to have gobs of 
> memory.  At least 384M, if not more.
>
> Check into www.newegg.com for good prices and good service.
>
> HTH.
>
> John Jones
>
>
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