Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 11:21:09 -0800 From: Gary Kline <kline@tao.thought.org> To: Charles Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> Cc: Gary Kline <kline@tao.thought.org>, FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: fquestions Message-ID: <20051214192109.GD41870@thought.org> In-Reply-To: <BCAD87F3-844D-46F4-82B0-478518608D27@mac.com> References: <20051214171014.GB37495@thought.org> <BCAD87F3-844D-46F4-82B0-478518608D27@mac.com>
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On Wed, Dec 14, 2005 at 01:51:03PM -0500, Charles Swiger wrote: > On Dec 14, 2005, at 12:10 PM, Gary Kline wrote: > > I'm looking at buying a Celeron 3GHz m'board with the > > Via chipset. I'm not familiar with the via, but according > > to the Bsdforums, it works with FBSD. Does anybody know > > what kind of builtin audio of video is onboard? In other > > words, is this a good deal? > > You forgot to tell us which VIA chipset or MB-- there are lots and > lots of VIA-based motherboards around, with a wide variety of hardware. Here's the URL on the board. It looks okay, but then it was written by salesmen:). I'm flying blind here. http://www.pcchips.com.tw/PCCWeb/Products/ProductsDetail.aspx?DetailID=358&MenuID=22&LanID=2 > > I wouldn't get a Celeron + VIA combo; I'd rather use an Intel MB with > an Intel CPU, and I'd much rather get a Pentium-3/-M CPU then a > Celeron. Otherwise, go with an VIA socket-A motherboard and a Athlon- > XP/Barton/Sempron CPU, those should be quite inexpensive and yet > perform quite well. > My hardware days date from the Vax 11/70, and it's hard to keep track. But here's another question: What's wrong with the Celeron? The "better" Intel would be another $100. Re the Athlon, yes, it is a bit less, but doesn't it run hotter than the Intel? Half of my platforms are Celeron and I push them hard, but if AMD is just as good, then that's the way to go. thanks much, gary -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public service Unix
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