AMD Athlon XP 3200 Pro?
Jammin1911
Icrontian
A local computer store is selling a "complete system" (with no monitor mind you) for a wicked cheap price.. or at least thats what it seems. Its not for me, just a cheap box for my girlfriend.
Here is the description of the cpu/mobo:
AMD XP3200 Pro
ECS L7VMM3 Mother board
I called and asked why it was so cheap (not taking note of the "3200 Pro", just assuming it was a "3200+") and they said "its because its an Athlon XP Pro, not +, it runs slower, approximately 1.6-1.7ghz.
there is no trace of this mobo on the ecs website and no trace of "pro" athlons on amd's website. Does anyone know anything about these? Some reading material, benchmark comparisons, and/or a brief description would be nice.
Here is the description of the cpu/mobo:
AMD XP3200 Pro
ECS L7VMM3 Mother board
I called and asked why it was so cheap (not taking note of the "3200 Pro", just assuming it was a "3200+") and they said "its because its an Athlon XP Pro, not +, it runs slower, approximately 1.6-1.7ghz.
there is no trace of this mobo on the ecs website and no trace of "pro" athlons on amd's website. Does anyone know anything about these? Some reading material, benchmark comparisons, and/or a brief description would be nice.
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I can get these @ about £60 + Vat
I get a regular emails from a supplier for varoius specs, this is just one example:
ECS - L7VMM3 V3.0C
ATHLON XP2200 CLOCKED@3200, VGA, LAN, SOUND
Special Features
USB 2.0
ATA133
10/100 LAN
Color Map
CPU AMD® Athlon CPU on board
CHIPSET VIA® KM266 PRO & VT8235
North Bridge: VIA® KM266 PRO
South Bridge: VIA® VT8235
GRAPHICS Integrated S3 ProSavage8 2D/3D Graphics
MEMORY 2 x 184-pin DDR DIMM socket support up to 2 GB
Support DDR 333/266/200 2.5V DDR SDRAM
EXPANSION SLOT 1 x AGP 4X slot
2 x PCI slots
1 x CNR slot
STORAGE Support by VIA® VT8235
4 x Ultra DMA133/100/66 devices
AUDIO VIA® VT1612A 2-channel audio CODEC
Compliant with AC'97 2.2 specification
LAN VIA® VT6103 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet PHY
REAR PANEL I/O 1 x PS/2 keyboard & PS/2 mouse connectors
4 x USB ports
1 x RJ45 LAN connector
1 x VGA port
1 x Parallel port (LPT1)
1 x Serial port (COM1)
1 x Audio ports (Line-in, Line-out, Mic-in)
INTERNAL I/O CONNECTORS & HEADERS 1 x 20-pin ATX Power Supply Connector & 4-pin 12V Connector
1 x Floppy connector supports 360K~2.88M Bytes, 3 Mode FDDs or LS120
2 x IDE connectors
1 x IrDA for SIR header
1 x USB 2.0 header support additional 2 USB ports
1 x USB card reader header
1 x Speaker header
1 x Front panel switch/LED header
1 x Front panel audio header
CD in1/CD in2 header
CPUFAN/SYSFAN connectors
SYSTEM BIOS Award BIOS with 2Mb Flash ROM
Supports Plug and Play 1.0B, APM 1.2, Multi Boot, DMI
Full Support for ACPI revision 1.0 specification
FORM FACTOR & LAYERS Micro-ATX (244mm*190mm), 4 Layers
its a "3200 Pro" w/ 512mb
32mb integrated Piece of crap video card
60gb maxtor 7200rpm
generic case w/ front usb & 350w psu
speakers+sub
keyboard
mouse
for $250 cdn + tax
cant beat that, really.
You can easily get superior hardware for around the same price. Some of the resident Canadians will have to help you out since i always order from newegg, but there has got to be an internet based store that serves Canada....i just don't know of it.
Do yourself and your girlfriend a favor, and skip this deal....besides it could earn you some extra points in her book to spend a little more and get something that is quality...
this is a no hassle setup man, it comes with xp home, it comes with a mouse and keyboard, and i already gave her a 17" monitor. i dont wanna go through the annoyance of clearing my desk off to setup this hunk of junk to build it and install winblows, etc. :P
btw:
case: at least $10
psu: at least $10
60gb 7200rpm: $44.99 (cheapest on pricewatch)
mobo: $75
cpu: $75
keyboard: $8
mouse: $8
total: $230USD ($302 cdn)
i dont really see any place to cut 50 bucks cdn off of that price to match it, and at the same time still gotta add some ****ty speakers, mouse pad, windows xp, etc