Priced back at $69 now. There are other less capable, down to 32mb and w/rebate = $19 cards for 2x/4x service. --- stu wrote: > If I might add a point or two. I've been shopping > around online, and here's my > input: > -Socket A chips are getting rare, and cost about as > much as the newer > Socket 754 chips. NewEgg has a Sempron 64 2600+ > (retail) going for $64.00. > They also have a MSI 754 Barebones case with MB for > $80.00. Add 512M of DDR > 400 RAM for $33.00. Plus shipping, the whole thing > is still under $200.00. I > know the 754 looks like an orphan from the start, > but they are the best deals > out there right now, and ought to last you a few > years at least. Shop around! > -Fry's has (or had) a Kaiser ATI 9250 4X/8X 128M > Video board on sale for > $39.95. It actually claims Linux compatibility on > the box! I bought two of > them, and they work great on my old Socket A boxes > running MEPIS and Debian. > -All that, plus your old drives from your current > box should put you a little > higher on the CPU food chain. > Merry X-mas to all! > Stu > > On Thursday 22 December 2005 21:23, Josh Coffman > wrote: > > --- Jason Hayes wrote: > > > On Thu, 2005-12-22 at 15:34 -0500, > > > > > > FoulDragon@aol.com wrote: > > > > If it's like a Socket 370 system, remember: > > > > > > Socket 7, Socket 370, and Socket > > > > > > > A all use the same heatsinks; for best > > > > > > compatibility, seek one which uses > > > > > > > only the centre ridge on the socket to clip > to. > > > > > > It might be hard to find a > > > > > > > specifically-marked-as-such Socket 370 or 7 > sink > > > > > > these days. > > > > > > True, but he only described the PC as "pretty > old". > > > That's a relative > > > term. A socket 7 PC would be ancient - almost > museum > > > quality stuff IMHO. > > > So pretty old could mean an early P4? Either > way, > > > there are some old > > > soldiers sitting around in almost everyone's > closet > > > that have a socket A > > > or a slot 1 CPU. Digging one of those out would > > > still be a possibility. > > > > > > The amount of effort expended would depend on > just > > > how cheap he really > > > is (cheap also being a relative term). But I > > > digress. 8o) > > > > it's a old socket A athlon XP 1700. Something I'd > like > > to upgrade anyway; partly because I have a copy of > HL2 > > that I've never been able to play. > > the biggest cpu I could put on that board is an > athlon > > xp 2100 which would cost about $100 or so if I > could > > find one for that board. > > > > It's also got a 32 mg Geforce2 MX which sucks. > Also, I > > lost a hard drive earlier this year and am down to > > one. I prefer to keep two in the box: one for > > system(s), one for data. > > > > It does have several other parts I can scavange. > > > > Shin zen ni rei > > -j > > Registered Linux user number 403109 > > http://counter.li.org/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Yahoo! for Good - Make a difference this year. > > http://brand.yahoo.com/cybergivingweek2005/ > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail > settings: > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail > settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > Remeber Katrina? For several days, only amateur radio ops could get out, and talk to others. No Morse Code required for Technician class licensee New hand helds start at about $85 and up for single band transcievers at many dealers, just fyi. Long live Knoppix, and Puppy Live Linux cd's. Complete functional operating systems free if downloaded. __________________________________ Yahoo! for Good - Make a difference this year. http://brand.yahoo.com/cybergivingweek2005/ --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss