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Linuxwatch Budget System of 2001
A reader writes "Linuxwatch.org has posted their Budget System of 2001 in response to LinuxHardware's 2001 System of the year. Boasting their system is 13% of the price and plenty of power for "normal users". Running at 1.4Ghz with 256MB RAM, it doesn't seem to bad for "normal users"(whatever that means)IMHO."
The Linux Watch website was slashdotted in 13% of the time that it took Linux Hardware. Guess that is what you get when you use cheap hardware. Next time, spend the money and get something worth using. Value not only refers to cost of the machine but the quality within.
Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.
Sorry dude, but you don't know what you're talking about. First, if you had any idea about the AMD market, you'ld immediatly notice that this is indeed a pre-XP chip. Just look at the price. Furthermore, the XP chip would most likely have been called by it's name (Athlon XP 1600+), not it MHz. Now, who has lack of hardware understanding?
Second: the pre-XP chips do not have a thermal diode, as you mention, but this will mean that UNLESS THE MOTHERBOARD HAS A DIODE WHICH MEASURES THE CPU TEMP AND TAKES APPROPRIATE ACTION WHEN THE CHIP GETS TOO HOT, the CPU WILL in fact burn down. With a T-bird 1400, temps can go up to 350 degrees celcius without proper cooling and this CAN burn a hole in your motherboard Tom's Hardware has tested and captured on video if you don't believe me.