Two budget systems -- which is the "better"?

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I suspect this may be an apples/oranges kind of question --

I'm trying to weigh which of two systems is "better" -- ambiguous term
I know.
I'm looking for an overall summary comparison. Both are light-use,
general purpose machines, one of which I'll be giving to a relative as
a first computer.

Box #1 --
Gigabyte GA-7VKML mainboard
XP2600+ CPU
512 mb PC133 RAM

Box #2 --
Biostar M7VIG Pro mainboard
XP2100+ CPU
512 mb PC2100 RAM

I'm faked-out how to arrive at an overall weighting --
one has stronger CPU and slower memory,
the other weaker CPU but faster memory.


Thank you for any guidance or explainations anyone can provide.
Happy Easter

 

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"pinxet" <nowhereman@nowhereland.com> wrote in message
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> I suspect this may be an apples/oranges kind of question --
>
> I'm trying to weigh which of two systems is "better" -- ambiguous term
> I know.
> I'm looking for an overall summary comparison. Both are light-use,
> general purpose machines, one of which I'll be giving to a relative as
> a first computer.
>
> Box #1 --
> Gigabyte GA-7VKML mainboard
> XP2600+ CPU
> 512 mb PC133 RAM
>
> Box #2 --
> Biostar M7VIG Pro mainboard
> XP2100+ CPU
> 512 mb PC2100 RAM

Box two is better, but only about 10%, maybe. -Dave

 

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Thanks for the responses. I had a feeling the conclusions would be
about the same, with a leaning toward the Biostar
Thanks again

On Sun, 11 Apr 2004 21:57:49 -0600, pinxet
<nowhereman@nowhereland.com> wrote:

>I suspect this may be an apples/oranges kind of question --
>
>I'm trying to weigh which of two systems is "better" -- ambiguous term
>I know.
>I'm looking for an overall summary comparison. Both are light-use,
>general purpose machines, one of which I'll be giving to a relative as
>a first computer.
>
>Box #1 --
>Gigabyte GA-7VKML mainboard
>XP2600+ CPU
>512 mb PC133 RAM
>
>Box #2 --
>Biostar M7VIG Pro mainboard
>XP2100+ CPU
>512 mb PC2100 RAM
>
>I'm faked-out how to arrive at an overall weighting --
>one has stronger CPU and slower memory,
>the other weaker CPU but faster memory.
>
>
>Thank you for any guidance or explainations anyone can provide.
>Happy Easter
>
>
>
>
>