Re: Celeron vs. P3 for gaming?

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From: n... Pekka
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 00:00

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In article <8urj96$1f0$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>, qwer...@my-deja.com says...
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>I can't take it any more, the P166 is going to server duty and I'm
>building a new system.  My question is this:  I have been advised by
>several game-junky friends that it's not worth the extra $ to get a P3
>chip over a minimum 600mHz Celeron.  True of not? Cause I certainly have
>better things to do with the extra bucks.  I just want something that
>won't choke on wide-open maps with lots of models (ie- arena-type
>railgun only servers).  Thanks!!
>
>Mark

Buy Duron. It's cheaper and way much faster than Celerons. Almost beats P3 
too... ANd with the extra bucks u can buy nice video card. I'd recommend some 
Geforce2 MX card, good performance and reasonable price.

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