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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: QuDDus on March 21, 2001, 06:14:00 PM
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My sister has a 900. 128mb ram,30gig, compaq p3 computer and man does it suck. You can only have one or two operation on screen or it will shut down. I went online on the thing takes about 15minutes for one site to load and if you have more than one site on screen thing the computer freezes and the isp shuts down. I heard the p4 is even worst. Pentiums suck. I think my p2 was faster than her p3 I never had such problems. I am so glad I got a athlon 1.2 ghz.
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Yep go AMD,Athlon forever etc..:D
For those who don\'t know,I am an AMD whore of the worst kind,and damn proud of it :D:D:D
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I have a celeron chip.. it\'s by intel. I do heaps of crap on screen.. I\'m talking Rendering programs and electronic board design programs which need heaps of math. and it runs fine... Maybe the CPU is crap. Though i do agree AMD is far better.
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I have a 533 Celeron w/ 192 megs of ram, i get all kinds of crap running, I don\'t have any problems. My next system will be AMD though.
1. Your sister is possibly computer illiterate.
2. Compaqs definately suck ass.
3. Most likely, it\'s the buggier-than-hell Win ME OS that is causing most of the problems.
Windows millenium sucks ass in large portions.
Oh - looking up websites isn\'t too processor intensive.
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I run PII 350 128 ram here at the house and a
PIII 800 256ram at the office and I see virtually no difference aside from a little startup/shutdown adv from my P3 but that could be b/c of the 256ram.
Also ME, I hear is horrible. I have 98 first edition and never upgraded. I run 2k Pro at work and I really like it, but I have a better knoweledge of install/un-install and registry of 98 so that\'s what I run at home.
And yes, THUNDERBIRD 1Gigger is next system I build.
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compaq p3
There\'s your problem. Compaq makes the worst computers on the face of the Earth.
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I hate Intel with a passion, even though i\'m running a P3 450Mhz w/96 MB Ram...I can\'t wait till I can get a Athlon 1.2Ghz!
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Originally posted by Ryu
There\'s your problem. Compaq makes the worst computers on the face of the Earth.
Exactly. While, I am not a fond of Intel chips--okay, I admit I detest them (both my computers have AMD chips). I doubt it was the Intel chip causing the problems. Compaq has horrible computers. Personally, you couldn\'t give me one of the damn things.
When something crashes like that, it is easy to point to one thing, but you have to take in account alot of things.
1: Is it the OS? When is the last time you ran ScanDisk? Defragmented? So on and so on.
2: Do you have any conflicts?
3: Are the drivers updated?
4: Do you have the latest update patches for the OS and your software?
5: Are you running a Compaq?
Answer those questions one by one. If you find yourself going "yes" to the 5th question, then get ready to buy a new computer.
;)
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Your problem has nothing to do with intel. I had a 133 and I ran stuff fine. I had MP3s playing while I was browsing the internet working on photoshop. So if she has a 900mhz and having probs, then take it back. I now have a 1.3 ghz and am very happy with it.
Giving a blanket statement like intel sucks is pretty stupid when obviously "your" intel sucks. Heck, it may not even be your chip causing the problem.
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"Pentium computers suck so bad they should stop making chips" -XBOX
You do know that the XBox has a PIII, right? Its only 733mhz too.
AMD FOREVER!
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Originally posted by nO-One
Yep go AMD,Athlon forever etc..:D
For those who don\'t know,I am an AMD whore of the worst kind,and damn proud of it :D:D:D
I\'m with you man 100%. Intel = Pants
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Well it is not the operating system. It is that damn pc. I will be online and open this site then I will right click and open the forum in a new window. And man the page will take minutes and minutes to load. You can not open more than one site at a time on her p3 or it will freez. And if your downloading small files then sites will not load up. That computer sucks so bad. It is worst than the p2 if you ask me. Seems like small files like wordperfect take minutes to load up. That pc is so slow to be 900mhz and 128ram and 30gig hdd.
And it does not have that many programs on so nothing is draining away at memory and space on hdd. I say that p3 sucks and I have read articles on the p4 that is even worst. I will never buy a pc that has pentium in it or compaq on the label.
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You know what really makes me laugh...
It\'s how intel try to sell their processors on the reason that they would enhance your internet experience.
Man what a load of bull. what would the difference be on the net using a 400 Mhz machine or 700 Mhz machine
Damn, note to Intel: CABLE Modems and ADSL give you a richer internet experience! :D
Just my opinion
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Originally posted by XBOX
Well it is not the operating system. It is that damn pc. I will be online and open this site then I will right click and open the forum in a new window. And man the page will take minutes and minutes to load. You can not open more than one site at a time on her p3 or it will freez. And if your downloading small files then sites will not load up. That computer sucks so bad. It is worst than the p2 if you ask me. Seems like small files like wordperfect take minutes to load up. That pc is so slow to be 900mhz and 128ram and 30gig hdd.
And it does not have that many programs on so nothing is draining away at memory and space on hdd. I say that p3 sucks and I have read articles on the p4 that is even worst. I will never buy a pc that has pentium in it or compaq on the label.
There\'s something totally wrong then! Even if it\'s P3 and Compaq, it should be blazingly fast. At my school they have 733 MHz P3\'s (Compaqs) with 128 mb RAM and Win2k. They are quite fast and excellent, no problems there. So your sisters comp is really, really screwy if it\'s that slow. It\'s not normal.
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I totally agree with Samwise on this one. I\'ll bet your sister has a virus. I had one, I wish I could remember what it was called, but it had the exact symptoms you are saying. I would shift click a link to open a new window and the system would pause for about 10-15 seconds, then it would open the window. Norton found the virus, but couldn\'t clean it. I had to reformat.
I honestly think your problem has absolutely zero to do with the processor.
And as far as intel enhancing the internet experience, true, DSL and cable does wonders, but the internet is totally different on my Pentium IV compared to my Pentium 133. Websites pop up instantly. My 133 would lag tremendously, especially with streaming video.
But even the 133 worked fine with 5+ browsers open at the same time. Well, after I reformatted it did. Viruses suck.
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Well she may have a viruse, but I really doubt that, but next time I go over there I will check, but if you ask me I say it is the crappy companies making the pc\'s and chips inside. Her pc has been slow from day one so when I go over there tomarrow I will check, but I already know there is no virus.
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comparison between a pIII 667 mhz and a p41.3 ghz
p4 1.3
128 mb of rdram
geforce 2 gts
Win ME
3dmark2001 reslut = 450!!!
p3 667
128 mb of rd ram
Geforce Pro 32 DDR
Win 98 SE
3dmark2001 result = 1270!
see for yourself, MY PENTIUM 3 IS faster that A PENTIUM 4
so..yah INTEL you suck!
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hmmm it may be bad memory.Try swapping the memory from you Tbird rig to hers and see how it goes.
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Well my pentium 4 scored a 1209 on your little program and it\'s not a gaming PC. So I think you need to get your piece of crap P4 that only scored a 450 in the shop immediately.
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heh..its running on win mE so that will cause all the problems
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Originally posted by Metal_Gear_Ray
heh..its running on win mE so that will cause all the problems
Sorry ray, im running WinME with:
Athlon 700Mhz
Geforce 2 GTS 32 Meg
Asus K7V-T Mobo
256 Megs of ram
And some other assorted stuff
Looks like he has a driver problem. I get 2400 3DMarks in 3DMark 2001
check http://www.the-ctrl-alt-del.com/Drivers.htm
For some decent Geforce Drivers
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I dont care, its not my pc, its my dads!! It get a nice 1270 mark on my old (t)rusty p3 667!
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Ok dood, no problems
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my dad bought his pc only for e-mailing and office work, waste of money in my eyes!
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That program is really dependant on your 3d card more than the processor from what it seems to me.
But the point is still valid that MGR was talking out his butt when he wrote:
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comparison between a pIII 667 mhz and a p41.3 ghz
p4 1.3
128 mb of rdram
geforce 2 gts
Win ME
3dmark2001 reslut = 450!!!
p3 667
128 mb of rd ram
Geforce Pro 32 DDR
Win 98 SE
3dmark2001 result = 1270!
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Originally posted by XBOX
Well it is not the operating system. It is that damn pc. I will be online and open this site then I will right click and open the forum in a new window. And man the page will take minutes and minutes to load. You can not open more than one site at a time on her p3 or it will freez. And if your downloading small files then sites will not load up. That computer sucks so bad. It is worst than the p2 if you ask me. Seems like small files like wordperfect take minutes to load up. That pc is so slow to be 900mhz and 128ram and 30gig hdd.
And it does not have that many programs on so nothing is draining away at memory and space on hdd. I say that p3 sucks and I have read articles on the p4 that is even worst. I will never buy a pc that has pentium in it or compaq on the label.
Hey man every though it could just be your internet connection. I got a P4 with cable and have no problems so far:D
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AMD 1.2ghz here and im loving it. Had a p3 700 and it was ok faster than my k6 3 450 but it didnt act like a 700 but not bad.
My rig...
AMD 1.2ghz
256ram
60gig hard drive
Geforce 2...voodoo 5500 back up
Bulit by myself.
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THE PROBLEM WITH YA PROCCESOR IS NOT A PROBLEM BUT COMPAQ IS, I HAVE WORKED WITH COMPUTERS FOR MANY YEARS NOW BUILDING AND RECTIYING, COMPAQ AS GOT TO BE THE ALLTIME WORST, FROM THE EARLY MODELS WITH THE STUPID BIOS ON A FLOPPY TO THE PRESENT DAY ABSOLUTE CRAP CONFIGURATION
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Originally posted by Ryu
There\'s your problem. Compaq makes the worst computers on the face of the Earth.
LoL :laughing:
And thats the truth. The Compaq is the reason why you have a **** pc :D
Trust me , I work for them, Thats how I know :D
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If ya thinkin on upgrading biuld ya own with moduler
design it\'s a frow to do and yu\'ll end up with a machine
far better than retail crap.
if u go for AMD THUNDERBIRDS + ADD the KV7 :D motherboard with raid it\'s an overclockers dream loads of performance and a doddle to set up u can frow the kitchen sink at it and u still wont push it.
so remember AMD+ABIT KV7 MINUS COMPAQ :mad: = NO PROBS :eek:
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3dmark2001 reslut
:D
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BIOS ON A FLOPPY
how the hell are u gonna have the BIOS on a floppy
good grief man
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Damn, even Kommunists know that
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Originally posted by mm
how the hell are u gonna have the BIOS on a floppy
good grief man
Go get yourself QNX.A whole operating system on a floppy with a functonal GUI and everything you need.:D