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Processor Main Features: Hyper-Threading Technology, Intel Execute Disable Bit
Cache memory
Type: L2 Cache
Installed Size: 1 MB
Cache Per Processor: 1 MB
Mainboard
Data Bus Speed: 800 MHz
Ram
Installed Size: 512 MB / 4 GB (max)
Technology: DDR SDRAM
Memory Speed: 400 MHz
Memory Specification Compliance: PC3200
Form Factor: DIMM 184-PIN
Storage controller
Type: Serial ATA - integrated
Controller Interface Type: Serial ATA-150
Storage controller (2nd)
Type: IDE - integrated
Storage
Floppy Drive: 3.5" 1.44 MB floppy
Storage controller (2nd)
Controller Interface Type: ATA-100
Storage
Hard Drive: 2 x 200 GB - standard - Serial ATA-150 - 7200 rpm
Optical storage
Type: DVD±RW - IDE
Optical storage (2nd)
Type: DVD-ROM
Card reader
Type: 7 in 1 card reader
Supported Flash Memory Cards: CompactFlash Card type I, CompactFlash Card type II, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card, SmartMedia Card
Graphics controller
Type: PCI Express x16 - plug-in card
Graphics Processor / Vendor: ATI Radeon X300
Installed Size: 256 MB
Digital Video Standard: Digital Visual Interface (DVI)
Multimedia functionality
TV Tuner Type: Analogue TV
Radio Tuner Type: FM radio
Audio output
Type: Sound card
Sound Output Mode: 7.1 channel surround
Compliant Standards: High Definition Audio
Speaker(s): 2 x right / left channel
Input device
Type: Mouse, keyboard
Keyboard
Connectivity: Wireless
Manufacturer's product description
Advent is PC World's award-winning brand of computers designed to offer customers the latest technology at the lowest prices - and conveniently they are available straight off the shelf. Advent PCs are constantly evolving to meet the needs of more knowledgeable and demanding customers who want the best performance for a wide variety of applications and uses.
Mouse
Connectivity: Wireless
Telecom
Modem: Fax / modem - PCI - plug-in card
Max Transfer Rate: 56 Kbps
Protocols & Specifications: ITU V.90, ITU V.92
Networking
Networking: Network adapter
Wireless LAN Supported: Yes
Data Link Protocol: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
Advantages: Fast, Available to anyone and his dog. Disadvantages: Expensive, do not perform at best yet due to lack of demanding software.
...When it comes to the processor market and the way that the sales are split, I am very disturbed at the fact that newcomers seem to go for Intel chips, especially the latest Pentium ranges! Now we see the advent of the Pentium 4 chips, available widely in 1.1, 1.3, and 1.4GHz models. I work with over 100 machines at a time, all which once ran on Intel chips, this however, was changed when we realised our "breakdown rate" was 1 in 6! This clearly shows that Intel are just in for the money and couldn't care less about reliability. Now we use AMD and the "breakdown rate" with them is less than 1 in 23! Astonishing. Nevertheless, the P4 is a technological breakthrough so more about that (after working slepplessly with it for a week). I received my P4 1.4GHz machine with 512MB RAM and all the gubbins. I was worried that it failed many of our...
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Advantages: Really good for multitasking. Great value Disadvantages: Cant clock it to 3 ghz without getting it really hot.
...Well this processor is nothing new really. It is pretty much the same thing as the amd 2700 chip. However it has a 512 cache. It is double that of p4s and other amd chips. Although it runs at 2.167 ghz it is faster than a 2.5 ghzp4. How cool is that. It can run most games fairly well. The only game it cant run smoothly is halo, even when I used a radeon 9800xt. However you can overclock it a bit to 2.5 ghz and it will run great.
Since it has the barton core like the amd 64 processor it will be able to run some 64 bit applications. I bought this processor because I was building a pc for myself. So far I have no problems. You can clock it to 3ghz but you will need a better heatsink and a loud fan to keep it cool. I reccomend you only clock it 2.5 ghz max....
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Advantages: Excellent value for money very Durable and robust Disadvantages: you might need to upgrade the memory to 1gb to handle current operating systems
...This is the computer that i am currently using . i have been using it for the past 3 years and i am more than impressed by it. let me give you a break down of its specifications
CPU -Intel Pentium 43.2 GHz HT
BIOS -Phoenix-Award BIOS.
Motherboard -TriGem IT865GE (MS 6743)
Memory 512 MB DDR RAM - PC2700 i have upgraded my memory to 1gb so i can handle Vista (microsofts new operating system)
Hard Drive is a 200 GB Maxtor 6Y200PO i have also added an additional hard drive to my system as well to give me additional storage
The CD Drive is a LG GSA-4040B DVD±R/RW/RAM
Lite-On XJ-HD166 16x(48x) DVD-ROM it burns Cd 'svery fast.
MC Reader Flash Memory Card Drive (7 in 1) - you can insert almost any external card into the slots without any problems .
Video Card nVidia GeForce FX 5200 (256MB) - not too impressed with the graphics...
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Introduction:
As Intel continues to offer new technology processors at very affordable price, the older technology processor's price has fallen dramatically to a very low level. The prices for processors are at record low level. This has helped the end... more
good:
price, if compared to other available mobos having the 478 socket (which seems to be outdated nowadays).
not-so-good:
** had to buy a new VGA card, DirectX drivers for built-in VGA turned out to be buggy (computer halted on black screen).... more
If your like i was before stuck with a pretty decent socket 478 CPU such as a Pentium 4 2.8 , then this is one of the best motherboards i would recommend to get.
There are lots of great advantages with this motherboard such as the size, its a Micro... more
The Elitegroup P4M900T-M2 Is a Motherboard which Retails for around £30.00
The Motherboard uses the Chipset of the P4M900CD & VT8237S
The Motherboard has been designed to Support the Latest Intel CPUs Such as The Intel Dual Core and the Intel... more
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