Athlon 1.33 GHz Component Reviews and References (March/2001)
This computer was designed for
high peformance.
Thus the key components
were selected among the highest rated at the time
| Component | Source | Rating | ||
| Athlon 1.33 GHz 266 Mhz FSB | Toms Hardware |
"... The processor leaves Intel's Pentium 4 1.5 GHz behind and earns AMD the performance crown once again. ... It is much more overclockable than Athlon 1200 and running cooler than its predecessor as well. ..." |
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| ASL Full Tower Case | Maximum PC |
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| IWILL KK266-R Main Board |
Maximum PC |
10
May 2001 |
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| Plextor CD-RW PX-W1610TA 16/10/40A | Maximum PC |
9
Apr 2001 |
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| Linksys Etherfast 10/100 LAN Card | Neoseeker | "... Starting with the best performer (but not ranked based on performance), they were the Linksys LNE 100TX ($20) ..." | ||
| Alpha PAL6035MFC Heat Sink | Neoseeker | [ Top performer but newer less expensive types work as well ] | ||
| US Robotics 56K V90 2977 PCI OEM | Works the best on poor analog lines from personal experience, yet inexpensive in the OEM format | |||
| Corsair 256MB PC-150 CAS2 SDRAM | Respected Name. CAS2 allows memory access in two clock cycles instead of 3. The 150 MB rating allows overclocking by increasing the bus speed beyond 133. | |||
| Arctic Silver Termal Compound | Considered the best compound to use between the heat sink and CPU |
The following components were less important to the objective of performance and were selected on the basis of value