First of all, forget Duron and Celeron CPUs. Totally worthless for all graphics. XEON would be the best choice, but the pricetag is ridiculous (high)! That leaves you with either Athlon or Intel P4. Speaking for myself, i think Athlon is the best choice if you want a very good CPU for a good price. I use a P4 2.26 Ghz, with 512 MB RAMBUS and a Geforce 2 Ti. But my older PC, with a 1 Ghz Athlon chewed a lot less than this one. When i upgrade again, it will be to an Athlon.

Rudolf Herczog
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