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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: Mucker on February 17, 2004, 09:04:41 PM
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Whos doing the best deals on A1 g4`s at the mo, pref a power system. and how comeNTSC g4`s i`ve seen on the web are 933mhz while uk g4`s are aound 800mhz.
Iwas looking earlyer and an american spec is higher than uk, but for the equivilant in dollers. An american g4 933mhz graphics card etc $1400 dollers (aprox £800) while the uk with a lower cpu is £1400! who`s sckanking who?
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Mucker wrote:
Whos doing the best deals on A1 g4`s at the mo, pref a power system. and how comeNTSC g4`s i`ve seen on the web are 933mhz while uk g4`s are aound 800mhz.
Iwas looking earlyer and an american spec is higher than uk, but for the equivilant in dollers. An american g4 933mhz graphics card etc $1400 dollers (aprox £800) while the uk with a lower cpu is £1400! who`s sckanking who?
No one is sckanking anyone, its just that the AmigaOne happens to be an expensive motherboard. The AmigaOne board is mainly a reference/development board anyways, the real mass produced product will be the A1 mini-ITX according to Eyetech.
Fortunately I bought a Pegasos for a lot less, and I plan to upgrade to a Pegasos2 soon. :-D
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american spec is higher than uk,
It always is, they get better stuff than us because they are harder to please and they whinge more. :flame: :roll:
oops Did i just say that out loud. :roflmao:
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Hi!
AFAIK all *recent* A1s are using 933 MHz CPU (as 800 MHz ones were not available), but as the Board (especially cooling) is designed for a 800 MHz CPU it is clocked at 800 MHz. You might modify the cooling (adding an appropriate cooler for example) and then clock it to 933 MHz yourselves, though. Maybe the US-Dealers did this already ?
(Myselves I still have my A1 clocked at 800 MHz, though it is also using a 933 MHz CPU, and it is NOT an US one which I bought BTW).
BTW: If you find the A1 offers too expensive, there is the possibility that you only buy the A1 Motherboard at your Amiga dealer and put together "the system yourselves", like those PC guys usually do... especially if you add only an
older GFX Card (let's say Voodoo 3) you will get the system MUCH cheaper. And a cheap PC case (there are really cool ones too).
Also components like GFX Boards, SCSI Adapters and Soundboards are very cheap on eBay !!!
You can get an A1 (without monitor, I guess most people have already a fitting monitor :) ) for below 1000 EUR (around 1000 USD) this way. And you still can buy a Radeon later and add it :)
Of course if you feel unsure about putting together your own system it is probably best to go for one of the "complete" offers.
Steffen
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Hello,
AFAIK all *recent* A1s are using 933 MHz CPU (as 800
MHz ones were not available), but as the Board
(especially cooling) is designed for a 800 MHz CPU it is
clocked at 800 MHz.
Both processors operate at the same bus speed, so "in theory" the board
should operate equally reliable with either 800 or 933 MHz CPU's, so long
as the cooling demands of the processor itself are adequately met.
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amigamad wrote:
american spec is higher than uk,
It always is, they get better stuff than us because they are harder to please and they whinge more. :flame: :roll:
oops Did i just say that out loud. :roflmao:
:lol:
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Anyone know how much the A1LITE mobo is likely to cost?