Via C3 Samual 2 Processor

[FghtinIrshNvrDi]

Anyone used one? Anyone used a Via processor AT ALL? I mean, I'm not expecting a gaming machine here... This is kindof a weird deal. I read in the PDF File TD is providing that they go to like 800mhz... I had someone tell me this one is 1ghz.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1549660&CatId=190

I am building low-low-budget machines for a few people in college, and this might be a good deal. If the architechture is almost identical to a Pentium 3 efficiency, I don't know if I want it, but if it's slightly more efficient, perhaps a 1.3 or 1.4ghz effective, it is EXACTLY what I'm looking for. I also googled this processor and other websites are advertising it as the "Via C3 Samual 2 2000+," which leads me to believe that it could be extremely efficient. Opinions, speculation, everyone welcome to say anything, go ahead.

Other websites advertising it as a "2000+":
http://www.pcchipsusa.com/prod-m789cluv12.asp
or
http://crgsales.com/pro431387.html

Ryan

 

[WorldIndustries]

I think you can only get those as ONBOARD processors (welded to the motherboard) on cheaper motherboards. I've seen them selling for around 70 bucks on eBay. I might be getting one soon for a cheap build...

 

[FghtinIrshNvrDi]

Yeah, it's soldered on there, I know that. I was just wondering if anybody used them and how they performed.

Ryan

 

[BRreed]

sorry dont know about the cpu, but what kinda price range are you looking at,
if those are any good at all, you could put together a system for next to nothing.
your looking at a sytem with the high end parts being the keyboard monitor and speakers

 

[FghtinIrshNvrDi]

Motheboard & processor are 75 bucks... You can't argue with that. Then a cheap stick of ram. You have a computer for 100 bucks... Add a case, hard drive, and optical drive and you're good to go. The best part is that no parts are e-bayed or used.

Ryan

 

[Apokalipse]

the Via chips run really efficiently. they're not designed to be fast, but they use little power and produce little heat

 

[FghtinIrshNvrDi]

hmm... I'm thinking mild overclock potential, but I'm not sure. I mean, even if I can bring up to speed a little bit. It should take a little bit of the lead out of its shoes...

Ryan

 

[Nitestick]

apokalipse is right. the main point of the C3 chip is that it runs really cool compared to its counterparts. i think the C3 is basically s370. i think the p-rating on this though is very tricky. kinda like how AMD used to base their p-rating on the thunderbird and then changed to base it on the P4 i think the C3 p-rating is based on the original Cyrix or something like that :O