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Old 06-29-2006, 11:04 PM
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Default Re: Whats the best desktop CPU for around $200
as well as what yawg said, to get a celeron clocked high, you need a half decent mobo, and intel mobos cost lots - not many bangs for bucks in them. overall, a sempron will always be better (also, the new am2 semprons are dirt cheap)
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