modems... (again)

[zskillz]

i was just going through a search of modems because I'm gonna be building a new system. I was sure that I wanted to get a hard modem, but now I'm not so sure. The system is for someone who will use the modem for all purposes EXCEPT gaming (that means... NO games(heh))

I was under the impression that winmodems slowed the system down, but I read (in one of those old posts) that they are better for non-gaming use.. is this true??

and, to confuse the matter more, but perhaps more importantly, does any of this even make a bit of difference if we're talking about putting in in a Athlon 800 system?

thanks,
-Z

[LiLRiceBoi]

Try reading some of the other posts, they have the information you are looking for. If you still have questions ask them.

[neo_otyugh]

a good cheap winmodem would be a lucent chipset, when they ahve the newest drivers they work great, and at $20-30 they are a good deal as well.

cehck out www.ez-net.com/modems (http://www.ez-net.com/modems) for more info on good vs bad modems

[Unsecured Loner]

With an 800MHz Athlon, the user should never notice the difference. There are even Linux and Be drivers now for soft modems, so you wouldn't necessarily be limited to Windows.