Just because you want a value computer system shouldn't mean sacrificing an entertaining gaming experience, right? In order to minimize the pain our video cards must endure, we use Normal Quality settings with v-sync off. Additionally, we have included sound on/sound off scores so you can make your own comparisons

A few frame per second here, and a few frame there - for the most part, the 900MHz Duron does not post overwhelming increases in Quake III. We suspect most enthusiasts will be able to squeeze more performance out of a lower clocked (and cheaper) Duron overclocked to the same level.