AMD Question

TheChef · 08-04-2004, 06:46 PM

Whats the slowest Athlon XP processor that is worth buying becasue it wont be obsolete in a week.

4W4K3 · 08-04-2004, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by TheChef

Whats the slowest Athlon XP processor that is worth buying becasue it wont be obsolete in a week.

1700+ with the right stepping are fun to play with...but there "obsolete". i'd go with the mobile 2400+. cheap and overclocks like mad too. for a few $ more u can get a 2600+

Grimulus · 08-04-2004, 07:04 PM

a barton like mine is about 160 bucks OEM. no reason to buy anything retail.

4W4K3 · 08-04-2004, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Grimulus

a barton like mine is about 160 bucks OEM. no reason to buy anything retail.

$160 for a 2.2ghz cpu? i;d go with the 2600+mobile (its also barton) http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...103-436&depa=1 only $95 and it'll go 2.5+ on air. it seems liek a better deal to me.

Grimulus · 08-04-2004, 07:56 PM

i'm not a huge fan of mobile processors. i did some checking just now and my processor has went down considerably...it's about 115-130 bucks.
lot of people dig the mobiles, i just don't.
neweggs prices are high too...180 for my barton and i have found it for 120.
*shrugs*

4W4K3 · 08-05-2004, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Grimulus

i'm not a huge fan of mobile processors.

what dont u like about them? they're cheaper, cooler (temp wise lol), still have 512k L2 cache like a desktop barton, overclock considerably more than any XP barton desktop...i cant seem to think of anything that would turn someone away from them.

**Praetor** · 08-05-2004, 06:07 AM

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i'd go with the mobile 2400

That'll be the TBred ... you'll want the Barton at the least so get the XP2500

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i cant seem to think of anything that would turn someone away from them.

They're not (always) cheaper

TheChef · 08-05-2004, 03:52 PM

Wait so mobiles will overclock faster?

4W4K3 · 08-05-2004, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Praetor

They're not (always) cheaper

true...but who buys a mobile at a store and pays too much? u gotta be pretty lazy to not order from neeweegg or somewhere cheap.

tristan · 08-05-2004, 04:22 PM

People typically get mobiles because their multipliers are not locked. Makes for good overclocking. Newer standard amd chips multipiers are lock rendering it harder to do certain things in the overclocking arena.

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Grimulus Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Age: 22 Posts: 456	i'm not a huge fan of mobile processors. i did some checking just now and my processor has went down considerably...it's about 115-130 bucks. lot of people dig the mobiles, i just don't. neweggs prices are high too...180 for my barton and i have found it for 120. shrugs __________________ XFX 680i LT E6600 @ 3.6ghz eVGA 8800GTS Crucial Ballistix PC6400 X-Fi Platinum Corsair HX620 560gb - 320WD + 2x120 Seagate Barracuda(sata) Stacker case Proc & NB are watercooled.

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08-05-2004, 03:52 PM	#8 (permalink)
TheChef Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New York Age: 17 Posts: 1,383	Wait so mobiles will overclock faster?

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tristan Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 296	People typically get mobiles because their multipliers are not locked. Makes for good overclocking. Newer standard amd chips multipiers are lock rendering it harder to do certain things in the overclocking arena.