2.08 GHz: 2600 t-bred or 2800 barton?

techronin

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thinking of upgrading to a 333fsb proc.

specs:
2000 xp
a7v333 mobo
pc2700 ram
radeon 9800 pro

(i don't overclock at all)

they are both the same speed - will the barton outperform?
 

Shimmishim

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if you odn't mind overclocking just ALITTLE...

i'd say go with the 2500+ and overclock it to 2800+ speeds and save the money...
 
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the barton 2800+ will obvious outperform the 2600+ but not by 200 mhz. it will prolly out perform it slightly. i'd rather have the 2600+ because the very little performance increase with the extra cache isnt worth the $
 
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the cache really doesnt do i for me. i guess i'm a bit bitter that AMD slapped on some cache on a 2.2Ghz processor and called it a 3200+ :Q
 

Shimmishim

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Originally posted by: shady06
the cache really doesnt do i for me. i guess i'm a bit bitter that AMD slapped on some cache on a 2.2Ghz processor and called it a 3200+ :Q

agreed!

it doesn't deserve the 3200+ rating!