Athlon XP 2600+ 266mhx vs 333mhz price

[evechey]

at pricewatch.com
XP 2600 333FSB SOCKET A - OEM CPU (2.13.GHz) = $76
XP 2600 266FSB SOCKET A - OEM CPU (2.13.GHz) = $96

is there a reason why the processor with a faster FSB is cheaper than that of a lower one?
does it have to do with overclocking? im upgrading my motherboard to either an ASUS A7N8X-E (deluxe)
or an ABIT NF7-S or Abit AN7.... which CPU would be better?

thanks for any advice...

 

[mechBgon]

The 266MHz-based model is simply a rare item, and the stores charge more because it's rare. If your mobo didn't support 333MHz-based processors, you would have to pay their price or else buy a new mobo, so they figure they've got you over the barrel 😀

I would get the 333MHz-based one. FiringSquad did gaming tests with both variants and the 333MHz-based model performed better mostly. Make sure to get PC2700 RAM, or PC3200 or faster if you want to overclock.

 

[evechey]

thanks for the info. i will get the 333mhz one. right now i have 512MB PC2100 DDR.... is that not fast enough to overclock? and does it matter, out of the two you mentioned, if one will be that much faster? thanks again.

 

[Shimmishim]

if you have a 333 mhz processor, at the least if you don't o/c you'll need pc2700 which is 166 x 2 or 333 effective

pc2100 is 133 x 2 or 266...

🙂

 

[pspada]

You probably can continue to use your PC2100 instead of buying new PC2700 or PC3200 - just not at the perfered 1:1 ratio, at 5:4 instead.