Barton 2500+ vs TBred 2600+

[HiTek21]

I'm planning on upgrading CPU's and Mobos soon, I've been browsing Newegg's catalog and I noticed that the Barton 2500+ only runs 1.83GHz and the TBred Runs 2.08GHz whats the difference between the two processors?

 

[compudog]

The Barton 2500+ has 512 K of on-die cache and an official clock speed of 333MHz (166x2) The 2600+ doesn't have the added cache. (Any one correct me if I am wrong.) The Barton 2500+ is a fantastic deal at less than $100. From what I have read, it is very overclockable!

 

[HiTek21]

Which is faster at stock speed? I don't like dabbling in the art of overclocking much, I just bought a Gig of Crucial PC2700 RAM from newegg and I don't want to get another set of ram. I'd only change the FSB

 

[Corporate Thug]

the 2600+ is faster @ stock, if you are gonna OC, get the 2500+

 

[HiTek21]

How much speed do you think I could squeeze out of the Barton and TBred if I were to put it on the Asus
A7N8X Deluxe mobo with 1GB of Crucial PC2700?

 

[Corporate Thug]

your RAM is gonna limit you, but for reference (using XMS pc3200 or high performance ram), barton 2500+ easily gets to 200*11 (2200 Mhz) and 2600+ (according to many online reviews) gets to 2400 Mhz. with those speeds, the 2400 Mhz chip is far faster

EDIT: also, price should not be an issue, as the 2600+ is only $3 more than the 2500+ @ newegg