Barton core Athlon...are you getting one?

[titanmiller]

If you are in the mood for a new AMD powered cruncher will you go with a new Barton or a Tbread? The prices on the Tbreads should go down when the Barton Comes out.

 

[mechBgon]

I might, depending on what Anand and Evan report in their review. They can't publish until the official launch... think I'll be up late that night

 

[Confused]

I am needing to get a new motherboard soon, as the AGP is dead on my K7S5A, I have my GF4 Ti4200 sitting on top of the monitor in an anti-static bag, cos the computer locks up after less than an hour if it's in

So, depending on when I have the money to get a new motherboard, and possibly processor, I will have to see what's the best bang for buck and overclockability out there

If all goes well, and i'm offered job that i've got interview for tomorrow, then I could well be getting the new stuff in a couple of weeks, so in that case, it will probably be an Epox 8RDA+, and TBred 1700+/2000+


Confused

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: mechBgon
I might, depending on what Anand and Evan report in their review. They can't publish until the official launch... think I'll be up late that night

Thy can't publish it, but if they were to put it on an un-protected server....

 

[Confused]

Originally posted by: Evadman

Originally posted by: mechBgon
I might, depending on what Anand and Evan report in their review. They can't publish until the official launch... think I'll be up late that night

Thy can't publish it, but if they were to put it on an un-protected server....

LOL @ Evadman!

(First post from iPaq, lying in bed )


Confused

 

[Tetsuo316]

i don't want to thread crap here, so i'll answer the question first:

no, a tbread since i'm poor.

now, i have a question for Confused:

what model gf4 is that? i have an abit gf4ti4400 that causes my system to lockup after a few minutes.

 

[titanmiller]

Originally posted by: Confused

(First post from iPaq, lying in bed )


Confused

WOW!

 

[Confused]

Originally posted by: Tetsuo316
now, i have a question for Confused:

what model gf4 is that? i have an abit gf4ti4400 that causes my system to lockup after a few minutes.

It's an MSI Ti4200 128MB, DVI/TV-Out. It has been working on that mobo/cpu/ram combination for ~4 months, but only been having problems in past 3 weeks. Card is OK in family's P4 rig, their card (same as mine) also locks up my machine. It's not drivers, as I have reinstalled Windows, and different drivers, and still problems.

With a PCI card (Voodoo 3 2000) it's fine (although it performs crap in games compared to the GF4 )

Confused

 

[gistech1978]

i plan on getting a Tbred when the barton comes out.
i hope that 2100+ Tbred gets down to around 50-60. which it probably will when the bartons come out.
might be wishful thinking. but i doubt it

 

[deerslayer]

Depends on the prices. Most likely a Tbred.

 

[mechBgon]

A retail Barton 2500+ should be in the $195 area, if that helps. Intel has a price cut planned for late February, so it might not be long before AMD had to cut theirs too. jonnyGURU put up a little performance preview here and what you can take away from that is that his Barton overclocked more than 20% on stock voltage. Definitely not another Tbred 2200+, which couldn't OC much upon release.

 

[RemyCanad]

Well I will get getting a P4 and going for an overclock on it.

I just mention this becuase someone mentioned the price cut on them.

 

[deerslayer]

Originally posted by: RemyCanad
Well I will get getting a P4 and going for an overclock on it.

I just mention this becuase someone mentioned the price cut on them.

I've been considering building a pentium rig sometime soon. All the systems i've ever built have been AMD, but I'd like to give the P4 a try if i can get a good deal on one!

 

[Assimilator1]

When are the Bartons due for release?

And no I won't ,at least not for a very long time ,I usually get cpus just before they stop selling them

 

[ProviaFan]

Originally posted by: Assimilator1
When are the Bartons due for release?

And no I won't ,at least not for a very long time ,I usually get cpus just before they stop selling them

LOL, me too.

AFAIK, the release date for Barton is Feb. 10th.

 

[Swanny]

Since Athlon 64 is delayed I think I will be getting a Barton when they come out.

 

[CyGoR]

I'm also still considering what to buy.. I never ever had an AMD system, so I might give it a try. And when I do, it will be a Barton...

But on the other hand, with the new chipset from Intel (Granite Bay) which has very nice features, I might choose that one...
And the prices aren't that much of a different between AMD and Intel lately..

I need something new, but I really don't know what...

 

[RU482]

Originally posted by: Confused
I am needing to get a new motherboard soon, as the AGP is dead on my K7S5A, I have my GF4 Ti4200 sitting on top of the monitor in an anti-static bag, cos the computer locks up after less than an hour if it's in

So, depending on when I have the money to get a new motherboard, and possibly processor, I will have to see what's the best bang for buck and overclockability out there

If all goes well, and i'm offered job that i've got interview for tomorrow, then I could well be getting the new stuff in a couple of weeks, so in that case, it will probably be an Epox 8RDA+, and TBred 1700+/2000+


Confused

How large is your power supply?

 

[Confused]

Originally posted by: redly1

Originally posted by: Confused
I am needing to get a new motherboard soon, as the AGP is dead on my K7S5A, I have my GF4 Ti4200 sitting on top of the monitor in an anti-static bag, cos the computer locks up after less than an hour if it's in

So, depending on when I have the money to get a new motherboard, and possibly processor, I will have to see what's the best bang for buck and overclockability out there

If all goes well, and i'm offered job that i've got interview for tomorrow, then I could well be getting the new stuff in a couple of weeks, so in that case, it will probably be an Epox 8RDA+, and TBred 1700+/2000+


Confused

How large is your power supply?

Enermax 350W, although as I said in reply to Tetsuo316, it has only been causing errors in the past couple of weeks, and i've had the exact same setup for months



Confused

 

[Electrode]

I will get a pair of the lowest-clocked Bartons once Intel releases a higher clocked P4 to drop prices a bit. Hopefully, the XP-to-MP unlock procedure is still just a matter of closing the L5 bridges.

 

[Baldy18]

Personally I'm waiting to check out Banias.