Can someone explain the relative speed ranks of the AMD processors?

[NMS]

Thanks for helping out a newbie! I looked through lots of old posts, but I couldn't find the specific info I needed.

I just bought an Athlon classic slot A 950 MHz/chaintech MB combo for $220 (with fan and shipping) -- would I have been better off getting a duron or spending more for a T-bird?

I want the fastest/cheapest combo, but I'm a bit wary of overclocking.

Many apologies if this is on the wrong forum or if it has already been answered. Thanks for any help!

Regards,
NMS

 

[Zephyr]

that depends on what speed classic you got if a Duron would be a better deal. However gnerally speaking yes Duron should be preferred over classic, they are pretty much on par preformancewise clock-for-clok, and the Tbird is faster.