choose between 2100 t-bred or 2500 barton

[montuow]

i'm trying to put together a computer and was wondering if the performance gain by the barton 2500+ outweighs the fact that it costs 80$ more than the 2100. Currently i'm not looking towards overclocking the computer, but int eh future i might so i havce to that into consideration. is the new barton core really worth it for me to spend the extra money on?

 

[bgeh]

imo, you should get the 2100+ or more possibly the 2400+ since you don't plan to oc soon

 

[DAPUNISHER]

I agree, without overclocking the 2400+ would be the best price point for your needs right now.

 

[montuow]

i was definitely considering the 2400 as a possibility, but i was thinking that since the 2500 barton is a newer model, it had to be better. is this not the case then?

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Originally posted by: montuow
i was definitely considering the 2400 as a possibility, but i was thinking that since the 2500 barton is a newer model, it had to be better. is this not the case then?

Well the extra cache doesn't do much for the Barton over the t-bred in most situations and the 2400+ is clocked@2ghz the 2500+@1.83ghz which gives the 2400+ the boost it needs to hang with the barton most of the time.. The barton runs a bit cooler but@stock speeds and voltage that's not an issue regardless. I'd save the money and get the 2400+ myself.

 

[EXman]

After getting a 2100+ then moving to a P4 I think the best bang for your buck is a 1700+ Tbred B they OC just as good as the 2100 (in the case of newer weeks) and cost half as much. I am so tempted to sell my 3.0+ P4 and get a good 1700+. I miss my AMD...

 

[montuow]

isthere newhere that sells the 1700 t-bred b reliably, cuz it seems that from what i've read, u could also possibly get an a or a c version fo teh core which doesn't oc as well

also, i'm a very huge beginner in ocing so i dont' want to risk pushing the processor too much w/o knowing its limits since it will be my first time ocing

 

[EXman]

there are places that sell certain 1700 cpus that have a good shot of being just as good as a 2100 such as excaliberpc.com

it is your money but the newer weeks look good and many have gotten their 1700's to OC just as far or better than the 2100's.

if you don't OC go with a barton.

 

[montuow]

judging from this, i think i'm gonna have to choose between the 1700, 2100 or 2400 tbred. are there any major differneces between the 3 processors, ie one is able to overclock better than the others, or can all three manage to hit the same "level" of performance when oced

 

[Bacinator]

I would vote for a 2100, with a nice mobo. So if you do want to tinker around with oc'ing, you'll have good equipment to do so with. Newegg T-bred B link is selling OEM for 88, an retail with box fan for ~$94. Take some of that "barton" money you had, and put it into a good mobo and memory. With good a good mobo and memory as a foundation, you should be able to just "drop" in a barton later if you wanted to. Make sure you read alot of the good threads with info in this forum. People have even posted Newbie Overclocking guides, that are nearly n00by proof. =)

Good luck!