Time for a new CPU. My original idea was just to get the fastest Barton available @ 333mhz fsb (in this case, the 3000+ model) and sit on it till i was ready to upgrade to the Athlon64 (most probably a couple years from now, i as dont like spending exorborant amounts of money on cpu parts).
This is what i have to work with in terms of price (note: i threw in the 2500+ just for comparison reasons)
$137 AMD® Athlon?XP Barton 2500+(1.83GHz) w/333Mhz FSB 512K Box
$272 AMD® Athlon?XP Barton 2800+(2.08GHz) w/333Mhz FSB 512K Box
$389 AMD® Athlon?XP Barton 3000+(2.25GHz) w/333Mhz FSB 512K Box
If i bought the 2800+ , i would save $117 over the 3000+. That's a nice chunk of cash. My question here is: Is $117 worth 170mhz? Between the 2 (and heck, maybe 3) which of them hits the price/performance sweet spot harder? I don't plan on OC'ing guys, so please refrain from mentioning it
I need this cpu to last a long time (my current chip is a Duron 700mhz. To give you an idea of how i like to space out upgrades).
This is what i have to work with in terms of price (note: i threw in the 2500+ just for comparison reasons)
$137 AMD® Athlon?XP Barton 2500+(1.83GHz) w/333Mhz FSB 512K Box
$272 AMD® Athlon?XP Barton 2800+(2.08GHz) w/333Mhz FSB 512K Box
$389 AMD® Athlon?XP Barton 3000+(2.25GHz) w/333Mhz FSB 512K Box
If i bought the 2800+ , i would save $117 over the 3000+. That's a nice chunk of cash. My question here is: Is $117 worth 170mhz? Between the 2 (and heck, maybe 3) which of them hits the price/performance sweet spot harder? I don't plan on OC'ing guys, so please refrain from mentioning it
I need this cpu to last a long time (my current chip is a Duron 700mhz. To give you an idea of how i like to space out upgrades
).
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