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Got some questions about the XP 2500+ and XP-M 2500+

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blk96gt

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It's about time for me to upgrade my CPU, and I've read a lot of stuff indicating that the XP 2500+ with the Barton core was great for overclocking. I have also read that the XP-M 2500+ with the Barton core is even better then the regular XP for OC'ing. However, I have heard people saying that some of the Barton cores that have been procuced recently are not as good for OC'ing as the earlier ones were. Now, my question is how can I tell whether or not I'm getting a CPU that has the older Barton core, or do they even have these anymore?

Another question I have is it really worth getting a 2500, or instead go with a Sempron 3100 that perfroms a litlte better then the XP 3200 stock, and from what I've heard OC's really well?

Any help would be appreciated, and I'm sorry if this has already been answered somewhere. If it has, just point me to the thread and I'll get my answeres there. Thanks for the help.
 
search for 2500 Mobile or something similiar.. the difference are well covered there as well as comparison points with other procs...
 
All I really want to know is if it's true that the newer Barton cores don't OC like the older ones do, and if the XP-M's are affected the same way. I have searched, and I have not read anything about this. That is why I asked that question.
 
the newer regular bartons don't OC any worse, although there are exceptions where certain steppings on certain chips are able to OC more than others. the thing with all the new 2500+ bartons is that they are multiplier locked so your stuck just changing around the fsb from 166-200 or so in order to get your chip up to 3200+ speeds. but in doing so you'll need decent ram to keep up with that fsb increase. the cool thing about mobile bartons is that they are multiplier unlocked and also have been binned to run a lower voltage and therefore cooler temperature's at stock speeds which allows for an even greater OC. i have a mobile IQYHA 2600+ chip that can do 2.7ghz on air with only decent cooling. hope i helped you....
 
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