Hows is the Athlon XP paired with a 760?

[Byte]

I'm itching to upgrade my 1.4Ghz to a AXP1700+. I currently have an Epox 8K7A and don't want to bother upgrading to a KT266A yet. Does the AthlonXP give good increase to 760s when compared to Tbirds?

 

[John]

I doubt you would notice a difference between a 1.4 Tbird and a 1.46 XP, except in benchmarks.

 

[Byte]

Well i'm selling my old 1.4 for $150 which is about as much as the 1700XP cost anyways, so it's a free upgrade. I'm just wondering if i should bother upgrading the mobo too. Then i'd have to find someone to sell my 8k7a to

 

[John]

Nah, my GF's PC runs a XP1600+ w/ an 8k7a, and it is a screamer. I think you should hold on to what you got.

 

[Erasmus-X]

<< Well i'm selling my old 1.4 for $150 which is about as much as the 1700XP cost anyways, so it's a free upgrade. >>



Just who did you find that was crazy enough to spend that much on a used T-bird 1400? You can get a brand new one for less than that.

 

[John]

<< Just who did you find that was crazy enough to spend that much on a used T-bird 1400? You can get a brand new one for less than that. >>



Probably a friend of the family, heh.

 

[Byte]

Well since you can get 1.4 Tbirds at about $110, i can save about $40 by getting him a new 1.4 instead of swapping my 1.4 for a 1700+. Get it?

BTW not everyone are computer freaks like you guys on anandtech

 

[FlipSide]

what a scam. Can you introduce me to your friend. I might be selling him some CGA Video cards, full length ISA.

 

[JackBurton]

Hey, can you give me that guys number? I want to get rid of a 486DX2 66 Cyrix chip. Maybe I can do an even swap for a P4.

 

[sandorski]

Athlon XP 1700 and MSI K7 Master(AMD 760/VIA 686B) here, hella fast!

 

[Byte]

you guys just need to find friends who don't know a lot about comps. Then charge them full price for stuff. I mean retail prices here are amazingly high, $160 for an Athlon 1.4ghz. They don't show online, so i use those for comparison And thats pretty much the cheapest of all the computer shops (we only have compusa).