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p4 or amd xp??? update!!!

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<< Who cares if it runs hot? As long as it OC's well and you know how to put a fan on, it doesnt make any difference
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the fact of the matter is it does not overclock well because it is nearing the end of the current core (palomino) i doubt you can get anything significant over 2100+ without an extreme cooling solution

if you want an overclockable amd then at least wait for a thoroughbred bet from what i've read the reduction in the core size takes most of the benefits from .18 - > .13 and the drop in vcore

so the t-bred will only dissipate %15 less heat than that of a similarly clocked AXP

i say if you want amd wait for hammer



the only reason i would buy amd right now is if i did not overclock at all then it is the obvious choice price/perfwise

1.6 and 1.8 a's IMO are the best bang for yer buck

u might want to wait though because with the intro to 533 bus than i'd say they'd drop the 1.6 and 1.8s and 2.0's will only carry a small price premium over 1.8a's right now
 
jachristie79, are you upgrading? If you are, I think it's better to wait for AMD Hammer 😉, or 133MHz FSB Pentium 4 + Dual channel DDR chipset.
 
Pentium 4 Northwood.

Get a 1.6A or a 1.8A and push it as far as it'll go. It simply outperforms AMD's best right now, runs cooler, and costs the same or even a few dollars less.
 
It's quite obvious that if money is no object then you should get the 2.4 GHz P4 + RDRAM combo. That's the fastest system that money can buy plus it'll be even faster if you overclock it.
 
Who cares if it runs hot? As long as it OC's well and you know how to put a fan on, it doesnt make any difference

Most people dont want a 36dba delta screamer in their computer, after a while it gets to you.
 


<< Who cares if it runs hot? As long as it OC's well and you know how to put a fan on, it doesnt make any difference

Most people dont want a 36dba delta screamer in their computer, after a while it gets to you. >>

Psst, fan noise. I could care less. 🙂
 
533 p4s are so close you can almost taste it, thats a speed upgrade worth holding off a couple weeks for.
 


<< One problem (as well as what Duvie said). That article is from tomshardware, I dont think anything else needs to be said

Do tell. We're listening. >>



THG is gay. full of BIAS.
 
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