Thunderbird or Duron

[infiniD]

The difference I have been seeing online comes out effectively to like 10-20 dollars... I plan on buying a 750 and the Asus A7V133 and overclocking the 750 w/ the 133 FSB to 1 gig... I have quality RAM and the GW-FOP32 as well... is there a difference between these two processors? Is one more stable than the other? Does one tend to hit a gig more often than the other... I also have a GF2 (NOT the MX)...

thanks

 

[jamesbond007]

It has been stated that the Duron gives 90% of the performance of the Thunderbird. If you are on a tight budget, then go Duron. But if you have the extra cash it takes, get the Thunderbird. They both create just about equal amounts of heat, since they are almost exactly the same chip. Stability is no different in each chip. Many people are able to hit 1Ghz+ with either CPU. Like I said before, they're pretty much the same thing, except the Thunderbird has a little larger cache. Good luck with your new system!!!

 

[mechBgon]

Another note, if you have a FOP32, and not an FOP32-1, you may want to get a new heatsink. I haven't had either of those but I *think* the older FOP32 version had a weaker clip that will not compress the "shock pads" on the corners of the CPU enough to make contact with the core. I also heard that at least one revision had a ridge on the bottom that will keep it from seating evenly. The FOP32-1 is silver, so if yours is *not* silver, that is a sure indication it isn't the one with the strong AMD-compatible clip.

 

[infiniD]

yeah I have the FOP32-1... it's the silver one...

thanks