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  • The Truth Hurts
    Zph7YXfjMhg
    • Nov 2002
    • 15796

    #1

    athlon xp processors... any good?

    looking at laptops..
    the athlon xp's are generally much cheaper than comperably equipped P4 systems...

    how do they compare?
  • iroc409
    Confirmed User
    • Jan 2003
    • 4728

    #2
    hyperthreading and the 800mhz fsb can be a slight advantage, depending on what you're using.

    i've used amd for my primary system for years, no problems and they're plenty fast (generally faster than intel at a lower clock).
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    • Mogulman
      Confirmed User
      • Aug 2003
      • 568

      #3
      I'm not into laptops, but I've got an Athlon running my pc. I love it, no problems, nice and quick. I give Athlon a big and Intel a big any day of the week.

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      • Sosa
        In Tushy Land
        • Oct 2002
        • 40149

        #4
        I've never had any problems with any of my AMD machines.

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        • JSA Matt
          So Fucking Banned
          • Aug 2003
          • 5464

          #5
          i've got about 15 athlon XPs sitting around here.. they're great

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          • The Truth Hurts
            Zph7YXfjMhg
            • Nov 2002
            • 15796

            #6
            cool.

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            • Lonny
              Confirmed User
              • Jun 2003
              • 3539

              #7
              AMD user for the last 5 years no probz.

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              • iroc409
                Confirmed User
                • Jan 2003
                • 4728

                #8
                if you want to slap together a fairly decent machine on the cheap, you can get a barton 2500+ for about $80. they're sufficiently fast for most projects you want to work on, and they have more 'snap' from the large cache.
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                • s9ann0
                  Confirmed User
                  • Sep 2001
                  • 4873

                  #9
                  my XP2100 overheats I have to clock it down to 1500... my old XP 1 gig is ok though had that years and I had a AMD K6 before that was good too

                  I heard barton is better

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                  • doober
                    Confirmed User
                    • Jul 2003
                    • 6984

                    #10
                    Originally posted by iroc409
                    hyperthreading and the 800mhz fsb can be a slight advantage, depending on what you're using.

                    i've used amd for my primary system for years, no problems and they're plenty fast (generally faster than intel at a lower clock).
                    agreed, just make sure you get a good fan AMD they tend to heat up more than intel!

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                    • iwantchixx
                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                      • Oct 2002
                      • 12860

                      #11
                      Originally posted by spanno
                      my XP2100 overheats I have to clock it down to 1500... my old XP 1 gig is ok though had that years and I had a AMD K6 before that was good too

                      I heard barton is better
                      No such thing as an xp 1 gig

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                      • Willf
                        Registered User
                        • Apr 2002
                        • 42

                        #12
                        I was an intel only guy for years but this year I got myself an xp2800 and am quite impressed.

                        Incidentally, on the heat side amd are designed to run to 90deg C whereas intel are designed to run to 70deg C.

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                        • KRL
                          Entrepreneur
                          • Oct 2002
                          • 31429

                          #13
                          I just built a new PC and used the AMD Athlon XP 2500+ with the Barton Core with 512 L2 Cache. Fast as hell and a bargain price.

                          All the info about AMD CPU's is here:

                          http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/...30_118,00.html
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                          • KRL
                            Entrepreneur
                            • Oct 2002
                            • 31429

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Willf
                            I was an intel only guy for years but this year I got myself an xp2800 and am quite impressed.

                            Incidentally, on the heat side amd are designed to run to 90deg C whereas intel are designed to run to 70deg C.
                            My CPU is running at 43 C and 109 F.

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                            • Swanks
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                              • May 2003
                              • 811

                              #15
                              Im all for athlon, been a AMD person for quite some time now. The cheap 2500 bartons are good for most people. But if you are a system tweaker and like overclocking you can still find some early week unlocked 2500+ barton chips for $130-$230 and push em to 3200+ with ease.
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                              • sandman!
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                                • Mar 2001
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                                #16
                                Originally posted by The Truth Hurts
                                looking at laptops..
                                the athlon xp's are generally much cheaper than comperably equipped P4 systems...

                                how do they compare?
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                                • iroc409
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Jan 2003
                                  • 4728

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by doober


                                  agreed, just make sure you get a good fan AMD they tend to heat up more than intel!

                                  they do get hot, but the newer xp chips run a little cooler than the previous socket a athlons. i'm running a 2400+ @ 2332, runs in the low to mid 40's with a copper zalman flower. it will run at a little over 2400, but occasionally gets a little unstable due to heat.
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                                  • The Truth Hurts
                                    Zph7YXfjMhg
                                    • Nov 2002
                                    • 15796

                                    #18
                                    good info.. thanks all.

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