Registered: Aug 2003
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
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Hello

Im thinking about buyin a Athlon 2600xp, i have a 2000xp atm, just wonderin, is it really worth it, or should i wait a few more months till prices drop on the 3200xp or do something else :P

Ta

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im in the same situation with a XP2200.
I just upgraded my Video card and now my CPU is the week link in my system since its bus is only running at 266 but my ram is capable of 333. Id like to upgrade to a chip running the 333 bus speed but currently the actual speed jump id get is not enough for me to go for it.

I am doing just what you mentioned "wait a few more months till prices drop on the 3200xp"


Id say make the choice this way: Is your machine fast enough currently? if yes then yes id say wait for the >3000 chips to come down some in price.

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I will agree with Murrie. I will wait till the magical 100 dollar mark then grab some of the XP3200s.

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Registered: Aug 2003
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i think the only reason i wanted a new cpu was so i cud get a better motherboard leading to faster RAM and a 8x AGP gfx card :s, but ill prolly beg and plead to my mum so she can give me loads of £££ so i can buy one at x-mas, by then hopefully the prices will have lowered

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all thats well and good, but id still check your current machine against the "is it fast enough" question. If your not having problems playing games or whatever with your current machine then waiting is probably the best bet.

Faster RAM is always nice, but the 8X AGP probably wont effect anything to a noticable degree

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Registered: Aug 2003
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Thanks for your comments, and u r all right, i guess atm, with cpu speeds goin faster and faster basically month after month, i wud prolly be wise to wait till the 3200xp comes down in prices, means i can 'Light-up' my pc wiv some CCFL kits and buy some extra gifts

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Registered: Feb 2003
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well, if you really want to, go with the 2500 barton

faster bus speed with more cahche - so more of a difference

plus with any decent 400mhz supporting board or nf2, with 3200 ram, you can clock it up to the 400mhz bus and sync with ram, then get it close to 3200 speeds

and its close to 90 right now, too

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