Hey guess just an opion of mine i have a 2400 and a 2500... the xp2400
clocks at 2.0 mhz and the xp2500 is 1.853mhz .. the 2500 will out run my
2400 all day long the chache and the 333fsb of the 2500 makes a world of
difference..

"Wes Newell" wrote in message
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On Tue, 01 Jul 2003 14:51:23 +0000, Ransack The Elder wrote:


"Wes Newell" wrote in message
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On Tue, 01 Jul 2003 01:37:11 +0000, Ransack The Elder wrote:

Ordered a new processor today, I ordered the XP 2600+. Should I have
gotten the Barton 2500 instead? I went with clock speed over cache,
both
are the same price. Would the slower Barton's extra cache be better
for
video capturing/editing?

Yes, you should have gotten the Barton. Both will probably clock to
about
the same speed, but the Barton has twice the L2 cache.

They don't clock the same though, the Barton is about 200 mhz less.

Maybe the 2 you have. Another 2 may be just the opposite with the Barton
clocking higher. Lots of variables here. The default speed for the 2500+
is only 1833MHz, while the 2600+ is 2083MHz. These both use the Tbred B
core, but the Barton is renamed because it has 512K L2 cache. The die size
is 20% larger so it should cool easier too. Given the choice, I'd take the
Barton every time.

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