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Old July 29th 04, 07:33 PM
JK
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The XP2500+ is okay for some tasks,but it doesn't have SSE2
and an on chip memory controller that the Athlon 64 has. Take a
look at this review.
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets...spx?i=2065&p=1

The Athlon 64 3200+ is only around $210 now for the retail box with
heatsink. The XP2500+ (or even better an XP2800+ for just a
few dollars more) is okay for a budget system for surfing the net
and basic business applications, but isn't so great compared
to the Athlon 64 3200+ for gaming, video editing, and other
more strenuous tasks.

Matt wrote:

JK wrote:
The performance of the Athlon 64 chips in 32 bit is outstanding. They
are the best value even if someone plans to only use a 32 bit OS and
32 bit software.


AMD Athlon XP 2500+ Barton give much better price/performance. Unless I
am wrong, of course.