AMD xp2000 or P4 2.2GHz

[baron]

title says it all...

which should i build?

[YODA74]

before you posted should have read that this is the After Hours Club
we do not disscuse computer problems here.THE Title Says It All
this should have been posted in the Buying and Up Grading section.

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[hiredgoonz]

Well since it's posted here, I might as well answer...

The performance of the two chips is basically identical at their rated speeds...so it really comes down to price.

The price of the P4 ($534) is almost $300 more than the Athlon ($245) though...motherboards will probably cost about the same.

512mb (2*256) of Mushkin RAM for the P4 is $300 and 512mb (2*256) of Mushkin for the Athlon is $200.

If you're going to overclock the system, you will probably do better with the P4 in performance overall (the P4 can approach 3Ghz), but it may come at the price of stability since the only way to OC the P4 is by changing the bus speed...

In any event, a P4 system is going to cost about $400 more than the AthlonXP for the same performance...

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[YODA74]

Bump wrong one http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/rolleyes.gif

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Death has come to our windows.

-- Jeremiah 9:21
(undoubtedly a Biblical reference to a Microsoft product!)

YODA74@carolina.rr.com

[This message has been edited by YODA74 (edited 03-01-2002).]

[baron]

thanks hiredgoonz...a new xp2000 is on its way http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/smile.gif

i was leaning towards that one anyway

[This message has been edited by baron (edited 03-03-2002).]

[hiredgoonz]

Congratulations! You'll like it...I have an XP1600 (overclocked a little http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/smile.gif ) and it is FAST. If you're using Windows XP, make sure you get at least 256mb of RAM so you don't hold the system back...

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