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Lasereth · 06-15-2004, 10:38 AM

Well, AMD is releasing a whole slew of new Socket A processors in the future that are supposedly competition for Intel's new "extreme" Celerons (they have a ton of cache and a 533 FSB...may actually be formidable). Socket A still has a lot of life in it. Any Athlon XP with a Barton core (starting with the 2500+) will last for years right now. Even if the Bartons get outdated (which will take at least two years), AMD is making new Socket A processors. Buying a Socket A motherboard wouldn't be a bad idea. A Barton 2500+ is $80 now...a fucking steal for the speed and power.

If the computer isn't for gaming, then an Athlon 64 is really overkill until the prices go down. Sure, they're fast, but no faster than an Athlon XP if your wife isn't a hardcore gamer. I wouldn't put money into Socket 754, 939, or 940 if she's not gonna game it up. Socket A has plenty of speedy processors available that'll last for a long time.

My suggest: Abit NF7-S 2.0 with an Athlon XP 2500-3200+. All of those can be bought really cheap and will be plenty fast for years to come (especially if there's not gonna be any hardcore gaming on the PC).

PS: I haven't seen any benchmark results with the Athlon 64 2800+. I imagine that it's not much faster than an Athlon XP of the same rating.

-Lasereth

06-15-2004, 10:38 AM	#2 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	Well, AMD is releasing a whole slew of new Socket A processors in the future that are supposedly competition for Intel's new "extreme" Celerons (they have a ton of cache and a 533 FSB...may actually be formidable). Socket A still has a lot of life in it. Any Athlon XP with a Barton core (starting with the 2500+) will last for years right now. Even if the Bartons get outdated (which will take at least two years), AMD is making new Socket A processors. Buying a Socket A motherboard wouldn't be a bad idea. A Barton 2500+ is $80 now...a fucking steal for the speed and power. If the computer isn't for gaming, then an Athlon 64 is really overkill until the prices go down. Sure, they're fast, but no faster than an Athlon XP if your wife isn't a hardcore gamer. I wouldn't put money into Socket 754, 939, or 940 if she's not gonna game it up. Socket A has plenty of speedy processors available that'll last for a long time. My suggest: Abit NF7-S 2.0 with an Athlon XP 2500-3200+. All of those can be bought really cheap and will be plenty fast for years to come (especially if there's not gonna be any hardcore gaming on the PC). PS: I haven't seen any benchmark results with the Athlon 64 2800+. I imagine that it's not much faster than an Athlon XP of the same rating. -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert