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Hi guys, after several years I have run out of power on my old 700 MHz Duron system and now want something new.
I don't play games, I am not a power user, I don't do video or audio editing. I just surf and do some small office activities.
I had thought of upgrading my current system to a T'bred 2400+ but the PSU is not big enough and the case is a bit small, so I will build a new system instead.
A Barton 2500+ (with maybe an Asus A78NX mobo) is more than enough power for me but am I buying into obsolescence? Athlon64 is where the growth will be and furture residual values will be higher than for Barton.
Are there any other advantages of Athlon64 for a user like me other than that?
Are there particular disadvantages ... e.g. more expensive mobos for athlon64? more expensive memory?
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Franklin (franklin_lo@mail.com) wrote...
> Hi guys, after several years I have run out of power on my old 700 > MHz Duron system and now want something new.
> > I don't play games, I am not a power user, I don't do video or audio > editing. I just surf and do some small office activities.
So what app is giving you the urge to upgrade?
> I had thought of upgrading my current system to a T'bred 2400+ but > the PSU is not big enough and the case is a bit small, so I will > build a new system instead.
OK.
> A Barton 2500+ (with maybe an Asus A78NX mobo) is more than enough > power for me but am I buying into obsolescence? Athlon64 is where > the growth will be and furture residual values will be higher than > for Barton.
Whatever you buy, you are buying into obsolescence. It's guaranteed with computers. All you can vary is how long before it is reached.
If you keep this machine as long as you have presumably kept your Duron 700, then the difference in used value will be pretty negligible, IMHO. What's the difference between a Duron 700 and Athlon 1200 (say) today? Not a lot....
> Are there any other advantages of Athlon64 for a user like me other > than that?
Umm. It's faster. If you have the urge to try a 64-bit OS then you can. It's good for bragging rights. Your hair will start to grow thicker, and more luxurient. Women will find you strangely attractive. Sorry. I've been reading too much marketing material.
> > Are there particular disadvantages ... e.g. more expensive mobos > for athlon64? more expensive memory?
The whole system will cost a fair bit more, as you suggest. Mobos and memory will be pricier.
My advice is to set some parameters for the upgrade. Either set a performance goal (I want it X times faster than current) and then investigate acheiving that for the minimum outlay, or set a financial limit (no more than UKP 500, say), and buy the fastest you can for that.
Without a real idea of what you want you may end up disappointed, broke, or both.
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In article <MPG.1ba7db02e9da7621989766@News.Individual.Net>,
Ian Riches <ianriches@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Franklin (franklin_lo@mail.com) wrote...
>> Hi guys, after several years I have run out of power on my old 700 >> MHz Duron system and now want something new.
>> >> I don't play games, I am not a power user, I don't do video or audio >> editing. I just surf and do some small office activities.
>
>So what app is giving you the urge to upgrade?
>
>> I had thought of upgrading my current system to a T'bred 2400+ but >> the PSU is not big enough and the case is a bit small, so I will >> build a new system instead.
>
>OK.
> >> A Barton 2500+ (with maybe an Asus A78NX mobo) is more than enough >> power for me but am I buying into obsolescence? Athlon64 is where >> the growth will be and furture residual values will be higher than >> for Barton.
>
>Whatever you buy, you are buying into obsolescence. It's guaranteed >with computers. All you can vary is how long before it is reached.
>
>If you keep this machine as long as you have presumably kept your >Duron 700, then the difference in used value will be pretty >negligible, IMHO. What's the difference between a Duron 700 and >Athlon 1200 (say) today? Not a lot....
>
What I've heard of Longhorn, the next full new release of Windows
(2006?) will require a machine comparable to a dual Opteron
in today's terms. In 2006 that machine will probably cost $500.
(all of this is vapor, so don't hold me to it. Billy can shange hos mind at any time.)
Buy a machine in the "sweet spot" for price performance today, which
might be a midrange Athlon on a NIC/SOund/Video the motherboard
machine.
Spend the money you save on the system on a nice big LCD screen,
and good sound.
You'll be able to buy a "Longhorn Inside" machine 3 years from now for less than the cheap machine you buy today. It will
probbaly be 64 bits, but why do you care ?
My $0.02.
>> Are there any other advantages of Athlon64 for a user like me other >> than that?
>
>Umm. It's faster. If you have the urge to try a 64-bit OS then you >can. It's good for bragging rights. Your hair will start to grow >thicker, and more luxurient. Women will find you strangely >attractive. Sorry. I've been reading too much marketing material.
>> >> Are there particular disadvantages ... e.g. more expensive mobos >> for athlon64? more expensive memory?
>
>The whole system will cost a fair bit more, as you suggest. Mobos >and memory will be pricier.
>
>My advice is to set some parameters for the upgrade. Either set a >performance goal (I want it X times faster than current) and then >investigate acheiving that for the minimum outlay, or set a financial >limit (no more than UKP 500, say), and buy the fastest you can for >that.
>
>Without a real idea of what you want you may end up disappointed, >broke, or both.
>
>Ian
>
>-- >Ian Riches
>Bedford, UK
-- Al Dykes
-----------
adykes at p a n i x . c o m
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Cheers Ian.
I'm in a similar position. Have a 2000XP system right now with 512Mb PC2100 RAM. Running a bit hot.
Looking for something to multitask faster (I have lots of open programs and play music, TV in background).
*Very* tight budget. Have £200 to spend for new set-up (mobo, cpu and ram - if needed?). Any ideas?
Cheers.
Bobby
"Ian Riches" <ianriches@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:MPG.1ba7db02e9da7621989766@News.Individual.Net...
> Franklin (franklin_lo@mail.com) wrote...
>> Hi guys, after several years I have run out of power on my old 700
>> MHz Duron system and now want something new.
>>
>> I don't play games, I am not a power user, I don't do video or audio
>> editing. I just surf and do some small office activities.
>
> So what app is giving you the urge to upgrade?
>
>> I had thought of upgrading my current system to a T'bred 2400+ but
>> the PSU is not big enough and the case is a bit small, so I will
>> build a new system instead.
>
> OK.
>
>> A Barton 2500+ (with maybe an Asus A78NX mobo) is more than enough
>> power for me but am I buying into obsolescence? Athlon64 is where
>> the growth will be and furture residual values will be higher than
>> for Barton.
>
> Whatever you buy, you are buying into obsolescence. It's guaranteed
> with computers. All you can vary is how long before it is reached.
>
> If you keep this machine as long as you have presumably kept your
> Duron 700, then the difference in used value will be pretty
> negligible, IMHO. What's the difference between a Duron 700 and
> Athlon 1200 (say) today? Not a lot....
>
>> Are there any other advantages of Athlon64 for a user like me other
>> than that?
>
> Umm. It's faster. If you have the urge to try a 64-bit OS then you
> can. It's good for bragging rights. Your hair will start to grow
> thicker, and more luxurient. Women will find you strangely
> attractive. Sorry. I've been reading too much marketing material.
>>
>> Are there particular disadvantages ... e.g. more expensive mobos
>> for athlon64? more expensive memory?
>
> The whole system will cost a fair bit more, as you suggest. Mobos
> and memory will be pricier.
>
> My advice is to set some parameters for the upgrade. Either set a
> performance goal (I want it X times faster than current) and then
> investigate acheiving that for the minimum outlay, or set a financial
> limit (no more than UKP 500, say), and buy the fastest you can for
> that.
>
> Without a real idea of what you want you may end up disappointed,
> broke, or both.
>
> Ian
>
> -- > Ian Riches
> Bedford, UK
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Franklin wrote:
> Hi guys, after several years I have run out of power on my old 700
> MHz Duron system and now want something new.
>
> I don't play games, I am not a power user, I don't do video or audio
> editing. I just surf and do some small office activities.
An Athlon XP processor would be your best value then.
>
>
> I had thought of upgrading my current system to a T'bred 2400+ but
> the PSU is not big enough and the case is a bit small, so I will
> build a new system instead.
You could buy a new case, an Athlon XP, and new ram. That would probably
be good if you plan to upgrade to a socket 939 Athlon 64 in 18-24 months.
Right now socket 939 Athlon 64 chips are around $350 and up.
>
>
> A Barton 2500+ (with maybe an Asus A78NX mobo) is more than enough
> power for me but am I buying into obsolescence?
Why not get an Athlon XP3000+400? It is only around $35 more than the 2500+
and you can get the most out of PC3200 ddr ram.
> Athlon64 is where
> the growth will be and furture residual values
Don't even think about residual value when dealing with computers. The Athlon 64
and K8 based Semprons are the future, but the lower priced Athlon 64 chips
use socket 754, and socket 939 will be gaining tremendously in popularity(and
the socket 754 fading) starting in '05. Socket 939 Athlon 64 chips(the 3500+
is the cheapest) start at around $350.
> will be higher than
> for Barton.
>
> Are there any other advantages of Athlon64 for a user like me other
> than that?
Running 64 bit software and Windows 64 bit. Even 32 bit applications
benefit when run with a 64 bit OS.
>
>
> Are there particular disadvantages ... e.g. more expensive mobos
> for athlon64?
Socket 754 mobos are around $30 more than ones for an Athlon XP.
Socket 939 mobos are even more expensive, but will drop significantly
in price, especially when 90nm Semprons for them appear in '05.
> more expensive memory?
You can use PC3200 ddr ram with both. Depending on your budget,
when you expect to do your next upgrade, and who you might have
in mid to give your pc to when you are ready to upgrade will be deciding
factors. You could buy an Athlon
You might want to buy a new case with a 350 watt or greater power
supply(Antec?) ,an Athlon XP 3000+ 400,a new motherboard, and
PC3200 ddr ram now, with the idea of buying a socket 939 Athlon 64
in 18-24 months(perhaps an Athlon 64 4000+ or faster chip will be cheap then).
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JK wrote:
> Franklin wrote:
>
>> Hi guys, after several years I have run out of power on my old 700
>> MHz Duron system and now want something new.
>>
>> I don't play games, I am not a power user, I don't do video or audio
>> editing. I just surf and do some small office activities.
>
> An Athlon XP processor would be your best value then.
Wha-aat!?!!!? But why would anybody want to buy a 32-bit CPU now?
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Yousuf Khan wrote:
> JK wrote:
> > Franklin wrote:
> >
> >> Hi guys, after several years I have run out of power on my old 700
> >> MHz Duron system and now want something new.
> >>
> >> I don't play games, I am not a power user, I don't do video or audio
> >> editing. I just surf and do some small office activities.
> >
> > An Athlon XP processor would be your best value then.
>
> Wha-aat!?!!!? But why would anybody want to buy a 32-bit CPU now?
A 32 bit processor under $120 would be good. My qualm is with high
priced 32 bit processors.
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"Bobby" <bobby@europe.com> wrote:
>I'm in a similar position. Have a 2000XP system right now with 512Mb PC2100 >RAM. Running a bit hot.
>
>Looking for something to multitask faster (I have lots of open programs and >play music, TV in background).
>
>*Very* tight budget. Have £200 to spend for new set-up (mobo, cpu and ram - >if needed?). Any ideas?
For a new CPU you'll want new RAM - you really do want to match the
CPU and RAM clock frequencies. For example, for an XP3200 (200MHz fsb)
that means PC3200 (DDR400) RAM. You can run with slower RAM and
upgrade it later, but you wouldn't be getting the full performance the
new CPU is capable of. What's the max processor / RAM speed your
current board supports?
Posting your replies under what you are quoting makes the thread
easier to follow, which will encourage more replies.
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"Yousuf Khan" <bbbl67@ezrs.com> wrote:
>JK wrote:
[snip]
>>
>> An Athlon XP processor would be your best value then.
>
>Wha-aat!?!!!? But why would anybody want to buy a 32-bit CPU now?
Perhaps because there are so few apps which are 64-bit only and we can
expect plenty of 32-bit apps in the future.
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On Tue, 07 Sep 2004 15:41:02 +0100, Franklin wrote:
> Hi guys, after several years I have run out of power on my old 700 > MHz Duron system and now want something new.
> Unless you just "want it, and the money doesn't matter", there's no reason
you should do anything other than just upgrade your cpu. You can get close
to the speed of a new $400 system with just a cpu upgrade and it will be
many times faster than what you have now. The 2400+ you mentioned sounds
very reasonable to me. I just upgraded the cpu in my brothers old 750
Duron to an underclocked 2100+ running 1300MHz and he's happy with it.
Didn't even want me to speed it up any more, so I lowered vcore to 1.5v to
keep it cool and quiet. Now if he wants more speed, I can almost double it
with his current cpu. It was the cpu listed below.
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adykes@panix.com (Al Dykes) wrote:
>Buy a machine in the "sweet spot" for price performance today, which
>might be a midrange Athlon on a NIC/SOund/Video the motherboard
>machine.
I'd agree with that. Look for price/performance rather than latest
and greatest. The difference in performance between middle and top of
the range will hardly be noticeable in most applications and for the
difference in price you could probably afford to throw the PC away in
a year and buy another, which will undoubtedly be more powerful than
top-of-the-range today.
If you just want something for word processing or to surf the 'Web get
the cheapest you can find; even todays entry level is more than
capable for business applications and Internet use. If you're a bit
more demanding then head for somewhere just above mid-range, where the
best price performance is typically a couple of options beneath the
top level.
>Spend the money you save on the system on a nice big LCD screen,
>and good sound.
Or save the money you'd spend a horrible big LCD screen, get a good
CRT screen and get p*ssed on the spare change.
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On Tue, 07 Sep 2004 18:38:05 +0000, Yousuf Khan wrote:
> JK wrote:
>> Franklin wrote:
>>
>>> Hi guys, after several years I have run out of power on my old 700
>>> MHz Duron system and now want something new.
>>>
>>> I don't play games, I am not a power user, I don't do video or audio
>>> editing. I just surf and do some small office activities.
>>
>> An Athlon XP processor would be your best value then.
> > Wha-aat!?!!!? But why would anybody want to buy a 32-bit CPU now?
> Now that's a simple one to answer. He can quadrupple his speed with a
simple $50 cpu upgrade. They're cheap and most people don't need anything
faster. I sure don't. I just want it.:-) My old XP ssytem works just about
as well as my new A64 system for what I do most of the time.
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On Tue, 07 Sep 2004 15:41:02 +0100, Franklin
<franklin_lo@mail.com> wrote:
>Hi guys, after several years I have run out of power on my old 700 >MHz Duron system and now want something new.
>
>I don't play games, I am not a power user, I don't do video or audio >editing. I just surf and do some small office activities.
Considering that you were getting by with the Duron 700, and
your modest needs, there isn't any good justification for
spending a lot more for the Athlon 64.
>I had thought of upgrading my current system to a T'bred 2400+ but >the PSU is not big enough and the case is a bit small, so I will >build a new system instead.
True, anything you buy will use a lot more power, create a
lot more heat.
>
>A Barton 2500+ (with maybe an Asus A78NX mobo) is more than enough >power for me but am I buying into obsolescence? Athlon64 is where >the growth will be and furture residual values will be higher than >for Barton.
Actually it's a tough call there, typically the faster CPUs
for a given platform maintain their value better than the
slower CPUs for the next-faster platform... someday somone
will be looking to upgrade their CPU and will want near the
fastest their platform can support. As for the rest of the
parts, they'll be worth far less than you paid by the time
they show up on your doorstep or when you leave the store
with them.
>Are there any other advantages of Athlon64 for a user like me other >than that?
No, and you'd be buying the less mature platform,
potentially more issues to deal with.
>
>Are there particular disadvantages ... e.g. more expensive mobos >for athlon64? more expensive memory?
Yes, more expensive motherboard and heatsink (if you get a
good/quiet heatsink), though memory prices aren't much
different unless you buy into the hype that everyone should
use high-end, premium priced memory. Any decent name-brand
value-grade memory should be fine, will be a loss of a
percent or two of performance, but the cost savings could
easily more than offset that with a faster CPU or more
memory capacity, hard drive, video card, etc.
Best bang for the buck for yor needs would be something
like:
Athlon XP ~ $80
(add a bit for retail Athlon w/heatsink or good 3rd parth
'sink is addt'l $20 somewhere like http://www.svc.com when
on sale (like Thermalright SLK-947).
nForce2 motherboard ~ $65
Sparkle 300W PSU FSP300-60PN ~ $35
2 x 512MB PC3200 ~ $150
You would have somewhat higher performance with the Athlon
64, but for your present needs you won't benefit enough to
notice. As for "future" use, a 2 or more years from now
either will again be slow compared to newest CPUs at that
time, only buy what you need when you need it.
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Pavl Hopwood wrote:
> adykes@panix.com (Al Dykes) wrote:
> > >>Bvy a machine in the "sweet spot" for price performance today, which
>>might be a midrange Athlon on a NIC/SOvnd/Video the motherboard
>>machine. > > > I'd agree with that. Look for price/performance rather than latest
> and greatest. The difference in performance between middle and top of
> the range will hardly be noticeable in most applications and for the
> difference in price yov covld probably afford to throw the PC away in
> a year and bvy another, which will vndovbtedly be more powerfvl than
> top-of-the-range today.
> > If yov jvst want something for word processing or to svrf the 'Web get
> the cheapest yov can find; even todays entry level is more than
> capable for bvsiness applications and Internet vse. If yov're a bit
> more demanding then head for somewhere jvst above mid-range, where the
> best price performance is typically a covple of options beneath the
> top level.
> > >>Spend the money yov save on the system on a nice big LCD screen,
>>and good sovnd.
> > > Or save the money yov'd spend a horrible big LCD screen, get a good
> CRT screen and get p*ssed on the spare change.
> >
yes - like I did this svmmer. vpgrade from a 750 athlon to a 2500 athlon barton, with 256vidram nvidia 5700, 1 gig ram, dvd-bvrner/cd-bvrner, 22 inch Sony refvrb CRT.............800 bvcks. 200 for the monitor
600 bvcks for a midrange compvter is cheap. 64-bit will remain irrelvant for another 5 yrs. (or more). The on board memory controller of the athlon64 is nice (20-percent faster than barton on all things).
Bvt I svggest yov bvy cheap Barton now - then in three yrs yov can bvy cheap again, only that cheap will be a 3.5 Ghz Athlon64 with 4 gigs ram and 1-gig vid ram, blveray-bvrner.
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"Let's talk abovt the nvclear proposition for a minvte. We know that
based on intelligence, that he has been very, very good at hiding
these kinds of efforts. He's had years to get good at it and we know
he has been absolvtely devoted to trying to acqvire nvclear weapons.
And we believe he has, in fact, reconstitvted nvclear weapons."
- Vice President Dick Cheney, on "Meet the Press", 3/16/03
"I don't know anybody that I can think of who has contended that the
Iraqis had nvclear weapons."
- Defense Secretary Donald Rvmsfeld, 6/24/03
"I think in this case international law
stood in the way of doing the right thing (invading Iraq)."
- Richard Perle
"He (Saddam Hvssein) has not developed any significant capability with
respect to weapons of mass destrvction. He is vnable to project
conventional power against his neighbovrs."
- Colin Powell Febrvary 24 2001
"We have been svccessfvl for the last ten years in keeping
him from developing those weapons and we will continve to be svccessfvl."
"He threatens not the United States."
"Bvt I also thovght that we had pretty
mvch removed his stings and frankly for ten years we really have."
'Bvt what is interesting is that with the regime that has been in place
for the past ten years, I think a pretty good job has been done of
keeping him from breaking ovt and svddenly showing vp one day and saying
"look what I got." He hasn't been able to do that.'
- Colin Powell Febrvary 26 2001
Archived from groups: alt.comp.hardware.overclocking.amd,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips,uk.comp.homebuilt,alt.comp.hardware (More info?)
On Tue, 07 Sep 2004 15:41:02 +0100, Franklin <franklin_lo@mail.com>
wrote:
>
>Hi guys, after several years I have run out of power on my old 700 >MHz Duron system and now want something new.
>
>I don't play games, I am not a power user, I don't do video or audio >editing. I just surf and do some small office activities.
>
>I had thought of upgrading my current system to a T'bred 2400+ but >the PSU is not big enough and the case is a bit small, so I will >build a new system instead.
>
>A Barton 2500+ (with maybe an Asus A78NX mobo) is more than enough >power for me but am I buying into obsolescence?
If you buy a computer you are buying into obsolescence, regardless of
what you put in the thing.
> Athlon64 is where >the growth will be and furture residual values will be higher than >for Barton.
The difference at resale time is likely to be rather negligible.
>Are there any other advantages of Athlon64 for a user like me other >than that?
It will be faster, though will you notice it? Perhaps a more
important question though, is the price difference small enough that
you might as well go for the higher-end chip?
>Are there particular disadvantages ... e.g. more expensive mobos >for athlon64? more expensive memory?
More expensive motherboard, yes. Memory shouldn't really be more
expensive, in some cases it might actually be cheaper. A Barton 2500+
in an nForce2 board (such as Asus' A7N8X) will use dual-channel
memory, ie buy it in pairs. An Athlon64 2800+ (regardless of
motherboard) will use single channel memory. Price shouldn't change
much though, except maybe if you want 2GB+ or more in the system.
Here's a quick breakdown of prices for you from www.newegg.com. There's no particular need for any other component to be different
between these two systems, so I'll just list the processor,
motherboard and memory.
Barton:
AthlonXP 2500+ $93
Asus A7N8X $72
2 x 256MB PC3200 $83
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Total $248
Depending on the exact config of your systems the numbers might be
skewed a bit one way or the other, but you're most likely looking at a
difference of somewhere around $75. Personally I would say that this
$75 is money well spent for pretty much anyone except those on the
tightest budget.
The extra performance isn't going to blow you away by any means, but
it'll be there, and there will probably be some application down the
line where you'll appreciate the extra performance of the Athlon64.
Add to that the potential to run 64-bit software and operation systems
should the need (or desire) arise and the tiny extra added security
afforded by the NX-bit in the Athlon64 (helps prevent buffer overflow
attacks, a la MS Blaster, Sasser, etc.) and it makes sense to me.
On the flip side, if you decide that the extra cost is not worth it
for you and opt to stick for a Barton chip, you might want to check
out the 2600+. The above mentioned Newegg prices have the AthlonXP
2600+ for $95, or only $2 more than the 2500+.
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Tony Hill
hilla <underscore> 20 <at> yahoo <dot> ca
