xp 3000 Barton is it worth £££

[Shadow_Seeker]

Is the performance increase between the xp3000 and xp2800/xp2700 worth the cost?

 

[hineigger]

Not at all, believe me its not.

An XP 2400 for $137 OEM from Newegg.com is MUCH MORE worth the price than an XP3000 for like $500.

If you have a 2700-2800, youre already almost there and would feel it less.

Remember, 2700xp is NOT 300mhz slower than 3000xp, not nearly. The increase will be minimal.

 

[Twitch]

I don't think it's worth the price, but to each his own.



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[Spitfire_x86]

AXP 2800+ (T-bred "B", 2.25 GHz) or AXP 2700+ will be a better buy

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[lhgpoobaa]

No its not. Way too expensive.
get a low end barton and overclock, or a high end Tbred.

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[LumberJack]

Agreed.. do not waste money.. indstead you can buy two T-breds and setup a dualie!! take that HT!!

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[lhgpoobaa]

errr not really. You still have to pay for the dual cpu mobo and a dual cpu capable PSU...

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[LumberJack]

Well yeah but you can get a 266A based mobo from someone like Asus and it supports agp etc.. not bad... and yes PS is an issue probably need a 530W or similar... You can mod xps though to work in dual mode instead of MPs which will save you money. My friend just did this a month ago and his systems runs sweet...

But yeah... it will cost you a bit more I gather...

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