Need help: XP 2700 or XP 2800

I need some help. I am building a new system (It's about time as my current PC is a P3 850) and this is my first time working with Athlon. I am using the Asus A7N8X deluxe mobo/ 2 512's of Samsung DDR 400 and a Radeon 9700 pro graphics card. My primary goal is to create a great gaming system.

I read the Toms Hardware review [http://www17.tomshardware.com/cpu/20021001/index.htmlof 2700/2800] and I had difficulty understanding if the 2800 is worth paying a hefty sum more for than the 2700. If the performance is ultimately far superior using the 2800, I would feel better about spending the extra money. If it's just a slight difference I would rather save a few bucks to put towards rent

Any suggestions or information would be greatly appreciated.

-Dolby

Tough call there. Price difference between the 2700+ (based on the Thoroughbred core), and the 2800+ (Barton core) should be around $50. Performance difference is pretty much minimal. It's hard to say.

Not really. It offers 256 more cache, that's all. The 2800+ Barton runs at 2.08 Ghz, while the 2700+ T-bred runs at 2.16, meaning the 2700+ T-bred performs better in some benchmarks. The 2800+ Barton still performs better in 2 or 3 more benchmarks, when you count the numbers, and quite a lot better when you use cache-intensive benchmarks.
Anyways, if you can't find the Barton 2800+ for less than 100$ more than what you'd find the 2700+ T-bred for, I'd say go for the 2700+ T-bred.

Get the 1700+ JIUHB or 2600+ and overclock it and you will reach much better performance levels than a 2800+ at its best.

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