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patooey   05-27-2003 at 09:49:01 PM

Im looking to buy a new cpu and Im stuck between the XP 2500 and the 2600. The computer thats its going in is nothing but a gaming machine. In your opinion, what will offer better gaming performance? Higher clock speed or more L2 cache?

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rook   05-27-2003 at 11:06:44 PM
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The difference between those 2 CPU will be so slight you wouldn't be able to tell the difference. They will both play games equally well. It would be more dependant on the video card. So I would go with which ever is cheaper and put the extra towards a better video card.

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Ryan_Plus_One   05-27-2003 at 11:56:52 PM
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2500+ barton is better. More cache, more potential.

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Spitfire_x86   05-28-2003 at 01:09:56 AM
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Unless you overclock, buy 2600+ (333 MHz FSB). It's faster than 2500+ in everywhere, including gaming. If you overclock, then 2500+ is better than 2600+

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