is a TBird worth the price over a Duron?

[Tyfoid]

I am currently shopping the 'net to build my next computer... I was thinking about building a 800 TBird, but I was wondering if it is really worth paying 50 dollars more for the tbird over the duron. What do you think?

[Nagorak]

If you play games, yes. If you don't play games, Duron performs nearly identically to Tbird. In-game performance of the Tbird is significantly higher than a Duron though, so it's worth the $50.

[thelmores]

depends on whether you see glass half full or half empty.

my premise for computers has always been biggest bang for your buck!

this being said, i highly recommed duron 650 at pricewatch, can be had for less than 60$(maybe $55. you will be able to overclock this puppy to at least 850mhz (have seen 1ghz). i had a duron 650 which ran stable @ 963mhz.

compare a tbird......well, youre looking at least 95(maybe 100$), you may be able to overclock it to 850(stable, higher speeds on t-birds not quite as stable).

so...it comes down to 900-950 duron for 55$, or tbird 850 for 95$.

as fast as processors become obsolete, i will take the duron, and buy tbirds down the road when they become as cheap as durons now.

just my preference, cause i cry less when i burn up a duron processor....
LOL.

good luck and let us know how you make out.

[Deviant]

I totally agree with the above post.
After overclocking, a Duron at 950, will perform nearly as good as a T-Bird at 850, sometimes faster in certain apps, then you've saved yourself $50, and you can spend that on your next upgrade.

[ken257]

I say go with the Tbird it's worth it for the few extra $ the larger cache makes a good diff in games and 3d apps plus you will be able to goto higher speeds. Right now I am running my Tbird 800@1.1gig havent tried to go higher figured I would burn it in good at this setting first. I dont c u getting this speed out of a Duron.

[dimmreaper]

you will really only see a difference in benchmarks. Q3 is just as playable on a Duron as it is on a Tbird as the VidioCards are the current framerate bottle neck.

[Deviant]

So you got your self a good T-Bird, not all of them overclock as well as yours. Rember some people like Proze have Duron 600's running at 1150MHZ.
It is still a fact that the T-Birds don't overclock as well as Durons, but of course there can always be exceptions.

[thelarry]

Well if your goal is to make it to a Gig then a T-Bird is the way to go. If your cpu needs are modest and you want the most for the buck then go with the Duron.