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Looking for a little advice for you guys on this one, here are two AMD XP 3000+ that cost the same, but are different in some way. Here they are:
AMD Athlon XP 3000+ "Barton", 400 FSB, 512K Cache Processor – OEM
AMD Athlon XP 3000+ "Barton", 333MHz FSB, 512K Cache Processor - OEM
The difference between the two is clock speed and FSB, the first having a faster FSB (400) while the second has the quicker clock (2.16). What I’m wondering is which, overall, would be a better choice for a gaming rig. My first though was going for the FSB, but on second though I leaned more towards the seconded because of the higher clock speed and the fact Barton's can be really be a toss up as to weather or not your going to be able to overclock it in the first place (and then how far you can push that OC and still stay stable).
What do you guys think about this? Risk getting a chip I can’t OC but can run my memory at 400FSB or go for a higher base clock speed and live with a 333FSB? Keep in mind jumping up to a 3200+ is sort of out the window due to money reasons.
AMD Athlon XP 3000+ "Barton", 400 FSB, 512K Cache Processor – OEM
AMD Athlon XP 3000+ "Barton", 333MHz FSB, 512K Cache Processor - OEM
The difference between the two is clock speed and FSB, the first having a faster FSB (400) while the second has the quicker clock (2.16). What I’m wondering is which, overall, would be a better choice for a gaming rig. My first though was going for the FSB, but on second though I leaned more towards the seconded because of the higher clock speed and the fact Barton's can be really be a toss up as to weather or not your going to be able to overclock it in the first place (and then how far you can push that OC and still stay stable).
What do you guys think about this? Risk getting a chip I can’t OC but can run my memory at 400FSB or go for a higher base clock speed and live with a 333FSB? Keep in mind jumping up to a 3200+ is sort of out the window due to money reasons.