t-bird, xp, mp???

[-=HN=- Wild9]

ok i dont really know anything about amd cpus
and i am going to switch over to them here shortly

a question though

what is the difference in the t-birds, xp's and mp cpus?

i know the xp is going by the pr rating thats it though.
could someone help me out with this?

[Placid]

This place should explain the differences between the t-bird and xp cpu's.
http://athlonxp.amd.com/faq/

[Big Mike]

tbird is your standard AMD athlon at .18 micron, the XP is the palomino which adds mainly SSE instructions ala pentium and a few other minor tweaks for lower temps and higher speeds, the MP is the same as the XP but its designed for SMP <presumably with tighter quality control, and they come factory multiplier unlocked where as the XPs have the big laser cuts in them. but its significantly more expensive than the XP

[killem1x1]

I own all of them, a 1.2 MP, 1.4 t'bird, and a 1.53 (1800+) XP, given the price difference If I could get all of my money back, and buy today it would be the MP. Three reasons, stability, features, and "unlocked-no-problem"

[!!tio!!]

Well...... does XP has burn problems?

And does Athlon stop producing MP now?

By the way, I think Tbird is the heat right now so use it if you want!

Well... I would recommend XP right now since it will be the ruler of Palomino! But if MP speed = XP speed, then I would say MP!