AMD AthlonXP 2500+ 333FSB Barton CPU - And we finish...

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Overclocked Benchmarks Continued

Conclusion

The Barton initially didn't impress me when compared to the Thoroughbred clocked at the same speed. But after playing with the CPU, and seeing what it was capable of, it surely impressed me. With a quick check on pricewatch, the price has dropped down to the $130 range which in my book, for the performance, makes it a very worthwhile upgrade if you are running a slower CPU. The Barton I have initially didn't clock as high, but with a steady burn in, and use for the past month it is now hitting some respectable numbers. The Barton was placed in the peltier system for this review, but it had ran +2400 MHz water cooled, which again, isn't too shabby. AMD is squeezing every last bit of performance out of the XP line, and that is a good thing. AMD users haven't had to upgrade a motherboard to gain extra chip performance due to changes in the socket design. I just hope the Barton will tide us over until the Athlon64 comes out, and AMD has some other tricks *cough*400 FSB*cough* up their sleeves to keep in step with Intel.

 

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