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Vin
I basically have these choices:
1. Pentium 4C 2.8Ghz + Gigabyte GA-8IPE1000 (865PE based low-end mobo) +
2*256MB PC3200 RAM = $370
2. Pentium 4C 2.4Ghz + Asus P4P800 Deluxe (865PE based high-end mobo) +
2*256MB PC3200 RAM = $395
3. Athlon XP 2800 + Asus A7N8X (nForce2 MCP based mobo) + 2*512MB PC3200RAM
= $370
4. Athlon XP 2500 + Asus A7N8X Deluxe (nForce2 MCP-T based mobo) + 2*512MB
PC3200RAM = $380
(Note: The prices might appear higher than normal, but in my region, these
were the best available!)
I can't really make up my mind, as the P4C system would probably be a little
faster than the Athlon XP, but the superior bundle of the Athlon XP
(basically more RAM) should make up for the slight speed difference...?
Also I've read that all four of these chips (P4C 2.4, 2.8 and XP 2500+,
2800+) are decent overclockers with the potential to reach 3.2Ghz (for P4)
and 3200+ (for XP) - Is this true or would I need to spend $30-40 for a
better quality heatsink/fan (especially for the Athlon XP as these CPUs run
mighty hot in any case?)
Thanks,
vin
1. Pentium 4C 2.8Ghz + Gigabyte GA-8IPE1000 (865PE based low-end mobo) +
2*256MB PC3200 RAM = $370
2. Pentium 4C 2.4Ghz + Asus P4P800 Deluxe (865PE based high-end mobo) +
2*256MB PC3200 RAM = $395
3. Athlon XP 2800 + Asus A7N8X (nForce2 MCP based mobo) + 2*512MB PC3200RAM
= $370
4. Athlon XP 2500 + Asus A7N8X Deluxe (nForce2 MCP-T based mobo) + 2*512MB
PC3200RAM = $380
(Note: The prices might appear higher than normal, but in my region, these
were the best available!)
I can't really make up my mind, as the P4C system would probably be a little
faster than the Athlon XP, but the superior bundle of the Athlon XP
(basically more RAM) should make up for the slight speed difference...?
Also I've read that all four of these chips (P4C 2.4, 2.8 and XP 2500+,
2800+) are decent overclockers with the potential to reach 3.2Ghz (for P4)
and 3200+ (for XP) - Is this true or would I need to spend $30-40 for a
better quality heatsink/fan (especially for the Athlon XP as these CPUs run
mighty hot in any case?)
Thanks,
vin