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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Liberator on December 29, 2003, 08:50:30 pm

Title: Processors
Post by: Liberator on December 29, 2003, 08:50:30 pm

Okay, honestly now, how much performance increase is there in an Athlon XP 2000 over and Athlon XP 1800?

Title: Processors
Post by: Kamikaze on December 29, 2003, 09:15:28 pm

I'd assume about 200 mhz... :p

Correction: About 0.14Ghz

Title: Processors
Post by: Stryke 9 on December 29, 2003, 09:17:41 pm

Pick a number.


Pick another number.



Bet neither was 14083.




I'd be more helpful, but honestly I think that's about as much as I can give you. Tough economy and all.

Title: Processors
Post by: Martinus on December 29, 2003, 09:17:55 pm

[color=66ff00]Seek benchmarks. :nod:
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Title: Processors
Post by: diamondgeezer on December 29, 2003, 10:10:06 pm

Bugger all difference really, but you might as well get the cheaper 1800 and overclock it a little to get the same performance as the 2000. The heat increase ought to be negligable. Got my 1800 overclocked to 2.0GHz :D

Title: Processors
Post by: Grey Wolf on December 30, 2003, 02:17:28 am

That's about what most 1800+s overclock to. The best overclockers, from what I've seen, are 1700+s (Thouroughbred B cores), 2100+s (Tbred B), and 2500+s (Bartons).

Title: Processors
Post by: Ulundel on December 30, 2003, 03:44:43 am

Speaking of overclocking, do you guys know any handy tools to do that under windows or some utility to ajust VIA chipset mobos' FSB?

That BIOS I have couldn't be less tweakable

Title: Processors
Post by: Grey Wolf on December 30, 2003, 10:33:08 pm

Hmm.... Check the actual brand of the motherboard you're using. Often, OEMs use motherboards by Asus and the like, and if you flash the motherboard with a BIOS from the manufacturer instead of the OEM, it'll sometimes unlock some of the locked features.

Title: Processors
Post by: Kosh on December 31, 2003, 12:16:49 am

I don't think there was much of a difference in terms of performance.

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but you might as well get the cheaper 1800 and overclock it a little to get the same performance as the 2000.

Some of us don't want to void our warrenties. :p

Title: Processors
Post by: diamondgeezer on December 31, 2003, 12:20:41 pm

Well excuse me Grandpa

<-- lives dangerously :cool:

Title: Processors
Post by: vyper on December 31, 2003, 12:27:22 pm

What kind of stability have u had with overclocking the Athlon dg?

Title: Processors
Post by: diamondgeezer on December 31, 2003, 12:47:00 pm

at 2.00, it was perfectly happy. Admitedly I use one of these:

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