Athlon XP Processors? Which is best for its cost?

DriveEuro · Dec 11, 2002, 03:13 AM

Ok. Here's the deal. I'm wondering what you all out there believe to be the best Athlon XP for it's price. I am trying to get a new rig setup and I want to figure out the CPU I want first. This is only against three CPUs. I am not immediatly concerned about how well each processor overclocks. I just want opinions about price to speed ratios. All of these prices I have found from www.pricewatch.com .

Athlon XP 2000 - $73
Althon XP 2100 - $85
Athlon XP 2200 - $138

Personally I am leaning to the 2100. I have read that people can get them up to 1.9ghz. But no big deal. What do you all think I should do?

Kelsenellenelvian · Dec 11, 2002, 03:43 AM

The 2100 would SEEM to be the better offer go for that !!

DriveEuro · Dec 11, 2002, 03:47 AM

Yeah that's what I am thinking. I just want to see other's opinions too.

Vampyromaniac · Dec 11, 2002, 08:23 AM

Yeah dude the 2100 is in the sweet spot there. Plus, I think the 2200 does NOT overclock well at all.

DriveEuro · Dec 11, 2002, 08:26 AM

K.. Seems the best deal. Just 12 dollars more than the 2000. I like.

Vampyromaniac · Dec 11, 2002, 08:34 AM

Lol, it's almost the same situation when I was looking at 1700, 1800, 1900 for myself. Except I don't care about overclocking.

Kelsenellenelvian · Dec 11, 2002, 08:44 AM

Here is good info on overclocking athlon xp's

Click here

Some guy has his 2100 running at 2344.81 WOW!!!!

Vampyromaniac · Dec 11, 2002, 08:49 AM

Holy crap did you see the Northwoods?

Kelsenellenelvian · Dec 11, 2002, 08:55 AM

HOLY SH!T OMFG I REALLY NEED A BETTER COLLING SYSTEM NOW I CAN ACHIVE OVER 3GIG WOW GOING SHOPPING TOMMOROW

Vampyromaniac · Dec 11, 2002, 09:02 AM

muahahaha

Kelsenellenelvian · Dec 11, 2002, 09:10 AM

I am just running air cooled now just think that upgrade I was thinking of doesn't really need to be done for a while.

zabaria · Dec 11, 2002, 03:37 PM

the differents between them is very very little so if you don't have so much money buy the 2000 or if you are willing to spent a little more money and you are interested in overclocking then I would consider taking the 2100. The 2200 is too expansive and you can't overclock this baby very well

Dec 11, 2002, 03:13 AM	#1
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	Athlon XP Processors? Which is best for its cost? Ok. Here's the deal. I'm wondering what you all out there believe to be the best Athlon XP for it's price. I am trying to get a new rig setup and I want to figure out the CPU I want first. This is only against three CPUs. I am not immediatly concerned about how well each processor overclocks. I just want opinions about price to speed ratios. All of these prices I have found from www.pricewatch.com . Athlon XP 2000 - $73 Althon XP 2100 - $85 Athlon XP 2200 - $138 Personally I am leaning to the 2100. I have read that people can get them up to 1.9ghz. But no big deal. What do you all think I should do? __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Dec 11, 2002, 03:43 AM	#2
Kelsenellenelvian Master of my own Destiny Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: EverDawn Kingdom,TruEarth Posts: 1,394 Rep Power: 0	The 2100 would SEEM to be the better offer go for that !! __________________ [color=#0000ff] Download Windows Post-Install Wizard v4.3.8 and WPI Lite v1.2 Here [/color][color=red][color=blue][/color][/color]

Dec 11, 2002, 03:47 AM	Thread Starter #3
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	Yeah that's what I am thinking. I just want to see other's opinions too. __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Dec 11, 2002, 08:23 AM	#4
Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	Yeah dude the 2100 is in the sweet spot there. Plus, I think the 2200 does NOT overclock well at all. __________________ *Digitalis 3.3* Athlon 64 3000 // ASUS K8V SE Deluxe // 1024MB PC3200 (2-2-2-10 1T) ATI All-In-Wonder 9700 Pro // 20" Dell 2005FPW (DVI) M-Audio Revo 7.1 + Philips Acoustic Edge // Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 320/16 Western Digital WD3200KS + 120/8 Seagate 7200.7 NEC ND-3550A 16x DVD±RW + Lite-On 52x24x CD-RW Antec Sonata case // 480W Antec TruePower personal bests \|\| Aq'3: 46796 \| 3D'01: 20461 \| 3D'03: 6336 \| 3D'05: 2677 \| PC'04: 4605 \| PC'02: 7691,9092,1250

Dec 11, 2002, 08:26 AM	Thread Starter #5
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	K.. Seems the best deal. Just 12 dollars more than the 2000. I like. __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Dec 11, 2002, 08:34 AM	#6
Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	Lol, it's almost the same situation when I was looking at 1700, 1800, 1900 for myself. Except I don't care about overclocking. __________________ *Digitalis 3.3* Athlon 64 3000 // ASUS K8V SE Deluxe // 1024MB PC3200 (2-2-2-10 1T) ATI All-In-Wonder 9700 Pro // 20" Dell 2005FPW (DVI) M-Audio Revo 7.1 + Philips Acoustic Edge // Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 320/16 Western Digital WD3200KS + 120/8 Seagate 7200.7 NEC ND-3550A 16x DVD±RW + Lite-On 52x24x CD-RW Antec Sonata case // 480W Antec TruePower personal bests \|\| Aq'3: 46796 \| 3D'01: 20461 \| 3D'03: 6336 \| 3D'05: 2677 \| PC'04: 4605 \| PC'02: 7691,9092,1250

Dec 11, 2002, 08:44 AM	#7
Kelsenellenelvian Master of my own Destiny Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: EverDawn Kingdom,TruEarth Posts: 1,394 Rep Power: 0	Here is good info on overclocking athlon xp's Click here Some guy has his 2100 running at 2344.81 WOW!!!! __________________ [color=#0000ff] Download Windows Post-Install Wizard v4.3.8 and WPI Lite v1.2 Here [/color][color=red][color=blue][/color][/color]

Dec 11, 2002, 08:49 AM	#8
Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	Holy crap did you see the Northwoods? __________________ *Digitalis 3.3* Athlon 64 3000 // ASUS K8V SE Deluxe // 1024MB PC3200 (2-2-2-10 1T) ATI All-In-Wonder 9700 Pro // 20" Dell 2005FPW (DVI) M-Audio Revo 7.1 + Philips Acoustic Edge // Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 320/16 Western Digital WD3200KS + 120/8 Seagate 7200.7 NEC ND-3550A 16x DVD±RW + Lite-On 52x24x CD-RW Antec Sonata case // 480W Antec TruePower personal bests \|\| Aq'3: 46796 \| 3D'01: 20461 \| 3D'03: 6336 \| 3D'05: 2677 \| PC'04: 4605 \| PC'02: 7691,9092,1250

Dec 11, 2002, 08:55 AM	#9
Kelsenellenelvian Master of my own Destiny Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: EverDawn Kingdom,TruEarth Posts: 1,394 Rep Power: 0	HOLY SH!T OMFG I REALLY NEED A BETTER COLLING SYSTEM NOW I CAN ACHIVE OVER 3GIG WOW GOING SHOPPING TOMMOROW __________________ [color=#0000ff] Download Windows Post-Install Wizard v4.3.8 and WPI Lite v1.2 Here [/color][color=red][color=blue][/color][/color]

Dec 11, 2002, 09:02 AM	#10
Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	muahahaha __________________ *Digitalis 3.3* Athlon 64 3000 // ASUS K8V SE Deluxe // 1024MB PC3200 (2-2-2-10 1T) ATI All-In-Wonder 9700 Pro // 20" Dell 2005FPW (DVI) M-Audio Revo 7.1 + Philips Acoustic Edge // Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 320/16 Western Digital WD3200KS + 120/8 Seagate 7200.7 NEC ND-3550A 16x DVD±RW + Lite-On 52x24x CD-RW Antec Sonata case // 480W Antec TruePower personal bests \|\| Aq'3: 46796 \| 3D'01: 20461 \| 3D'03: 6336 \| 3D'05: 2677 \| PC'04: 4605 \| PC'02: 7691,9092,1250

Dec 11, 2002, 09:10 AM	#11
Kelsenellenelvian Master of my own Destiny Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: EverDawn Kingdom,TruEarth Posts: 1,394 Rep Power: 0	I am just running air cooled now just think that upgrade I was thinking of doesn't really need to be done for a while. __________________ [color=#0000ff] Download Windows Post-Install Wizard v4.3.8 and WPI Lite v1.2 Here [/color][color=red][color=blue][/color][/color]

Dec 11, 2002, 03:37 PM	#12
zabaria DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 29 Rep Power: 0	the differents between them is very very little so if you don't have so much money buy the 2000 or if you are willing to spent a little more money and you are interested in overclocking then I would consider taking the 2100. The 2200 is too expansive and you can't overclock this baby very well