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First thing I should noteif you haven't noticed already is that T-bird isn't a brand name, it's a model by AMD("AMD Athlon Thunderbird"). It, like a lot of other AMD CPUs is a socket A design. There is also a Duron and Athlon XP line of processors. in my opinion, the Athlon XP 1800 would be the best buy since it is cheap, the motherboard for it is cheap, and it preforms great. At equal speeds, an XP will outpreform a T-bird.
However if your an Intell fan, than the P4 in my opinion isn't such a hot deal right now. AMD is preforming as good if not better with less MHz and lower prices. The tricky thing about buying a P4 is the TWO versions avaliable, the old(socket 423) and new (socket 478?). I believe the 2GHz is the last for the old socket. The new is supposed to preform a lot better, be the actual finalized design.
It is hard to say that that 2GHz P4 is actually better than the XP1600 because of the large differences between the CPU, so don't go by MHz alone.
What is the 400MHz and what are your plans for it? I might be interested in buying it form you(mobo and CPU only, maybe HDD). Are you planning to get a pre-built or make your own? I highly recomend the build your own option.
Logan
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