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09-30-2002, 10:05 PM
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Athlon XP 1700 vs 1600- any real difference?
Hello,
I have a choice between an Athlon Xp 1700 for $92.00 total, and an Athlon XP 1600 for $55.00 total. Is there any noticeable difference that could/would warrant the added expense? The whitepapers on AMD show like a 46mhz clock speed difference. I can't see where the speed would make any difference but the way these things are constructed , who knows? It is also weird to me that Fry's isn't restocking anything below a 1700 and the price difference is so extreme and the specs are so similar? Thanks. Edit: Something hung and I accidently comitted multiple posting error.. Sorry.
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09-30-2002, 11:08 PM
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Hi Needtoknow,
I'd probably go for the 1600. You won't really notice that much difference in the speed really. These things are so fast anymore that a small difference like that is pretty much undetectable. I heard a rule one time that you won't really notice much of a difference in speed until the speed doubles. So, for instance, if you had a 1GHz cpu, don't upgrade until the 2GHz is available. Don't know how true this rule is, just something I heard once. hth 
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09-30-2002, 11:29 PM
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Save your money, get the best deal. For the most part will never notice the difference.
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09-30-2002, 11:36 PM
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The only difference between the 2 would be noticed by benchmarks only and that difference isn't worth bragging about.
The 1600 is overclock friendly,so if you wanted you could tweak it to match the 1700 easily. |
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10-01-2002, 06:29 AM
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Hello,
Thanks all, I have been searching for info , and have seen the overclock friendly part all over the place. Sounds like there is no reason to pay additional $30.00 Thanks again. |
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