It seems a lot of people opt for 2500+ chips, not the 2600+... even though they have less than a 10 buck difference. Why? Is the 2500+ better or more flexible or what?
I'm looking at getting a 45W mobile athlon xp, since the 45W can handle more voltage and hence higher oc than the 35W versions... right?
Any oc advantage w/2500+ over the 2600+?
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Re: Any oc advantage w/2500+ over the 2600+?
Well, 10 bucks is 10 bucks right? There's not much of a difference between the two. How far you overclock is just going to depend on the individual chip anyway.NetTechie wrote:It seems a lot of people opt for 2500+ chips, not the 2600+... even though they have less than a 10 buck difference. Why? Is the 2500+ better or more flexible or what?
Wrong. All the XP cpus are basically physically the same chip. The difference between the 35W/45W/desktop cpus is just that they have been tested and verified to run at different voltages. If anything, the 35W would be the better overclocker (given the same speed rating for both chips).NetTechie wrote:I'm looking at getting a 45W mobile athlon xp, since the 45W can handle more voltage and hence higher oc than the 35W versions... right?
Bryan
they would be about the same. the 2600+ has a probability of overclocking higher, but the 2400+ has a probability of running cooler (/lower volts).
in reality, you could get 35w 2400+s which can OC more than a 45w 2600+, or a 2600+ which would run on less voltage than a 35w 2400+.. i'd get the 35w 2400+ as for the same clock they tend to need less voltage.
in reality, you could get 35w 2400+s which can OC more than a 45w 2600+, or a 2600+ which would run on less voltage than a 35w 2400+.. i'd get the 35w 2400+ as for the same clock they tend to need less voltage.