Athlon XP questions

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Aragorn

Hi,

I am considering buying the Athlon XP 1700. I plan to use this in a
Linux system. AMD has said (on its website) that the XP processor is
tailored for Windows XP. What does that mean?. Does it mean that I am
better of buying ThunderBird (cheaper too) or a Duron?.

Aragorn.
 
That I konw is that Xp stand for exstra performance in regard to the
occureance the XP processon while work at minor MHz speed respect the Intel
processon has the same performance.

Bye

Alfonso
 
Follow up to my own post.
Are the accessories that come with the CPU worth the cost: extra arctic
compound, cpu shim, case fans, volcano cooling fan...

Aragorn
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Thats the old , should I buy the OEM or retail question.
If you have a decent fan/heatsink laying around then use that. But
dont use some ancient junky old fan or it could overheat and destroy
your CPU. If you dont , then the stock one is good enough or it
wouldnt come with the unit. Most people want to buy a unit because
they want even better cooling. It will probably run about the same
cost at best and higher if you get an expensive unit. The decent
thermaltakes and other makes can be pretty cheap nowadays. Do your own
calculation and see if it makes sense with added shipping costs.
 
Aragorn said:
Hi,

I am considering buying the Athlon XP 1700. I plan to use this in a
Linux system. AMD has said (on its website) that the XP processor is
tailored for Windows XP.
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Doesn't mean a thing. Both Linux and Windows will run on the x86 platform.

What does that mean?. Does it mean that I am
better of buying ThunderBird (cheaper too) or a Duron?.
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The AthlonXP 1700+ will work in any Socket A motherboard. Buy the retail
version with the heatsink and fan.
 
" I am considering buying the Athlon XP 1700. I plan to use this in a Linux
system. AMD has said (on its website) that the XP processor is tailored for
Windows XP. What does that mean?. Does it mean that I am better of buying
ThunderBird (cheaper too) or a Duron?."


The 'Athlon XP 1700+' has a clock speed of 1.47Ghz, not 1.7Ghz as the '1700'
might suggest. The tag simply means that it runs many Windows XP
applications at performances comparible to the best 1.7Ghz CPUs (namely
Pentium). http://tinyurl.com/kesl
 
Follow up to my own post.
Are the accessories that come with the CPU worth the cost: extra arctic
compound, cpu shim, case fans, volcano cooling fan...

Aragorn
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Are you going to be overclocking? If not forget artic silver, volcano
fans, etc.. An extra case fan can be useful no matter what the
processor as many power supplies don't really move much air with
their fans. Shims, in my experiance, are an attempt to take advantage
of clumsy installers, as they don't help with a properly installed
heatsink.

If you want a stable system, all you need is the stock heat sink/fan
combination, and maybe an extra case fan if you load the system up
with drives and a fast video card.
 
Jim said:
Are you going to be overclocking? If not forget artic silver, volcano
fans, etc.. An extra case fan can be useful no matter what the
processor as many power supplies don't really move much air with
their fans. Shims, in my experiance, are an attempt to take advantage
of clumsy installers, as they don't help with a properly installed
heatsink.

If you want a stable system, all you need is the stock heat sink/fan
combination, and maybe an extra case fan if you load the system up
with drives and a fast video card.
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I might overclock but not now, sometime in the future maybe. I'll get
those fans then.
 
I have the Athalon 1700+, I just had a problem where it is 1 year old and I
can no longer use my computer at its fastest speed because I overheated it.
Everything is factory and I have already replaced the powersupply once. It
is important to note that an Athalon 1700+ has a top speed of 1.44 Ghz but
mine is running 1.1Ghz... NOT 1.7Ghz, I don't like athalon for this reason,
they lead you on... go for a pentium.
 
kony said:
That has nothing to do with the Athlon, it's most likely a specific
motherboard problem, else you got another questionable power supply.
If it'd been a Pentium CPU, all else being equal, you'd have the same
problem.
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Nope... A P4 chip is smart enough to slow down if it's overheating.
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