January 12th, 2003, 08:14 PM
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| | Spider pig
Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Lincoln City, OR
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Hey i'm building this new system to replace my old grandma (gotta love those 466 Celeron's) and have run into a "money" issue. TCWO.com and many other places sell XP 2100+'s at around $90. Go up to the Thoroughbred A core-powered 2200+ and you find yourself out of $150. How much faster would the 2200+ be, and mostly, is it worth the money when you have no job?
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January 12th, 2003, 08:17 PM
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Not worth the extra money. buy the 2100 and just clock it a little faster to get 2200 speed.
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January 12th, 2003, 08:18 PM
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| | Ultimate Member
Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: southampton, pa
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ha, your not gonna notice a thing, nothing. Dont waste the extra money on it. I got a 2100 xp+, and it kicks @ss. use that extra 60 bucks to get another fan, or save it for food if you dont have a job 
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January 12th, 2003, 08:58 PM
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| | Cruizing
Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Wellington, NZ
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+ the 2200XP are 1st gen Thoroughbred core, I have heard that they were the worst of the bunch | |
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January 12th, 2003, 09:03 PM
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As all mentioned, save your money and get the cheaper CPU..
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January 12th, 2003, 10:17 PM
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| | Spider pig
Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Lincoln City, OR
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thanks, guys. I'm building my rig on a tight budget (as in Ti 4200 budget), so I was looking for some second opinions. | |
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January 12th, 2003, 10:22 PM
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| | Kawaru wa yo!
Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Kingsford, MI
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Hey, Ti4200s are nothing to snear at either. I've got a 2100+ and a Ti4200 and I haven't thrown a game at the computer yet that it won't play. | 
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January 12th, 2003, 10:38 PM
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| | Spider pig
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Yeah, especially since they can be oc'd to 4600 levels, more if you go water-cooling. just avoid the Rage Pro... | |
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January 12th, 2003, 10:42 PM
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| | Spider pig
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yeah, since they can be oc'ed to 4600 levels, more with tasty water-cooling. | |
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January 13th, 2003, 09:20 PM
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| | Ultimate Member
Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: southampton, pa
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ive got a ti 4200 and and 2100 xp+ just like whir, and it really kicks @ss. Im running pc 2100 ddr, 778 mb. What are you system specs for this new comp? are you gonna use ddr? | |
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