What one should i buy

**phil_monk** · June 4th, 2003, 10:56 AM

i have seen the barton 2500+ for £79 on one website and then on another i found the 2600+ Thoroughbred for the same price......... which one would be the best buy?

**Whir** · June 4th, 2003, 11:03 AM

The Barton.

**EndobioticChaos** · June 4th, 2003, 11:10 AM

I'd say the TBred. The Barton depends on extra cache for it's PR, but not all programs make use of cache. But even with the programs that make the best use of the extra cache, I'd still say the TBred would do as well or better because of it's faster speed. Just my two cents.

**Bruneau** · June 4th, 2003, 11:44 AM

I'd get the barton and overclock it.

**jch216** · June 4th, 2003, 12:04 PM

Go ahead Bruneau....show'm the link.

I think the barton, on average, overclocks faster than 2600+.

**iNeb** · June 4th, 2003, 12:11 PM

barton baby, make sure you have PC2700 ram!

**Bruneau** · June 4th, 2003, 12:33 PM

I'm not sure which link you mean. There are guys getting good mhz out of em at Xtreme Systems forums.

I know that the overclockers.com data base shows a higher avg. for the 2600 but I find it questionable. Some of the highest claims are showing Tbred a codes. Hmmm??? Never was a 2600 A Tbred, that I know of.

**Dazbo666** · June 4th, 2003, 12:35 PM

Originally posted by iNeb
barton baby, make sure you have PC2700 ram!

I got the Barton 2600.... and it rocks!! Speed AND stability!!

**Bruneau** · June 4th, 2003, 12:37 PM

...and there's a new stepping out AQXDA.

Here's the Xtreme link:

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...threadid=13485

AlexanderAkulick · June 5th, 2003, 03:32 AM

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**Dazbo666** · June 5th, 2003, 03:40 AM

Well, mine is only 3 weeks old?! So yes, "real new"!!

**Bruneau** · June 5th, 2003, 05:20 AM

If it's a stock 2600+ it is not a Barton. It would be a Tbred B.

**Dazbo666** · June 5th, 2003, 11:13 AM

??I thought the 333fsb's were Bartons??
but after checking out some sites, I guess mine's not....(AXDA2600KV3D)
But still, I had a good deal, and my system runs like a dream, so I'm not too concerned that it's not a Barton

Thanks for the heads up, Bruneau!!

**Bruneau** · June 5th, 2003, 01:09 PM

No problem bud. Didn't mean to embarrass ya.

**phil_monk** · June 6th, 2003, 08:43 AM

ok people thanks........... i think i will got for the barton. but i migt go for the t bird because i have a gig of DDR 266 ram which will run with that .......... Wont it?

**Bruneau** · June 6th, 2003, 02:27 PM

Any ram will run w/ either one.

**tweakage** · June 6th, 2003, 04:31 PM

you can't go wrong with either one really. I use a T-bred 1800+ and it's really solid and fast, but from what i've read about the bartons, the extra cache makes a big difference. I'd go with the barton.

**Dazbo666** · June 6th, 2003, 05:05 PM

Originally posted by Bruneau
No problem bud. Didn't mean to embarrass ya.

Owning and using a PC is a continual learning process isn't it.
Yes, I thought my CPU was a Barton core, but when it comes down to it, I got the performance I was after, at a price I'm happy with, so no problem.
Thanks for the advice!

**phil_monk** · June 8th, 2003, 10:17 AM

Well i know most of you said the barton but when i came to ordering thery were sold out and it had gone up by £30 so i decided to go for the 2600+ i have heard good things about it. I also got 1024MB of Crucial 2700 ram ............ it was cheaper then the generic must buy go to E-buyer and i brought an antec view 100 case i will upload pics onece i have finished.