<< Thats my point, you need to overclock it to come anywere near the performance of a Athlon 2100+ >>
Ha ha ha! How much is the 1.6a (with a practically guaranteed 50% OC) and how much is XP 2100+ currently going for?
Oh, and IDGAF if it's 1.733GHz vs. 2.8GHz. All that matters is which one gets my work done faster. If it also happens to be cheaper, then woo-hoo for me and my wallet!
<< But you can also overclock the 2100+, and man they cost hell of a lot cheaper. >>
Exactly how much farther than 1.733GHz do you expect to get with OCing a 2100+? Especially with nice and quiet aircooling? If you have to watercool it, then you just made up your price difference
That being said...when is the T-Bred 1800+ expected to hit retail? I'm dying to upgrade my 1500+ @ 1600MHz! More power!
Bet you thought I was going to be an Intel zealot!