Athlon Xp 3200+ confusion

[lurchbourke]

I was just wondering about Amd's Ahtlon XP 3200+ i know it's old tech and 64 bit is the way to go but for us poor guys with no money that's not an option, so i was wondering does anyone know where i can buy an athlon Xp 3200+ with out having to bid on e bay that seems to be the only place they can be bought to my knowledge, but is there different type of these processors I?ve seen MINT barton core and barton core is that just the colour or does it mean anything if do buy on e bay i would like to know the right type to look for but would prefer to pay a set price to a website,
Thanks for reading
Bye

Athlon XP 2200+
Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe
1024mb DRR pc3200
Raedon 9600+
Audigy 2 ZS

 

[JAG87]

just why in gods name would you want an XP 3200?
an Athlon 64 3200+ is cheaper, and a 3500+ is 30 dollars more.

Please dont make the mistake of upgrading you cpu with another obsolete cpu, because you dont have the cash to buy a new mobo, video card and so on. You are just wasting your money. I even bet that with a 30 dollar heatsink you can overclock your 2200+ to a 3200+ or at least a 3000+

Please, if you dont want to spend tons of money, at least get a cheap 939 mobo for 70-80$ and get a A64 3200+ Venice. Then get a Thermalright xp120 and overclock the 3200+ to 2.4-2.6 ghz. Thats equivalent to a 4000+ almost.

 

[CP5670]

I think there is only one XP 3200, the 2.2ghz 512k Barton. Anyway, I would not recommend buying one of those. They are pretty much only available on ebay and are very expensive there just because they are the fastest socket A processors available.

I sold mine there two weeks ago for $180, and I bought it sometime in mid-2004 for $200. You can get a sempron and a 754 motherboard for less than that. I can't imagine why anyone would pay so much for it, but I'm not complaining.

 

[hclarkjr]

go to priewatch their are some places still selling them retail but like has been said they are expensive.

 

[openwheelformula1]

Actually socket A is still good these days. I got one in my htpc and it runs flawless. However don't buy these CPUs new (way over priced due to super low inventory), try ebay or FS/FT forums and try to get used ones cheap. If you are truely on a budget, you can try getting a 2500+ and over clock it to 2ghz or 2.2ghz. A little more money could get you an XP-mobile 2500+ or higher, those babies overclock quite high.

 

[imported_Kiwi]

Originally posted by: lurchbourke
I was just wondering about Amd's Ahtlon XP 3200+ i know it's old tech and 64 bit is the way to go but for us poor guys with no money that's not an option, so i was wondering does anyone know where i can buy an athlon Xp 3200+ with out having to bid on e bay that seems to be the only place they can be bought to my knowledge,

Even when you could get the 400 MHz version of the XP 3000, and the 3200, the cost vs. performance ratio was poor at the prevailing prices. The XP-M's always offered a far better value, and a good one ran faster than the 3200 could; an average XP-M merely matched a 3200's speed, although at a lower fsb speed.

but is there different type of these processors I?ve seen MINT barton core and barton core is that just the colour or does it mean anything

It means they work better than a Thoroughbred because the onboard cache is larger.

Athlon XP 2200+
Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe
1024mb DRR pc3200
RadEon 9600+
Audigy 2 ZS

You've aready heard that the price for what you want greatly exceeds that of the s754 variety of AMD A64 cpu. It's true at retail, and it's even more true on eBay! Six months ago, you could get an XP-M 2500 on eBay for about $80. Now, it will cost you $120, and will still be slower than most any comparable s754 cpu (not sure about the slowest Sempron in that form). If you want to gamble on an ECS (I don't trust 'em), places like Outpost regularly sell s754 MB's with cpu's as bargain bundles costing just above $100!

 

[lurchbourke]

thanks for the advice everyone i appreciate it

say i didi have some cash say about 350 dollors how would i fair converting to 64 bit could i keep my AGP card, or would i have to change to pci express i.e. is there boards with AGP and pci express

 

[JAG87]

you could keep your agp card, but you need to get a 939 mobo with agp. there are no mobo with pcie and agp together.

with 350, you have enough for a cpu, a mobo and a low end pcie card that will still be better then your 9600.

my suggestion is an A64 3000+ (170)
a 939 mobo with pcie (70)
a sapphire GTO2 (200) unlockable to X850 XT speed

total 430 (slightly higher, but cmon you can save 80 bucks somewhere).

 

[JAG87]

if you just dont want to spend that much, then get an X300 or X1300 for real cheap, and it will be the same performance as your 9600. the GTO2 will blow you away thou if you game. it will be a huge change from what you have now.

 

[CP5670]

say i didi have some cash say about 350 dollors how would i fair converting to 64 bit could i keep my AGP card, or would i have to change to pci express i.e. is there boards with AGP and pci express

There is one such board, the Asrock 939Dual-SATA2. It's about $70 and a lot of people here have it. Although you could probably fit in a new, better video card into your budget anyway.

 

[JAG87]

Originally posted by: CP5670

say i didi have some cash say about 350 dollors how would i fair converting to 64 bit could i keep my AGP card, or would i have to change to pci express i.e. is there boards with AGP and pci express

There is one such board, the Asrock 939Dual-SATA2. It's about $70 and a lot of people here have it. Although you could probably fit in a new, better video card into your budget anyway.

oh thats new to me!

 

[imported_Kiwi]

Newegg also had ECS and PC Chips boards listed. I skipped past those:


$45 Biostar s754/AGP NF3 -- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813138247

$48 Asus s754/AGP ULi -- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131572

$49 MSI s754/AGP Via -- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813130498

$52 MSI s754/AGP NF3 -- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813130521

$58 Gigabyte s939/AGP ULi -- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813128307

$62 Gigabyte s939/AGP NF3 -- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813128286

$69.50 Epox s939/AGP NF3 -- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813123263

$71.00 Asrock s939, has both AGP & PCI-e ULi -- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813157081

 

[TomSM]

Just wait for a refurbished 939Dual-SATA2 deal to come back you can get it for $37-$40 (Newegg or Chiefvalue) and grab an AMD Athlon 64 3200+ for around $156 (Clubit). There you go, your $200 is well spent. The new 939Dual-SATA2 comes with some accessories below. I assumed you already have Floppy/ATA 133 cables and some good knowledge where to get the drivers for this board so you don't actually need them.
As far as I read 939Dual-SATA2 at AT, you can pretty much put everything from your old system on it. GL
- Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O shield
- Floppy/ATA 133 cables
- 1 x SerialATA data cable
- 1 x SerialATA 1-to-1 power cable