Processors looking for a good home

[Kareem Shehata]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org [mailto:owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org] On Behalf Of Lennart
> Sorensen
> Sent: Monday 17 September 2007 11:00
> To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
> Subject: Re: [TLUG]: Processors looking for a good home
>
> > 1)       Athlon XP 2500+ and heatsink
> 
> That was a lovely CPU.  Too bad the mainboard in my machine is 100MHz
> FSB only, so I am stuck with my 700. :)  Ny other machine has a 2400XP-M
> in it, which is actually really nifty, since it is a mobile cpu and uses
> less power and is unlocked.  I run it at 9x200MHz which is close to the
> 13.5x133 that it was spec'd to run at.  Both the 2400XP-M and the 2500XP
> are barton core which was the last K7 design and by far the best.
> 
> > 2)       Celeron D 2.0GHz (?) Socket 478, no heat sink
> 
> Eww. :)

Agree on both counts.  I loved the Athlon XP (and the motherboard it was on
Asus A7N8X), but alas nothing lasts forever.  I won't miss the Celeron, but
figure it might find a use somewhere.

-kms


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