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To buy or not to buy?
Athlon 500's are pretty cheap at the moment (£125.00 + VAT), I expect this is because they are effectively discontinued, but use the old .25 core. The Athlon 550 is slight ly more expensive and available with a .18 core.
Now the problem is that from the info elsewhere on the web the newer Athlons ie. .18's are not as overclockable as the older .25's.
Do I get an old 500 while I still can, which should clock to around 700mhz, or do I buy a new .18 Athlon which wont clock very high or buy neither and wait until the .18's are more clockable?
Any views on the subject.
Now the problem is that from the info elsewhere on the web the newer Athlons ie. .18's are not as overclockable as the older .25's.
Do I get an old 500 while I still can, which should clock to around 700mhz, or do I buy a new .18 Athlon which wont clock very high or buy neither and wait until the .18's are more clockable?
Any views on the subject.
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