Locked Barton vs. Unlocked 2400+

[Titanion]

I would hate to get an unlocked 2400 over a Barton... but like all of us here, I sure would like for it to be unlocked...

I trust newegg and a few other sites, but does anyplace with a good reputation still have unlocked Bartons for sale...

<font color=red><b>To reign is worth ambition though in Hell:
Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heav'n.</b></font color=red>
John Milton, <i>Paradise Lost</i>, II 262-263<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by Titanion on 02/03/04 11:56 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[pIII_Man]

newsflash barton unlocking articals have been around for at least a month...


If it isn't a P6 then it isn't a procesor
110% BX fanboy

 

[Titanion]

unlocking a locked one is different than buying an unlocked one... and if the unlocking is anything like what had to be done with a Palomino, then that is a whole new ball of wax and might be well out of my league... but getting an unlocked one like the one I bought in October is what interests me... but I will search for such an article, just the same... but that was not my question...

<font color=red><b>To reign is worth ambition though in Hell:
Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heav'n.</b></font color=red>
John Milton, <i>Paradise Lost</i>, II 262-263

 

[Tarack]

If you happen across a few =) Let me know!!

 

[Titanion]

Boy... is the 512 cache on the Barton worth it if you can only get 2000 MHz or so when a 2400 can still reach 2200+ MHz easily? I suppose there are still a LOT more people reaching 2200 with a Barton than not...

<font color=red><b>To reign is worth ambition though in Hell:
Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heav'n.</b></font color=red>
John Milton, <i>Paradise Lost</i>, II 262-263

 

[Titanion]

Too late... I ordered another Barton 2500+ retail from newegg... I will post what I get later this week...

<font color=red><b>To reign is worth ambition though in Hell:
Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heav'n.</b></font color=red>
John Milton, <i>Paradise Lost</i>, II 262-263

 

[endyen]

Are the non- barton xps still unlocked? My 2400+ performs almost as well as my 2500+ at 2.25 gigs. Dif in perf= dif in price. If forced to choose between an unlocked 24 and a locked 25, I would go for the 24. This is even more true with non nvidia chipset mobos.

 

[markgun]

I think they're going to lock all of their XP chips; however they started first with the Bartons and Thortons, IIRC.

<b>Qui habet aures audiendi audiat</b>

 

[Titanion]

newegg still has lots of 2400+ T-breds... I hate it when buyer's remorse sinks in... but there is a good chance I will get a good chip...

<font color=red><b>To reign is worth ambition though in Hell:
Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heav'n.</b></font color=red>
John Milton, <i>Paradise Lost</i>, II 262-263

 

[Titanion]

Dang... there was a problem withmy order... and I have more time to think about a $75.00 oem unlocked 2400+ over the locked Barton... the extra 256 in cache may not be worth it... this is a gaming machine built for the sole reason to have a friend or family member play games on...

And when I upgrade my main board, I already have an unlocked Barton to play with...

<font color=red><b>To reign is worth ambition though in Hell:
Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heav'n.</b></font color=red>
John Milton, <i>Paradise Lost</i>, II 262-263