"Michael Brown" wrote in message
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: "Fishface" ? wrote in message
: ...
: ur_droll wrote:
:
: With an XP-M-2400 the entry point cost goes up by $150
: or 33%. (similar to P4 rig)
:
: That's a very expensive heatsink you'd be putting on that $77
: processor.
:
: He has to get it shipped from the US to New Zealand, so $US50 shipping
would
: not be unheard of. Plus, there's very few online places that sell outside
: the US, so you usually pay a premium at those that do.
:
: [...]


Correctomundo.... I don't use credit cards and have heard too many
stories of disappointments & rip offs. I'd prefer to buy from someone
whom I can reach out and touch... (in the event that I need to)

But I have listed the components and costs in US $.

-Gigabyte GA-7N400-L nForce Chipset 400MHz FSB Dual Channel Mainboard $93.75
-Transcend Samsung DDR400 512MB Memory $147.96
-Triplex 128MB DDR GeForce FX5200 8X w/TV-Out & DVI $73.98
-Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 80GB Serial ATA150 7200RPM 8MB Cache $98.12

Totals US $413.81 (without cpu)

-XP1600 ($54.10)................. $467.91 (with cpu)
-XP3200 ($259.32)

Prices for other cpu's are as follows;

AMD Athlon MP 2400+ Socket A CPU $177.82 (extra $123.72) 26.4%


AMD Athlon MP 2800+ 2.26GHz 266MHz FSB 512KB Cache Socket A $264.23
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Socket 754 CPU $357.12
AMD Athlon 64 2800+ Socket 754 CPU $265.23
Pentium 4 478 Pin 2.0GHz 400 FSB 512KB Cache 2.0GHz Northwood $184.56
Pentium 4 3.2GHz @800FSB with Hyper Threading Technology $321.71


OPTIONAL EXTRAS
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Sound Card $117.75
DVD/CD Drive DVD +/- RW 8X LiteOn LDW-812S Dual Format $132.46

I hope that was of some interest.

So.... back to the original question..... is the performance of dual channel
XP's
good enough (relative to the P4 HT) for AMD to continue further development?