Mike B wrote:
My new athlon XP system just got fried..

I have some questions. I've heard the Athlon64 3200+ can beat a P4
3.2 EE in most tests. Is this true, and is there any reason why one
would buy the P4 over the A64 other than bias?

I'd say some tests, rather than most.

You'd buy the P4 if media encoding was your main task.

Also, i'm a bit confused now.. I see A64 3200+ listed at pricewatch..
some are listed as 1600mhz, and some listed at 2.2ghz. is the 1600mhz
just describing the fsb? and do they all run at 2.2ghz?

Older 3200+s run at 2Ghz, newer ones at 2.2Ghz.

Lastly, I see there are some that have 1mb of cache as apposed to 512
for around the same price. Is there a catch that I'm missing?

Not much.

The 2Ghz models have 1Mb, the 2.2Ghz ones have 512Kb. The reduction makes
very little difference to the Athlon 64 - they upped the clock speed anyway
on those models - and it makes the chips cheaper to produce.

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Derek