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Subject: Re: Athlon XP 3200+ first test results

Author: Torstein Hall

Date: 10:55:21 05/15/03

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On May 15, 2003 at 09:55:47, Rafael Vasquez wrote:

>On May 15, 2003 at 08:52:30, stuart taylor wrote:
>
>Stuart,
>
>My recommendation is to upgrade when a 6X faster processor is available.
>For you is an 8.4 Ghz or more. I you don't care about costs, then can
>override this recommendation
>
>Rafael

I think it is reasonable to upgrade your PC when you gain more than 2.5X speedup
in processor speed. But its all a matter of money of course...

Torstein

>
>>On May 15, 2003 at 08:06:18, Jorge Pichard wrote:
>>
>>>http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,110724,00.asp
>>
>>Can someone tell me what benefits I will gain if i upgrade to 3000 or 3200 from
>>my Athlon 1400/266?
>>Is it merely about (a little over than?) twice the speed, or is there more to it
>>than that?
>>S.Taylor



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