Good Cheap Processor (AMD Athlon XP 2500+ / 1.83 GHz)

Name: Grazymonk

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Product:	AMD Athlon XP 2500+ / 1.83 GHz
Date:	25.12.04 (857 review reads)
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Advantages: Performance, Price

Disadvantages: None

I wanted to upgrade my current machine, and usually the best way to do it is by getting a new processor. Being that I already had an Athlon processor (1.2 GHz T-bird) I wanted something that would be compatible with my motherboard.

After reading a few reviews and comparing prices I decided that the Athlon 2500XP was the one that had the best price/performance ratio.
Here are the specs:

-Manufacturer: AMD
-Core: Barton
-Operating Frequency: 1.83GHz
-FSB: 333MHz
-Cache: L1/64K+64K; L2/512K
-Voltage: 1.45V
-Process: 0.13Micron
-Socket: Socket A
-Multimedia Instruction: MMX, SSE, 3DNOW!

Installation was not too difficult, I just placed the CPU in the socked and locked it. Setting the stock fan on top was a little trick because space was tight, but after a few tries It worked. Make sure you connect the power cable that comes with the fan, if you don't the processor will burn.

Overall this has been a great upgrade. My system runs smooth, applications like Photoshop and Dreamweaver load much faster than they did before. But for gaming is where this processor really shines, you can play all the latest and greatest games as long as you have enough RAM and a good Video Card.
If you are into overclocking this processor will not let you down, it can run stable at speeds up to 2.20 Ghz with an aftermarket cooler.

The prices of processors in general go down every few weeks, but as of right now it can be found for £58.

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