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AMD Introduces the Athlon XP 2200+

Posted by chrisd on from the that's-nacho-chip-it's-mine dept.

NevDull writes "AMD introduces the Thoroughbred core in the Athlon XP 2200+. Tom's Hardware Guide has a review of the new CPU based on the 0.13 micron core, and subsequently declares the current CPU war to have been won by Intel." Update: 06/10 12:48 GMT by T : DavoHH writes "To add to the list of reviews and benchmarks around the net for the new Athlon XP 2200+, HotHardware.com has one and also and also Anand's and AMDMB." Update: 06/10 13:45 GMT by T : One more: Johan contributes a link to an Ace's Hardware review which tries to answer the question "Does the 0.13 Athlon XP run well an on older motherboard, and does it provide good value as an upgrade?"

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  1. Re:great news for Linux! by Angry+White+Guy · · Score: 0, Redundant

    No, but IIRC, MS has agreed to ship AMD optimized versions of their OS's, as well as the tried-and-true Intel-optimized OS.

    Now if I could only find the link...

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  2. Re:I declare the current CPU war meaningless. by swb · · Score: 1, Redundant

    My 1.1ghz processor is plenty fast enough for me, and will remain so for quite some time.

    Here here. I have a 2+ year old Dual PIII 650 system that is processing aplenty -- I even manage to play modern games on it without any real problem.