I've seen quite a few benchmarks now between these two chips and in some tests the 2800 is actually winning.
(ebuyer prices..)
the 3000+ is approx 187
the 2800+ is approx 122
Seems to me the 2800 is a bargain in comparison ?
Also some simple questions that I should know the answer too but don't lol ....
2800 and 3000 both run @ 333mhz bus, which memory does that require - PC3200? I'm not into overclocking anymore so just after the correct figure for those chips ?
Can you use PC2100 memory with the new CPU's, obviously with a performance loss but allowing me to wait for the memory prices to drop again ?
Can the newer CPU's be cooled with a Zalman quiet coolers ?
I'm currently running a 1800+ (palmino I think, had it a long time now) in an asus 266mhz board. Is it worth upgrading to the 2800 or should I wait .... ?
Motherboard would either be an Asus a7n8xSE or an Abit NF7-S.
Gfx card will be a ti-4200 128mb.
Aims for this PC : Gaming, coding, surfing... and in particular to be quick enough for HL2 (which is kind of guess work at the mo!).