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AMD ATHLON XP 2400+ "Thorton" 266 FSB PROCESSOR CPU- OEM
Specifications:
CPU: 2.0 GHz
Type: XP 2400 Thorton Core
Cache: 256K
BUS: 266MHz
Socket A
OEM (Processor Only) -OEM (limit 10 per customer)
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...n=&Order=price
First ive heard of it, did i just miss the news, how is this different from the Tbreds, and bartons?
I may be wrong, but I think it has the same core as the Barton, but with half the L2 cache. Edit to add: seeing as they are at 266fsb and if they come unlocked they might be good overclockers.
Yeah supposedly it's a Barton with half the L2 cache dissabled. There is a mod that will enable the extra 256K of the L2 cache too, so you get a Barton at a great price, I would like to get my hands on one and see if the mod works.
is it a software or hardware mod? ie: do you have to connect the bridges, etc.
It's a hardware mod. I believe it involved connecting the bridges. The L12 or the L2 not sure which.
From what I have read though, the mod does not always work. That is sometimes the reason that they were not binned as bartons in the first place.
but its worth a try isn't it? cuz that extra L2 cache can help preformance..Quote:
Originally posted by japin
From what I have read though, the mod does not always work. That is sometimes the reason that they were not binned as bartons in the first place.
Instead of modding just spend another $10 to get a true Barton. It is not like it is that good of a deal. It is just a way for AMD to streamline production around one core, economies of scale will make it cheaper.
never said it wasnt, just saying dont get your hopes up too high that you automatically have a bartonQuote:
Originally posted by sharkypinoy
but its worth a try isn't it? cuz that extra L2 cache can help preformance..
Don't bartons run at 333 FSB though and start at 2500+ ?
Isn't a 2400+ a Tbred "B" and a Thorton 266 FSB 2400+ with 256 kb cache identical to the Tbred?
No, from what I have read it has the Barton core with only half the cache enabled and also they set the fsb at 266, some places say it is somewhere inbetween a T-Bred and a Barton.Quote:
Originally posted by Skywize
Don't bartons run at 333 FSB though and start at 2500+ ?
Isn't a 2400+ a Tbred "B" and a Thorton 266 FSB 2400+ with 256 kb cache identical to the Tbred?
here's the way i see it...the thorton chips have the same physical core size as a barton, but only half the cache is enabled, thus making it comparable to a t-bred. if you do the mod and it works, great, extra cache for free...if you do the mod and it doesn't work you basically have a t-bred with an extra chunk of useless silicon wafer sitting there, unless the extra surface area of it helps to disipate heat better, which again may help in overclocking...
Anylinks for the mod? Also is it the same mod for the applebread core?
applebread core is the same one as the thorton.Quote:
Originally posted by BL1NK
Anylinks for the mod? Also is it the same mod for the applebread core?