>>I have been running an AMD XP1800+ ever since they were >released here in the UK and it has been mounted on 4 >motherboards with the same heatsink/fan without any >instability problems. >>I was thinking on upgrading to the XP2200+ but there doesnt >seem to be that much of a performance increase compared to >my current CPU. Im definately gonna buy the "Hammer" when it >comes out ;-) >The info I'm seeing is that a XP2200 won't work on a 266mhz mobo without a BIOS upgrade. I guess it works fine on the new 333 boards although I've seen a lot of posts about problems with the ASUS 333 boards. I always try to stay a notch or so below bleeding edge stuff. I'll let them sort out all the problems and then buy a little later for less money.David

Here we go again,but its always good in the CPU wars. AMD is supposed to release the XP2400 running at 2 gig and the XP2600 running at 2.133 gig on Wednesday the 21st. Not to be left out Intel will release the 2.80 gig a week from tomorrow on the 26th. I'll be anxious to see the tests on both the top end CPU's. Even with a 666mhz advantage I'll bet test scores come out pretty close between the XP2600 and Intel's 2.8 Gig.David

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/story.html?id=1029555513 http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/story.html?id=1029469996 P4 2.53Ghz going from $637 to $243. Good news for those who want to upgrade. I wonder how prices will be down here in Australia.

There's no denying that Intel has the edge with it's P4 2.53Mhz (533bus) processor. However, it has taken almost three years to get to that point and AMD will release the Athlon 2.2 and 2.6 processors later this month at half the current Intel prices. In addition, the Athlon K8 core is set to be released at the end of this year which will blow all current processors out of the water.Rob

John!I live near Melbourne and find the IT-Supermarket have some of the best prices for hardware downunder.http://www.it-supermarket.com/Pete.