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203057 2003-12-25 12:19:00 What is an AMD Athlon XP2600+ 2.13GHz? I have no idea? Mr_T (5031)
203058 2003-12-25 12:51:00 CPU (Central Processing Unit) -=JM=- (16)
203059 2003-12-25 19:53:00 Its a very fast cpu that runs about 2x faster than my one does , the 2600 is a rating which matches it to a intel cpu in performance levels.
its true speed is 2.13 ghz
kiwibeat (304)
203060 2003-12-25 20:35:00 A CPU (Central Processing Unit) is the main processing chip of a computer . This attaches to the main circuit board (motherboard) inside a computer case and handles all the calculations that your computer needs to operate . You could call it the brains or the motor that drives your computer .

Think of it like a car motor . The higher the specification the faster it goes, however, like a car, there are other factors involved to give you the performance you need (RAM, hard drive etc) .

There are two main CPU manufacturers, Intel and AMD .

Using another car analogy (and this is a very basic comparision), the Intel chips are like a 4 cylinder engine, the AMD's are like rotary's, in that the AMD's can provide similar power output to a comparable Intel CPU with a lesser 'engine size' . The AMD's however work harder, and therefore get hotter, so need more cooling to be effective .

Now, that comparison isn't anything more than VERY general - and I am not a car engine enthusiast, so don't flame me if I got it all wrong, but that's how I see it .

J
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Jester (13)
203061 2003-12-25 22:23:00 Quite a nice analogy(except heat is not a problem with AMD cpu's,the stock fan that is supplied with them does an excellent job and is quiiter then a lot of aftermarket fans i have used) metla (154)
203062 2003-12-26 12:43:00 thanks very much for the expenations, I was not really sure what the 2.13ghz bit meant, as i thought it ran at 2600, but i see now that it does the same as a 2600 but runs at 2.13ghz, thank you all very much! ^_^ Mr_T (5031)
203063 2003-12-26 12:44:00 thanks very much for the expenations, I was not really sure what the 2.13ghz bit meant, as i thought it ran at 2600, but i see now that it does the same as a 2600 but runs at 2.13ghz, thank you all very much! ^_^ Mr_T (5031)
203064 2003-12-26 12:46:00 thanks very much for the expenations, I was not really sure what the 2.13ghz bit meant, as i thought it ran at 2600, but i see now that it does the same as a 2600 but runs at 2.13ghz, thank you all very much! ^_^ Mr_T (5031)
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