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    pentium 2 450mhz with 1mb cache

    I saw this xeon cpu listed on price watch for a wopping 1300 bucks. What is so special about it?

    Does the 1mb cache really speed up this cpu?? Is it because it is a rare but good quality cpu??

    What is so special about it?
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    That is wayyyyyyyy overpriced.

    You need a Xeon motherboard to use it, so stay clear.

    Yes it is faster with the higher cache, but the 2MB version is even better for high end CAD graphics systems.

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    you could get a whole new computer for that price. It's not worth it for just a 450mhz cpu.

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    I'd say that price hasn't been updated in ages.

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    Speaking of expensive processors, I saw a 1.6 ghz xeon w/ 1 MB L2 for about $4k

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    athlon xp 1600+ is $54

    ps: are the xeons better than the MPs? because MPs are far cheaper, but they have less cache.
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    OpK Chowdy- xeons are much faster than MPs. As the MP is basically a XP, but the xeon is faster.
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    p2 450 1mb L2 cache full speed cache or half speed ?

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    I found a xeon 450 w/ 2mb cache about to close on ebay for $69, double the cache and 1231 bucks less than pricewatch!

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    Yea, pricewatch just never updated that.
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    ok but are these chips rare? Can they be used as a gaming chip, or they only for servers, or graphic design?

    And are xeon mobo really expensive?
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    Anything to do with a Xeon is way too overpriced. Many motherboards start around $400 and go up to several thousand for the system board.

    They are not that much faster than a standard Intel or AMD processor, but they are much more stable and reliable, They are slightly faster with the much increased onboard cache but you would be foolish to create a gaming system with one of them.

    If someone gave me a system I would take it, but I would never build one myself.

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    If someone gave me a system I would take it, but I would never build one myself.
    Same here.
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    Oh I see.
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