AMD Athlon XP 2100 Reviews

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AMD Athlon XP 2100
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5 Reviews For AMD Athlon XP 2100

  • KriegeR Rank: Staff Sergeant 16th Apr 2004

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    Good Points: Cheap and reliable.


    Bad Points: Seems to run VERY hot.


    General comments: I have owned the Athlon XP 2100 now for about 2 years. The processor has been very reliable, and a worthwhile investment as the core of my PC.

    The only issue I wanted to illustrate a little more, is the subject of heat. Be warned that if you purchase this processor, you will need to equip it with a good heatsink, as the processor does run very hot. I don't do any overclocking, but I can still reach some worrying temperatures, especially in the summertime, when the ambient temperature can be approaching 30C. I have smoke-tested my PC for airflow, using my webcam and a flourescent light inside the case, and the airflow is perfect. All the warm exhaust air from the processor heatsink and fans, is sucked straight out of the back by 2 80mm cooling fans. There is no conflicting airflow. However even with this setup, and the use of Arctic Silver III as a thermal compound, my XP2100 still idles at about 35C, and at full load it reaches about 58C to 60C. This is with an ambient room temperature of 22C, and the following fan configuration:

    CPU = 2 x 60mm fans
    Intakes = 2 x 80mm fans
    Exhaust = 2 x 80mm fans

    On top of that, there is a small 40mm fan on top of the Northbridge chip, 2 40mm fans on the GFX card, and 2 80mm fans in the PSU.

    Definitely a very, very good CPU and very reliable, but make sure you keep it cool!

  • candiman. 24th Apr 2003

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    If you want to run it hard have a good fan and i'd suggest an MSI board because they have cooling programs.

  • andrew. 7th Apr 2003

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    The xp2100+ is a very capable processor. I have 2 gaming pc's networked in my house both of which are of very high specification.
    No1
    Pentium 4 2.66 Ghz(running at 2.94 Ghz)
    512mb Rambus
    Lian Li aluminium case
    Geforce 4 Ti 4600 128 mb
    120 gb 7,200 rpm
    Win xp pro
    SOYO DRAGON ULTRA M/B
    No2
    Athlon xp2100+
    512 mb PC 2700
    Lian Li Aluminium case
    Geforce 4 Ti 4200 128 mb
    120 gb 7,200 rpm
    win xp pro
    MSI KT400 ULTRA M/B

    Both machines play games without any difference in graphical qua ...

  • Jesse. 6th Jan 2003

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    I switched my dad's old celeron 300a system (w/ basic ABit Mobo) for a sweet Gigabyte 7VAXP mobo with an AthlonXP 2100+, DDR333 (cl2), and a GeForce4 64mb MX440. He is more than suprised at fast everything works and loads (and using WinXP Pro).

  • bg_nightmonkey. Rank: Lance Corporal 23rd Jun 2002

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    The amd Athlon xp2100 is an excellent processor!!!!! It is faster that a p4 and cheaper. Get it!!!!!