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cpu comparrison..not sure wat to do
Name: battlesnake Date: June 22, 2007 at 02:55:36 Pacific OS: 2k pro CPU/Ram: semp 2800/ 1 gb
Comment:
hey there i have a sempron 2800+ socket 754. im just wondering if its worth upgrading to the athlon 64 3000+. will i notice a worth while improvement. thanks heaps
S754 CPUs are really cheap right now, so it's hard to argue with an upgrade. You can get a S754 A64 3200+ Venice for $36 (shipped) from Newegg & with the right board, it will easily overclock to 2.75GHz (11 x 250MHz) or higher.
Name: yamaha dt Date: June 22, 2007 at 05:25:38 Pacific
Reply:
I found that when I changed from a sempron 2800 to an athlon 64 3200, I noticed quite a jump in performance. Like the above post, it depends on what you do with your computer. I done alot of music encoding and dvd transcoding, so i saw a large jump.
Bit of random information also, skt754 cpu's and motherboards are becoming rare on suppliers websites here in the uk. :D
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