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Sempron v.s. Sempron 64
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Name: DVOD7909
Date: December 5, 2005 at 15:39:30 Pacific
Subject: Sempron v.s. Sempron 64OS: Windows XPCPU/Ram: Celeron D 335 2.8 Ghz 512 |
Comment: I am thinking of upgrading my celeron d to a amd sempron. Should i get a regular sempron, or a sempron 64. Should i get the 2800+, or the 3000+. And, what kind of motherboard chipset should i get with it? I have a 512MB PC3200 unbuffered no ECC memory. Does the Buffered and ECC kind make a big difference?
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Response Number 1
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Name: jam
Date: December 5, 2005 at 16:30:48 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Get the Sempron64 & make sure it has 256k L2 cache...some only have 128k L2, avoid them. The 2800+ is the best deal (about $76 at newegg). Buffered/ECC RAM is generally for use in servers...you have the right stuff (unbuffered, non-ECC). This space for rent
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Name: JJ Braddock
Date: December 16, 2005 at 19:59:08 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)yeah, but how much of a performance hit -- if any -- if you get the "32 bit" version, with the same 256 cache? My guess is that the 64's aren't any faster doing anything in a 32 bit environment, in other words in anything but Vista you couldn't tell them apart.
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