Are Semprons any good for a budget system?

Emperor Robb · 05-25-06, 05:03 AM

or are they a waste of money?

Flip-Mode · 05-25-06, 05:39 AM

For a system for Office, browsing, mail and movies they are great value. If you want a budget gaming then low end S939 chip is for you.
There are also S939 Samprons out there so you can later upgrade to dual core chip for example.

greenmaji · 05-25-06, 05:54 AM

Arn't there new AM2 septy's for sale?
And the gigabyte mobo (non-SLI) is less then $100

>HyperlogiK< · 05-25-06, 06:08 AM

They make great budget systems for most tasks, though I would probably advise against them for gaming.

Maybe it's a capacity issue, or they want to wait until they have a bunch of A64s with some failed cache, as the very first batch of semprons have always tended to be binned A64s.

Dan0512 · 05-25-06, 06:21 AM

They are very close to the A64's in terms of performance. Only smaller cache. In gaming, they will probably be 10% behind an A64 @ the same clock. DDR2 and dual channel on AM2 gives you even better value.

dan

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Flip-Mode Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Beer Sheva, Israel	For a system for Office, browsing, mail and movies they are great value. If you want a budget gaming then low end S939 chip is for you. There are also S939 Samprons out there so you can later upgrade to dual core chip for example. __________________ Heatware (Yes Israelis have it too!) PayPal Verified[/size]
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>HyperlogiK< Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Sword Base	They make great budget systems for most tasks, though I would probably advise against them for gaming. Maybe it's a capacity issue, or they want to wait until they have a bunch of A64s with some failed cache, as the very first batch of semprons have always tended to be binned A64s. __________________ The Last Gonzo of Scotland. Core i7 950 @ 4Ghz, Gigabyte x58-USB3, Radeon 6870 CF, Xonar D2X, 12GB Kingston HyperX 1600, Bigfoot 2100, Agility 3 120GB, 3x 2TB Spinpoint F4, Corsair HX1000w, Cambridge Audio A500 and Acoustic Research speakers (Main PC) Alienware M11x, C2D SU 7300, Geforce 335M, Corsair Force 40GB (Laptop) Opteron 175, DFI Lanparty NF4 Ultra D, Radeon x850 XT PE, 4GB BH-5, OCZ Petrol 64GB, X-Fi Xtreme Music, 2x TerraTec PHASE 22, Enermax Liberty ELT500, Yamaha A-S300 and Mordaunt Short Aviano speakers (Music PC) Pentium D 920, Gigabyte 965P-S3, Geforce 210, 2GB Elpida DDR2, TerraTec PHASE 22, ASUS DVB-T (HTPC) Dual P3 866Mhz, Intel 440LX Board, 1.8GB PC133Mhz, 2x Voodoo 2 12MB, Turtle Beach FIJI (Retro Gaming Machine) Heatware
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Dan0512 Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Switzerland	They are very close to the A64's in terms of performance. Only smaller cache. In gaming, they will probably be 10% behind an A64 @ the same clock. DDR2 and dual channel on AM2 gives you even better value. dan __________________ HP8530W on Arch Linux Own a 7900gto? Flash and memory Vmod instructions here ADO
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