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Re: Upgrade? And if so, what?

Posted by Wes Newell on 08/30/06 04:29

On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 10:19:59 -0700, Freewheeling wrote:

> I took the ATI board back. A question about the Sempron Socket 754
> 3000+. The processor speed is listed at 1.8Ghz, so strictly speaking
> it's only marginally faster than the Thunderbird at 1.4Ghz. Would it be
> advisable to get a newer motherboard *and* a faster CPU? Alternatively,
> can the Sempron be overclocked to get it above 2.0 Ghz? If a new
> motherboard, what would you suggest?
>
don't get a socket 754 3000+, get the 3100+. It has twice the cache.
Either will clock well over 2GHz. I'm running a 3100+ at 2.1GHz now
(9x233) and i didn't even raise vcore from 1.35v And you can't compare the
1.4 of the old Tbird to 1.4 of a K8. Even at the same speed, the K8 will
be quite a bit faster. As for a 754 MB, I'd get one with Nforce 3-250
chipset or newer. If you want to consider an upgrade path I'd get a new
AM2 MB. The one I'm using now is excellent and has all the bels and
whistles you are likely to need for many years. it does require DDR2 ram
though. But it will run anything from a Sempron to an X2 dual core.

> Also, there appear to be 2 flavors of the same CPU: 90nm SOI and 130nm
> SOI. Does it matter which? Finally, will my board take a 754 pin? It's
> supposed to be a Socket A. What's the difference? Just curious.

No, your board won't take a 754 Sempron, and you don't want a socket A
Sempron because your board won't run at the default 166Mhz FSB speed. if
you want to use your board, you'll need a cpu with a default 133MHz fsb or
an unlocked model. upgrading your cpu is definately the cheapest route for
more cpu power, but if you want to not leave yourself stuck, then an AM2
MB and new cpu and ram won't cost too much if you start with a cheap CPU
that will still be much faster than your tbird 1400. I know. Too many
options.:-)

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