urban im building a comp after crimbo too, any chance building one for £200-300 that i can upgrade ??
new comp after crimbo
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What's crimbo.
Giving you what you asked for:
Giving you better advice:
Save another 50-100 pounds for something a lot better and with a lot more upgrading available.
Giving you what you asked for:
Giving you better advice:
Save another 50-100 pounds for something a lot better and with a lot more upgrading available.
first of al theres naff all wrong with sempron 64 bit chips they oc gr8 i have a 2600+ at 2.4 ghz and they just locked down athlon 64's any way and lack a few features like the on dye ram controller anyways heres the system i priced for you , and theres 1 gig of ram the motherboards got pci express the works shame its matx though 
can rework it a bit if you like
can rework it a bit if you like
Even the best sempron still performs worst then the lowest end s939 A64 (which happens to be 200MHz less).
Their is no graphics card, with that price range you can't afford one. The videocard is onboard, it uses system memory.
yeah but for the cash the semporns the best budget cpu acout at the moment in my opinion i got 4 machines 3 athlons and that sempron the sempron is a great machien just lacks less cache and other features then the athlon fx and my x2
i wish i never brought an athlon 64 3700 + cos its piss poor
i wish i never brought an athlon 64 3700 + cos its piss poor
Less cache, different architecture, no dual channel ram, all these contribute to the fact that it's a horrible CPU when compared to a regular low end CPU but for the price it's a nice budget CPU.
However, I stand by what I say:
Spend another 50-100 pounds for s939 and it's a world of performance difference.
The Athlon 64 3700+ SD is a great CPU, although a little off for its cost per performance.
However, I stand by what I say:
Spend another 50-100 pounds for s939 and it's a world of performance difference.
The Athlon 64 3700+ SD is a great CPU, although a little off for its cost per performance.
same here punk:
the prices shuld go down loads n i will hav saved up more then aswell so it seems the best option 2 me.
gunna get a amd 3800+x2 or a amd4000, probs get the dual 3800 coz i multitask alot
punk: the prices shuld go down loads n i will hav saved up more then aswell so it seems the best option 2 me.
gunna get a amd 3800+x2 or a amd4000, probs get the dual 3800 coz i multitask alot
im building an opteron server rig in the new year but the archietecture between the sempron 64 and athlon 64 they both K8 archietecture
kingnoob said:
So... there are HUGE differences between chips in the same family. Don't think so? Look at the differences between the FX, 64, and sempron lines clock for clock.
The bottom line is you get what you pay for, and while the sempron is a good, descent CPU it doesn't change the fact it's a budget CPU and can't hang with the desktop and enthusiest CPU lines (64 and FX).
Why buy a budget CPU on old tech hardware (s754...) when for 50 pounds more you can get an A64 and s939?
And if I were you I would save my money for the new sockets.
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It's descent, it will be crap at games though. i would definitely recommend saving another 50-100 pounds before you buy it, rather than putting any new money into an old system.
ok is there any chance u can build me up a price list that has price low as possable that will be good at gaming please. thx urban.
That's going to cost a hell of a lot more. I'd say spend an extra 50-100 pounds and then later save for a good gfx card.