Price Guides November 2004: CPU and Motherboards
by Adam Rader on November 18, 2004 12:05 AM EST- Posted in
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AMD Processors - Sempron
Sempron is AMD's newest kid on the block and will eventually overshadow and replace the Athlon XP for budget system builds, basically becoming the new Duron while the Athlon 64 takes the reins as top-performer.When an A64 can be had for so little, it is a bit challenging to find a reason to stray from it - yet, everyone has their reasons. Certain Sempron models will allow you to utilize socket 754 motherboards, which means more upgradeability down the road versus the future options of socket A. Currently, this is limited to the Sempron 3100+, but more will arrive as AMD releases them. In the meantime, the Sempron is best suited for the average user who just needs a place to check email, browse the web, and chat with family and friends online. The Sempron 2200+, which is a socket A chip, is currently available for under $50 and should work very well for many users who don't need high end gaming, or expect to compete with a supercomputer cluster. This is a price-point, which makes building a simple rig very affordable, especially since socket A motherboards are so widely available and prices for those same motherboards can also be extremely low.
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AdamRader - Thursday, November 18, 2004 - link
Fixed, and fixed. Perhaps it takes more than 2 hours of sleep and a box of caffiene pills to write =)Schnook121 - Thursday, November 18, 2004 - link
I think on the page about the A64's, the socket 939 3200+ is a winchester core, not a newcastlenthexwn - Thursday, November 18, 2004 - link
Celerons come in socket 748!? ;)I take joy in thinking to myself every time that I'm bored, "Every hour, computers are getting faster and cheaper!" And when I want to know how much faster/cheaper I come here!
Been lurking around for ages, and finally bothered to register!
I have yet to see a computer store ANYWHERE that can beat the anandtech/newegg combo for info/parts!
GJ!