AMD rig to recommend? - 03/20/05 07:27 AM
My budget is around 700-900 bucks, and i want a m/b that has built-in vga and sound. does anyone have any problems with sempron?
AMD rig to recommend?
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Re: AMD rig to recommend? - 03/20/05 06:47 PM
I relize you're on a budget, but are you intending to play any games ?!?
If so, then ditch the idea of using the onboard graphics card and go with a lower-end graphics card like the nVidia 5200 or the ATi 9200 series cards. Decent graphics and gameplay for not much money
As for the Sempron CPU, it's basically a rebadged Palimino core Athlon XP. It's actually a decent CPU for the price. The sweet spot seems to be the Sempron 2800+.
If so, then ditch the idea of using the onboard graphics card and go with a lower-end graphics card like the nVidia 5200 or the ATi 9200 series cards. Decent graphics and gameplay for not much money
As for the Sempron CPU, it's basically a rebadged Palimino core Athlon XP. It's actually a decent CPU for the price. The sweet spot seems to be the Sempron 2800+.
Re: AMD rig to recommend? - 03/21/05 09:10 AM
Or go with the Sempron 3100+, where you can easily upgrade your processor to the more robust amd64s (Sempron 3100+ is socket 754).