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| Thread ID: 119147 | 2011-07-07 06:41:00 | Choosing AMD CPU | QW. (15883) | Press F1 |
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| 1215420 | 2011-07-07 11:23:00 | Also, make sure before you decide on the CPU, the BIOS supports it. Otherwise it wont turn on. Altho, youre not going to get a decent one for $80 | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1215421 | 2011-07-07 13:00:00 | Sempron is the lowest end desktop CPU from AMD. They are cheap and they work, that's about it. Don't expect awesome performance, but if you just want basic stuff like web surfing, emails, etc it will probably be OK. You might even get lucky and be able to unlock a core (I believe the Sempron 140 for example is a half-disabled Athlon II) but you can't count on that. If you can afford a faster CPU you probably should get it. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1215422 | 2011-07-07 13:16:00 | What? he's saying if you needed a cpu and only had the change that you would find hunting under the couch cushions, a sempron would be a good choice. Or perhaps a can of baked beans glued into the socket. Either would work at about the same efficiency. |
8ftmetalhaed (14526) | ||
| 1215423 | 2011-07-07 20:34:00 | The Semprons are for "omg I only have the change I found under the couch cushion and need a CPU NOW!", imo. :D |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1215424 | 2011-07-07 20:35:00 | Or perhaps a can of baked beans glued into the socket. Either would work at about the same efficiency. :D:D |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1215425 | 2011-07-07 21:30:00 | The X2 255 is a good (actually the best) choice for that price range. You will be disappoint if you go for a Sempron. | wratterus (105) | ||
| 1215426 | 2011-07-07 21:34:00 | Go buy a deck of cards instead. At least that way you will have something to amuse yourself with :) | Zippity (58) | ||
| 1215427 | 2011-07-07 22:10:00 | The Semprons are for "omg I only have the change I found under the couch cushion and need a CPU NOW!", imo. I don't think I could of put it better myself....+1:clap |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 1215428 | 2011-07-08 03:51:00 | Just priced an AMD Athlon II X2 255 3.1GHz Socket AM3 and it will cost $94.23. Would it be worth spending a bit more for dual core? | QW. (15883) | ||
| 1215429 | 2011-07-08 04:07:00 | Yes! | Snorkbox (15764) | ||
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