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| Thread ID: 104052 | 2009-10-15 01:07:00 | pricey MB + cheap CPU,or cheap MB + pricey CPU? | forrest44 (754) | PC World Chat |
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| 820715 | 2009-10-15 01:07:00 | Let's say you've got $190 to spend on a new motherboard and CPU. You could either buy: $126 - Asus M4N78-AM (Geforce 8200 chipset) www.elive.co.nz $66 -Sempron 140 www.tastech.co.nz or: $84 - Gigabyte GA-M61PME-S2PA - new-ish motherboard based on older Geforce 6100 chipset www.tastech.co.nz $104 - Athlon II X2 240 www.tastech.co.nz I would be leaning towards the 2nd option, but considering that the Sempron CPU is basically the same as the Athlon II but clocked 100MHz slower and with one core disabled, it could be quite a decent CPU What would you go for? |
forrest44 (754) | ||
| 820716 | 2009-10-15 01:09:00 | Definitely the larger CPU, it's foolish to buy a single core these days unless you're going uber budget. You'd do well to save a couple more $$$ and get one of these (ascent.co.nz) boards. Also, only buy from reputable retailers. For cheap as chips computing, I'd recommend this (ascent.co.nz) and this (ascent.co.nz). Under $220, and from a great retailer. Postage is free and you'd get a few $$ off by paying by direct credit. Getting an AM3 processor gives you a few more options in the way of upgrading later on. |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 820717 | 2009-10-15 01:55:00 | If I were going to upgrade the CPU later I'd get a better motherboard. They are a pain to update later. But if you don't intend to upgrade, get the best CPU you can. I would be leaning towards the 2nd option, but considering that the Sempron CPU is basically the same as the Athlon II but clocked 100MHz slower and with one core disabled, it could be quite a decent CPU That's not the case. If a CPU is slower than another one there is a reason. Usually a failure during manufacturing. Pretty much every dual core on the market now, is a quad core that fail on the quality tests, they kill one core, this has been going on for years. (Or pipelines disabled or some such nonsense) The chips might be the same but they are defective. This is industry practice. Same goes for GUPs too. |
Cato (6936) | ||
| 820718 | 2009-10-15 02:03:00 | Let's say you've got $190 to spend on a new motherboard and CPU. You could either buy: $126 - Asus M4N78-AM (Geforce 8200 chipset) www.elive.co.nz $66 -Sempron 140 www.tastech.co.nz or: $84 - Gigabyte GA-M61PME-S2PA - new-ish motherboard based on older Geforce 6100 chipset www.tastech.co.nz $104 - Athlon II X2 240 www.tastech.co.nz I would be leaning towards the 2nd option, but considering that the Sempron CPU is basically the same as the Athlon II but clocked 100MHz slower and with one core disabled, it could be quite a decent CPU What would you go for? I would get the second, but it depends on if you need the extra features. (such as Xfire, etc) If you do get the first get an AthlonX2 instead..(slower clock speed) |
Blam (54) | ||
| 820719 | 2009-10-15 22:34:00 | I would get a good quality motherboard first, and then upgrade the CPU later. All the CPUs are the same quality but the cheap motherboads can be pretty bad... Then again your cheap motherboard is a Gigabyte, which is OK |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 820720 | 2009-10-16 03:23:00 | $126 - Asus M4N78-AM (Geforce 8200 chipset) www.elive.co.nz $66 -Sempron 140 www.tastech.co.nz or: $84 - Gigabyte GA-M61PME-S2PA - new-ish motherboard based on older Geforce 6100 chipset www.tastech.co.nz $104 - Athlon II X2 240 www.tastech.co.nz The second one, although I'd probably still have an ASUS board. Just because, not because Gigabyte isn't good too. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 820721 | 2009-10-16 03:27:00 | buy the best motherboard you can - that way you can get the cheap CPU now and if it suits you thats cool - if in 6 months time its too slow - use the good mobo to clock the nads off it OR upgrade to a new CPU no point buying a cheap mobo if it limits your upgrade path in years to come |
MAC_H8ER (5897) | ||
| 820722 | 2009-10-16 09:39:00 | Yeah as a rule I put motherboard first, except without current setup lol Get the second, Semprons have their place but I hope not in your pc |
hueybot3000 (3646) | ||
| 820723 | 2009-10-16 09:58:00 | I say get a good brand motherboard like ASUS or Gigabyte . But spend more money on the CPU if you are going to hogg it for 2yr or more . By the time it would be better to get a new motherboard and a CPU than to hunt for a older CPU to make fit . Even if you can seek it and it may cost less, it is less worth it - bang for buck . |
Nomad (952) | ||
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