Is The AMD Sempron processor 3300+ Any Good?
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The sempron is AMD's low end processor, like the celeron from intel.  If you want a good AMD processor go with and AMD Athlon XP or an AMD Athlon 64.  In general AMD is better than intel in my opinion.  They are built on a different architecture, which is what the 3300+ rating means.  It means that the processor is equal to an Intel P4 3.3Ghz.  Some of the AMDs have great overclocking potential, the same cant be said for intel.
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between the turion and the sempron, definetely the turion 64, both are AMD, but the turion is a 64 bit processor, the sempron is not, with turion you can later upgrade to Microsoft Vista, not the sempron, and in general, I have bad experience with sempron and celeron processors, they thend to freeze up more often when running more than one application at same time.\n\nabout the video cards, I have used both and both are good, but of course I dont play games, maybe someone that use his computer for games can answer that better. because is about the only time that your video card gets more load of work, DVDs look nice on either one...
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the processor is decent; if it's a socket 462 motherboard then the Althon 64 is out of the question being the only other alternative a Athlon XP. On the other hand if you have a socket 754 or AM2 go with the Athlon 64 or E6+ Sempron. the sempron comes in models for 462, 754, & AM2 (939alt) motherboards. check if the 2600+ cpu is a E6 (stepping/part no...BX) since the sempron E6+ support SSE3 & AMD64 extentions. If it's a cpu for a socket 462 only SSE1 is supported or if it's a cpu for AM2 they all support SSE3 & AMD64 Extentions.
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I have an Acer laptop, and i like it.... Intel or Amd are both good processors, I have an AMD,but I highly reccomend that you do NOT get a celeron processor, they work good for a couple months, then they are the slowest dang things.
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Just about everything.  But mainly games and high-end software like video editing, photo editing... anything that requires lots of horsepower.  The more cache a CPU has the more instruction it can store close (on) the CPU and it will excute everything faster.  L1 cache is the fastest and the AMD Athlon 64 3700+ (San Diego) has 64KB+64KB (128KB) of L1 cache and 1MB of L2 cache.  This varies among processors, Semprons have less and Athlons have more.  The same applies to Intel with the Pentium 4 and Pentium Ds, they have more and the Celerons have less.\n\nIt does matter.  See how slow a Sempron 3100+ is compared to a Athlon 3000+, despite the Sempron having a faster core, you will find that the Athlon 3000+ is actually and performs tasks faster than the Sempron.\n\nThis link might help you, http://www.computerworld.com/networkingtopics/networking/lanwan/story/0,10801,44333,00.html
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Absolutely.  The Core Duo processor cut's processing speed in half, thanks to it's internal processing capabilities.  It's also the latest processor out there, so the chances of it becoming obsolete anytime soon are very small to nothing at all.  You probably want it if you are a gamer, too.\n\n\nHope this helps,\n-----------------------------------------\nFrom,\nThe Realm of Goliath Web Design Team
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AMD CPU is a good one...
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The difference between a Sempron and an Athlon is cache size and also, Semprons are not 64-bit processors but all Athlons are nowadays.  Semprons are comparable to Intel Celerons and Athlon 64s are comparable to the Intel Pentium 4/D.  AMD also has the Athlon 64x2 chips which aren't really comparable to anything made by Intel because Intel has yet to produce a competent dual core processor.\n\nTo keep it simple a Sempron 3100+ will be slower than an Athlon 64 3000+ because the Sempron has less cache it will be slower than the Athlon even if the Athlon is rated at a slower clock speed.\n\nAMD is also working on quad core chips which are due out later this year and Intel is still fumbling around 64-bit and dual core, beat by AMD again, Intel just sucks no wonder they sit at the bottom of every single benchmark.  Don't buy an Intel chip and don't even bother with a Sempron.  Buy an Athlon 64 or Athlon 64x2.  It's a little hard to tell you what to get because prices will drop and new hardware will be out by the time you get around to building your system.  So, check back here in August and I (or someone) will tell you exactly what to buy.
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The question is do you want to plan for the future now by getting a dual core processor.  Currently not many applications support dual core processors (save for Windows and some versions of Linux) so they would only be utilizing one core, games and Office, for example.  By late next year there should be plenty of applications that can use dual core processors and the prices will likely drop as well.  For now, I think you are fine with the AMD 3700+.  Next year, if you wanted you could most likely pop a dual core chip into your motherboard, just make sure the BIOS supports it.  If you want to check out a dual core system, this one is one of my favorites http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/HP-Pavilion-Desktop-PC-A1250N-/sem/rpsm/oid/134690/catOid/-12962/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do for the price it's an excellent value, that is, if you are looking at a whole system and not just a processor upgrade.
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My first suggestion to you would be stay away from the Sempron chip!  This chip has no thermal overload switch, and has been known to catch on fire all by itself!  I would recommend the Athalon, or Turon chip.  Also you should consider getting a minimum of 1 GB of memory, 512 MB is the bare minimum for any program.  I hope this helps, good luck!
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i looked at a website that uses your motherboard for a barebones computer system and they said you can only go up to a 1.4Ghz amd athlon thunderbird http://cgi.ebay.com/AMD-Athlon-Thunderbird-1400-MHz-Socket-A-CPU-1-4GHz-fa_W0QQitemZ6849373932QQcategoryZ15919QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem 75 dollars but you will only increase your speed by 500mhz which is not a whole lot however i suggest you get this combo from tigerdirect because this will give you alot more bang for your buck it has 512mb of DDR ram a semptron 3300+ processor and a newer motherboard with onboard sound, video and network card and has support for an agp card and has support for 333mhz and 400mhz fsb http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1819094&CatId=188 it is 220 dollars but after the rebate it is 130 dollars not bad in my opinion you will gain 1100mhz by getting the motherboard combo also that is just the speed it runs at but it is equivalant to a 3.3ghz intel so then your speed increase would be 2400mhz the difference in the 2 is 145 without the rebate and a difference of 45 dollars after the rabate so you tell me which is the better deal here but i do understand that replacing a motherboard is alot of extra work just so you can get 1 more year out of it so i understand if you go with the 1.4ghz
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THE INTEL DUO CORE IS MUCH MORE BETTER THAN INTEL PENTUM M \n\nIT RUNS AT 667MHZ  FSB AND M RUNS AT MAX 400MHZ
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Depends on what you do really. if you just use it for basic word processing, its probably not a big deal. but if you use it for more intense things such as development or gaming, then yes, its really time for an upgrade. The processor of the new model you mentioned will be roughly 3 to 4 times more powerful. Even more maybe since your computer is kind of old. Also look at RAM (memory) and you should get at least 512 mb 600 mhz. However, your computer way obsolete when it comes to power. But like I said, depending on what you do, it may not be an issue.
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Out of those - go for the pentium 4 - but the new intel's - core 2 duo's are really kicking a$$ at the moment. - I'd seriously consider looking at a low end one of those even if it's a little over budget.\nhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819115005
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Pretty good reviews for it here:\nhttp://reviews-zdnet.com.com/HP_Pavilion_a1250n_Athlon_64_X2_2_GHz/4505-3118_16-31533898.html
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I am currently putting my new system together.  I settled on the AMD64 X2 because I could take advantage of a dual core processor ( I use linux exlusively). I haven't looked at the pentium D so I could not comment or make a comparison.  I have built a few AMD's and a few pentium 4's .  I find the AMD 64's  more responsive and a better bang for the buck.