[mythtv-users] sempron 3100 v. 64 3000+

[John Massengale]

On Jan 31, 2008 2:49 PM, Gabe Rubin <gaberubin at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Jan 31, 2008 2:40 PM, Jonathan Black <jblack2 at smartertek.net> wrote:
>
> > >
> > >
> > Benchmarks for the two chips can be found at:
> >
> http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu_2005.html?modelx=33&model1=264&chart=64&model2=260
> >
> Thanks for that comparison site.  I will take a good look at that.
>
> > I believe I selected the right Athlon 64. You might double check and see
> > if that 3000+ is clocked at 2.0 GHZ. If so, I got the right one.
> >
> > I'm not sure what I'd do if I were in your shoes. If you are or are
> > aiming to do a lot of HD in the future, I'd save my money for dual or
> > quad core.
> >
> Right, I realize this, but then I have to update the mobo also.  Right
> now I am stuck with a socket 754 mobo, and don't really want to
> upgrade it at this time.
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Funny, I am in the same boat, socket 754 motherboard, sempron 3100

i have found athlon 64 3200+ on eBay for $30 to upgrade to, but any faster
than that, and the price goes up exponentially, what gives? I would think it
would be easy to find inexpensive cpus for this platform.
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