AMD Athlon 64 3200+, AM2, $19.90 + Shipping

Takemaru

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im in, don't need a proc @ the moment, but can't turn down a backup chip for the am2 rig for $20
 

AMD K9

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I wonder if this would have worked as an upgrade for my Acer Aspire with an AMD Sempron 3200+? If it would work and it comes back I may have to jump on it.
 

BIGFOOTPI

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Originally posted by: AMD K9
I wonder if this would have worked as an upgrade for my Acer Aspire with an AMD Sempron 3200+? If it would work and it comes back I may have to jump on it.

lol- and you would probably get about a $10 worth of performance increase ;)
 

AMD K9

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Originally posted by: BIGFOOTPI
Originally posted by: AMD K9
I wonder if this would have worked as an upgrade for my Acer Aspire with an AMD Sempron 3200+? If it would work and it comes back I may have to jump on it.

lol- and you would probably get about a $10 worth of performance increase ;)
I thought the Sempron sucked compared to the Athlon AM2

 

BIGFOOTPI

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AM2 is just the socket type, its still just a single core athlon64. A Sempron 3200+ is basically just an Athlon64 3000+ with less cache. In my opinion, you either upgrade from a single core to a dual core or you don't upgrade at all. Dual cores are only $40 more.
 

Zap

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Originally posted by: AMD K9
Originally posted by: BIGFOOTPI
Originally posted by: AMD K9
I wonder if this would have worked as an upgrade for my Acer Aspire with an AMD Sempron 3200+? If it would work and it comes back I may have to jump on it.

lol- and you would probably get about a $10 worth of performance increase ;)
I thought the Sempron sucked compared to the Athlon AM2

The A64 has 4X the cache and a higher MHz. I think the $10 reference was based on the $20 cost. ;)
 

Tristor

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Originally posted by: AMD K9
So it would work or not? If it comes back I'll try it out.

Yes, it will work as long as you have the correct socket, there is really no difference other than cache size between Semprons and Athlon64s, except for their speed codings (a 3200+ a64 is 2.0, a 3200+ sempron is 1.8)
 

BIGFOOTPI

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Originally posted by: AMD K9
So it would work or not? If it comes back I'll try it out.

Apparently you dont care what we have to say? ITS NOT WORTH IT-EVeN fOR $20+shipping!
As far as the deal coming back, dont hold your breath- it was a closeout end of life deal, it wont come back- and none of us even know for sure if you have an AM2 socket,
bottom line- even at $20, the a64-3200 wouldn't have been a worthwhile upgrade over what you allready have.
if you want better performance, and actually have an AM2 socket, get a dual core cpu for only $40 more (or less considering that other cpu had to pay shipping and most likely tax)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16819103760
Now drop it- GEEZ FREAKIN LOUISE!!!
 

Zap

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Originally posted by: BIGFOOTPI
ITS NOT WORTH IT-EVeN fOR $20+shipping!

To each their own. Since "normally" no socket AM2 CPU goes for under $30, I think the guy can get this chip and sell his AM2 Sempron, ending up with an upgrade for around $10-15 out of pocket.

As for getting a dual core, that's actually not a terrible idea, however you could have chosen a better one. Looks as if you just choose the cheapest one without paying attention to what it was. That one is a half-cache 90nm chip - yes, dual core A64 x2 with only 256k cache. I'd go for one with at least 512k cache starting at $2 more.