Help me choose a processor!

[Spawne32]

Im in a pickle here, i cant decide whether to go with a ahtlon 64 (2800) or a sempron and if i pick a sempron do i want the 2800 or the 3100 because newegg shows the 2800 as a 2ghz and the 3100 as a 1.8ghz and i cant see no other difference between the two...

 

[osage]

2800+ Semprons are for Socket A mobos..

3100+ is for Socket 754

 

[Gumby16]

Are you upgrading or building a new system?

If you're upgrading from an older Socket A Athlon, you'll have to get the 2800+ Sempron to be compatible with the socket.

If you're building a new system, I would suggest an Athlon64 over the Sempron.

 

[Shlong]

Athlon64 2800

 

[elkinm]

In case it was not clear before, the Sempron 2800+ is for the socket A like Bartons and the Sempron 3100+ is a 32 bit version of the Athlon 64 and runs on Socket 754 a completely different animal and much faster.

It sounds to me that you are going for a new system as you mentioned an A-64 2800+ so the 2800+ is just slightly faster then the 3100+ for a little more money but the difference may grow once the 64 bit capability of the 2800+ is utilized. The ratings are different such the 3100+ runs at a lower clock speed then the A-64 2800+ (I think) but it may overclock better. Either way unless you have a Socket A, STAY AWAY from the Sempron 2800+ or lower as they are just not worth it these days.

 

[Spawne32]

k thanks for clearing that up

 

[kamranziadar]

Go with 64bit 3200

 

[Tea Bag]

Originally posted by: kamranziadar
Go with 64bit 3200

 

[Mik3y]

Originally posted by: kamranziadar
Go with 64bit 3200

he obviously means for you to go with the a64 2800+.

 

[caz67]

2800

 

[SonicIce]

A64 2800+ will pwn any Sempron.

 

[Bitpower]

Originally posted by: elkinm
the Sempron 3100+ is a 32 bit version of the Athlon 64.

I wish people would try to maintain accuracy when talking about computers.

The Sempron 3100+ is NOT a 32-bit chip. Please stop saying that, because its dead wrong. Just because they disabled the a64 instruction set and the ability for the processor to communicate or to accept instructions in 64 bit does NOT make it a 32-bit processor.

The reason why is because internally the processor still processes data and mathematical calculations in 64 bit. So it still handles data / calculations in 64-bit mode internally, therefore it is really incorrect to call it a 32-bit processor, since it is a 64-bit processor. Its core is identical to an AMD 64 and how data / calculations are handled in the chip internally is exactly the same. Since AMD disabled the ability for the chip to work with 64-bit operating systems doesn't "magically" turn the architecture of the chip into something that it is not. It still handles data at 64 bit internally.