Sempron 3100+ now in stock at Newegg

[HeroOfPellinor]

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=19-104-214&DEPA=0

Here's the Athlon64 2800+ for $149


At what price does the 3100+ become a good option?

Any OC results yet for it?

 

[DAPUNISHER]

I want to see the overclocking results too, because@the price it is currently it's just not a good alternative to the 2800+ as you point out. I have been seeing 600mhz overclocks on the newer 2800+ so that Sempron will have to be a screamer to make it worthy, that or the price drop another $40 compared to the 2800+.

 

[Sid59]

aren't all semprons 32 bit?

i almost feel meager with my Barton 2.2ghz / Radeon 9700 Pro now =\

 

[Vette73]

Another place already has the 3100+ sempron for $124 shipped, so I say after a 2-4 week period and the newness wears off, it should be in the $110-120 range.

 

[Zebo]

$4 more for reatil A64 2800 which beats it? I'm not sure if this is a good price point yet..maybe $110.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Originally posted by: Zebo
$4 more for reatil A64 2800 which beats it? I'm not sure if this is a good price point yet..maybe $110.

I agree, $100-110 is about where it should be for retail. It just doesn't offer enough@this point to be priced so closely to what is a superior chip in the A64 2800+.

 

[Falloutboy]

is the chip just a cut down full blown A64 or is a whole new core? if its just a a cut down A64 I wounder if we will be able to unlock the cache and 64bit extentions

 

[Zebo]

Missing nix and 64 is a pretty big hit too.. I agree $100-110...this price point will destroy mobile XP as option. (assuming it overclocks like the new newcastles do)

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Originally posted by: Falloutboy
is the chip just a cut down full blown A64 or is a whole new core? if its just a a cut down A64 I wounder if we will be able to unlock the cache and 64bit extentions

Highly improbable that any enthusiast can get a physically disabled feature on a Intel or AMD CPU to function given the tools/method that would be required. For example, People put in extensive time trying to enable HT with no success.

 

[Zap]

Actually the A64 is only $3.01 more for the retail box, $3.00 more for the OEM (not counting sales tax). I'd say the Sempron needs to be under $100 for me to contemplate buying one for some overclocking fun.

 

[Falloutboy]

true but look at the throurobred based durons many people were able to unlock the extra cache

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

Originally posted by: Zap
Actually the A64 is only $3.01 more for the retail box, $3.00 more for the OEM (not counting sales tax). I'd say the Sempron needs to be under $100 for me to contemplate buying one for some overclocking fun.

Then who would buy the other Semprons which are $70-110?

 

[Lyfer]

You can get an Athlon 64 2800 OEM for $140 shipped at monarchcomputer.

 

[FrustratedUser]

Originally posted by: Sid59
aren't all semprons 32 bit?

i almost feel meager with my Barton 2.2ghz / Radeon 9700 Pro now =\

Damn, me too. Oh wait.... I don't have Doom 3.
I can wait a bit longer.