Whats a good gaming Proccessor for 754?

[bluemax]

Well, I sure remember the AT article on how well the A64 handles RAM! 10% difference between PC2100 crap and PC9999x3 ultra-mega-RAM!

I'd rather overclock, but there's all this new BIOS stuff that sounds really daunting...

 

[Firsttime]

Its pretty easy really, I learned the basics by myself in about 15 minutes. Just don't play with any of the voltages and you should be fine.

 

[Zap]

Originally posted by: bX510
I want to get rid of the proccessor and get a better one! What are some suggestions for gaming? price range from $0-$100

There's nothing under $100 that will improve gaming. Above that, you can get a better video card.

 

[Firsttime]

Originally posted by: Zap

Originally posted by: bX510
I want to get rid of the proccessor and get a better one! What are some suggestions for gaming? price range from $0-$100

There's nothing under $100 that will improve gaming. Above that, you can get a better video card.

I beg to differ. I had my Sempron running at about 1.8ghz like his is, and although I could play AoE3 large water battles were choppy and I couldn't turn on many details. But since I have oc'ed my CPU another 500mhz I can now turn on features and the game runs smoothly. When you have a Sempron the small cache and low clock speeds can hurt your gaming, but they are so overclockable. Free speed boosts are always good.

 

[Zap]

Originally posted by: Firsttime

Originally posted by: Zap
There's nothing under $100 that will improve gaming. Above that, you can get a better video card.

I beg to differ. I had my Sempron running at about 1.8ghz like his is, and although I could play AoE3 large water battles were choppy and I couldn't turn on many details. But since I have oc'ed my CPU another 500mhz

What under $100 can give him 500MHz more? He can just overclock what he has.

 

[bX510]

Actually, if you guys read the top posts... we are actually suppose to be teaching me some overclocking. I am new to this. May i have detailed instructions?

 

[bongsteen]

i have seen zebo's post about overclocking. it is a step by step method and you can find the max of your processor. i could not find the link. i tried to type overclocking on search and it gave me to many post, check it out.

 

[bX510]

is it this one?

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=28&threadid=1759901&enterthread=y

Can someone guide me?

 

[bongsteen]

this one,http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=28&threadid=1497607&enterthread=y

 

[bX510]

uh.. i read it but i have no clue. ISOLATE and CONSOLIDATE, do i do these through a program?

 

[bX510]

Can i get more details please....

 

[bX510]

How do i check the version + update my board?

 

[bigboi86]

Simply google for information on overclocking. It would take a VERY big post for someone to explain everything about it. Google "Overclocking guide", read about the basics.. get yourself more knowledgable on the subject, then come back and ask for some help when you REALLY need it.

The Newark core as listed above is one HELL of an overclockable CPU, a lot of people hit around 3ghz with it.

754 Venice would be interesting too though.

EDIT: To check the BIOS version simply look at the bootup screen.

 

[bX510]

okay, my version is 2.54

Is taht okay for overclocking?

How do i know if AMD Sempron 64 3000+ Palermo is good for overclocking?

Palermo, Newark, Venice... What is all this? Is there a site / chart for these information?

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

Originally posted by: bX510
This is the one, Correct?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103606

What makes sempron so bad, compared to athlon?

Yup
Nothing wrong with the Sempron; it performs generally neck-and-neck with the A64 in everything but games, where the extra cache really seems to help.

http://www.bluesmoke.net/review66_6.html