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fabiogr
Hello,
I am fairly new to the whole building a PC thing. I decided to
assemble a PC mainly for software development purposes, internet
browsing (with some gaming, why not, but not hardcore, thrown in).
Mainly I will be using WinXp and Linux.
My idea is to assemble a budget system, using AMD chips. From my
initial research, the choice of processor is going to guide the rest
of the process. The Sempron 3100+ Socket 754 has a good price now,
about $ 180 CAD.
So my question now is if it is wise to pick the AMD Sempron, if the
price difference to the Athlon is worth it and also the Socket I
should choose - is AMD keeping the Socket A for new processors or
should I go with the Socket 754 and allow at least an upgrade path?
Thanks
Fabio
I am fairly new to the whole building a PC thing. I decided to
assemble a PC mainly for software development purposes, internet
browsing (with some gaming, why not, but not hardcore, thrown in).
Mainly I will be using WinXp and Linux.
My idea is to assemble a budget system, using AMD chips. From my
initial research, the choice of processor is going to guide the rest
of the process. The Sempron 3100+ Socket 754 has a good price now,
about $ 180 CAD.
So my question now is if it is wise to pick the AMD Sempron, if the
price difference to the Athlon is worth it and also the Socket I
should choose - is AMD keeping the Socket A for new processors or
should I go with the Socket 754 and allow at least an upgrade path?
Thanks
Fabio