Originally posted by: nolovenohope
Can anyone recommend a cheap heatsink+fan to go along with this bundle?
I don't mind AGP, it's only having 2 memory slots that bugs me.Originally posted by: astrosfan315
they are a64 capable...but AGP and microATX bleh..
Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
Originally posted by: Sonikku
Does Socket A Sempron = Athlon XP?
Pretty much, although, I believe the XP chips performed much better than the sA Semprons because of the larger cache size. Stay away from all the sA Semprons.
Originally posted by: ellisz
How much better would this be than a AMD Athlon XP 2600+ running at 2.14 GHZ on a KT266A motherboard?
I need to upgrade bad
Originally posted by: Sonikku
Yeah I hear you. But it's not too bad. 754 is only about 7-12% slower. What's more, 3400+ is pretty universal. Note how it has a high clock speed versus the comparable 939 slot to compensate.
Originally posted by: AzNpXdD913
Really? I didn't know that a 90nm Venice core S754 is 7-12% slower than their S939 counterpart.
Originally posted by: dustmann
To answer some questions, there is NO HS/F, this is an OEM cpu, meaning cpu ONLY, and 30 day warrenty. The Biostar would be the best board of the 3 offered, it has OC'ing abilities and is Nforce3. I would take any nforce chipset over any VIA, based on my own experience. That cpu is based on the new 90nm technology which = lower voltage = better overclocks. People have gotten these around 2.6-2.7ghz. It would make a great budget build or upgrade for socket A. I'm considering one myself, but need to finish my 939 build first
Originally posted by: Sonikku
Yeah I hear you. But it's not too bad. 754 is only about 7-12% slower. What's more, 3400+ is pretty universal. Note how it has a high clock speed versus the comparable 939 slot to compensate.
Originally posted by: elph
Note: The biostar board has no SATA. That being said it is the best board for overclocking.