AMD Sempron Processor 3100+ & ECS NFORCE3-A Motherboard for $80 at Outpost.com

[DonIsHere]

Is the 3100+ that was in the frys combo deal this week a Paris or Palermo?

 

[furballi]

Paris, 1.4Vcore.

 

[dealseaker]

got two now, the second one that came worked for ~5 min, didn't even have time to overclock it! then the screen went black, reset board and everything still black, I called them and they sent me another one and I sent them the broke one back, they said they would pay for return shipping, all I had to do is fax them a copy of the shipping receipt, nice company to do business with, the couple times I have called them they have picked up the phone in a timely manner.

 

[Zap]

So the first one works fine?

 

[psykohog]

I have had this combo for over a month
with no problems. I can run at 2.5(use clockgen)
but I leave it at 2.25. This system runs F.E.A.R
great with my BFG 6800GS/OC.

 

[OhioState]

ordered my 4th of these yesterday perhaps ill get a palermo

 

[lsimpson50]

3/19/06: Deal is back at $79.00 for combo!!!

 

[furballi]

Suspect the Palermo will appear next quarter.

 

[ice2882]

Originally posted by: lsimpson50
3/19/06: Deal is back at $79.00 for combo!!!

I ordered two days ago at $89. :frown: Does outpost pricematch?

 

[altonb1]

Okay,I think I'm gonna jump. question, though:

I want to get a hsf that works adequately and the Coolermaster at Outpost is $12.99.

How good is this fan, and what are heat pipe fans to which others have been referring?

 

[soflawill]

quote:
Originally posted by: lsimpson50
3/19/06: Deal is back at $79.00 for combo!!!



I ordered two days ago at $89. Does outpost pricematch?



I also ordered Friday at 89.00. I called Outpost. They don't match or do price adjustments. Believe it or not, I was told my remedy was to refuse delivery, cancelling order, then re-order. Q-then Outpost ends up paying shipping three ways? A-that's right. Q2-That does't make sense. A-That's right. Q-(not asked of CSR) wtf kind of way is this to run a business?
As a practical matter, no way am i gonna cancel-then have two charges on my card, or run the risk of the item being permanently OOS. Even @89 it's a helluva deal, but aggravating Customer Service-not a way to build loyalty, but then with their prices, maybe they figure they can get away with it.

 

[Powermoloch]

10 $ cheaper :shocked: !!!!

 

[freshspace]

Thanks you guys and gals. I've been looking at this for more than a couple of weeks now. I purchased this set, a coolermaster heatsink/fan and a northbridge cooler (passive) for a total of $108.02, including 2 day shipping. By the way, where do you buy the AMD copper fins heatsink/cooler? The seller mentioned before no longer has any. Can you point me to the right direction?

 

[furballi]

Fry's should be able to price match.

 

[texasfury]

Are there any PCI-E/939 deals going on. This current deal looks good and am tempted to order, but I know as soon as I get the stuff a good pci-e/939 deal will pop up.

 

[furballi]

Foe $80? Better wait for another year or two.

 

[rvr2k3]

I just ordered this for $90 on Friday. Crap!!!

 

[Zap]

:disgust: I just got mine... could'a saved $10.

freshspace, the Cooler Master units are fine.

 

[Mephistokur]

That 10 bucks less was enough for me to bite. They'll make excellent additions to my garden.

 

[ice2882]

Just called up outpost and got the same story: "Refuse the order, and then order another"... "Yes, I agree that it doesn't make any sense, but right now we can't price match."

If you ask me that's a pretty bad business practice, but then again, it's not my money being wasted.

 

[furballi]

Crazy deal. I smell a better deal next month with this combo. Could be wrong.

 

[qilin]

Is this a good HSF to work with this combo?
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Maybe I should get another one for my bro at this price

 

[Triggerhappy007]

Originally posted by: qilin
Is this a good HSF to work with this combo?
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Maybe I should get another one for my bro at this price

No, the heatpipe AMD one for $17 is much better at cooling.

 

[furballi]

Why would you need the heatpipe with this CPU? Spend $80 on the MB/CPU combo and $17 on a CPU cooler. That's dumb! The standard AMD CPU cooler will do the job, even at 2.25GHz core CPU speed. You may be able to get one from a local PC builder for $5 or less.

My Sempron 3100 spends 95% of the time under 40C. With SMART fan control ENABLED in BIOS, my CPU fan is OFF most of the time. This processor is overclocked to 2.44GHz (with Cool n Quiet).

 

[qilin]

Originally posted by: furballi
Why would you need the heatpipe with this CPU? Spend $80 on the MB/CPU combo and $17 on a CPU cooler. That's dumb! The standard AMD CPU cooler will do the job, even at 2.25GHz core CPU speed. You may be able to get one from a local PC builder for $5 or less.

My Sempron 3100 spends 95% of the time under 40C. With SMART fan control ENABLED in BIOS, my CPU fan is OFF most of the time. This processor is overclocked to 2.44GHz (with Cool n Quiet).

Thanks, I did get the $17 one with heatpipe for myself when I paid $90 + shipping for the combo. Now I am buying another one for my bro, so an $11 HSF would match the lowered price
My Sempron 3100 was around 32C before OC, went up to around 36C at 2.25GHz. This is with the EXPENSIVE HSF. Let's see what a stantard HSF can do.