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Pricey
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I'm building a new PC and am wondering... what is the best CPU I can get for under £100? I have been looking at AMD Sempron 2GHz but am a little uncertain because last time I bought a cheap AMD, it was a Duron 1.8GHz and it is really really slow, and I think it is something to do with the cache. I would really like to get a P4 but the motherboards look a little expensive...

Can anybody give me some advice please?

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Dom
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Sure get the AND Athlon XP2800+. It has over 2Ghz and you can get it OEM(No heatsink or fan) for £61.73 or retail(With heatsink and fan) for £80 on Ebuyer.com

Ebuyer also deal in $$$ if you need it.


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Pricey looking for an inexpensive cpu, kinda ironic.
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What about this? http://www.dealtime.co.uk/xPC-AMD_ATHLON64_3000_PIB_21642964

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@PiratSS

lol

@Saberdude

Wow. Cheap. What's the clock speed?

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Oh, and http://www.dealtime.co.uk/xPC-AMD_Processor_1_x_AMD_Athlon_64_3000_2_GHz_L2_512_KB Should knock the s**t out of the Sempron. Much like the Duron was a pile of crap next to a proper Athlon effort.

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if you want to convert money try
http://www.xe.com

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Quote: "American money really sucks these days"

these days? it has always sucked, go sterling

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talking of money hasn't luxemburg got the highest gnp per capita

go luxemburg

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Posted: 29th Jan 2005 00:53 Edited at: 29th Jan 2005 00:53
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Thanks guys

I'm getting a sexy mod case from e-bay

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Clock speed
Quote: "It has over 2Ghz"
as in speed.
It is Exactly..Source AMD Site 2083Mhz Around 2.08 Ghz


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Specification Value
General Product Type Processor
Processor Type / Form Factor AMD Athlon XP
Processor Qty 1
Performance Index 2800+
Bus Speed 333 MHz
Processor Socket Socket A
Cache Level 1 Size 128 KB
Architecture Features 3DNow! Professional technology, MMX instructions set
Cache Memory Installed Size L2 Cache - 512 KB
Type Pipeline Burst

Wooo! 512kb L2 Cache! Better than the Sempron (Only 256kb)
Expansion / Connectivity Compatible Slots 1 x processor - Socket A
Miscellaneous Package Type OEM/tray


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Quote: "Thanks guys

I'm getting a sexy mod case from e-bay "


Thought you were looking for a cpu
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Yeh, I'm building a whole new PC

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SNAP! Same here. Could you list out what stuff you are planning on getting. I like this sort if stuff


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Posted: 29th Jan 2005 07:48 Edited at: 29th Jan 2005 07:49
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Why wont you take a look at these charts


expensive


cheap


Should give you some clue about which one is the best processor to buy

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Posted: 29th Jan 2005 08:13
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Out of interest, is the above supposed to link anywhere?

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Lol, I'm gonna go with a P4 2.8Ghz for £117.50 from www.spotonuk.com

I'm getting most of my components from there, they are very good.

2.8ghz P4
512MB Ram
120GB HDD
DVD RW
128MB Saphire GFX Card

I think...

Pic of my case included. I got it for £33 including P&P on EBay, brand new

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Ummm why go for a slower more expesive CPU than the Athlon XP2800+????


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I wouldn't have got that one myself. The AMD64 3000+ was better value (less than £100), and it's faster. Esp. when 64bit windows gets going.

And if you look up the benchmarks (see Toms hardware guide) the AMDs just about always beat the equivelant Intel with the same hardware setup. eg. an XP2800+ is slightly faster than a 2.8Ghz P4 etc. And the AMD64 is supposed to be even better.

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I'm getting a 3.0Ghz Socket 478 P4 on the Prescott core with 1MB of L1 cache

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