Semp 2800+ to XP 3200+ Question

Shane

Shane

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Hi all,

Now would an upgrade from a Socket A AMD Sempron 2800+ @ 2Ghz to a AMD Athlon™ XP 3200+, 2.2 GHz be worth it?

http://www.dealtime.co.uk/xPF-AMD-Athlon-XP-3200-2-2-GHz-AXDA3200DKV4E

would i notice a huge improvement?

i think the Front Side Bus Speed is faster on the Athlon 3200+ so would my Pc3200 memory run at its full potential because i think my cpu is slowing it down.

Now i know you guys are probably thinking why is he even bothering lol,But i just cant afford a new pc right now so:(

Thanks
 
You know what. I would upgrade to an Athlon 3200+. They are awesome cpu's and although they are fairly outdated, they still pack a bit of punch.;)
 
nffc10 said:
You know what. I would upgrade to an Athlon 3200+. They are awesome cpu's and although they are fairly outdated, they still pack a bit of punch.;)
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i was thinking if i could get one cheap you know then i would upgrade it.

My system doesnt realy lag that much since i put the gig in,But i do notice sometimes if im playing warrock and have WMP11 running at the same time listening to music the game can lag a little.

But warrock is a laggy game anyway lol so it mght just be the game because people pings are so high sometimes causing lag for everyone:mad:
 
I don't know if the extra 200Mhz would help all that much, it may do, it depends how much you can get one for?
 
oscaryu1 said:
Uh oh. I always thought the higher the Ping the faster the game... is it the LOWER the ping the fasteR?
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yes it is, its the time it takes for a packet of data to reach the target computer. So the lower the ping the better the connection to the computer.
 
Kornowski said:
I don't know if the extra 200Mhz would help all that much, it may do, it depends how much you can get one for?
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yeah ive asked my mate if he can get hold of a used Socket A Athon 3200+ because he get them of someone he knows...he just brought a used 2.4Ghz Northwood for £20 for his other machine.

Dunno if he can get me one though :(
 
Well, I guess if he can, they it may be worth it, I think you'd see a little difference.

If you could get it for £20, then I say go for it!
 
well he paid £20 for the Northwood intel so i dunno how much he would want for a 3200+ :confused:
 
Hhhmmm, I rekon it'd be around the same price, if not a little bit more...

It's up to you though really, if you plan on getting a new build, then I'd wait, If you can't for a while, then I'd go for it :)
 
The_Other_One said:
http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu_2004.html?modelx=33&model1=75&model2=74&chart=25

What do you know, Tom's Hardware benchmarked the two processors ;)
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Thanks for that link...

i changed the benchmark to 3D mark o5 - CPU

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And theres quite a big jump:rolleyes:

The 3200+ on there says Barton, though and my sempron is a Thoroughbred b or something....is Barton 3200+ a socket A processor though?
 
YES YES YES! IT MAKES IT FASTER! you can OC them fairly well too. remember, Ghz don't matter, Pipe lines do. they are so short that the Socket A Athlon XP 2.2GHz out preforms the P4 3GHz. Barton Core makes it all the better for overclocking.
 
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