Best AMD socket A???

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C_Man

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My board is old and has socket A (462). What is the best processor I can get? It seems like the sempron might be the best out there for this older borad but not %100 sure.
 
My board does support 200mhz according to cpu-z so I will look into that. What do you mean if I can find it? Will it be hard to find. Also whats the odds of finding it new? Im gonna try to check out a decent used/new computer shop around here. I want to upgrade the board I have before I end up going for a up to date build on another board. So this would be the fastest processor I can get for my motherboard? Also when I change out the processors will I have to totally re-boot my system and mess with bios or can it be a swap and done deal type thing?
 
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C_Man said:
I couldnt find anything for my socket on that site ecept for this, Its a 2200+ for $30
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=80139-R&prodlist=celebros

The 3200+ I found on ebay for about $70. Is that a normal price?
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You can buy a brand new Athlon II for that much.

Save $200 and buy a new board, cpu, and memory at the same time.

You'll be much happier. You're not going to notice much of a difference with
an upgraded cpu on that old board anyway.
 
Im not going to "save" any money buying a new setup. I will end up spending more. Its alot easier to spend a few on this comp and build an up to date on later. There is nothing wrong with what I have now. I am not gonna just throw it away or anything. Plus when I get a new setup I am gonna spend some good money on it. Im not gonna buy a cheap mobo, memory and cpu combo for $200. Wont do much for me compared to what I already have.
 
My point was, save your money to get something better.

Any money you put into your current system, will be a waste
because you will not experience any great leaps in performance.

Btw, you could definitely see increased performance with a $200
combo over what you have now.
 
Bodaggit23 said:
My point was, save your money to get something better.

Any money you put into your current system, will be a waste
because you will not experience any great leaps in performance.

Btw, you could definitely see increased performance with a $200
combo over what you have now.
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It would be a big performance jump but it would take a lot of work too, a $70 CPU that you can just stick in. To get a new board you're now looking at new RAM, CPU, possibly a video card (unless you got a board with integrated video), and you could even need a new PSU. The costs can add up in a hurry. If it gets on the internet and runs office most people are happy.
 
$70 for an Athlon 3200+ single-core processor is a rip off. Get the Athlon 2200+ for $30 or save your money for a future upgrade.
 
No offense, but that board will be an old turd no matter what cpu you put in it.

Any money put into it that hardware will be wasted.
 
 
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