On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 22:18:56 +0000, wrote:

Any comments, cautions?

Semprons are not rated the same as XP's. They use a different set of
benchmarks. A Sempron 2800+ is nothing more than a relabeled 2400+ but
with a default FSB of 166MHz. Both run at 2000MHz and both perform about
the same because basically they are the same. The major difference is that
with the relabeling and upping the model numbers by about 400 for each
socket A Sempron, they also raised the price above the XP equivilant.
IOW's treat them like a mad dog and stay away from them. Since it appears
you are concerned with how much you spend, you might just want to consider
upgrading the CPU only and keeping your old MB if it's in good working
condition.

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