New Build Recommendations

[Quazzimodo]

hi i'm new here (1st post) and i wanna build me a PC i was looking at the sempron range, but i did not know they did a 64bit versions like it's bigger brothers the athlon 64's and so on, whats your verdict on them?

[Sempron]

I have a AMD Sempron 2300+ (1.6ghz) Im not too certain on the technical features and information about it, but I know that it runs good. I use a couple games and run a video/image editing program with 512 ram, it runs nice. Im 1 of 3 people using this computer and no issues with lack of speed. Although a 3ghz processor is always nice. Just remember....its an AMD! :p

[DigitalJ]

hi i'm new here (1st post) and i wanna build me a PC i was looking at the sempron range, but i did not know they did a 64bit versions like it's bigger brothers the athlon 64's and so on, whats your verdict on them?

If you're building a new PC now, go with a 64 bit proc. I recommend AMD over Intel...becuse I think Intel sucks, and I'm biased. Either way, it's no secret that 64-bit software is the next step, and you'll want to be able to deal with it.

Cheers. :cool:

[DigitalJ]

Oh, and welcome!!!!

[poppy]

It would be helpful to know a few other things like your budget, what you intend to use the system for (gaming, video editing, database apps, what?)

For hardware recommendations start with this:

http://www.pcguide.com/vb/showthread.php?t=39018

and for a discussion on 64 bit CPU read through all of the posts on this thread:

http://www.pcguide.com/vb/showthread.php?t=40148&highlight=sempron+64

There's good info there. When you give us your budget and what you will be using it for, the knowledgeable people here will steer you in the right direction.

[saphalline]

whats your verdict on them?Well, mostly I'm of the opinion that they wouldn't be on "the list" if I didn't recommend them. ;)

As far as budget CPU's go, there's nothing more powerful than the Sempron 64 Palermo. For under $100, you get a CPU more than powerful enough for all but the most demanding tasks. Give it enough RAM and pair it with a decent vid card, and you've got a very powerful and capable budget gaming system! Or for more mundane tasks, you've got power to spare! :cool:

But yes, for a full system design, let us know your budget and your intended usage for your new computer.

[Quazzimodo]

ok well i want it for mostly gaming.

My budget = £220

Basically i would like all the visual splendor and speed possible for little over £200

[hockey man]

Do you need a whole sytem or do you have any old parts that can be used. I don't know what you could do for that much.

[saphalline]

£220 is only about $440. You can't build a budget gaming system for that price here, not to mention the fact that computer parts are a bit more expensive in Europe. Are you just wanting to do a bit of upgrading?

[Quazzimodo]

aah £220 isnt enough... hmm if i save up enough i think in about 4months time i could have £330, and at the moment i have a amd 500mhz processor 320mb ram, errm a 10gig HDD and a whopping 16MB graphics card (voodoo 3). so i would like a complete overhall on the tower, the monitor i'll buy later ( i got a 15inch atm) and stuff like mouse and keyboard i'll get later aswell.