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Originally posted by badmojo pads are ok, just remeber not reuse it. if you suck as twist it sligtly its worthless. suck as twist it sligtly.. ? huh ? :D sorry my incompetent skills in english. so if I do someting wrong while placing processor to mobo... pad might not work correctly ? or when I pla...

but those 2 links I added... it seems that you can't even use pad and paste simultaneously ? pad should be enought if I'm not going to overclock processor ? I'm not really 'handy' person, so I really don't even want to start messing around with paste if I really don't have to... I just saw this exam...

hmm... it's weekend and I had thought installing new mobo and processor to my old chassis. I don't have any thermal paste at home. :( can I test processor anyway even without paste ? I'm not overclocking etc. it, cooling fan is one which comes with 'boxed' package. ---- ok. more info.. Application o...

ok.

so it sounds like buying 64-bit 754 instead of 32-bit sempron was good choice ?



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Originally posted by Absolut Talent As nexus said, onboard vid sucks. But you mentionedthat you will be using the system other than games....but what purposes will that be? 2d graphics, video, post-production. maybe some 3d. but it isn't like most important thingy. what I've understood is that 2d g...

ok. but what about this article ? http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/20041221/cpu_charts-06.html All CPUs for Socket 754 only work with a single DDR400 memory interface, which adds up to a maximum memory transfer rate of 3 GB/s. A memory expansion of more than a gigabyte caused frequent problems. onboa...

ok. so I didn't made final decision yet. here are my 2 options : 32-bit mobo : http://www.dfi.com.tw/Product/xx_product_spec_details_r_us.jsp?PRODUCT_ID=3244&CATEGORY_TYPE=MB&SITE=US 64-bit mobo : http://www.dfi.com.tw/Product/xx_product_spec_details_r_us.jsp?PRODUCT_ID=3100&CATEGORY_TYP...

hmm... I live in Finland, prices aren't exactly same.

I think prices for new 64-bit processors are relatively (while compared to sempron's) cheaper in US than what they are in Europe (?).

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they weren't.

nevermind... I think I'll skip 939 processors and stick with 32-bit processors.

Originally posted by wvjohn remember the semprons have a much smaller onboard cache than the a64 athlons - they would not be a good choice for video editing - of course a64 is better choice, it's faster than sempron. question is if it's really worth of paying extra money ? 939 processors here in fi...

on test you linked it was only Pentium 4 vs 64-bit Athlons... but Pentium 4s overall are faster than sempron processors (=yes) ? hmm... so even with 32-bit applications speed advantage is like 60-70% ? I looked article related to cache, on AMD processors reducing cache size doesn't have so dramatic ...

Originally posted by ZYFER Suggestion: get a Socket 939 motherboard, Socket 754 is being phased out, you would be wasting your money there check out Newegg.com there are plenty of Socket 939 motherboards with firewire, you just have to look at them... if you can't afford it now then wait, you would...

umh... I don't what difference it makes if windows gets installed 5-10 mins faster with certain type of hd. you only do installation once. (?) :) benefit of SATA/RAID might come in really hard video,audio use and on server use. for gaming purposes I wouldn't spend money on hd technology. graphics ga...

Originally posted by BillyGoat really if your building it yourself the a 64 setup should not be double the cost, maybe about 30% more. The applications that you are doing could really benefit from the htt technology on the a64, the onboard memory conrtoller is wicked fast. That being said, I would ...

ok. thanks for info.

yes... ram was +512 MB, not 512 MB.


I guess just using Premiere Pro and XP needs more than 512 MB ram.

ok. I've basically 2 different options for updating my old pc. 64-bit version - AMD processor 64-bit - SATA harddrive - +128 MB videocard - new motherboard (support for "future" techniques (?)) - +512 MB DDR (?) DRAM - new box and power supply (300-400 W?) 32-bit version - AMD processor At...