patricklang
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I'm a few parts away from having 2 PC's, so I'm planning to upgrade my PC and reduce the noise a bit. Currently I'm using an Athlon 1.2ghz in a low-end Antec case w/ 350w PSU, which I plan to give to a family member.
Has anyone here used a Sempron 3000+ first-hand? I want to switch to a CPU that has speed stepping and a variable speed fan to quiet down my PC a bit. I'm using a fanless Geforce FX5200 already, and the power supply fan is not contributing much noise.
I'm looking at the Sempron 3000+ retail boxed with Asus K8N motherboard, seems like a good combo for the price ~$170.
As far as arguments to CPU choice, I don't want to shell out for dual channel RAM and don't do enough gaming or encoding to justify a more expensive socket 939 chip or P4.
Has anyone here used a Sempron 3000+ first-hand? I want to switch to a CPU that has speed stepping and a variable speed fan to quiet down my PC a bit. I'm using a fanless Geforce FX5200 already, and the power supply fan is not contributing much noise.
I'm looking at the Sempron 3000+ retail boxed with Asus K8N motherboard, seems like a good combo for the price ~$170.
As far as arguments to CPU choice, I don't want to shell out for dual channel RAM and don't do enough gaming or encoding to justify a more expensive socket 939 chip or P4.