[Liverpool] Hardware

[tony burrows]

Mark Atherton wrote:
> James Lang wrote:
>
>> Heya, Thanks for a good evening, sorry we had to leave early, for 
>> some reason
>> my friend brought his girlfriend and then didnt want to be there too 
>> long for
>> her, but I had a good time and will hopefully be there in January as 
>> I wont be
>> able to in Decemeber.
>>
>> I have a bit of a question. At Christmas I intend to upgrade my Tower 
>> PC as it
>> wouldnt compile stuff on Gentoo and it failed a stress test. I have 
>> had a look
>> at a few components, could you give me your opinion on them and say 
>> if you
>> think there are any problems.
>>
>> Thanks
>> James:
>>
>>  
>>
>>> Processor: http://www.aria.co.uk/ProductInfoComm.asp?ID=19454 - AMD 
>>> Sempron
>>>   
>> 3000 [1.8GHZ,754]R 64
>>  
>>
>
> ok semprons are basically the cut down athlon XP. They are cheap but 
> not too great and so are ok as long as you dont need to do many 
> processor intense things like play games etc. if you do want to play 
> games and still want a cheap processor for about 80 something pounds 
> you can get an athlon 64 3000 which are vey nice and 64bit.
>
>>> RAM: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/GeIL_Golden_Dragon.html 
>>> - GeIL
>>>   
>> 512MB PC3200 UltraX CAS2 (GLX5123200UP) (MY-044-GL)  (the single 
>> 512MB stick)
>>  
>>
> yes good fast ram is always nice and thats a good choice.
>
>>> PSU: http://www.overclock.co.uk/customer/product.php?productid=18892 -
>>>   
>> Enermax Liberty Series Power Supply Retail Boxed - ELT400AWT (400 Watt)
>>  
>>
> buying from a well known supplier is always a good idea with PSUs. I 
> had one once that was so no name brand and when i plugged it in it 
> exploded and tripped every single breaker in the house. Which while 
> spectacular was not to useful. Luckily i hadnt put it  in the machine 
> yet and was only testing.
>
>>> Motherboard: 
>>> http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/EPOX_Socket_754.html -
>>>   
>> Epox EP-8KDA3+ nForce3 250GB (Socket 754) Motherboard (MB-032-EP) - 
>> (The one
>> that is £59:95)
>>
>>
>>  
>>
> this would be good except for one small problem. Socket 754 is a bit 
> of an evolutionary dead end. If possible find yourself a socket 939 
> motherboad and get your sempron for that instead. They are a little 
> bit more expensive but it will save you having to buy a new 
> motherboard next time you want to upgrade. Socket 754 is slowly being 
> phased out of AMDs future plans so if one day you want a nice 
> processor (maybe something like a dual core when they come down in 
> price) you really want that socket 939.
>
>>
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>
> Hop all this infomation has helped. If you need any more details just 
> ask.
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I'd agree with Mark on this and go for a 939 board.  BTW have you seen 
what novatech have on offer ( http://www.novatech.co.uk )?  I've 
personally always been pleased with their stuff and customer service.  
They have some good prices on 939 boards etc.

Tony