Sempron or Barton

External Since: Nov 25, 2004 Posts: 2

I am upgrading my system. Wondering if I could get some of your opinions and
reason why on the following hardware.

First possible configuration -
Barton 2600+, 333FSB, 512k cache (1.917GHz actual) mated to a ASUS A7N8X E
Deluxe ( http://tinyurl.com/mknh )

My thoughts - The 512k cache is my main focus. The mobo supports up to a
400mhz FSB with Dolby Digital 5.1 for ear candy.
AGP 8X will support my 9600 pro.
Q-fan - I have a ThermalTake Volcano7 solid copper cooling fan (
http://tinyurl.com/4jgno ) . It connects to a power supply lead with a
secondary two wire cable that connects to the mobo... Anyone know if this
mobo above will regulate the speed?

Second possible configuration -
Sempron 2600+, 333Mhz FSB, 256K cache (1.833 Ghz actual) mated to a Asus
K8V-X ( http://tinyurl.com/52x87 )

My thoughts - The 256k cache is a concern. Does the "800MHz HyperTransport"
make up for the difference?
Is the "800MHz HyperTransport" similar to Intel's HyperThreading?
Mobo supports up to 400mhz FSB.
AGP 8X will support my 9600 pro.
"Cool ''''n'''' Quiet" - Same as above. Is my cooler compatible?

I am planning on swapping over all my hardware ( Antec dual fan 400 watt
power supply, two sticks of Crucial pc2100 266 ddr memory which I will
upgrade, ATI 9600 PRO 128mb ddr 8X vid card, ThermaTake Volcano 7 cooler, SB
Live "not value" if needed, and two UDMA100 hard drives.

Just for curiosity, I run an AMD 1800+ XP right now.

Any thoughts offered would be greatly appreciated.

If my question would be better suited for a different group or website, I
apologize in advance and would appreciate a nudge in the right direction.

Thanks.

Grim

External Since: Jul 20, 2004 Posts: 1203

On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 22:42:02 -0500, Grim wrote:

> Second possible configuration -
> Sempron 2600+, 333Mhz FSB, 256K cache (1.833 Ghz actual) mated to a Asus
> K8V-X ( <a rel="nofollow" style='text-decoration: none;' href="http://tinyurl.com/52x87" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/52x87</a> )
>
You can forget this one. You can't put a Sempron 2600+ which is socket A
on a socket 754 (K Cool

board. And secondly, if you go with a K8 cpu get a
board with a newer chipset that has a PCI lock, not this one.

> My thoughts - The 256k cache is a concern. Does the "800MHz
> HyperTransport" make up for the difference?

No, since all K8 have a HT bus. The cache wouldn't matter that much in a
K8.

> Is the "800MHz HyperTransport" similar to Intel's HyperThreading?

No, basically it's just another name for a FSB.

> Mobo
> supports up to 400mhz FSB.
> AGP 8X will support my 9600 pro.
> "Cool ''''n'''' Quiet" - Same as above. Is my cooler compatible?
>
Nothing is in this setup which won't work.

> Any thoughts offered would be greatly appreciated.
>
See Sempron in link below.

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