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Three Budget CPUs Tested

Posted by timothy on from the cheaper-than-saffron dept.

Steve writes "HEXUS.net are taking a look at three 'value' CPUs. The Sempron 2800+ and 3100+ from AMD (Socket A and Socket 754 respectively.) The price range of the three is fairly broad, the 3100+ coming out on top, also costing the most. Also, for those of you who enjoy cheap thrills, some overclocking has been thrown in, too." (The third chip reviewed is the Celeron D.)

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  1. Let's just hope by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    That their web server isn't being hosted on one.

  2. Re:Let me be the first one to say by ScrewMaster · · Score: 4, Funny

    Semper ubi sub ubi

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    The higher the technology, the sharper that two-edged sword.
  3. I might check those out by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't do any scientific computing or anything involving too much math... if these CPUs make a few mistakes here or there it won't really bother me.

    1. Re:I might check those out by ScrewMaster · · Score: 5, Funny

      Q: What do you call the "Intel Inside" sticker?

      A: A warning label.

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      The higher the technology, the sharper that two-edged sword.
    2. Re:I might check those out by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
      "I am pentium of borg. Resistance is futile. You will be approximated."

      Q: How do you pronounce IEEE as in the IEEE floating point standard whilest fyling on a plane designed on a pentium?
      A: Aiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

      And so on and so forth.

  4. In other words.. by ciroknight · · Score: 4, Funny

    The other chip reviewed is the Celeron D.

    In other words: HEY SLASHDOT, TWO NEW BUDGET ATHLONS ARE OUT...oh..and that other.. Intel thing..

    Seriously though, did anyone else laugh immediately at the bias in this community? I thought it was pretty humorous...

    I'll go back to my troll hole now..

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    "Victory means exit strategy, and it's important for the President to explain to us what the exit strategy is." G.W.Bush
  5. Re:Sempron 2800 does kick ass by toddestan · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why did you buy an entirely new PC and not just a new motherboard?

    Even a bigger question, why a Compaq?

  6. I'm tired of these pussy names for CPUs by multiplexo · · Score: 4, Funny
    Celeron, Athlon, Sempron, Opteron, Pentium. I want visceral names! I want manly names. I want names with teeth, names with balls, names with a serious tude. How cool would it be if Intel announced that they were going to call their next processor "The Vindicator" and then AMD could announce one called "The Eviscerator". I'd love to own a computer that had a sticker that read "Intel Bitchslapper 960 Inside".

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    cheap labor conservatives - they want to keep you hungry enough to be thankful for minimum wage.