Please help me with a processor purchase

[tsbomb]

Hello people,
could anybody please advise to me on what processor to upgrade to. I fell behind after the 486 DX 66 !

I have a shuttle SK43G, this is the support list:

166MHz 12x AMD Sempron socket 462 2800+
166MHz 11x AMD Sempron socket 462 2600+
166MHz 10.5x AMD Sempron socket 462 2500+
166MHz 10x AMD Sempron socket 462 2400+
166MHz 9.5x AMD Sempron socket 462 2300+
166MHz 9x AMD Sempron socket 462 2200+
100MHz 13x AMD Duron(Morgan) 1.30 GHz
100MHz 12x AMD Duron(Morgan) 1.20 GHz
100MHz 11x AMD Duron(Morgan) 1.10 GHz
100MHz 13x AMD Duron (Palomino) 1.30 GHz
133MHz 13.5x AMD Duron (Applebred) 1.80 GHz
133MHz 12x AMD Duron (Applebred) 1.60 GHz
133MHz 10.5x AMD Duron (Applebred) 1.40 GHz
166MHz 13.5 x AMD Athlon XP 2800+
166MHz 13x AMD Athlon XP 2700+
166MHz 12.5x AMD Athlon XP 2600+
133MHz 16x AMD Athlon XP 2600+
166MHz 12 x AMD Athlon XP 2500+
166MHz 11.5 x AMD Athlon XP 2400+
133MHz 15x AMD Athlon XP 2400+
133MHz 13.5x AMD Athlon XP 2200+
133MHz 13x AMD Athlon XP 2100+
133MHz 12.5x AMD Athlon XP 2000+
133MHz 12x AMD Athlon XP 1900+
133MHz 11.5x AMD Athlon XP 1800+
133MHz 11x AMD Athlon XP 1700+
133MHz 15x AMD Athlon XP (Thorton) 2400+
133MHz 13.5x AMD Athlon XP (Thorton) 2200+
133MHz 12.5x AMD Athlon XP (Thorton) 2000+
166MHz 13.5 x AMD Athlon XP (Barton) 3000+
166MHz 12.5x AMD Athlon XP (Barton) 2800+
166MHz 11.5x AMD Athlon XP (Barton) 2600+
166MHz 11x AMD Athlon XP (Barton) 2500+
133MHz 10.5x AMD Athlon 1.40 GHz
100MHz 14x AMD Athlon 1.40 GHz
133MHz 10x AMD Athlon 1.33 GHz
100MHz 13x AMD Athlon 1.30 GHz
133MHz 9x AMD Athlon 1.20 GHz
100MHz 12x AMD Athlon 1.20 GHz
133MHz 8.5x AMD Athlon 1.13 GHz
100MHz 11x AMD Athlon 1.10GHz
133MHz 7.5x AMD Athlon 1.00 GHz
100MHz 10x AMD Athlon 1.00 GHz



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I currently have a Sempron 2200 + CPU, which processor would you choose? Also, if I do pick any of those, am I likely to see a reasonable improvement on performance?

Best regards
tsbomb

 

[TheMajor]

I'd get the Barton 3000+. Not sure how the Sempron 2800+ compares, though.

 

[baronvongogo]

You wont see an improvement, I would advise you to buy a new mobo all together and CPU.

 

[tsbomb]

Thanks for the input.
So I could look out for a new motherboard that would fit the SK43g, or would that not be possible?

 

[baronvongogo]

as long as your current mobo is ATX and the new one is, it should be fine.

 

[tsbomb]

Thanks

 

[hmammen]

as long as your current mobo is ATX and the new one is, it should be fine.

but he has a shuttle computer....so the mobo is not ATX....



i would get either the barton 3000 or the sempron 2800....both are great CPUs...

heres some socket A proccessors to look at-
http://www.pricewatch.com/cpu/socket_462.htm

 

[tsbomb]

Hi hmammen,

Would I notice a big difference do you think from my semp 2200?

I want to speed up by video encoding - right now for a DVD-R rip it takes more than double the time of my original. I know the real way to go is dual-core, but I dont think it can take that

 

[nicholasp7]

Well, I think that you should just do a new build. You wont see much of a difference from any of those processors. They just aren't much better than the one that you have now.

 

[hmammen]

you will see a little difference....but not much.....personally....i would build a new faster computer...